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Call for Scores 2006 The Columbia Music Scholarship Conference (CMSC) invites composition submissions from any person engaged in graduate music study. The selected works will be performed at a concert held in conjunction with CMSC's third annual conference, "Music Performance and Improvisation," to be held on February 3-4, 2006 at Columbia University. The concert will take place on Friday evening, February 3 and feature members of Wet Ink, a New York-area new music group. We are seeking a range of performance submissions, from through-composed works and compositions with improvised components to works that are primarily improvisational. Please adhere to the following guidelines for submitting compositions:     • Wet Ink's core instrumentation includes: flute, two tenor saxophones (one doubling bass clarinet), electric guitar, piano, accordion, violin, cello, drum set (percussion) and live electronics. Submissions may include any combination of these instruments.     •Composers may augment this core instrumentation with one of the following: bass, trumpet, or trombone.      Composer/Improvisers are welcome to submit pieces that include themselves and to perform with Wet Ink.     • Only one work per composer may be submitted.     • Compositions should be no more than 15 minutes in duration. All submissions must include the following materials:               1. A cover letter including:                                                           • title                                                           • instrumentation (from the list above)                                                           • duration of the work                                                           • The composer's contact information and institutional affiliation               2. One copy of the notation/score (please omit composer's name). A CD recording may also be included, if available. Materials may be submitted by post to:                                                             The Columbia Music Scholarship Conference                                                             Department of Music                                                             Columbia University                                                             621 Dodge Hall                                                             New York, NY 10027 Submissions must be postmarked by October 31, 2005. Composers will be notified of our decision in mid-November.	CMSC 2006 when: February 3–4, 2006 where: Columbia University theme: Music Performance and Improvisation keynote speakers: George Lewis and Carolyn Abbate. submission deadlines     scores: October 31, 2005     papers: October 31, 2005 contact: cmsc@columbia.edu. The organizers of the CMSC would like to thank the following for their support: counter)induction Current Musicology Collegium Musicum Columbia Composers Department of Music Graduate Student Advisory Council The Fritz Reiner Center The Alice M. Ditson Fund Columbia University