NY City Center announces Sondheim Remix Challenge

[OffCenter2014]

Posted: 5/15/14 at 3:19pm

Encores! Off-Center and The Lobby Project present:
 
Sondheim Remix
 
Description:
 
Jonathan Larson was hugely impacted by the work of Stephen Sondheim, enough to use Sondheim's "Sunday" (from Sunday in the Park with George) as the basis for an entire number in tick, tick… BOOM!. So as part of our 2014 Encores! Off-Center season, we here at City Center have issued a challenge to today's cutting edge producers, house/electronic musicians, spoken word artists, theatre-makers, and music-makers of all styles: take any piece from Sondheim's Sunday in the Park With George and remix it. Make it yours. Sample it. Adapt it. Run with it. Winners will present their pieces before the June 26th performance of tick, tick... BOOM! at New York City Center. Mr. Sondheim himself will be in attendance to hear the winning pieces.
 
Challenge rules:
 
- Choose ANY song or piece of music from Stephen Sondheim's Sunday In The Park With George (this usage has been approved by Mr. Sondheim)
- Create your own take on this piece. All genres of music and performance are encouraged.
- You can sample audio to create a produced track, or you can use the material as the inspiration for a live composition or performance.
- New lyrics and text are permitted but are by no means required.
- Pieces should be no more than five minutes long.
 
Submission details:
 
- The deadline for submission is June 8, 2014 at 11:59pm
- Please email your submission to [e-mail] as either a SoundCloud link (for audio submission)or YouTube link (for video submission)
- Submissions will be posted as they are submitted to sondheimremix.blogspot.com
- Winners will be chosen by a panel headed by artistic director Jeanine Tesori and will be announced on June 12, 2014.
 
The winning writers will:
 
- Perform their work before the June 26th evening performance of tick, tick... BOOM!. Stephen Sondheim will be in attendance.
- Receive two tickets to that night's performance of tick, tick... BOOM!
- Receive a stipend of 200 dollars.
 
By submitting your material, you agree that New York City Center may use your material without limit in connection with this contest. You also agree that you are responsible for the use of all artistic content of the submission and that you hold New York City Center harmless from any use of this material (we're obligated to include this bit, but don't worry, we've cleared this all with Sondheim and we have his blessing).
 
Please email [e-mail] with any questions! And let the remixing commence...

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 5/15/14 at 9:13pm

Wow, what an unusual idea. But a very interesting one, and a cool connection to the show.