For centuries, carillonneurs have adapted existing music to play for their audiences. As the notes float down from bell towers, listeners are thrilled to hear music they recognize. The repertoire of carillon arrangements and transcriptions is constantly growing, but not fast enough! Are you ready to contribute?
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America invites you to enhance the carillon repertoire by entering the Sally Slade Warner Arrangements and Transcriptions Competition. Held every 2 years, it is named in honor of Sally Slade Warner (1932–2009). She was a respected member of the GCNA, wrote many arrangements of exceptional quality, and generously provided the endowment that funds the prizes.
What's a carillon?
It's a concert instrument made of bronze bells that are played with the hands and feet from a keyboard. Arranging for carillon is an important way carillonneurs connect to their audiences.
Type: Entries must be an arrangement or transcription of an existing musical work for solo or duet performers.
Length: Entries of any length are allowed, and may consist of multiple movements.
Range: The competition will accept entries for the following ranges:
Entries may include alternative notes outside of the given range.
Copyright status: Entries based on works both in the public domain and under copyright are allowed (see Copyright).
Prior history: Entries must have been created after the deadline of the last competition—December 2021. Entries that have already been published or sold or that have already won a prize are ineligible. Entries that have been performed publicly prior to submission are allowed.
Open to: Everyone, except for members of the Warner Committee.
Quantity: A maximum of 2 entries are allowed; one for 4-octave carillon, and one for 2- to 3-octave carillon.
Submission deadline: November 1, 2024.
No entry fee.
The committee intends to award two 1st prizes: one to an entry for 4-octave carillon, and one to an entry for 2- to 3-octave carillon. At the committee’s discretion, a 2nd prize and a number of performance awards may also be awarded. All winning entries will be performed at the 2025 GCNA Congress (longer works may be excerpted) and promoted on the GCNA website.
By accepting a 1st or 2nd prize, entrants agree to grant full copyright and licensing rights to the GCNA. Performance award winners will be given the option for publication through the GCNA.
Note: Entries based on copyrighted works available through ArrangeMe that win 1st and 2nd prizes will be published through the GCNA's ArrangeMe account promptly upon the announcement of the results. Publication rights for such pieces are sometimes unpredictable and are outside the control of the GCNA. To ensure that winning entries are available to the GCNA membership, payment will be released two weeks after the close of the 2025 GCNA Congress. If publication rights are withdrawn prior to that date, the GCNA may rescind the prize.
You may submit at most two entries: one for 2- to 3-octave carillon, and one for 4-octave carillon. For each entry:
That's it! Questions? Email warner@gcna.org.
The jury consists of the following members on the Warner Committee: Margaret Angelini, Lisa Lonie, Michael Solotke, Minako Uchino, and Lynnli Wang. They will evaluate entries based on their usefulness to the carillon community, namely their effectiveness on the carillon, playability, originality, and general musical interest. The jury will give consideration to entries that enhance the current repertoire or that represent diverse cultures, ideas, or musical styles.
To preserve anonymity, we ask that you not contact any members of the jury, directly or indirectly. Send your questions to the Warner Committee chair, Hunter Chase, at warner@gcna.org.
Results will be announced on March 1, 2025.
As long as your entry has not already been published or sold, you are allowed to submit arrangements and transcriptions of works both in the public domain and under copyright.
Submissions that do not win prizes will remain the sole property of the arranger (or the sole property of the copyright holder). The jury's copies of the entries will be destroyed following the contest.
Purchase prizewinners published by the GCNA at our music store. Prizewinners published elsewhere are marked with a dagger †.
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