The Twin Cities Women’s Choir seeks original, unperformed compositions from emerging female composers for SSAA choir – either a cappella or with piano accompaniment - that speak to the theme of Illuminations: The Return of Light to Our Lives. The composer of the winning piece will receive a cash prize of $1500, an archival recording of the premiere performance on December 6, 2009, in Minneapolis, MN, and a possible commercial recording on a future TCWC CD.

See the official announcement for complete details about the guidelines and application requirements.

We are very excited to add the choral composition contest to our annual Illuminations concert. Illuminations takes place in December and is our first major concert of the season. Our February show is a collaborative performance with another group. Our May show has the Divas & Desserts theme and we often debut a commissioned piece there. Adding the choral composition contest to Illuminations concert rounds out our season with another component by which we live our mission to "Sing, Perform, and Affirm the Voices of Women."

Matt Peiken's coverage of the Twin Cities arts scene through short daily videos on his website 3-Minute Egg is top notch. This week he's published a video on composer Edie Hill and the TCWC. We commissioned Edie to compose Thaw for us, which we'll debut at this year's Divas & Desserts concerts.

Watch the video here.

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Everything you might want to know about the choir -- its mission, its history, its performances, its swag, and more -- can be found here.

We're here because we love to sing, we love to perform, and we love to affirm the voices of women. You know that old saying about the whole being greater than the sum of its parts? That's what singing in the TCWC is. Wednesday night rehearsal in the basement of Calvary Lutheran Church is the highlight of the week for many of us.

We have many exciting events coming up this season including our 5th Annual Wine Tasting, our Illuminations concert, our winter concert "Let the Good Times Roll" featuring The Brass Messengers, and our always fun Divas & Desserts concert.

On behalf of the singers, staff, and board of the Twin Cities Women's Choir, thanks for visiting and allowing us to share with you our message of community and acceptance.