call for submissions: Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Georgia Tech School of Music
Guthman Musical Instrument Competition
2018 Call for Submissions
Is Now Open!

http://guthman.gatech.edu

Georgia Tech's 2018 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition is an annual event aimed at identifying the world's next generation of musical instruments and unveiling the best new ideas in musicality, design, and engineering. Wired magazine called the competition an "X-Prize for music," and contestants liken it to a TED Conference for new musical instrument designers. The Guthman Competition will take place March 7-8, 2018, at Georgia Tech's Ferst Center for the Arts, in Atlanta, Georgia.

The deadline for submissions is October 20, 2017. Approximately twenty semi-finalists will be invited to demonstrate, discuss, and perform with their instruments as they compete for $10,000 in cash prizes.


Submit Your Instrument at: http://guthman.gatech.edu/guthman-submissions

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:::: This Year's Judges ::::

PERRY COOK - Professor Emeritus, Princeton University
SUZANNE CIANI - Electronic Music Pioneer
JESPER KOUTHOOFD - Founder, Teenage Engineering

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To learn more about the competition,
visit guthman.gatech.edu