RAPIDO! CONTEST RULES

1. The contest is open to the first 100 registrants (in each region) of any age who are residents or full-time student residents of Southeastern, New England or Midwestern Regions; only ONE registration (one region) may be made:
   • Southeastern region: AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV
   • New England region: CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT
   • Midwestern region: IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, ND, OH, SD, WI
2. Entrants must register for the contest online by June 1, 2010, with entry fee of $25.
3. Composition requirements (traditional, classical instrumentation and traditional form) will be sent to registrants’ email addresses and posted on the Rapido! website on June 7, 2010.
4. Entrants may submit only new compositions written during the 14-day period of June 7 – June 21, 2010. Any work not exactly following the required instrumentation and form will not be accepted.
5. Scores and parts must be accompanied by a midi-generated CD, a copy of the completed entry form (available online June 7) and signed legal forms (Participant Release Form; Participant Performance and Recording Agreement). Scores must be submitted anonymously; the composer’s name should appear ONLY on the entry form and not on any page of the score, parts or CD.
6. Submissions MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JUNE 21, 2010 with no signature required on delivery. Exact mailing addresses for each region will be posted June 7, 2010 with composition requirement details and also emailed to registrants.
7. Scores will be returned only when a SASE is included with submission.
8. Each regional finalist will be awarded $500 to be used for travel to Atlanta, Boston or Chicago for Oct 2010 Regional Competition Concerts and is required to attend. Regional Competition Concerts are scheduled as follows: Atlanta (SE region) October 17, 2010; Boston (NE region) October 1, 2010; Boston (MW region) October 3, 2010.
9. An audience favorite prize of $500 will be awarded to the national audience favorite chosen by Internet voting.
10. Each regional winner will be awarded $500 to be used for travel to Atlanta for Jan 16, 2011 National Competition Concert and is required to attend. 
11. First Prize Commission is $5000 awarded to compose additional 10-12 minutes of music. This work will also be programmed by the three regional ensembles in 2011-2012 for performance in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago. The First Prize also includes a one week residency at the Hambidge Center for the Arts in the north Georgia mountains.
12. Decisions of the judges will be final. No winners may be declared if judges determine that the compositions are not appropriate for programming by the 2010 Rapido! ensembles.
    
    Up to three finalist composers in each region (Southeast, New England & Midwest) will be announced by August 13, 2010 and posted on the Rapido! website, and finalists will also be notified by email. Judging will be by Rapido! ensemble musicians, professional composers and music dignitaries. Robert Spano, Music Director of the Atlanta Symphony, will lead the judging team for the National Competition Concert.
    
    The ensembles will perform all finalist compositions in regional public concerts in Atlanta, Boston and Chicago, when regional winners will be announced and prizes awarded. The First Prize Winning Commissioned work of 14-18 minutes is to be delivered to the Atlanta Chamber Players by September 1, 2011 for premiere performance by the Atlanta Chamber Players, Boston Musica Viva, and Fifth House Ensemble during the 2011-2012 season.