A Young Composers Master Class with Dr. Benjamin C.S. Boyle -Sponsored by the Delaware County Symphony and the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia.

The Delaware County Symphony with the support from the Musical Fund Society of Philadelphia is sponsoring a Young Composers Master Class with Dr. Benjamin C.S. Boyle. High School students with an interest in musical composition are encouraged to submit their most recent work to be considered for this hands-on and informative Master Class with a world renowned composer and performer.

To be considered for this opportunity, submit no more than two (2) original scores and a completed application form. These scores should be original works (not arrangements or transcriptions), and may be written for any combination of standard orchestral instruments, keyboards, or voice. Recordings are not required, but may be submitted if available. The scores and application must be submitted by Friday, March 16, 2012. Participants will be notified by e-mail on or before April 2, 2012. The Master Class will take place on April 21, 2012 at 3 p.m. on the campus of Neumann University in Aston, PA. Please visit our web site at www.dcsmusic.org for a copy of the application and our letter of invitation.

Dr. Benjamin C.S. Boyle will be our guest clinician. At age 25 he was the youngest person to receive a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania in Composition, after completing a M.M. from the Peabody Conservatory and a B.M. from the University of South Florida where he studied piano with Robert Helps. Benjamin Boyle studied composition with Narcis Bonet, David del Tredici, Christopher Theofanidis, Samuel Adler, Lukas Foss, Jay Reise, Hilton Jones, and Nicholas Maw. Dr. Boyle is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Westminster Choir College in Princeton and Faculty in Composition, Keyboard Harmony, Counterpoint, and Analysis at the EAMA Summer Program in Paris. The Delaware County Orchestra will premiere his work Impromptus and Arabesques on May 6th, 2012.