Composer Call-Out
Composer Call-Out
The Great Race: Chinese Zodiac Workshop
West End in Schools are looking for a composer to create a 2 minute piece of music to be used in our dance workshop for primary schools, based on the origin story of the Chinese Zodiac: The Great Race. As well as composing the music you will need to be able to deliver the piece as a high-quality mp3, ready for use by us and during the workshop.
We’re looking for a composer whose work is inspired by contemporary and traditional Chinese music. The music will need to accompany and support the pre-existing choreography for the workshop. We will provide a video of the existing choreography so you can compose to picture.
The workshop itself is designed to introduce children from Reception to Year 6 to storytelling through movement, to develop cultural understanding, and to explore the myth behind the Chinese zodiac. It is most popular in schools around the time of Chinese New Year. You can read more about the workshop here.
The fee is a buyout of £675, and we imagine this will be around 2.5 days work.
Timeline
5pm Friday 3rd December - Deadline for expressing interest. See below for how to get in touch.
W/C 13th December - Zoom meeting between the selected composer and choreographers to start the creative process.
7th January - date for delivering the first draft of the mp3.
W/C 10th January - Any feedback and notes on the piece, to ensure that the piece fits with the choreography and expectations of the workshop. There may be another meeting with the choreographers if required.
Monday 17th January - deadline for delivering the final mp3.
About West End in Schools
Every child’s imagination should be inspired by the arts. West End in Schools' mission is to use the skills of the professional theatre to provide highly creative cultural experiences for children which they will remember forever.
Each year we deliver dance, drama and Shakespeare workshops and perform musicals and pantomimes in well over 1,000 primary schools all over England, Wales and Scotland.