What began as a friendly rivalry between two composition students, the Cone of Composition Competition has turned into an annual tradition at UCT’s South African College of Music (SACM).

The Cone of Composition was the brainchild of alumni Joe Bolton and Dan Miller. Determined to establish who the better composer was, the pair hosted the first student-run SACM composition competition in 2010. In addition to bragging rights, the winner would be awarded a large pine cone that Miller had stumbled across during a walk in Newlands Forest.

For the 2023 competition, composers were invited to enter a new, original work for Standard Bass Piano Accordion, Bassoon and Marimba!

Foraging pine cones since 2010!

 

Thursday 17 August, 1-2pm

C7, South African College of Music

FREE ENTRY