Showing 47 results in the category Competitions composers.
Eligibility: Any age or nationality. Requirements: Ordinarily, the competition will call for proposals for the commission of a work for SATB chorus and organ in which the organ plays a distinct and significant role. There will be an online application for the 2022 award that is available from April 1 through June 30, 2020
on the AGO website. Prizes: 1st prize $2000 and publication by ECS Publishing. Prizes: $2000 and publication of the piece. Piece is premiered at the Guild's biennial national convention in July of even-numbered years (2022). Frequency: Biennial.
American Guild of Organists, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, New York, NY 10115, United States
2020: Eligibility: Open to all composers regardless of age or citizenship. Requirements: The competition will ordinarily call for a proposal for the commission of a solo organ work. Requirements for any individual cycle are usually announced in the April issue of TAO magazine and the Guild's website in even-numbered years. There is an online application for the 2022 award that is available from April 1 through June 30, 2020. Prizes: 1st prize $2000 and publication by Fred Bock Music. The piece is premiered in July of even-numbered years at the Guild's biennial convention. Frequency: Biennial.
American Guild of Organists, 475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1260, New York, NY 10115, United States
Violin lessons, courses, and masterclasses for children who aspire professional career in music industry. Preparation for violin competitions.
4 Roy Grove, Hampton, London, TW12 3DN, United Kingdom
Aims to promote and encourage the creation of new music by young professional comps of all nationalities. Eligibility: Open to comps of any nationality, born after 1 Jan 1973. Unperformed and unpublished works of all styles. Requirements: Works for solo voice, instrument or ens (up to 15 players; see website for available instruments). One score per comp; works must be unpublished and must not have been publicly performed or broadcast before announcement of the prize. Application form required, available from website. Prizes: 1st prize $2500. Entry fees: None.
Alea III, 855 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, United States
Eligibility: No restrictions with regard to musical style, nationality, age, gender, race, religion, or political persuasion. Requirements: Full details on website. Prizes: The winning composer will receive a $15,000 commission from the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University to compose a major new work for solo guitar (nylon strings) to be premiered in 2025 or later. Details and parameters for this commission will be available soon on our website and Facebook pages.
Closing date to receive applications: 1 Jun Frequency: Annual.
Barlow Endowment for Music Composition, 701 E University Parkway, 189 WCO, Provo, UT, 84602, United States
Exists to support and protect the artistic, professional, commercial and copyright interests of songwriters, lyricists and composers of music, and to celebrate and encourage excellence in British music writing. Administers major awards inc the Ivors and the British Composer Awards.
The Ministry, 79 Borough Road, London, SE1 1DN
The British Composer Awards are unique in making contemporary music, jazz and sonic art the focus of their annual celebration.
Created by BASCA in 2003, the British Composer Awards promote the art of composition, recognise the creative talent of composers and sound artists, and bring their music to a wider audience.
To qualify works must have received a UK premiere performance - either live or broadcast - in the year leading up to 31 March.
The Call for Nominations opens each May and closes the first week in July.
BASCA, The Ministry, 79 Borough Road, SE1 1DN, United Kingdom
One of the world's leading chamber orchestras, known for its collaborations with world-class artists and innovative programming. Tours in the UK and internationally. Britten Sinfonia also delivers a rich Creative Learning programme, and young people's training academy, Britten Sinfonia Academy.
13 Sturton Street, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2SN, United Kingdom
100 % jazz....a combination of concerts, jam sessions, workshops and quality musicians ...a platform for meetings, exchanges and promotion of the extraordinary values of the world’s new jazz generation. Last edition, bands from 26 countries entered the Semifinal.
Ranked among the first 3 jazz competitions in Europe and part of the international festival EUROPAfest - jazz, blues, pop, classic, which presents over 300 artists from 45-50 countries.
Jazz lovers are invited to discover and to encourage the best musicians of the moment, the crème de la crème from all around the world.
CP 13-63, Bucharest 13, Romania
Eligibility: Any age and nationality. Entry fees: None. Frequency: Biennial. Dates: 27th June - 5th July 2020
Festival International de Musiques Sacrées, Fribourg / FIMS, Rue des Alpes 7, CP 540, Fribourg, 1701, Switzerland
Eligibility: Open to comps aged under 30. Requirements: Comp of max 15 mins combining instruments and electroacoustics. Frequency: Biennial.
11 Cours de Verdun (Gensoul), Lyon, 69002, France
Requirements: Original comp for hp solo, max 10 mins. Prizes: EUR 1500. Three or more finalist works will be performed at The Oslo Grieg Festival. Entry fees: EUR 60.
The Oslo Grieg Society, Postboks 547, Hoyden, Moss, 1522, Norway
Eligibility: 3 age group categories, inc one with no age limit. Comps in several categories. Prizes: 1st prizes from EUR 1800 to EUR 3500, depending on category. Closing date for applications: Oct. Frequency: Annual
Competition for pianists, violinists, cellists and comps. Eligibility: Open to participants of all nationalities, born after 1 Aug 1980. Requirements: Contact for details of repertoire. Prizes: 1st prize EUR 15,000, 2nd prize EUR 10,000, 3rd prize EUR 5000. Additional prizes for best performances of music by Enescu. Entry fees: EUR 100. Location: Bucharest. Frequency: Biennial.
ARTEXIM, Calea Victoriei 155, bl D1, Sc 8 et 2, sect 1, RO-010073 Bucharest, Romania
Eligibility: Entries must be sponsored by a professional music organisation or individual; no other submissions. Requirements: Comps incorporating large musical genre: choral, orch, chmbr, electronic, opera etc. Prizes: $100,000. Entry fees: $40. Location: Louisville, KY. Frequency: Annual.
School of Music, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, United States
Eligibility: Open to comps from all over the world; no age limit. Requirements: Candidates must submit one score of an original comp. No limit as to duration. Prizes: New York Carnegie Debut concert and representation in concerts, seminars, workshops and masterclasses. Entry fees: $120. Location: New York; instrumental competition in Sicily, Italy, at which competitors are welcome (but not required) to present a live performance of their work. Closing date for applications: Applications accepted all year round; recommended application window Oct-Feb. Frequency: Annual.
IBLA International Music Foundation, 568 Grand Street, Penthouse 2001, New York, NY 10002
Competition for classical gui. Eligibility: Comps of any nationality, no age limit. Comp may not have been published or performed in a public concert. Requirements: Works for classical guitar. Prizes: Cash prize EUR 3000. Location: Alessandria. Dates: 25-26 September 2020. Frequency: triennial.
Piazza Garibaldi 16, Alessandria, 15100, Italy
Eligibility: Open to all nationalities, no age limit. Requirements: Comp for female or girls' choir a cappella or mixed choir a cappella. Prizes: 1st prize CZK 20,000. Winning entry will be performed at 57th or 58th FSU Jihlava. Location: Jihlava, Prague. Frequency: Biennial.
Nipos Artama, Blanicka 4, PO Box 12, Praha 2, 12021, Czech Republic
Eligibility: No age limit. Requirements: divided into 2 sections: instrumental for chmbr groups (no longer than 8 minutes); electroacoustic, analogical and digital music (no longer than 10 minutes). Only unpublished comps can be submitted. Prizes: 1st in instrumental comps: EUR 1000; 1st in electro-acoustic: EUR 1000; Piero Pezze prize: EUR 500. Award of FIDAPA to the best female comp. Public performance of 6-8 of the best comps. Production of a CD of the concert in October and inclusion of this in the TEM CD catalogue. Entry fees: EUR 35. Frequency: Biennial.
Taukay Edizioni Musicali, Via del Torre 57/5, I-33100 Remanzacco (Udine), Italy
Frequency: Triennial.
Kreisstadt Saarlouis, Kulturamt, Grune Baum Str, Postfach 2260, Saarlouis D-66740, Germany
