Composition contests!

Who is entering some composition contests this new year?

Please list some composition competitions you might be entering.

I'll be enter the MENC Student Electronic Music contest in April and also

an ASCAP contest for piano solo if I can get it finished in time. Many

of these contests, you get your piece performed and win some money.

Wow, I'm surprised no one has posted anything here. Does no one ever enter contests like what I do? Anyways, I'll start everyone off. I have search over 20 pages of search results and looked in many places for all these competitions. I've got some for orchestra, concert band, and solo instrument.

NEW MUSIC AND ART FESTIVAL

Score for orchestra.

Deadline: February 3, 2006

http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/MACCM/

ASCAP MORTON GOULD COMPETITION

Score for concert band.

Deadline: March 1, 2006

ascap.com/concert/gouldapp.pdf

NORTHRIDGE COMPOSITION PRIZE

Score for orchestra.

Deadline: March 1, 2006

csun.edu/music/prize/newedition.html

Minnesota Orchestra Composer Institute 2006

Score for orchestra.

Deadline: March 15, 2006

http://www.composersforum.org/opportunitie...il.cfm?oid=6224

International

Thank you kindly, this is good stuff!

Wow thats a great deal, THAnks!

I'd be interested in more chamber music competitions. (Being as slow as I am, I can't really compose for a competition... I have to find a competition that fits the piece.)

There really are not too many composition contest for chamber music, but there are some. You could find quite a few. I would suggest searching google.com with keywords: young composers chamber music composition compeitition (or contest)

Good luck! There are also some link sites. Just pm me if you want those and I will send you the links.

I spent hours looking for all these! Over 20 pages of search results!

Does anyone have any other competitions for young composers?

Here are a number of upcoming composition contests:

H. ROBERT REYNOLDS WIND ENSEMBLE COMPOSITION COMPETITION, JAN. 13

We are proud to announce the Seventh Annual H. Robert Reynolds

Composition Competition for Wind Ensemble. Composers are eligible to submit

works if: they are enrolled in an accredited academic program (high school,

undergraduate or graduate); the piece has not been published; and the piece

is 8 minutes in length or shorter and written for standard wind ensemble

instrumentation. Postmark deadline: Jan. 13. Prizes: Roundtrip flight to New

York from your hometown, 3 nights lodging, and $500 in prize money. All

submitted works must have been written within the past 3 years, and must be

submitted with an audio recording (CD or audio tape only). Works are still

eligible if they have had a reading or performance. Any works submitted that

do not heed these guidelines will be disqualified. H. Robert Reynolds and

Peter Tiboris will select the winning work to be performed by the 2006

National Wind Ensemble in Carnegie Hall. To apply, please send your score

(no materials will be returned), audio recording (CD or audio tape only),

and a brief musical resume that includes your contact and school information

to Ms. Iris Derke, Director of Special Projects at MidAmerica Productions,

70 W. 36th Street #305, NY, NY 10018. Submissions must be received by

January 13, 2006. Notification will be sent to all applicants by Feb. 15,

and final parts will be due from the winner by March 1. Refer to website

for further details:

web http://www.midamerica-music.com/carnegie/c...trumentNWE2.htm.

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FIFTH ANNUAL WOMEN IN NEW MUSIC FESTIVAL, JAN. 15

Merging Voices: Fourth Annual Women in New Music Festival announces the

2006 call for electronic/electroacoustic works for the annual Women's

Electroacoustic Listening Room Project. Women composers of any age are

invited to submit their electroacoustic works of less than 15 minutes. This

year the Women's Electroacoustic Listening Room focuses on Crossing Cultures:

Voices on the Edge. Postmark deadline: Jan. 15. Please send a CD of the

work and include name, contact information (including email address), title,

precise duration,short bio,and program notes. For full information or to

submit works, please contact: Women in New Music Festival 2006, Dr. Pamela

Madsen, Music Department, California State University, Fullerton,

P.O. Box 6850, Fullerton, CA 92834-6850; email pmadsen@fullerton.edu,

web http://faculty.fullerton.edu/pmadsen/.

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GAMMA-UT THEORY CONFERENCE, JAN. 15

GAMMA-UT announces a call for student works to be performed on a

concert at the University of Texas as Austin, March 26. Four pieces will be

selected for performance by the Tosca String Quartet. Receipt deadline:

Jan. 15. Submit: anonymous score, optional recording, cover letter

including name, address, e-mail, and institutional affiliation. Submissions

will not be returned. Contact: The University of Texas, Jonathan Kolm,

Gamma-UT Composition Co-Chair, School of Music, 1 University Station E3100,

Austin, TX 78712-0435, email jonathankolm@hotmail.com,

web http://gammaut.music.utexas.edu.

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GUILD OF CARILLONNEURS COMPOSITION COMPETITION, JAN. 15

The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America is pleased to announce its

Composition Competition. Composers of all ages and nationalities are invited

to submit original, unperformed compositions for carillon that have been

written since August 1, 2003. Prize: $800 and publication. Receipt deadline:

January 15, 2006. To enter, submit: 5 anonymous and legible copies of the

music on single-sided pages. On a separate note enclosed with the music list

your name, address, and phone numbers, date the work was completed, and a

signed statement verifying that the work is unperformed. For a complete list

of details, please check the website. Send all submissions to: John Gouwens;

Att'n Composition Competition; 1300 Academy Road, #133; Culver, IN 46511-1291;

(574) 842-8387; email ouwenj@culver.org;

http://www.culver.org/academics/FineArts/F...enj/compcar.asp.

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BANG ON A CAN SUMMER INSTITUTE, JAN. 16, $35

Composers, performers, and conductors age 18 or over may apply for the

Bang on a Can Summer Institute of Music, July 11-30. Receipt deadline:

Jan. 16. Application fee: $35. For application form, contact: The Bang on

a Can Summer Music Festival, 80 Hanson Pl., Suite #701, Brooklyn, NY 11217,

tel (718) 852-7755, e-mail info@bangonacan.org, web http://www.bangonacan.org

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BRUNEL UNIVERSITY ARTS CELLO COMPETITION, JAN. 16

Brunel University Arts announces a competition for a new work for solo

cello with live electronic transformation and string orchestra. The

competition is open to all ages and nationalities. Composers are invited to

send scores and/or CDs (3) of past work and a musical and technical proposal

for a new piece. From these proposals, 1 composer will be selected to write

the new work for the distinguished cellist Matthew Barley. Prize: Performance

and recording. Receipt deadline: January 16, 2006. Materials and proposals

should be sent to: Jay Wilkinson, Director of The Arts Centre; Brunel

University; Cleveland Road; Uxbridge, Middx UB8 3PH; United Kingdon;

tel (44) 1895 266074; email jay.wilkinson@brunel.ac.uk;

web http://www.brunel.ac.uk/artscentre.

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2007 GRAWEMEYER AWARD, JAN. 23, $40

The University of Louisville School of Music is pleased to announce the

University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition 2007. The

University will offer an international prize in recognition of outstanding

achievement by a living composer in a large musical genre: choral, orchestral,

chamber, electronic, song-cycle, dance, opera, musical theater, extended solo

work, etc. The award will be granted for a work premiered during the

five-year period between Jan. 1, 2001, and Dec. 31, 2005. Prize: $200,000.

Entry fee: $40. Receipt deadline: January 23, 2006. All materials,

including the handling fee, must be labeled with the name of the entrant.

Submissions and requests for entry forms or further information should be

sent to: Grawemeyer Music Award Committee; School of Music; University of

Louisville; Louisville, KY 40292; tel. (502) 852-6907; fax (502) 852-0520;

email GrawemeyerMusic@louisville.edu

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INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE FOR WOMEN IN MUSIC 25th COMPETITION, JAN. 31

The Search for New Music Committee of the International Alliance for

Women in Music is pleased to announce the 25th Annual Composition Competition.

There are eight different prize categories ranging from chamber and

orchestral works to electro-acoustic media and improvisation. Each prize has

its own monetary award. Membership in IAWM is required to enter, but

contestants may join at the time of entry. Deadline for receipt of

submissions is January 31, 2006. Submissions are anonymous. For details and

specific requirements please refer to the website at http://www.iawm.org.

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ACF/SCHUBERT CLUB 2ND ANNUAL ARTSONG COMPETITION, FEB.1

The American Composers Forum and The Schubert Club are pleased to

announce a Call for Scores for its Second Annual ArtSong Competition.

Composers are invited to submit works for mezzo-soprano and piano, with the

option of one additional instrument. Postmark deadline: Feb. 1. Prizes:

First Prize: $1000, Performance by one of the above vocalists at 2006 Saint

Paul Summer Song Festival; Second Prize: $750 and Third Prize: $500. While

Second and Third place works may be presented, these works cannot be

guaranteed a performance.

Scores are invited from composers who are U.S. citizens or legal

permanent residents. There is no age limit, and students are welcome. The

work may be a setting of any sacred or secular text in any of the following

languages: English, French, German, Italian, Latin, or Spanish. The rights

to all texts must be secured; entries with texts that are not public domain

must include documentation of permission/rights. As the program's intent is

to showcase new works, preference will be given to unperformed works.

However, works with a limited performance history will also be considered.

Submitted works must have been composed within the past five years and may

not be available through a major publisher. Self-published works are eligible.

ArtSong is designed to honor the best in current American art song and

to provide composers with a prominent presentation of their music. The

competition capitalizes on the presence of international caliber vocalists

who are scheduled to perform at the June 2006 Saint Paul Summer Song Festival.

This year's participating ArtSong performers include mezzo-sopranos Jennifer

Larmore and Joan Morris, along with pianist William Bolcom. For complete

information: http://www.composersforum.org/opportunitie...il.cfm?oid=6205.

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YALE GLEE CLUB EMERGING YOUNG COMPOSERS COMPETITION, FEB. 1

Announcing the Yale Glee Club Emerging Young Composers Competition.

Composers in the early stages of their musical careers may submit unpublished

works for mixed choir (SATB), unaccompanied, with piano accompaniment, or

with instrumental accompaniment of not more than 3 individual instruments,

3-5 minutes in duration. Text may be secular or sacred, and the rights to

texts must be cleared; evidence of copyright holder's permission must be shown.

Pieces should be at a level of difficulty suitable for an average college

choir or community choir, or strong high school choir. Yale alumni may

participate, but current Yale students and Yale employees are not eligible.

Receipt Deadline: Feb. 1. Prize: $1,500, travel expenses for premiere,

possible publication in the Yale Glee Club Choral Series. Submit five

anonymous copies of score, name, address, email, and phone number in a

separate envelope. Also include a brief resume outlining prior musical

experience and education. Contact: Jeffery Douma, Director, Yale Glee

Club Emerging Composers Competition, P.O. Box 201929, New Haven, CT

06520-1929, tel (203) 432-4136, fax (203) 432-4137,

email jeffrey.douma@yale.edu, web http://www.yale.edu/ygc

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BMI STUDENT COMPOSER AWARDS, FEB. 3

The 54th Annual BMI Student Composer Award competition will award

$20,000 to young composers in prizes ranging from $500 to $5000. The 2006

Competition is open to students who are citizens of the Western hemisphere

and who will be under 26 years old on Dec. 31. Postmark deadline: Feb. 3.

Anonymous submission. For official rules and entry blanks, contact:

Ralph N. Jackson,

Director, BMI Student Composer Awards, 320 West 57th St.,

New York, NY 10019, e-mail classical@bmi.com,

web http://bmifoundation.org/pages/SComposer.asp.

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SALVATORE MARTIRANO MEMORIAL COMPOSITION AWARD, FEB. 24, $15

The University of Illinois School of Music presents the 2006 Salvatore

Martirano Memorial Composition Award. Composers of any age or nationality

may submit one work up to 20 minutes long of any style or aesthetic direction

for one to ten performers (including vocalists) and/or tape, electronics, or

mixed media. Prize: $1000 and performance. The winning composer is

expected to attend the performance. Entry fee: $15. Postmark deadline:

Feb. 24. Anonymous submission. Submit: score; recording if available;

sealed envelope containing composer's name, address, phone, e-mail, and brief

bio; and SASE. For full information, contact: 2006 Martirano Composition

Award, Attn: Zack Browning, Coordinator, 2136 Music Building, University of

Illinois, 1114 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801, tel. (217) 244-2686,

e-mail zbrownin@uiuc.edu,

web http://www-camil.music.uiuc.edu:16080/comp.../Martirano.html.

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2006 WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS, FEB. 28, $30

The Friday Morning Music Club Foundation of Washington, DC announces the

2006 Washington International Competition for Composers. Composers regardless

of nationality are invited to submit original, unperformed chamber works for

3-5 instruments in one of the following combinations: string trio (violin,

viola, cello), piano trio (violin, viola, piano), string quartet (2 violins,

viola, cello), piano quartet (violin, viola, cello, piano), or piano quintet

(2 violins, viola, cello, piano). Receipt deadline: Feb. 28. Prizes: First

Prize is $5,000 and premiere performance at the Kennedy Center for the

Performing Arts in Washington, DC on May 21, 2006; Second Prize is $2,000.

Composers must be between 20 and 35 years of age as of May 1, 2006 in order

to be eligible for the competition.

Applicants must submit three bound copies of the composition, (each

clearly marked with a pseudonym), a completed application form, photo of the

applicant

That's an awesome list as well! I will definately enter some of those. I wish they didn't cost money to enter however.

Hmm. Looks like I'm not entering any in 2006... :glare:

Hmm. Looks like I'm not entering any in 2006... :P

Really, all you need is a solid orchestral score for most of these.

Eh. I'm working on my third and fourth compositions, lifetime. Neither of the first two are eligible for most of the contests, one being too long and the other being a chamber miniature.

I would get to work RIGHT NOW on a full orchestral score. You will need one to enter most of these contests. You definately should not let these great opportunities pass! There is too much to miss and it's hard enough finding stuff like this for young composers to do and get their work performed.

For some reason I tend to have problems writing full orchestral scores.

I've never actually completed one before.

Problems with what? Coming up with melodic material? All the different keys? Transposing?

I'd love to enter a composition contest!! But unfortunately it seems that they all require a lot of info... a letter of recommendation from a music person familiar with my work? How could I print out A3 scores? Plus i'd have to mail it all to the USA which would take a while and cost quite a bit.

On top of all that I don't think I'm good enough (yet) to submit anything for an actual performance. I wouldn't stand a chance against people who actually know about music!

Aren't there composition contests for people who haven't studied music? :laugh:

I wish there were... also being a completely self-taught amateur composer, I share your pain.

That said, you're a lot better than you think - your Alpine Overture blew away most of the stuff here written by people that do study music full-time, and would have a pretty good chance in almost any competition you enter it in.

The real difficulty, as an amateur composer, is that one often cannot afford to write for a competition, because it would require delaying more significant pieces (and possibly interfering with the primary career).

I decided in about November that I was going to enter the Morton Gould Competition. It should be fun.

Juventas is a musical group in Boston that does all contemporary, and are constantly calling for new scores. Even if your piece isn't chosen in one selection period, it's held over to each one after that.

I wish there were... also being a completely self-taught amateur composer, I share your pain.

That said, you're a lot better than you think - your Alpine Overture blew away most of the stuff here written by people that do study music full-time, and would have a pretty good chance in almost any competition you enter it in.

The real difficulty, as an amateur composer, is that one often cannot afford to write for a competition, because it would require delaying more significant pieces (and possibly interfering with the primary career).

Definitely! A law degree ain't no walk in the park :laugh: But we get very long summer holidays when I'll have all the time in the world to compose!

I'm going to try to finish a new score for the Morton Gould competition as well. That is put on by ASCAP...so It's a huge honor if you win.

As a matter of fact, there is an upcoming competition I posted that is for grade school composers only. That is the MENC competition. You can enter anything you want with that. (It doesn't have to be an orchestral score like I think I posted.)

I have problems writing what I feel is worthy material. I think I get too overwhelmed by the number of instruments, as if each has to have different parts. Transposition isn't a problem. In any case, I write with NWC, so it's concert pitch until I choose otherwise :).

I write with NWC too.

I just got in the top 3 finalist for the Central Florida Young Composers Challenge. My piece is being performed this Sunday and I will be down there for the performance.

I never enter my work into competitions because I already know I'm awesome

no...actually...competition in music? bleh

Congrats!

(Still working on the same pieces I've been working on, well, forever...)