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The aim of the competition is to stimulate musical creativity in its interaction with the audiovisual media, particularly for the reinterpretation of historical silent films and the creation of new soundtracks for them, with a special concern for timbre in instrumental, electronic and electroacoustic music of today. In the preliminary stage of the competition entrants…

This year, for the first time, Gaudeamus collaborates with the UnCaged Toy Piano (US) and Conlon Foundation (NL) on a joint call for submissions for the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize. We are seeking adventurous compositions for Ranjit Bhatnagar’s midi-controlled Robot Toy Piano, for which we encourage innovative ways of integrating electronics. The prize for 1st…

The competition is open to composers of all ages and nationalities. 2. More than one score per composer is permitted. 3. It is possible to submit works already performed and/or awarded in other competitions, excluding compositions already published. Only compositions for chamber ensemble of 3 to 5 instruments (chosen from the list below), without conductor.…

The Gipuzkoa Provincial Council announces the 14th Pablo Sorozabal international Musical Composition Contest.   The words should be written for string quartet. The style and technique of the work shall be open. The Contest is open to all composers born after 1 January 1982 of any nationality and from anywhere. The composition shall not be…

The Orchestre des Pays de Savoie and the Orchestre d’Auvergne are organizing a composition contest for the creation of a participative piece for amateur singers. This will be a short piece for string orchestra and amateur singers. This contest is inviting composers of all nationalities and aged up to 40 years old at the due…

The BERLINER OPERNPREIS will provide the opportunity to produce a half-hour piece of music theater under the motto TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! at the expenses of those presenting the prize with a world premiere production in Berlin. To apply, you simply need to submit a concept for a new piece of music theater which…

The Beethovenstiftung für Kunst und Kultur der Bundesstadt Bonn (Beethoven Foundation for Art and Culture of the Federal City of Bonn) awarded the bonn hoeren – sonotopia Prize for Installation-based Sound Art on March 8th 2017 for the third time at the Kunstmuseum in Bonn. The first-prize winner of the European competition for students of…

Any composer who is not over 35 years of age on December 31, 2017 can participate in this competition. The works must be completely unknown. They must not have been previously performed, published or disseminated in any way or in any computer sound file. The musical formation this year is for Trio for clarinet, cello…