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Gaudeamus invites young composers (35 years or younger) worldwide to write a new saxophone quartet for the Keuris Quartet. Send a composition sketch with a maximum length of one minute before August 1. We would like to receive sheet music / PDF and a midi file. Read more..

Robot Toy Piano – Phyllis Chen / Ranjit Bhatnagar Gaudeamus invites young composers (35 years or younger) worldwide to write new notes for the Robot Toy Piano of Phyllis Chen and Ranjit Bhatnagar. We invite you to write a sketch of 30-60” seconds. We ask you to send a score in PDF-format and a midi-file…

Gaudeamus and carillonneur/carillonist Malgosia Fiebig invite young composers (35 years or younger) worldwide to write a new composition for the carillon of the world-famous Dom Tower in Utrecht (The Netherlands). Malgosia Fiebig is a carillonneur/carillonist in the cities of Utrecht and Nijmegen and a big advocate for new compositions for carillon.Deadline: before 1 August 2017.…

Only five composers younger than 30 years will be eligible for the Award. The categories and ensembles for 2018 are announced! Large ensemble: Asko|Schönberg | Insomnio | Ensemble Modelo62 Electric ensemble: Ensemble Klang Small vocal ensemble: Silbersee Harp solo (+electronics): Miriam Overlach Piano+electronics: Saskia Lankhoorn Open Category: Music installations or works for any other instrumentation,…

the competition of this year is chamber music, and the establishment of music instruments to be selected of 1-9 instrumentalists combined willingly and the same instrument is not more than 4. (Without any electronic instrument, equipment and computer) The composition should be under 12 minutes. Read more…

Nuova Consonanza announces the XIX edition of the Franco Evangelisti International Composition Competition. Composers are invited to submit compositions for flute, saxophone, percussion, and piano. Compositions must be written for three or four of the above players. Pieces should not be longer than 12 minutes. Composers of any age and nationality are eligible. The deadline…

Kaleidoscope is happy to announce a call for scores for unaccompanied, chamber music, and orchestral works to be premiered in our 4th season (2017-2018). Over half of the music we performed in our 3rd season was by living composers, which included 16 premieres (12 of which were chosen from last year’s call for scores). Applications…

13th SUN RIVER PRIZE Students’ New Music Composition Competition Chengdu, P.R. China, 2017 ◆Sponsored by Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Organized by Research Institute of Composition Technique of Sichuan Conservatory of Music Composition Department of Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Chairman of the Organizing Committee Prof. Lin Ge’er Composer, President of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Chairman…

All submissions should employ the following performing forces: 1) String orchestra (4, 4, 3, 3, 1) may including an ensemble 2) Duet – compositions for 2 instruments ad libitum, with or without electronics * 3) Ensemble of 1–9 instruments ad libitum, with or without electronics * * Eligible instruments: flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn,…