Every year, a system involving local juries from member sections of the ISCM selects the works to be performed at the WNMD Festival. There are of course also a wide variety of other competitions for composers and musicians, and some of the most relevant ones are listed here.
12th SUN RIVER PRIZE Students’ New Music Composition Competition Chengdu, P.R. China, 2016
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. Qualifications 1. All students (without any restrictions on nationalities, regions…
Live-electronic Composition Contest – Concours de Bourges 2016
Composers are invited to write a short study of 2 to 4 minutes maximum. The electroacoustic device is represented by the software P-Soft supplied byMusInfo. The composers whose studies are chosen will receive a commission from the Opus Centrum ensemble who collaborates with MusInfo. They will be invited to write a full length composition that…
Queen Elisabeth competition 2017
In 2017, the Queen Elisabeth competition is holding for the first time in its history a competition devoted to CELLISTS! Application deadline : 11 January 2017 Candidates must be born after 31 December 1986 The rules, as well as the online application form, will be available on www.qeimc.be as from September 2016 Read more…
Results os the Frederic Mompou International Award 2016
The jury of the 36th Young composer competition for the Frederic Mompou International Award, organized by Joventuts Musicals de Barcelona, met. The panel of judges was made up of Antonio Ballestín, Carles Guinovart, Víctor Estapé, Jesús Rodríguez Picó and Jesús Rueda and assisted by Miquel M. Badal in his position as secretary of the jury….
The ninth biennal competition for acousmatic competition
The 9th Métamorphoses Acousmatic Composition Competition, organized by Musiques et Recherches and held in occasion of the 23th International Acousmatic Festival Espace du Son (Marni Theatre, Brussels, the 19th of October 2016) has attributed the following prizes: First prize: Mirtru Escalona-Mijares – L’ermitage au toit de chaume Special Mention:Enrico Fiocco – Odissea Prize of the…
7th Brandenburg Biennial
The Association of Friends of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra (FBS e.V.) announces the seventh edition of its competition for composers of symphonic music. The competition is international and open to all age groups. Scores must be submitted by May 21st 2016. Read more…
Città di Udine” International Composition Competition
Composers may be of any citizenship & age; published & unpublished musical compositions will be admitted (pieces may have been performed); musical scores for the chamber instrumental group section must be no longer than eight minutes, & for the electro-acoustic, analogical or digital music section must be no longer than ten minutes. Deadline: Mar. 31,…
Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music
Composition Competition of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music (Switzerland) To encourage the creation of original works taking their inspiration from sacred themes & texts. Open to composers of all ages & nationalities. Deadline:Oct.2017 Read more…
the 17th International Competition “Premio Trio di Trieste” 2016
the 17th International Competition “Premio Trio di Trieste” 2016 – Chamber Music Composition for Trios and Quartets (string instruments and piano) in honour of the composer Giampaolo Coral. The aim of the contest is to stimulate and encourage the composition of pieces for Chamber Music Ensembles and broaden the contemporary range of compositions for Piano…
the Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF) 2016
The Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society is proud to announce the Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF) 2016. (The dates and the places will be announced soon.) Categories 1. Tape music 2. Electro-acoustic music(tape or live) with instruments (up to 4 players) 3. Live electro-acoustic music 4. Audio-visual media art Submission Deadline Monday, 15 February 2016,…