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.
the International Composition Competition Vittorio Fellegara
Associazione “Musica Aperta” of Bergamo and the Fellegara Competition promoting Comittee are pleased to send you the leaflet of the International Composition Competition “Vittorio Fellegara” – Third Edition 2017, organized by Musica Aperta and dedicated to works for classic piano Trio (violin, cello and piano). The deadline for the competition is October 10, 2017. Read…
New Saxophone Quartets! – Keuris Quartet
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..
Call for new notes for the Robot Toy Piano
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…
Call for new composition for the carillon
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….
Gaudeamus Award 2018
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,…
13th SUN RIVER PRIZE Students’ New Music Composition Competition
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…
XIX edition of the Franco Evangelisti International Composition Competition
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’s call for scores
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
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…
27th International Review of Composers – CALL for Scores
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,…