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LVIV, Ukraine
Posted: 21 Jan 2021
Bruno Maderna Competition Composers 2021 5th Edition
25 - 28 Jul, 2021
Each composer must submit a score with organic from 4 to 12 players: piano, two violins, viola, cello, contrabass, flute (…
Closing date:
19 Jun 2021
Tokyo, Japan
Posted: 19 Jan 2021
Japan International Choral Composition Competition 2021
19 Jan - 22 Aug, 2021
The aim of this competition is to promote choral music through the creation of new and innovative choral repertoire…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2021
Stockholm, Sweden
Posted: 14 Jan 2021
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Modernt Composition Award 2021
14 Jan - 01 Apr, 2021
The theme is: NATURE and the CITY Since the dawn of modernism, the city has provided music, art and literature with perhaps its…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2021
Online Application, Mexico
Posted: 12 Jan 2021
Rodrigo Landa-Romero International Composition Competition 2021
10 Jan - 30 Nov, 2021
Get your piano composition performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Rodrigo Landa-Romero: the recording of the winning…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2021
Lowell, MA, United States
Posted: 09 Jan 2021
2021 Call for Scores - Lowell Chamber Orchestra
09 Jan - 02 May, 2021
The Lowell Chamber Orchestra announces its first call for scores. The invitation is for composers younger than 36 years of age…
Closing date:
02 May 2021
Cuasso al Monte (VA), Italy
Posted: 02 Jan 2021
The Magic Mountain
02 Jan - 28 Feb, 2021
The association “The five peaks’park” (Cuasso al Monte, Italy) calls the first edition of the international competition for…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2021
Odessa, Ukraine
Posted: 27 Dec 2020
ICU International Composers Contest
01 Jan - 30 Apr, 2021
UPDATED! The International Conductors Union is honoured to announce the ICU International Composers Contest. Our goals are to…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2021
Donostia - San Sebastián, Spain
Posted: 23 Dec 2020
16th "Pablo Sorozabal" String Quartet Composition Competition
23 Dec 2020 - 30 Aug 2021
The Gipuzkoan Provincial Council together with the Basque-Navarrese Association of Composers “Musikagileak” is organising the…
Closing date:
30 Aug 2021
Lymington, United Kingdom
Posted: 19 Dec 2020
The Solent Music Festival's Lawson-May Award for Composition
19 Dec 2020 - 20 Sep 2021
The Solent Music Festival's Lawson-May Award for Composition with one £3000 cash prize. This year's award will be accepting…
Closing date:
01 Jul 2021
Sacile, Italy
Posted: 07 Dec 2020
6th International Composition Prize Sempre 2021
07 Dec 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
Associazione Ensemble Serenissima, in collaboration with Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Publishing House, announces the Sixth edition…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2021
Waltham, MA, United States
Posted: 03 Dec 2020
2nd Annual Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize
03 Dec 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
The Henri Lazarof Living Legacy at Brandeis University announces the Second Annual Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2021
San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
Posted: 01 Dec 2020
Aglaia Music Awards
01 Dec 2020 - 31 May 2021
Aglaia Music Awards is a new composition contest that can increase your international prestige as a composer. Two categories…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2021
Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Posted: 01 Dec 2020
Valley Winds Composition Competition
01 Dec 2020 - 31 May 2021
Composition Competition seeks new works for Wind Ensemble $5,000 total in cash prizes Winning compositions will be given a world…
Closing date:
31 May 2021
Barcelona, Spain
Posted: 30 Nov 2020
2nd International Composition Competition for Choir and Orchestra
30 Nov 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
The Association El Cor Canta convenes the second edition of the International Composition Competition for Choir and Orchestra EL…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2021
Bologna, Italy
Posted: 25 Nov 2020
Composers/
Conductors Workshop Call
25 Nov 2020 - 15 Feb 2021
FontanaMIXensemble is pleased to present its 2021’s Conductors/
Composers Workshop, whose objective is to encourage and enhance…
Closing date:
15 Feb 2021
MADRID, Spain
Posted: 23 Nov 2020
International Young Talented Composers Competition
23 Nov 2020 - 15 Mar 2021
AWARDS 1st: 1.000 € + Recording of the work + Certificate 2nd: 300 € + Certificate 3rd: € 200 € + Certificate The…
Closing date:
15 Mar 2021
Milano, Italy
Posted: 09 Nov 2020
New Music for Harpsichord Sixth Edition SIMM 2021
12 Nov 2020 - 30 Apr 2021
Scuola Internazionale Musicale di Milano, with the collaboration of Comune di Milano and Società Italiana Musica Contemporanea…
Closing date:
30 Apr 2021
Nice, France
Posted: 08 Nov 2020
Zodiac International Music Competition
08 Nov 2020 - 15 Mar 2021
The 3rd Zodiac International Music Competition aims to discover exceptional musical talent, both in performance and composition…
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LVIV, Ukraine
Posted: 06 Nov 2020
SACRARIUM Competition Composers 2021 7th Edition
16 - 19 May, 2021
The 7th International Composers’ Competition SACRARIUM 2021 is open to all composers of any age and nationality, who want to…
Closing date:
03 Apr 2021
Montréal, Canada
Posted: 28 Oct 2020
Molinari Quartet's 8th International composition competition
28 Oct 2020 - 01 Apr 2021
RÈGLEMENTS EN FRANÇAIS DANS LE PDF JOINT The Molinari Quartet announce its Eighth International Competition for Composition for…
Closing date:
01 Apr 2021
Online Application, Mexico
Posted: 21 Oct 2020
Rodrigo Landa-Romero International Composition Competition
12 Oct 2020 - 30 Nov 2021
Get your piano composition performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Rodrigo Landa-Romero: the recording of the winning…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2021
Ortona, Italy
Posted: 16 Oct 2020
Fourth International Composition Competition "Carlo Sanvitale"
16 Oct 2020 - 13 Aug 2021
The --Associazione Amici Della Musica "Guido Albanese"-- invites composers of all ages and nationalities to participate in the…
Closing date:
15 Jul 2021
Sofia, Bulgaria
Posted: 14 Oct 2020
Call for Scores: Win A 104-piece Orchestral Recording Session
14 Oct 2020 - 31 Mar 2021
Submit your original orchestral music for adjudication by the faculty at the European Academy of Fine Arts /
Film Scoring Academy…
Closing date:
31 Mar 2021
Roma, Italy
Posted: 06 Oct 2020
Piero Farulli International Composition Competition 2021
10 Oct 2021
The competition is open to original and unpublished scores for string quartet (2 violin, viola, cello). No age or nationality…
Closing date:
30 Jun 2021
Paris, France
Posted: 05 Oct 2020
Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship
05 Oct 2020 - 31 Jan 2021
The Fondation des Etats-Unis is currently accepting applications for its annual Harriet Hale Woolley Scholarship. Eligible…
Closing date:
31 Jan 2021
Wien, Austria
Posted: 04 Aug 2020
Vienna Classical Music Academy Int. Classical Music Competition
04 Aug 2020 - 28 Feb 2021
Vienna is the center of a variety of musical influences, a world-class classical music tradition and you'll find extraordinarily…
Closing date:
28 Feb 2021
Cincinnati, OH, United States
Posted: 15 Jul 2020
ABLAZE Records Recording Opportunities
15 Jul 2020 - 01 Feb 2021
ABLAZE RECORDS ABLAZE Records wants to see your score and hear your music! Have your work featured on our critically acclaimed…
Closing date:
01 Feb 2021
Graz, Austria
Posted: 31 Mar 2020
Franz Schubert and Modern Music
06 - 21 Feb, 2021
ATTENTION: POSTPONED TO 2022! Check our homepage for more info: https:/
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Milano, Italy
Posted: 23 Nov 2019
international composition contest for harpsichord SIMM 2020
22 Nov 2019 - 30 Mar 2021
Scuola Internazionale Musicale di Milano, with the collaboration of Comune di Milano and Società Italiana Musica Contemporanea…
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