Open Directory - Arts: Music: Composition: Competitions
See also: - A project of the American Composers Forum, sponsoring composer residencies of up to six weeks in various communities around the country. Criteria vary depending on the community. Calls for composers by community, list of composers, projects, premieres. - Residencies of 1 to 2 months for "gifted, emerging or mid-career" American composers reside, one at a time, at Copland House in upstate New York. Application form and guidelines available on website. - Funds the commissioning of works of all genres. Open to all composers, both emerging and established. Annual deadline. Guidelines, application form, history and mission. - Works for specified genre, changes each year. Open to composer of all nationalities who are under age 41. Anonymous entry. Work may not have been previously performed. Three winning works will receive cash award, performance in Italy. - Offers fellowships to further the development of scholars and artists. - Annual competition open to all US composers. Cash prize and possible performance in New York City. - A place for both emerging and well-established artists of all disciplines to create and work without interruption. Lists studio descriptions, residency program, fellowship opportunities, history, and financial information. - Works for piano and orchestra, approx. 10 minutes duration. Open to composers age 40 and under. Anonymous submission. Cash award, performance and possible radio/TV broadcast. - Candidates must be either American citizens or permanent residents. Stipend of $3,000 - $5,000 per month, round trip airfare, apartment and partial board at the Hans Arnhold Center. Proposed projects must demonstrate a need to be in Berlin. Website has guidelines, application forms, and list of current fellows. - Specific chamber settings that include viola, changes every year. 10-12 minute duration. Open to all composers. Work may not have been previously performed in public. Anonymous entry, cash award. - The DSO present a competition for GCSE and A Level music students, to give them a live performance opportunity, and one cash prize.
