Opportunities for:

4th Lancashire Young Composer of the Year Competition

The Christopher Brooks Memorial Prize is awarded annually by the Lancashire Sinfonietta to a promising young composer in the North West region. Several applicants will be given a place on the orchestra’s mentoring scheme and the winner will become Composer in Residence for the coming season. The prize will include a £1000 commission for a new orchestral work to be performed at the opening of the Sinfonietta’s concert season in the summer. Composers are asked to provide three contrasting scores, CV, and a written outline of how winning the award will help professional development.

Contact: Fiona Sinclair, Blue Frog Music Management Ltd,
12 New Beech Road, Heaton Mersey, Stockport SK4 3DD
t: 07967 091327
e: info@bluefroguk.com
w: www.bluefrog.com

International String Orchestra Festival 2nd composition competition 2008

Composers of any age and nationality are invited to present new works for 12 strings (4,3,2,2,1). Compositions, which should be entered anonymously, must not have been performed previously nor awarded a prize must be between 8 and 12 minutes duration. The jury will select one work, which will be performed at the Manoel Theatre, Malta on the 29th April 2008 by the Rotterdam Young Ensemble conducted by Roberto Beltran. Only one entry per composer will be accepted

Contact: Karl Fiorini, Artistic Director, International String Orchestra Festival, PO Box 5, Valletta CMR01, MALTA
e: info@isofestival.com
w: www.isofestival.com

2008 Salvatore Martirano Memorial Composition Award

Composers of any age or nationality may enter a score of any style or aesthetic direction for up to fifteen players and of no more than twenty minutes duration. Works for tape, electronics and/or mixed media with or without instruments/voices are eligible Scores must be entered . Winners will have their music by the University of Illinois New Music Ensemble in Autumn 2008.

Contact: Zack Browning, 2008 Martirano Composition Award, 2136 Music Building, University of Illinois, 1114 West Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801 USA
t: +1 217-244-8295
e: zbrownin@uiuc.edu

2nd Magistralia Competition for Music Creation for Women

This competition is open to women of all nationalities and ages, who should submit a composition for symphonic orchestra of between ten and fifteen minutes duration. Compositions must be not be published or previously performed, and must be submitted anonymously. Full conditions and details can be downloaded from the website below.

Contact: Magistralia Foundation, Centro Comercial,
“Soto De Llanera”, 12 A-B. 33423 Pruvia, Asturias, Spain
t: +34 985 987 751
e: concurso@fundacionmagistralia.com
w: www.fundacionmagistralia.com/concurso

7th International Competition for Composers “Citta’ di Udine”

This competition will accept unpublished compositions by musicians of any nationality or age. Compositions may have been previously performed, and do not have to be sent anonymously.

The competition is divided into two sections:
1) Compositions may be entered for any combination of the following instruments: string quartet, piano, flute, clarinet, percussion (maximum 1 player & 5 pieces). Works should not exceed eight minutes, but can include a stereo audio track on DAT or CD.
2) Electro-acoustic works with a duration of less than ten minutes should be presented on DAT or CD. Any multi-channel versions of the composition should be sent along with a stereo version.
More than one composition may be entered for either section of the competition, and the best will be publicly performed and recorded in Autumn 2008.

Contact: Taukay Edizioni Musicali, via del Torre 57/5,
33047 Remanzacco (udine) Italy
t: +39 0432 649244
f: +39 0432 649575
e: competition@taukay.it
w: www.taukay.it/2008/competition.html

International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2008

Composers from all over the world, without age limitation, are invited to present new works for the ensemble Luxembourg Sinfonietta. Pieces should be written for solo Sheng (Chinese mouth organ) with the whole ensemble: clarinet, bass clarinet, sop sax, alto sax, horn, tuba, violin, viola, cello, piano, perc. Duration must be between eight and ten minutes. The prize-winning works will be issued on CD by Luxembourg Sinfonietta.

Contact: Luxembourg Sinfonietta, 3, route d’arlon,
L-8009 Strassen, Luxembourg
t: +352 22 58 21
e: info@luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu
w: www.luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu

International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2008

Composers from all over the world, without age limitation, are invited to present new works for the ensemble Luxembourg Sinfonietta. Pieces should be written for solo Sheng (Chinese mouth organ) with the whole ensemble: clarinet, bass clarinet, sop sax, alto sax, horn, tuba, violin, viola, cello, piano, perc. Duration must be between eight and ten minutes. The prize-winning works will be issued on CD by Luxembourg Sinfonietta.

Contact: Luxembourg Sinfonietta, 3, route d’arlon,
L-8009 Strassen, Luxembourg
t: +352 22 58 21
e: info@luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu
w: www.luxembourg-sinfonietta.lu