American Mavericks Project Call for Scores

Fee: $0 · Deadline: July 25, 2024 · Posted: March 15, 2024

Seeks 4-10 minute solo piano compositions from early-career Black American (US-based) composers under the age of 25. Winning applicants will have their compositions performed and recorded in NYC in Spring 2025.


Trans-Pacific Trio Call for Scores

Fee: $0 · Deadline: August 31, 2024 · Posted: March 15, 2024

Seeks up to 20-minute works for any combination of clarinet, piano, and bassoon or mezzo-soprano, from any composers. Selected works will receive live or remote coaching sessions, and performance/recording during the 2024-25 season, primarily in the Detroit area.


Henri Lazarof International Commission Prize

Fee: $25 · Deadline: April 15, 2024 · Posted: March 14, 2024

Seeks work samples from any composers. One winner will receive $15,000 to compose a new 15-20 minute string trio, to be performed at Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts) in Spring 2025. Travel to Brandeis for the premiere is required. The $25 application fee can be waived for those who demonstrate financial need.


Gulf Coast Flute Ensemble Call for Scores

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 1, 2024 · Posted: March 13, 2024

Seeks 1-10 minute works for flute quartet or flute quartet + piano, of a difficulty level suitable for advanced high school or lower-level college students, from any composers. Up to 30 minutes of music will be performed in summer 2024 in Mobile, Alabama.


Wildflower Composers Virtual Mini-Courses

Fee: $0 · Deadline: May 25, 2024 · Posted: March 11, 2024

Seeks applications from early-career female, transgender, nonbinary, and/or genderqueer composers, ages 13+, for six-week online classes in video game, film and TV scoring. Enrollment is limited to 20 students for each course, and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Each course is $200, and need-based financial aid is available.


Symposium “The microtonal village”

Fee: $0 · Deadline: May 15, 2024 · Posted: March 11, 2024

Seeks CVs and abstracts for 45-minute presentations from any composers, including demos and lecture-recitals, on microtonal music, using Lou Harrison’s music as a point of departure. Selected proposals will be presented at symposium in New York City, Sept 20-22, 2024.


Arizona Flute Society Composition Competition

Fee: $15 · Deadline: March 29, 2024 · Posted: March 11, 2024

Seeks works of any duration for solo flute, flute/piano or flute/electronics, from any composers. The first place winner will receive $250. For one year, the Arizona Flute Society will receive performance and non-commercial recording rights for the work, and all Society members will receive a free electronic copy of the work. Finalists will also be announced.


Prague Modern Call for Scores

Fee: $0 · Deadline: May 15, 2024 · Posted: March 6, 2024

3-12 minute works for five instruments (available instruments within), written in the past five years. Selected works will be performed September 10, 2024 in Prague, Czechia at Echofluxx Media Arts Festival. The application fee is on a sliding scale from $0 to $10.


Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program

Fee: $20 · Deadline: March 29, 2024 · Posted: March 6, 2024

Seeks applications from composers of any nationality, primarily those ages 14-25 in pre-college, undergraduate or masters’ programs. 15 selected composers will participate in program in Sarasota, Florida, August 18-24, 2024, including lessons, classes, and professional recording of a short new chamber work. The program cost is $1475, and includes lodging, but not food. Financial aid is available. If the $20 application fee presents a financial barrier to applying, applicants may request a waiver.


Luna Nova Student Composition Contest

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 20, 2024 · Posted: March 4, 2024

Seeks chamber works of up to 10 minutes (available instruments within) from music composition students or recent graduates ages 18+ of any nationality. Selected composers will receive cash prizes of $100-300 and performances at Belvedere Chamber Music Festival, Memphis, June 19-22, 2024, by members of Luna Nova Ensemble.


International Contemporary Ensemble Call for ____ Commission Program

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 19, 2024 · Posted: March 4, 2024

Seeks project proposals from individual or collective practitioners of performed sound, ages 18+, especially early-career creators in Minnesota and New York City. Two selected applicants will each receive a $4000 commissioning fee, workshops and close consultation with the musicians of International Contemporary Ensemble, and a premiere performance.


Juventas New Music Ensemble Call for Scores

Fee: $12 · Deadline: April 1, 2024 · Posted: March 1, 2024

Seeks submissions for solo flute, flute & piano and flute & harp, of any length, from any emerging composers. Selected works will be performed in January 2025 at the Multicultural Arts Center in Cambridge, MA. Selected applicants will also receive a recording to be used for non-commercial purposes. The $12 application fee can be waived if it presents financial hardship.


ACF | create

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 12, 2024 · Posted: February 21, 2024

Seeks project proposals from non-student early-career music creators with a US SSN or tax ID, based in Minnesota or New York City, and collaborating partners based anywhere in the world. Selected projects will receive $8,000 for the composer or primary artist’s time to create the proposed work, and up to $3,000 to help with production or promotion support.


Akropolis Chamber Music Institute

Fee: $35 · Deadline: April 1, 2024 · Posted: February 21, 2024

Seeks applications from composers ages 18+ of any nationality. Four composers will attend program August 3-11, 2024 in Petoskey, Michigan, including lessons, classes, and performance of new works by Akropolis Wind Quintet and an ensemble of participating student instrumentalists. Tuition is $1800 and includes housing and meals. Need-based scholarships are available. Application is free up until March 1. After March 1, the $35 application fee can be waived if it presents a financial barrier to applying.


Composers for Beauty International Music Composition Contest “Amor Artium”

Fee: $21.64 · Deadline: April 2, 2024 · Posted: February 21, 2024

Seeks minute-long excerpts from 3- to 7-minute new or existing works paired with videos of art by painters or sculptors. Ten winning composer-artist teams will have their work exhibited online, during a summit in Oslo, Norway, June 6-8, 2024, and again in Oslo at various times during the month afterwards.


Arts Letters & Numbers Creative Music Intensive

Fee: $0 · Deadline: May 15, 2024 · Posted: February 19, 2024

Seeks applications from any composers for hybrid in-person/online program August 3-18, 2024, at Arts Letters & Numbers Campus in Averill Park, New York, including lessons and classes, culminating in a collaborative public performance. Tuition is $950 for online version, and $1950-2250 for in-person, which includes accommodations but not food. A limited number of scholarships are available.


Creative Capital Awards

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 4, 2024 · Posted: February 16, 2024

Seeks letters of inquiry featuring project descriptions, resume, and short answer questions, from artists who are US citizens or permanent residents, are at least 25 years old, are not students, and have at least five years of artistic experience. Selected finalists will be advanced to round two of application, where they will submit detailed budgets, timelines, and work samples. 50 grantees will ultimately receive funding. Grants are offered in amounts of up to $50,000.


Chamber Music America New Jazz Works

Fee: $0 · Deadline: April 4, 2024 · Posted: February 16, 2024

Seeks applications from composer-led professional improvising ensembles of 2-10 musicians, based in the US. The primary applicant must have CMA membership status, and must be a US citizen or permanent resident. Applications should include proposals for new compositions of substantial length, and four work samples (two from the composer and two from the ensemble). Selected projects will receive a $9000 payment to the composer, an ensemble honorarium of $1000 per individual, $15,000 for additional public performances of the work, and $3000 for administrative support.


Arts Letters & Numbers Artist Residency

Fee: $0 · Deadline: September 3, 2024 · Posted: February 16, 2024

Seeks applications from any artists ages 18+, for 2-12 week residencies in rural upstate New York. Residency fee is $350-550/week, depending on room size, including three communal meals per week (but no other meals). Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. A limited number of partial scholarships are available.


Brandenburg Biennial Call for Entries

Fee: $21.46 · Deadline: April 15, 2024 · Posted: February 14, 2024

Seeks samples of up to three orchestral scores composed since 2018, from any composers. One selected applicant will receive a 1000 Euro commission to compose a new orchestral piece of a length of their choosing (up to 20 minutes), while another will receive a repeat performance of one of their submitted work samples. Performances will be by the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra (Germany) during their 2025-26 subscription concerts. Travel funding is available for composers to attend rehearsals and performances.