Composition Competition

Composition Competition

Tuesday, 18 December 2018, 5.00pm

Composers are invited to submit a new work for The Gesualdo Six’s second Composition Competition. The winning works will be premiered by the ensemble at Cadogan Hall on Thursday 7 March 2019 and will be considered for publication by Novello & Co Ltd. A prize fund of £1000 is available.

This competition is open to all composers, divided into two age categories: 21 years and under, and 22 years and above. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday 18 December 2018 at 5pm. There is no entrance fee.

Six texts have been specially selected for composers to set, including poems by Christina Rossetti and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. The judging panel includes Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Nigel Short, Kate Johnson, Owain Park and members of The Gesualdo Six. In addition, John Rutter will hold an online Q&A session on score presentation before the submission deadline.

See further details at the link below. 

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Published by Anna on 22 November 2018

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