BAN BAM Commission & Development Award 2020/2021 is a new creative commissioning and career development opportunity open to Irish-born or resident female composers on the island of Ireland (North and South) presented by Improvised Music Company (IMC) and Moving on Music (MOM).

Music Commission
This commission is open to female and gender-minority music makers who compose in the idiom of jazz, and all creative improvised music.

Three composers will be selected from the applicants, each receiving a €2,500 commission fee to compose for duo, trio or quartet.

Creative & Career Development
The composition period will be followed by 12 months of bespoke creative and career development support and consultation from IMC, MOM and selected industry professionals during 2021. The award includes guaranteed performance bookings in Belfast and Dublin during 2021 (when feasible in the wake of Covid-19 restrictions).

Closing Date for applications is Friday 4th September at 17:00hrs (GMT).

See link below for further details.