2018 65th Washington International Competition for Composition (February 15)

2018 65th Washington International Competition for Composition (February 15)

Sponsored by the Friday Morning Music Club Foundation

foundation@fmmc.org

The Washington International Competition for Composition is held every three years. The winner of the 2018 Competition for Composition will be performed by professional musicians of the Washington, DC area at the finals for the Washington International String Competition on June 24, 2018, at 2:00 pm in the Terrace Theater of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The accepted application link will be open as of October 1, 2017 and will close on February 15, 2018. Winners will be announced by April 1, 2018. Entrants must be under age 35 as of February 15, 2018. An entrance fee of $45 US must be submitted. Composition must be a chamber work for string trio, string quartet, piano trio, piano quartet or piano quintet, and must be a maximum of 8 minutes long. For more details see the Washington International Competition’s website.

For additional information about the Composition Competition and the application process, please contact Mark Simon at diegobueno1@mac.com.

CASH AWARDS

First Prize—$5,000

Second Prize—$2,500

REQUIREMENTS

Entrance fee of $45 US; check payable to Friday Morning Music Club Foundation.

Composition must be a chamber work for 3 to 5 players for string trio, string quartet, piano trio, piano quartet or piano quintet. No electronics.

Composition must be a maximum of 8 minutes long.

Composition must not have been commercially published or publicly performed.

Composer must be between 18 to 35 years old.

Scores must be accompanied by a cover letter including composer’s name, contact information and curriculum vitae.

The composer’s name must not appear anywhere on the score.

The winning compositions will be announced by April 1, 2018.

Winning composers must be prepared to supply a set of performance materials upon notification of their award.

APPLICATION

Click here to apply online »

Those who are unable to submit their scores electronically may submit them in paper form. In this case, the contest administrator will convert the documents into a PDF format. Send all paper scores, entrance fee and materials postmarked by February 15, 2018, to the following address:

Washington International Competition for Composition

1536 Winding Waye Lane

Silver Spring, MD 20902