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Contests & Awards

Listing Title
Misc Notes
MATA Jr. pairs pre-college composers selected from a free, global, call for submissions with emerging composers in a six-month mentorship program to create new works for performance by teen new-music ensemble Face the Music.
General Notes

Pre-college composers

schedule
Annually
deadline
January
Misc Notes
One student will win 5 hours of mentoring from a professional composer and an ensemble reading of the student's piece.
General Notes

High school students whose permanent address is in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA or Sacramento-Roseville Combined Statistical Areas

schedule
Annually
deadline
January
Misc Notes
The award categories include various genres and styles, including jazz, blues/pop/rock, Latin, and original compositions for small and large ensembles; there are also awards for sound engineering.
General Notes

Separate awards for students in middle school, high school, and college. Students may not be enrolled in full-time professional work.

schedule
Annually
deadline
December
Misc Notes
One winner will be commissioned to write an 8-10 minute piece for clarinet, cello, and piano, to be premiere at the annual TNME summer concert in August.
General Notes

Open to any composer currently enrolled in a music degree program at a Texas institution.

schedule
Annually
deadline
March
Misc Notes
$1000 award and a performance by Composers Inc. during their concert season in Berkeley.
General Notes

Citizens or permanent residents of the United States

schedule
Annually
deadline
January