Calling All Young Composers: UCD Composition Ensemble Announces Exciting New Competition
UCD Composition Ensemble has announced an exciting opportunity for budding composers across the island of Ireland. Students from Transition Year to Leaving Cert/A-Levels are invited to showcase their musical talents and originality.
How To Apply
This competition is free and open to students from Transition Year to Leaving Cert/A-Levels who are resident anywhere on the island of Ireland.
Compose for any combination of 1-4 instruments or voices (electronic parts are also possible).
The UCD Composition Ensemble ensemble line-up is highly flexible, so almost any combination of instruments can be accommodated. If in doubt, you can focus on the more commonly available instruments (e.g. voice, guitar, piano, bass, violin, viola, flute, clarinet, etc. etc., although many others are also possible). If you have any specific queries, please email composition@nullucd.ie.
You can write in any style – as what is being sought are original and creative voices! Submissions will be judged on the originality and coherence of the musical idea, how well the music is written for the chosen instruments, and how well-presented the score is.
Submit your original composition as a pdf, with an accompanying recording or MIDI realisation if possible. (You can create a MIDI file using notation software such as Sibelius or Musescore).
Include your name, contact details, and the name of your school.
The winning piece will be performed by the UCD Composition Ensemble in Ireland’s National Concert Hall on Friday 19th April 2024.
Email your entries to composition@nullucd.ie
Deadline for submissions: January 18th 2024
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