COMPOSITION COMPETITION

2020 LEIPZIG ENSEMBLE FESTIVAL FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC – INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION COMPETITION

For the 2020 Leipzig Ensemble Festival for Contemporary Music, the Forum Zeitgenössischer Musik Leipzig [FZML] together with the ensemble Tempus Konnex is holding an international composition competition.

The full proposal can be downloaded here.

ELIGIBILITY

Composers of any nationality and age can participate.

Submission Deadline:

Postmarked or emailed by July 20th, 2020

Duration:

The piece must be between 6 and 12 minutes long.

Instrumentation:

  • Flute (also piccolo, alto and bass flute)
  • Oboe
  • Clarinet (also bass clarinet, written in the German system)
  • Bassoon
  • Percussion
  • Guitar (also electric guitar)
  • Piano
  • Violin
  • Viola
  • Cello
  • (Conductor – obligatory)

Any combination of 5-10 instruments from the list above can be used. Submissions with less than 5 or more than 10 instruments will unfortunately not be considered.

Prizes:

The prizes will be awarded as follows:

1st Prize: €1,800

2nd Prize: €1,200

3rd Prize: €800

Performance:

All winning pieces will have their world premiere as part of the International Ensemble Festival for Contemporary Music between 19-22 November 2020 in Leipzig.

Public disclosure:

The award-winning works will be announced on the official website for the 2020 Leipzig Ensemble Festival for Contemporary Music on 21 September 2020.

Contact | Questions:

competition@ensemblefestival.com

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS:

German [PDF]
English [PDF]
Chinese [PDF]