NEIGHBORHOOD MUSIC SCHOOL
presents
The Renée B. Fisher Competition
COMPOSER AWARDS
Established 1987

The Renée B. Fisher Foundation and the Neighborhood Music School announce a call for scores for new piano works to be premiered in each division at its 2028 and 2029 piano competitions. The submissions must be written for this competition and must not have been published, recorded or publicly premiered prior to the competition. Deadline for application is January 15, 2027. This is a biannual competition; four composers will be chosen, two for the competition in 2028 and two for the competition in 2029. Each will receive $1,500 for the winning new work for talented young pianists; the divisions for each year are elementary and middle school (Grade 8 & below) for which the duration of the piece should be 3-4 minutes and high school (Grades 9-12) for which the duration of the piece should be 4-5 minutes.

For application form and complete guidelines:

• E-mail: reneebfisher@nmsnewhaven.org

• Phone: (203) 624 - 5189

• Regular Mail: Renée B. Fisher Composer Awards
Neighborhood Music School
100 Audubon Street
New Haven, CT 06510

• Website: https://nmsnewhaven.org/renee-b- fisher-competition/

Applications must be postmarked no later than January 15, 2027