Composer Opportunities

ABOUT TWIN CITIES BRONZE: Twin Cities Bronze (TCB) is a professional performing ensemble, based in Eagan, Minnesota, specializing in the music and art of handbells. Selected by annual audition, this ensemble of advanced ringers hails from the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN. ABOUT THE COMMISSION: the call is open to composers of any age who 1) are mid-career to professional artists with a demonstrat

Are you preparing your portfolio for graduate school? Or maybe you're coming back to composing after having been away for a while and are looking for guidance and community? These classes could be a great fit! In late October, I'm hosting a small group for composers to get together for a 2-3 hour virtual composition masterclass to share their work for realtime feedback from an experienced composer, exchange ideas, a

Write a new piece in ONE week—without getting stuck or overwhelmed—even if you don't have any ideas yet Composer and educator Dr. Joseph Sowa (PhD, Brandeis University), whose orchestral works have been performed by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and commissioned by ensembles across the U.S., invites you to a FREE 5-DAY CHALLENGE: The Wizarding School for Composers' Fall Composing Jumpstart. Monday–Friday, Octobe

The FIMS International Composition Competition dates back to 1985. Its aim is to encourage the creation of original works inspired by sacred texts or themes. For the 15th competition, composers may submit, by 15 October 2025, an original work written exclusively for 8 voices (2 sopranos, 1 alto, 3 tenors, 1 baritone, and 1 bass) and two natural French horns (from around 1820), in the horn’s different keys (low B flat

Westminster University is currently accepting applications for the Hear & Now Composition commission for emerging self-identified BIPOC composers ages 18-30. The selected composer will receive $3,000 commissioning fee to write a maximum 10 minute new work for any subset of trumpet, trombone, and/or electronics. As part of the reward, the composer will have travel and lodging covered by the university to attend th

Art Omi: Music invites individual applications for their 2026 Collaborative Music Residency. Running from August 13–31, 2026, ten to twelve musicians and composers will reside in Art Omi’s 200-acre campus in New York’s Hudson Valley. Residents are encouraged to share ideas, perform each other’s works, and write music for one another, while exploring their own musical vision and broadening their artistic and cultural

Scholar-in-Residence - Music Part-Time Salary: $45,000 Description: The Moores School of Music (MSM) at the Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts is now accepting applications for a nine-month, part-time, non-tenure track position as a Music Scholar in Residence at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Center for the Arts (CWMCA) for the 2026-2027 academic year. The successful candidate will initiate interdisciplinary projec

The Heidelberg New Music Association and School of Music & Theatre will be holding the 1st Biennial New Music Festival and Symposium on March 26th - 28th, 2026. The festival will consist of five concerts and research presentation sessions, featuring the work of composers and scholars selected through a call for scores and paper proposals. Selected composers will attend the festival in person, collaborate with per

The Heidelberg New Music Association and School of Music & Theatre will be holding the 1st Biennial New Music Festival and Symposium on March 26th – 28th, 2026. The festival will consist of five concerts and research presentation sessions, featuring the work of composers and scholars selected through a call for scores and paper proposals. Selected composers will attend the festival in person, collaborate with per

For the second consecutive year, The Musicalia - School of Music, based in Castel Maggiore (BO), is offering the course "From the Classics to the Contemporary: Advanced Course in Musical Composition and Analysis". The course will be taught by composer Adriano Guarnieri, a prominent figure in contemporary music. This edition is organized in collaboration with the In.Nova Fert Association and the International Museum a

The week-long Mizzou International Composers Festival will feature concerts of music by contemporary composers performed in front of live audiences, along with in-person workshops, master classes, and other events. Festival events take place in the Sinquefield Music Center and Missouri Theatre in Columbia, Missouri. Saturday night’s grand finale will present the world premieres composed by each of the festival’s resi

The Memphis Composers Institute, a partnership between The Memphis Symphony, the Rudi E. Scheidt School of Music of the University of Memphis, and The Walden School, announces a call for orchestra scores. Memphis Composers Institute invites composers in the early stages of their orchestral composing careers to submit one orchestra work for a chance to be performed by the Memphis Symphony. The selected composers will