Official call/opportunity page URL: https://asmac.org/call-for-scores/brass-quintet-2026/ Organizer: American Society of Music Arrangers and Composers (ASMAC), with Tower Brass. Deadline: 31 August 2026. Entry fee / cost: ASMAC membership is required. The official call page reviewed does not state a separate submission fee. Eligibility: ASMAC members may submit one score. Opportunity / work requirements: The submission may be an original composition or an arrangement of a wor

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://bandas.gal/evento/xix-concurso-galego-composicion-banda-musica-2026/ Organizer: Federacion Galega de Bandas de Musica / Galician Federation of Music Bands. Deadline: The main text of the official page states that registration closes on 20 August 2026. The event header on the same page displays 31 July; applicants should follow the detailed page text and linked rules, and verify the registration form before submission. Entry fee / co

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.nuovaconsonanza.it/call-for-audiovisual-works.html Organizer: Nuova Consonanza Association. Deadline: 1 September 2026. Entry fee / cost: Participation is free. Eligibility: Open to audiovisual authors and composers of all nationalities and reserved for applicants under 40. The same official page also gives the wording "born before December 31, 1987," which is inconsistent with the under-40 condition. Applicants should confirm t

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://soundcinema.eu/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CFS_SCD26_GERENG.pdf Organizer: Sonische Interferenzen e.V. / Soundcinema Dusseldorf. Deadline: 31 July 2026. Entry fee / cost: The official call PDF reviewed does not state an application fee. Eligibility: The official call PDF reviewed does not state age, nationality or residence restrictions. Opportunity / work requirements: The recorded-sound festival accepts prerecorded experimental, el

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.voxamericanopera.org/application Additional official rules/information URL: https://www.mastervoices.org/events/vox2027/ Organizer: A collaboration of American Composers Orchestra, Beth Morrison Projects, Manhattan School of Music, Mannes School of Music, MasterVoices, The Metropolitan Opera and Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC). Deadline: 1 August 2026. The official application page states that applications opened on 15

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.consperimerulo.it/masterclass-internazionale-di-composizione/ Organizer: Conservatorio A. Peri - C. Merulo di Reggio Emilia e Castelnovo ne' Monti. Deadline: 1 August 2026 at 23:59 UTC+2 for active-participant selection. Entry fee / cost: EUR 350 for active participants. Auditor participation costs EUR 50. Students of the Reggio Emilia Conservatory may audit free of charge upon presenting proof of enrollment. Eligibility: For co

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.conservatorioperugia.it/bando-internazionale-segnali-2026/ Organizer: Conservatorio di Musica "Francesco Morlacchi" di Perugia, with GRA Ambiente. Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 23:59 CET. Entry fee / cost: EUR 15 application fee. Eligibility: Open without restrictions of age, nationality or aesthetic orientation. Opportunity / work requirements: The Fixed Media category accepts prerecorded audio or audiovisual works. The Live Electr

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://iam.pl/pl/nowy-program-iam-cocompose-dla-mlodych-kompozytorek-i-kompozytorow-nabor-juz-otwarty Organizer: Instytut Adama Mickiewicza / Adam Mickiewicz Institute (IAM). Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Entry fee / cost: The official call page reviewed does not state an application fee. Eligibility: Open to Polish composers up to 35 years of age. Four composers will be selected for the 2026-2027 programme. Opportunity / work requ

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://europasinfonie.eu/call-for-compositions/ Additional official rules/information URL: https://europasinfonie.eu/files/Europasinfonie_CompositionCompetition_Call.pdf Organizer: The Europasinfonie consortium, connecting orchestras and choirs in 12 European countries. Deadline: 31 July 2026 at 23:00 CEST. Entry fee / cost: No entry fee. Eligibility: Open to individual composers aged 18 or older who are legal residents of a Creative Europ

Deadline: 1 August 2026, 23:59 GMT Open to classical, contemporary classical, experimental, electroacoustic, and related art-music works. All nationalities and ages are welcome. Instrumentation and duration are free. Solo, chamber, choral, concerto, orchestral, electroacoustic, and non-traditionally notated works may be submitted. PDF score submission; recording optional. Application fee: 5,000 JPY Grand Prix: 100,000 JPY The previous edition received 302 applications from 36

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://noiaharpfest.gal/premio-de-composicion Additional official rules/information URL: https://noiaharpfest.gal/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Rules-English-V.pdf Organizer: Noia Harp Fest. Deadline: 23 December 2026 at 23:59 CET. Entry fee / cost: The official rules reviewed do not state an entry fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of all nationalities, with no age limit. Each applicant may submit one work. Opportunity / work requirements:

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.esmuc.cat/en/actividades/prizes/joan-guinjoan-international-prize-for-young-composers/ Organizer: Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (ESMUC). Deadline: 1 December 2026. Entry fee / cost: The official page reviewed does not state an application fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of every nationality who are no older than 35 on 31 December 2026. Previous winners of the prize may not apply again. Each participant may submit up

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://artmintaka.com/konkurs-kompozytorski/ Organizer: Fundacja Polskiej Muzyki Kameralnej ART MINTAKA, under the honorary patronage of the Polish Composers’ Union. Deadline: 4 November 2026. Entry fee / cost: The official competition page reviewed does not state an entry fee. Eligibility: Open to Polish composers who hold Polish citizenship or a Polish Card and were born on or after 1 January 1996. Opportunity / work requirements: The co

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.tempus-konnex.com/ Organizer: Ensemble Tempus Konnex. Deadline: 15 October 2026. Entry fee / cost: €25 application fee. The official call states that no additional costs will be charged beyond this fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of all ages and nationalities. Opportunity / work requirements: The call accepts contemporary works for solo instrument through septet, using flute, clarinet, piano, and strings. Works must last no

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.shcmusic.edu.cn/2026/0407/c1609a60900/page.htm Organizer: Shanghai Conservatory of Music, hosted by its Composition and Conducting Department. Deadline: 5:00 p.m. on Friday 9 October 2026. Entry fee / cost: No application fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of all nationalities and regions who are under 40, meaning born on or after 1 January 1986. Each composer may submit one work. Opportunity / work requirements: The submitted

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.oek.jp/news/wayo2026 Organizer: Ishikawa Orchestra Foundation / Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa (OEK). Deadline: Applications must arrive during the official submission period from 1 September to 18 September 2026. Entry fee / cost: The official call page reviewed does not state an application fee. Eligibility: Applicants must be 40 years old or younger on the performance date and must be studying composition. Opportunity / work req

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://triesteflute.it/en/1st-international-composition-competition-for-flute-ensemble-leonardo-de-lorenzo/ Additional official rules/information URL: https://www.musicalchairs.info/pdf/cp/6214 Organizer: Trieste Flute Association. Deadline: 15 September 2026. Entry fee / cost: €50 for each submitted work. Eligibility: Open to composers of all nationalities, with no age restriction. The submitted work must be unpublished and must not previ

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://zaiks.org.pl/en/konkursy/mkk Additional official rules/information URL: https://app.zaiks.org.pl//media/iogjqwxg/rules-of-the-4th-mieczys%C5%82aw-kar%C5%82owicz-international-composers-competition.pdf Organizer: Society of Authors ZAiKS, with the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin as co-organizer. Deadline: 31 August 2026 at 23:59. Entry fee / cost: No entry fee. Eligibility: Open to composers of all nationalities and any

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://www.cmc.ie/opportunities/open-call-cmcdmarc-sonic-arts-residency-20262027 Organizer: Contemporary Music Centre Ireland and the Digital Media and Arts Research Centre (DMARC), University of Limerick. Deadline: 11:00 a.m. IST on 5 August 2026. Late applications will not be accepted. Entry fee / cost: The official page reviewed does not state an application fee or participation fee. Eligibility: Open to Irish and international composer

Official call/opportunity page URL: https://ecovoiceproject.org/ecovp-events/birds-in-plight-call-for-scores Additional official rules/information URL: https://ecovoiceproject.org/2026-27-season Organizer: The EcoVoice Project. Deadline: The official event page lists the call through 1 August 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The page does not state a time zone. Entry fee / cost: The official 2026 call page reviewed does not state an entry fee. Eligibility: The official 2026 call page review