The John Sanders Memorial Competition for Young Composers
| The John Sanders Memorial Competition for Young Composers | |
| Summary: | Liturgical Choral Competition |
| Deadline: | 23 March 2018 |
| Date Posted: | 19 July 2017 |
| Details: |
In order to encourage the composition of music suitable for the liturgy, The Sanders Society will develop a biennial competition for young composers under the age of 30 years. The winning composition, a choral work of up to 6 minutes in length for SATB choir suitable for performance within a cathedral setting, will – if of sufficiently high quality – receive a first performance at a Choral Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral during the summer of 2018. In addition the winning composer will receive an award of £1000. The next composition competition for young composers will be judged in April 2018: • Closing date: 23rd March 2018 • Judging: April 2018 • The winning composer will be notified by email, (confirmed by letter) and details of the winning composition will be announced on 15th June 2018 on this website • First performance of the composition: Choral Evensong at Gloucester Cathedral: Summer 2018 • Judges: o Dr. Christopher Robinson o Bob Chilcott o Adrian Partington o Tim Rogers (Encore Publications) Full rules of the composition competition for young composers and an entry form may be downloaded below: • Competition Rules • Entry Form Entry forms for UK entries can be obtained by post, enclosing a stamped (93p) C5 envelope, from: The Sanders Society, 144 Tuffley Avenue, Gloucester GL1 5NS Overseas applicants please contact info@sanderssociety.org.uk. |
| Web Site: | www.sanderssociety.org.uk/Competition.aspx |
