CCPA Music Composition Faculty invite high school aged composers to submit to the 2019-2020 Young Composer Competition. Deadline to submit is January 21st, 2020. Submission guidelines include:

– Students must be between the ages 14-18 years old and enrolled in a high school (or home-schooled). Students from outside Chicago area may apply if they so wish; however, they will not be compensated for travel or hotel should their work be chosen for an award. All winners are required to attend the April 29, 2020 Student Composition Recital in order to collect their prize money.

– Each student may submit one piece for consideration. Previously awarded pieces in this competition cannot be re-entered.

– The piece can be any duration up to 6 minutes.

– The piece can have up to four performers (maximum). You may use from the following instrumentation: flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba, violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, percussion, and voice.

For more information, visit www.roosevelt.edu.