Prize: £1000: Possible publishing contract: first performance during 2023 Three Choir Festival in Gloucester Cathedral
1. Young composers are invited to submit an accompanied (organ) or unaccompanied choral composition suitable to be sung as an Introit or anthem.
2. The composition should be of up to 5 minutes in length.
3. The composition should have been specifically created for the 2023 Sanders Society Competition and
should not have been performed in public. Contravention of this rule may lead to disqualification.
4. The competition is open to composers under the age of 30 years on 24th March 2023.
5. Each composer may submit only one entry.
6. Scoring: SATB choir with optional organ accompaniment.
7. If unaccompanied, all scores must include a piano reduction below each system.
8. The required text for the 2023 composition is taken from Psalm 33:
Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous :
For it becometh well the just to be thankful. Praise the Lord with harp :
Sing praises unto Him with the lute
And instrument of ten strings.
Sing unto the Lord a new song :
Sing praises lustily unto Him with a good courage.
For complete instructions and application form: www.sanderssociety.org.uk
Deadline 24 March 2023
Website sanderssociety.org.uk
