2021 Commission Competition for Solo Organ

Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University will host a first-ever commission competition for a new work for solo organ in March 2021. This competition is an outgrowth of the Composing for the Organ project created by Anne Laver and Natalie Draper, faculty members in the Setnor School of Music.

Award:
$1500 for a new solo organ work. World premiere performance on the Music and Message series in Hendricks Chapel in the Fall of 2021. This performance will be recorded. Invitation to introduce the work at world premiere; travel expenses to attend world premiere will be covered by Hendricks Chapel.

Commission:
Composers will submit an unpublished, completed work for solo organ. The piece should be between five and ten minutes in duration.

Deadline:
All application materials must be received on or before March 15, 2021.
The competition winner will be announced no later than May 15, 2021.

Eligibility:
Composers of all ages and nationalities are encouraged to enter. Preference will be given to emerging composers.

 

Deadline 15 March 2021

Website hendricks.syr.edu