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LunARt Festival 2023

CALL FOR SCORES 2025
SEPT 1 - NOV 1, 2024

International competition open to women composers of all ages and nationalities!

LunART is excited to announce the 2025 annual Call for Scores, open to women composers of all ages and nationalities. While LunART celebrates women artists both past and present, we place a special value and priority on programming works by contemporary and living composers...that's you!

 

Submit your work(s), join the network of like-minded creatives, and enjoy excellent music making all while celebrating women's creativity in the arts. We look forward to hearing your music!

I feel so grateful and lucky to have had the opportunity to experience the incredible LunArt Festival twice now, both times coming away feeling hugely inspired and invigorated. First, as a composer on the annual Composer Hub, and secondly having a work performed as part of the Call for Scores in the Gala Concert. This is a very special festival that brings together some incredible performers, and showcases wonderful new music. It is also a festival that truly celebrates diversity; not only of background and identify, but also in terms of musical genre and style. I am so grateful for my connection with this special event."

Claire Cope

2024 Call for Scores winner

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Winning composers will receive:

  • A cash prize of $300​

  • Performance of composition at the Gala Concert (LunART Festival 2025: May 27- June 1)

  • Professional live audio & video recording of composition

  • If the winning piece has never been commercially recorded, it will be added to our annual festival album

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If able to attend the festival, composers will receive:

  • Free housing

  • Free entry into all festival events

  • Collaborative rehearsal time with festival performers

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Application Guidelines

Eligibility:

  • Open to all all women composers, transgender and ciswomen

  • No age limit

  • Composers/performers will be considered​

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Submitted works should be:

  • Under 15 minutes in length

  • Single or multi-movement work. In the case of multi-movement works, we reserve the right to play selections

  • Scored for one to six performers; available instruments, voice types, and ensembles are listed below

  • Written no earlier than January 1, 2020

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Submissions must include:

  • Submission Fee : $20. Please use the following link to complete the payment prior to starting your application: PAYPAL APPLICATION FEE. PayPal Transaction ID Number is needed to complete the submission. This can be found on your email receipt from PayPal (up to 17 characters long)

  • PDF of score (please upload a PDF with the file name formatted as compositiontitle.pdf)

  • Audio recording of the submitted piece (acceptable formats include .mp3, .aif, and .wav. )

  • Program notes (200 words or less)

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Incomplete submissions will not be considered.

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Submission Guidelines

  • All materials must be submitted no later than November 1, 2024, 11:59pm (Central Time)

  • Late submissions will not be accepted

  • All submitted fees are non-refundable

  • Files must be uploaded through the New Music Engine website during the submission period - Application Page

  • Applicants may submit multiple scores, but must complete a separate application for each submission

  • Up to three compositions will be selected. We reserve the right to not program any compositions​

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Instruments available

Strings

  • String quartet

  • Violin

  • Viola

  • Cello

  • Bass
     

Woodwinds

  • Wind quintet

  • Flute (piccolo, alto, bass)

  • Clarinet (bass, B flat, E flat)

  • Oboe (English horn, oboe d’amore)

  • Bassoon

  • Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
     

Brass

  • Brass quintet

  • Trumpet

  • French horn

  • Euphonium

  • Trombone

  • Tuba
     

Harp

 

Voice
Any voice type, as a solo vocal part or a member of an ensemble.

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Piano

If your work includes prepared piano, please contact us before submitting.
 

Percussion

If your work includes percussion, please contact us about intended instrumentation. Percussion instruments available for the festival are limited.

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Questions?

Contact our Artistic Director Dr. Iva Ugrcic: iva@lunartfestival.org

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