Timeline

Submission period

Mon Jan 27 at 05AM UTC

End of submission period

Wed Apr 30 at 11PM UTC

Results date

Mon Jun 16 at 04PM UTC

Entry or Course Fee

Registration fee 50 €
The Ensemble Serenissima Association of Sacile (Pordenone, Italy), in collaboration with the Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Publishing House, announces the tenth edition of the international symphonic composition competition «INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION PRIZE – SEM 2025». The awarded composition will be performed by the Orchestra of the XXIX FVG International Music Meeting during the final concert to be held in July 2025 and will be published by the Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia Publishing House.

The competition is open to musicians of all nationalities and without age limits.

Compositions must be for symphony orchestra without soloists, unpublished, not awarded, not performed in public, not broadcast online, broadcast on radio/television or recorded for commercial use.

The maximum planned ensemble includes:
2 flutes (one also piccolo), 2 oboes (one also English horn), 2 clarinets (one also bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (one also contrabassoon), 2 horns, 2 trumpets, timpani, piano, and strings (violins I and II, violas, cellos and double basses)

The duration of the composition must be between 4 and 8 minutes.

The winner of the competition will be awarded a prize of € 2,500, live performance publication by the Pizzicato Verlag Helvetia publishing house.

The registration fee is €50.00.

Details are available at web pages:
https://www.internationalcompositionprize.it/english/competition-rules/