Current New Music Engine Opportunities
IAWM Annual Concert Call 2026
Deadline: Apr 27, 2026
Open To: IAWM Members
45th IAWM Search for New Music Competition
Deadline: May 4, 2026
Open To: IAWM members
2026 Phoenix Percussion Composition Competition
Deadline: Jul 31, 2026
Open To: everyone
NACUSA 45th Annual Young Composers’ Competition
Deadline: Aug 1, 2026
Open To: 2026 NACUSA Members, age under 32
Nancy Bloomer Deussen Young Composers Competition
Deadline: Aug 18, 2026
Open To: composers attending grades 7-12 as of spring 2026, living in the greater San Francisco Bay Area
New Music at the Library: NeoMosaic Ensemble
Deadline: Feb 29, 2028
Open To: Anyone can submit, membership required to present
Other Opportunities
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5th Petrichor International Music Competition
Deadline:
Apr 20, 2026
Open To:
Open to all composers, performers, singers, conductors, ensembles, and orchestras of any age and nationality.
Fee:
$45
Fondazione Rocca dei Bentivoglio
Deadline:
May 10, 2026
Open To:
Composers aged 18-35
Fee:
No application fee
Sioux City Symphony 2026 Composer of the Year - Call for Scores
Deadline:
May 18, 2026
Open To:
US Citizens in the early stages of their professional careers
Fee:
none
Screen Music Program – Artistic Residency for Film & Video Game Composers | Italy, August 2026
Deadline:
May 31, 2026
Fee:
none
Call for Scores: Murdock International Piano Competition
Deadline:
Jun 1, 2026
Open To:
All Composers
Fee:
$25
GCNA Carillon Composition Proposal Contest
Deadline:
Jun 16, 2026
Open To:
Everyone, except members of the Franco Committee. Composers who have written extensively for carillon will also generally not be considered and should instead enter the Franco Composition Contest; for example, composers who have had several works published by the GCNA or similar organizations, previously won a prize for an original piece of music written for carillon, etc.
Pacific Chamber Orchestra - Winning Scores (formerly Dream Americian) Workshop with Performance
Deadline:
Aug 26, 2026
Open To:
emerging composers under 40 at the time of the workshop
GCNA Carillon Composition Contest
Deadline:
Nov 1, 2026
Open To:
Everyone, except members of the Franco Committee and the 1st and 2nd prize winners of the 2025 Franco Composition Contest. We recommend composers newer to the carillon enter the Franco Carillon Composition Proposal Contest.
The New Symposium
Deadline:
Nov 20, 2026
Open To:
All
Fee:
100€/month