Music Competitions

Reno Pops Orchestra — Composer’s Showcase Call for Scores (2026–27 season)

Deadline: August 10, 2026

SONOR Orff Composition Contest (2026)

Deadline: August 15, 2026

Florence Price International Piano Competition (University of Arkansas) — 2026

Deadline: August 15, 2026

IMSTA — IMSTA Song Competition Miami 2026 (Regional)

Deadline: August 18, 2026

Haydn Young Musician Competition UK (2026 Summer Season)

Deadline: August 21, 2026

Bartók World Competition — Composition 2026 (String Quartet)

Deadline: August 25, 2026

Bach International Music Competition UK (2026 Season 3)

Deadline: August 26, 2026

Concurso Sevilla Musica Joven 2026

Deadline: August 27, 2026

U.S. Naval Academy Band — Call for Scores 2026 (Charles A. Zimmermann Prize in Composition)

Deadline: August 31, 2026

HARPA Nordic Film Composers Award 2026 – Submit score (deadline 1 Sep)

Deadline: September 1, 2026

Angel City Chorale — Competition for Young Composers (2026 cycle)

Deadline: September 1, 2026

Premio Jóvenes Compositores 2026

Deadline: September 4, 2026

III Concurso de Composición para Banda Sinfónica de la Diputación de Castellón y la FSMCV

Deadline: September 4, 2026

International Songwriting Competition (ISC) — 2026 rules page

Deadline: September 16, 2026

London Young Musician Competition — 26/27 Season 1

Deadline: September 20, 2026

IMSTA — IMSTA Song Competition New York 2026 (Regional)

Deadline: September 22, 2026

IX Certamen de Jóvenes Cantautores y Cantautoras Ciudad de Xàtiva «MiL Descobreix 2026»

Deadline: September 30, 2026

IMSTA — IMSTA Song Competition Toronto 2026 (Regional)

Deadline: October 13, 2026

IX Premio Internacional de Composición de Música para Banda «Vila de Muro» 2026

Deadline: October 15, 2026

Leeds International Piano Competition — Applications (2027 competition)

Deadline: October 31, 2026

Arizona International Music Competition (2026 cycle)

Deadline: November 16, 2026

Great American Song Contest (2026)

Deadline: November 18, 2026

IMSTA — IMSTA Online Song Competition 2026

Deadline: November 26, 2026

Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) — Young Composers Competition

Deadline: December 9, 2026

John Lennon Songwriting Contest — 2026 Session II

Deadline: December 31, 2026

KUG Graz Composition Prize 2027 (13th edition)

Deadline: March 10, 2027

International Gustav Mahler Composition Prize (open call)

Deadline: Rolling / no deadline

Alabama Music Teachers Association (AMTA) — State Composition Competition (2026)

Deadline: Rolling / no deadline

Chorister Composition Competition 2026 (Choir Schools’ Association / David Willcocks Memorial Trust)

Deadline: Rolling / no deadline

York International Young Artists Competition 2026 (early music ensembles)

Deadline: Rolling / no deadline