composition guidlines

• Submissions will open from Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 19 March 2026. 

• Students should enter their chosen category with a recording of the composition (either of someone playing it or from score writing software) and a score/commentary.

• Recordings should be in mp3 format and the score/commentary in PDF format.

• Entries should be no longer than 4 minutes. If an entry exceeds 4 minutes, only the first 4 minutes will be judged.

• Each student should submit one original composition through the form linked below.

composition categories

submission

Submissions will open from Monday 2 February 2026 – Thursday 19 March 2026. A link will be published here in due course.

While you are waiting for submissions to open, you can look at the winners from 2024 for inspiration!