| 1. | Auros Group for New Music | | | Duos and trios taken from a set instrumentation. Open to all composers. $20/30 entry fee (depending on date of submission). Winning work receives cash award and performance. All works considered for future programming. www.auros.com |
| 3. | " | | | Works for specified genre, changes each year. Open to composer of all nationalities who are under age 41. Anonymous entry. Work may not have been previously performed. Three winning works will receive cash award, performance in Italy. www.concorso2agosto.it |
| 4. | " | | | Chamber works within a given instrumentation. Open to all composers. Unpublished works only, may have been performed. Max. duration 8 minutes. Separate category for electro-acoustic, analogical, and digital music. www.nauta.it |
| 5. | masterprize: international composing competition | | | Orchestral works. Open to all composers. Competition held every two years. Grand prize: £30,000. Only one entry per composer per year. Entered work may not have won another prize. www.masterprize.com |
| 6. | Michele Pittaluga International Classical Guitar Competition | | | Various small chamber settings including guitar. Open to all composers. Multiple submissions OK. Anonymous entry. Entry fee per work. Three winners receive cash award and publication of the winning work by Berbèn s.r.l. - Edizioni musicali. www.pittaluga.org |
| 7. | The William Lincer Foundation | | | Specific chamber settings that include viola, changes every year. 10-12 minute duration. Open to all composers. Work may not have been previously performed in public. Anonymous entry, cash award. www.lincer.org |
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