四川音乐学院作曲系

国际当代音乐协会（ISCM）成都分会

西南音乐研究中心作曲技术研究所

中华传统音乐创新创作中心   

New Talent•New Idea

New Composition•New Music

◆Sponsored by Sichuan Conservatory of Music
◆Organized by Composition Department of Sichuan Conservatory of Music

ISCM-Chengdu section

Southwest China Music Research Center-Research Institute of Compositional Technique

Chinese Traditional Music Innovation and Creation Center

◆Chairmen of the Organizing Committee

Wen Yunying  Wen Feng

◆Chairman of the Jury

Jo Kondo (Japan)

◆Requirements and information

The competition of this year is for chamber music. The works to be selected for the final round will be performed by Ensemble Nomad from Tokyo at early November 2023 in Chengdu, China.

The instrumentation is as follows:

Flute (Piccolo/Alto Flute), Clarinet (B-flat/A, Bass Clarinet), Violin (2), Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Piano. (In addition, entries should NOT contain the prepared piano or other techniques that may potentially harms the piano strings.)

The composition should be written for 1-8 instruments in any combination of above. Work that involves electroacoustic, electronic, or vocal will NOT be accepted. Performers that use human voices as part of the sound effect are exempt from this restriction.
The duration of the piece should be within 8-12 minutes.

Finalists will be invited to Chengdu to attend the final premiere concert in November. The organizer will provide accommodation for the composers for three days (two nights). However, due to consideration of location differences, the traveling expense will be on your own. Finalists are required to provide the parts of their works for rehearsal before the specified time, if late, they will be considered as abandoned.

Qualifications

1. All students. (No limitation on nationality, region, and age).
2. The composition could be written in any style. It also needs to be composed in the last three years.
3. The composition must be unpublished and must not have been awarded in any other contest prizes.
4. Each candidate can submit only one piece for the competition and cannot applies with other’s name.

◆How to enter

Each candidate should submit a full score，a filled entry form, and electronic copies of the ID and Student ID.

The score should be converted to a single PDF file, named as “application’s name + composition title”.

The score (pdf) and other application materials should be delivered by email to the Competition Organizing Committee before the deadline. The date of the composition should be marked on the score.

This competition is anonymous. The candidate’s name or any other non-musical notes cannot be shown anywhere on the score, otherwise, the candidate cannot enter for the selecting procedure.

Please send your score to both emails. The email address is sunriverprize@qq.com and  sunriverprize@outlook.com

We recommend the candidate submit a recording along with the composition (in mp3 format), but the audio file is not required for application.

◆ Contact
Coordinator：Dr. JING Qi

E-mail (Preferred): sunriverprize@qq.com

Alternative E-mail: sunriverprize@outlook.com

WeChat (Preferred)：rexjojo0414

Organizing Committee Office

Mr. GOU Yong,

Tel & Fax +86-28-8543 0253

Deadline: Sep. 15^th, 2023
（Entries must be received before Sep. 15^th, 11:59 pm, Beijing Time via email）

◆Entry form download and competition information:

http://www.sccm.cn/templates/cy/sunriver/index.html

http://www.iscm.org

◆Award and Prizes
1^st Prize (1): RMB ￥15,000 (pre-tax) and the certificate.
2^nd Prize (2): RMB ￥10,000 (pre-tax) and the certificate.
3^rd Prize (3): RMB ￥5,000 (pre-tax) and the certificate.

Honorable Mention (several): the certificate.

The juries have the right to decide the prizes and the number of the vacant winners, and the jury's decision is final.

All finalists will receive a copy of the live recording provided by the organizer after the competition.  

◆Additional Directions

1. During the selection of the competition, any prize-winning composition could be published and played permanently and freely by the sponsors.
2. The entry form is enclosed, please fill it carefully and submit it with other application materials.

http://www.sccm.cn/templates/cy/sunriver/index.html