15 October 2025
International Festival of Sacred Music
The winning work will be performed by the Ensemble Graindelavoix at FIMS Fribourg 2026. The winning composer will also be awarded a cash prize of CHF 10,000; the runner-up will receive CHF 2,000.
The FIMS International Composition Competition dates back to 1985. Its aim is to encourage the creation of original works inspired by sacred texts or themes. For the 15th competition, composers may submit, by 15 October 2025, an original work written exclusively for 8 voices (2 sopranos, 1 alto, 3 tenors, 1 baritone, and 1 bass) and two natural French horns (from around 1820), in the horn’s different keys (low B flat, C, D, E flat, E, F, G, A flat, A, high B flat and high C) and played using the hand-stopping technique.
The winning work will be performed by the Ensemble Graindelavoix at FIMS Fribourg 2026. The winning composer will also be awarded a cash prize of CHF 10,000; the runner-up will receive CHF 2,000.
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Registration open!
Registration is now open for the 2025 CANZ Composers Conference, “Composing the Present: Practices, Frictions, Futures”.
CANZ Conference: call for scores/works
We now welcome submissions of scores or work proposals for the Conference concert. CANZ members are invited to submit an existing work or a new 'microscore' for consideration for the Conference concert.
