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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2025 Composer Workshop Registrations
We are delighted to announce the call for participants for the 44th CANZ Composers Workshop, taking place in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland from 2–5 September 2025. Registrations open Sunday 27 April at 7pm and close Monday 12 May at 11.59pm, or earlier if places fill.
CANZ Conference: Call for papers
“Composing the Present: Practices, Frictions, Futures” Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 September 2025 School of Music, University of Auckland, Tāmaki Makaurau
