Enter Harmonium's Twelfth Annual Choral Composition Contest!
 
Official guidelines and text choices for the 2008-2009 Choral Composition Contest can be viewed below, along with registration and sponsor forms.
The Grand Prize is $1000, with a Runner-Up Prize of $250. Additionally, the adult sponsors of the winning students will receive $100 and $50 for the Grand Prize Winner and Runner-Up respectively. Questions, comments and suggestions may be sent to the contest coordinator.
Here are the official guidelines for the 2009 contest. Please heed all requirements and deadlines, as non-conformant entries will not be accepted. The registration form must be complete and postmarked by February 10, 2009, and the sponsor form and manuscript must be complete and postmarked by March 10, 2009.
All entries must set one of three provided texts; no exceptions will be made. The permitted text choices are here. Here is a list of some internet resources for student composers, including information relevant to those new to writing for choral ensembles.
Here are some valuable tips from our judges! Still undecided?  Read what some of our former winners have written about their experience:
Brian Driscoll, our first Grand Prize winner Kevin Clark, 2003 Grand Prize winner

Results from previous contests: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007.
Where are the winners now?


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