19th international composer's competition
MUSICA SACRA NOVA 2023
under honorary patronage of
INTERNATIONAL COMPOSER'S COMPETITION
MUSICA SACRA NOVA
COMPOSER'S COMPETITION
under honorary patronage of
MUSICA SACRA NOVA
INTERNATIONAL COMPOSER'S COMPETITION
RULES 2023
1. The competition is open to composers of any nationality.
2. Age limit: up to 35 years old (on 15 January 2023).
3. More than one score per composer is permitted (maximum three compositions per category).
4. Submitted compositions must be unpublished, should not have been performed in public previously and should not have been awarded a prize at any other competition.
5. Applicants can submit compositions to one or both of the categories below:
Category A:
A composition for unaccompanied mixed choir (up to a maximum of 16 voices) to a latin Christian text.
Category B:
A liturgical composition for mixed choir (4 to 6 voices) with organ ad lib. to a Latin liturgical text.
6. Duration of the composition: 3 – 8 minutes.
7. The organizers reserve the rights for the first performance of the prize-winning compositions.
The following prizes will be awarded:
Category A- work for choir
1st Prize: 2.500 Euro First performance in Gdańsk (Poland) by the Polski Chór Kameralny directed by Jan Łukaszewski, further performances: in Cambridge by “The Choir of Trinity College” directed by Stephen Layton, in Vilnius by the Municipal Choir “Jauna Muzika” directed by Vaclovas Augustinas.
2nd Prize: 2.000 Euro First performance in Gdańsk (Poland) by the Polski Chór Kameralny directed by Jan Łukaszewski, further performance in Vilnius by the Municipal Choir “Jauna Muzika” directed by Vaclovas Augustinas.
3rd Prize: 1.000 Euro First performance in Gdańsk (Poland) by the Polski Chór Kameralny directed by Jan Łukaszewski, further performance in Vilnius by the Municipal Choir “Jauna Muzika” directed by Vaclovas Augustinas.
1.000 Euro Special Prize of General Consul of Republic of Poland for the best Polish composer
Category B- Liturgical piece for choir and organ
1st Prize: 2.000 Euro First performance during the „Musica Sacra Nova” Festival in Brauweiler (Germany).
2nd Prize: 1.500 Euro First performance during the „Musica Sacra Nova” Festival in Brauweiler (Germany).
3rd Prize: 1.000 Euro First performance during the „Musica Sacra Nova” Festival in Brauweiler (Germany).
Additional Prize
One prize winner will be invited by the University for Catholic Church Music and Musical Education, Regensburg (Hochschule für katholische Kirchenmusik und Musikpädagogik, Regensburg), to a Masterclass of Composition for Choirs. In case of ex-aequo, the prize will be split in two parts. The Jury reserves the right not to award a prize. The decision of the Jury is final.
1. The score should be submitted anonymously and marked with a letter emblem online as pdf file.
2. Another file marked with the same letter emblem should also be attached containing the following information:
a) composer’s full name
b) date and place of birth
c) nationality
d) address, telephone and e-mail address
e) title of the composition
3. The sealed envelope marked with the letter emblem must also enclose the following signed and dated declaration:
“I declare that this composition submitted to the Musica Sacra Nova 2023 competition has hitherto neither been published nor performed before a public audience nor awarded a prize in any other competition.”
4. The entries may be sent online: https://form.jotform.com/theconductor/musicasacranova
The deadline for submission of scores is 15 January 2023.
30 € for each composition submitted.The fee of 30 € can be paid by credit/debit card via PayPal at www.musicasacranova.com or www.competition.waw.pl
A copy of the payment receipt must be enclosed with the submitted score. Cheques cannot be accepted. The entry fee is not refundable.
Final Provisions:
1. By participating in the Competition you accept the terms and conditions above.
2. Compositions not meeting the requirements stated in the above terms and conditions will not be admitted to the Competition.
3. Contentious cases will be resolved based on the English version of the terms and conditions of the Competition.
4. The submitted scores will become the property of the organizer and will not be returned
A copy of the payment receipt must be enclosed with the submitted score. Cheques cannot be accepted. The entry fee is not refundable.
Final Provisions:
1. By participating in the Competition you accept the terms and conditions above.
2. Compositions not meeting the requirements stated in the above terms and conditions will not be admitted to the Competition.
3. Contentious cases will be resolved based on the English version of the terms and conditions of the Competition.
4. The submitted scores will become the property of the organizer and will not be returned
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JURY MEMBERS 2023
HONORARY PRESIDENT OF JURY – Professor Marian Borkowski
Boris Alvarado (Chile); Andrea Angelini (Italy); Vaclovas Augustinas (Lithuania); Irina Bogdanovitch (Russia); Vincenzo da Gregorio (Italy); Rihards Dubra (Latvia); Thierry Escaich (France); Eriks Esenvalds (Latvia); Johannes Geffert (Germany); Stephen Layton (United Kingdom); Jaakko Maentyjaervi (Finland); Richard Mailander (Germany); Walter Marzilli (Italy); Chifuru Matsubara (Japan); Vytautas Miŝkinis (Lithuania); Thomas Müller (Germany); Ivar Munk (Denmark); Silvano Presciuttini (Italy); Enjott Schneider (Germany); Michael Utz (Germany); Volker Wangenheim † (Germany); Paul Wingfield (United Kingdom)
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Andrzej Banasiewicz (Poland); Augustyn Bloch † (Poland); Marian Borkowski (Poland); Sławomir S. Czarnecki (Poland); Marek Jasiński † (Poland); Aleksander Kościów (Poland); Bartosz Kowalski (Poland); Jan Łukaszewski (Poland); Paweł Łukaszewski (Poland); Stanisław Moryto † (Poland); Edward Pałłasz † (Poland); Maria Pokrzywińska (Poland); Marian Sawa † (Poland); Kazimierz Szymonik (Poland); Jan Węcowski (Poland); Maciej Zieliński (Poland); Ryszard Zimak (Poland)
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WINNERS 2023
The jury of the 19th international composer’s competition Musica Sacra Nova 2023 met in Rome, Italy, on February 10th. In total, 34 competitions were submitted from the following countries: Austria, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland, Slovenia, Spain, USA.
The Jury composed of: Pawel Łukaszewski, President (Poland), Andrea Angelini (Italy), Vaclovas Augustinas (Lithuania), Vincenzo de Gregorio (Vatican), Stephen Layton (England), Jan Łukaszewski (Poland), Enjott Schneider (Germany) decided to award the following prizes:
CATEGORY A
mixed choir a cappella
I prize: Paweł Konkol (Poland) Exsultet gaudio, 2500 €.
II prize: Christopher Enloe (USA) Gloria patri, 2000 €.
III prize: Andrej Cerne (Slovenia) O sacrum convivium 1000 €.
First performance in Gdańsk (Poland) by the Polski Chór Kameralny directed by Jan Łukaszewski, further performance in Vilnius by the Municipal Choir “Jauna Muzika” directed by Vaclovas Augustinas.
CATEGORY B
liturgical composition for mixed choir and organ
I prize: Aleksander Jan Szopa (Poland) Gloria from Missa Papae Benedicti XVI, 2000 €.
II prize: Paweł Konkol (Poland) for Tantum ergo sacramentum, 1500 €.
III prize: Aleksander Jan Szopa (Poland) for Missa Brevis 1000 €.
First performance during the „Musica Sacra Nova” Festival in Brauweiler (Germany).
Special Prize of The Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Cologne for the best Polish composer in the amount of 1.000 € went to Aleksander Jan Szopa.
WINNERS 1996-2022
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Artur Słotwiński – SEVEN LAST WORDS OF CHRIST
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