The National Academy of Music is pleased to announce a call for submissions for the ‘International Music Prize for Excellence in Composition 2010’, an international competition for composers of all ages and nationalities. Each entry consists of an original composition, an audio file of the composition, an entry form and an entry fee. The Academy’s artistic committee, a team of composers, performers, theorists and musicologists, will evaluate all submissions and select the winning entries. All entries must be received by us no later than September 3, 2010. Entrants may submit as many entries as they wish, but each entry constitutes a separate submission and requires its own original composition, audio file, entry form and entry fee. By submitting an entry into the competition, the entrant is agreeing to let the Academy post the composition on this website for general public listening or viewing purposes.

The goal of this competition is to stimulate composers of all ages and nationalities to write new, high-quality music for educational purposes and motivate highly talented composers to persist in building a career in composition by rewarding them with recognition and honour. Selected compositions will be considered for performance at a Gala Concert on November 27, 2010 at 7:30 PM (EET), at the Public Theater of Sykies in Thessaloniki, Greece. The sealed inner envelopes containing the composers’ personal data will be opened in front of the audience and the names of the finalists and winners will be announced publicly.