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Prizes:
- The winning composer will receive a prize of $1,000 as a commission to write a new piece, which will be premiered in New York City by loadbang in the Spring of 2026 or later.
- Tuition free participation and workshops with loadbang at the Longy School of Music’s Divergent Studio from June 11-25, 2025 in Cambridge, MA. The winner is not required to participate in this festival.
Composers Must submit:
- A work of chamber music written in 2020 or later for 2-7 players and/or singers, with or without electronics. It is recommended that the submitted work includes bass clarinet, trombone, trumpet, and/or male voice (though not required).
- Links to a score and recording is required (MIDI realizations are accepted)
Rules and regulations:
- There is NO FEE for participating in this competition.
- The deadline for submission is March 1, 2025.
Application:
Past Winners:
2024:
First Prizes: Golnaz Shariatzadeh and Gabriel Bolaños
Runners-up: Peter Kramer and Arda Bayram
2023:
First Prize: Jonah Haven
Runners-up: Victoria Cheah, Daniel Fawcett, and Benjamin Zervigon
2022:
First Prize: Baldwin Giang
Runners-up: Mu-Xuan Lin, Jon Yu, and Ben Richter
2021:
First Prize: Daniel Sabzghabaei
Runner-ups: Cenk Ergün and Francisco del Pino
Honorable Mentions: Joel Kirk and Nicholas Tran
2020:
First Prize: Max Vinetz
Runner-up: Yotam Haber
Honorable Mentions: Darcy Copland and Udi Perlman
2019:
First Prize: Ben Davis
Runners-up: Chin Ting Chan and Andrew Rodriguez
2018:
First Prize: Cristina Lord
Runners-up: Oren Boneh and Yoshiaki Onishi
2017:
First Prize: Andrew Harlan
Runner-up: Anne Hege
Honorable Mentions: Daniel Bayot and Ian Power
2016:
First Prize: Ioannis Angelakis
Runner-up: Vicente Atria
Honorable Mentions: Eli Greenhoe and William Dougherty
2015:
First Prize: David Bird
Runner-up: Aaron Einbond
Honorable Mentions: Bernardo Barros and Per Bloland
2014:
First Prize: Chris Fisher-Lochhead
Honorable Mentions: Scott Lee, Yotam Haber, Heather Stebbins, and Adam Zahller
2013:
First Prize:Evan Johnson
Honorable Mentions: Ray Evanoff and Joan Arnau Pamies
2012:
First Prize: David Brynjar Franzson
2011:
First Prize: Gary Philo
First Prizes: Golnaz Shariatzadeh and Gabriel Bolaños
Runners-up: Peter Kramer and Arda Bayram
2023:
First Prize: Jonah Haven
Runners-up: Victoria Cheah, Daniel Fawcett, and Benjamin Zervigon
2022:
First Prize: Baldwin Giang
Runners-up: Mu-Xuan Lin, Jon Yu, and Ben Richter
2021:
First Prize: Daniel Sabzghabaei
Runner-ups: Cenk Ergün and Francisco del Pino
Honorable Mentions: Joel Kirk and Nicholas Tran
2020:
First Prize: Max Vinetz
Runner-up: Yotam Haber
Honorable Mentions: Darcy Copland and Udi Perlman
2019:
First Prize: Ben Davis
Runners-up: Chin Ting Chan and Andrew Rodriguez
2018:
First Prize: Cristina Lord
Runners-up: Oren Boneh and Yoshiaki Onishi
2017:
First Prize: Andrew Harlan
Runner-up: Anne Hege
Honorable Mentions: Daniel Bayot and Ian Power
2016:
First Prize: Ioannis Angelakis
Runner-up: Vicente Atria
Honorable Mentions: Eli Greenhoe and William Dougherty
2015:
First Prize: David Bird
Runner-up: Aaron Einbond
Honorable Mentions: Bernardo Barros and Per Bloland
2014:
First Prize: Chris Fisher-Lochhead
Honorable Mentions: Scott Lee, Yotam Haber, Heather Stebbins, and Adam Zahller
2013:
First Prize:Evan Johnson
Honorable Mentions: Ray Evanoff and Joan Arnau Pamies
2012:
First Prize: David Brynjar Franzson
2011:
First Prize: Gary Philo