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Stella Jockel Young Composers Competition 2026-27
Competition opportunity. Deadline: 2027-01-08
- Type
- Award
- Organizer
- Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
- Deadline
- 8 January 2027
- Where
- Sheffield, United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £1,500 first prize, £1,000 second prize, £500 third prize; performance by Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus on 24 April 2027; free tickets to concert
- Disciplines
- composition, choral music
About this opportunity
The Stella Jockel Young Composers Competition 2026-27 invites composers aged 18–35 from South Yorkshire or with ties to the region to submit original choral works set to Kayo Chingonyi’s poem 'Postcard from Sheffield'. The winning piece will be performed at St Marie’s Cathedral in Sheffield on 24 April 2027, with prizes including £1,500 and performance rights. Submissions must be unaccompanied SATB choral works between 4–10 minutes long.
Who can apply
- Open to composers aged 18–35 who were born in, live, study, work, or were educated in South Yorkshire; previous first prize winners are ineligible.
How to apply
The application link and the full call are available to members, together with every other open opportunity ranked around your practice.
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