CALL FOR SCORES

High School Composers

The Portland Symphonic Choir invites high school composers to submit scores for its first ever youth call for scores

Submission Requirements:

• Applicants must be high-schoolers or recent high-school graduates – i.e., you must have completed either Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, or Senior year at the end of 2024. 

• Your composition should have at least three voice parts (ex. SAB)

• Your composition should be at least three minutes long and no more than ten minutes

• If there are instruments, please make a piano reduction. 

Singers for the event will include the Portland Symphonic Choir membership, students from the Portland metro area, PSC alumni, and community members.

Prizes:

The three youth composers selected to participate in the Summer Sings New Works reading session will each receive a $200 stipend and coaching from a choral mentor. 

One composition of the three will be chosen for performance on Portland Symphonic Choir’s Wintersong 2024 concert. Please note that Wintersong is a choral concert with piano only.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Complete the submission form at this link:  https://e6riyz0m0ol.typeform.com/to/SsVa78VN

Composers must be able to upload a PDF of the score. SUBMISSIONS CLOSE ON June 1st 2024.

Resources:

We hope to inspire high school musicians to start learning to compose. Check out our Resources Page here to find composition resources to help you write your piece.