Open call: Alpine Fellowship Music Prize 2024

Running under the theme, Language, this year’s award will reward the winner with a £3 000 (about $3 700) cash prize and an invitation to attend and perform at the Alpine Fellowship’s annual symposium in Tuscany, Italy, from 6 to 9 July. Additionally, there will be up to £500 offered to assist with travel expenses, as well as meals and accommodation during the symposium.

Rules

• Applicants must be aged 18 and above.
• All application materials must be in English (music/songs can be in other languages, but application materials themselves should be in English)
• Applicants must be available and willing to travel to and perform their piece live at the 2024 symposium – the venue and dates will be announced soon.

Guidance for applicants

• This prize is aimed at those who both compose and can perform new music.
• This prize rewards the creation of a new piece of music that responds to the Language theme.
• The piece can be a written song or a piece of instrumental music and can be in any genre, style or on any instrument.
• Pieces should be no more than 30 minutes in length, there is no minimum length required.
• The piece should be able to be performed live at the symposium and should be able to be performed by the winner of the prize.
• Applications from multiple writers/performers are allowed. However, the prize money will be split between the winners (for example, if you’re a writing team you can expect £1 500 each).
• Limited technical equipment or amplification is available at the venue, so an acoustic performance is preferred.

Submission requirements

• A brief summary of your music experience or CV.
• A video of yourself performing your chosen piece (don’t worry about production quality, the Alpine Fellowship wants to get a sense of your abilities and style.)
• The lyrics/sheet music or any other written supporting information.
• A brief statement about how your piece responds to the Language theme.
• A brief statement about how your work will be performed at the symposium, including the number of musicians and any technical requirements.

Interested songwriters and musicians can apply here before 1 March.

All questions regarding this award may be sent to [email protected].

View the original call here.