The Royal Northern College of Music has announced that it is invited composers to submit works for the 2016 John Golland Award.

Works

Composers aged 18 — 30, are invited to submit new, or previously unperformed works for A4 Brass Quartet (cornet, tenor horn, baritone, euphonium), to be given workshop performances on Saturday 30th January 2016 at the RNCM in Manchester, as part of the RNCM Brass Band Festival.

Selected works should be a maximum of 8 minutes in duration, and up to four works will be selected, depending on length and complexity.

£500/

The selection panel will also select one composer as the recipient of the third John Golland Award. This will take the form of a £500 sum and an invitation to write a short work for brass band to be performed at a future Festival.

Composers aged 18 — 30, are invited to submit new, or previously unperformed works for A4 Brass Quartet4BR

More information

For more information on the ensemble you will be writing for, please visit A4 Brass Quartet's website: a4brassquartet.co.uk

To request an application pack, or for further information, please contact Matt Whitham, RNCM Festivals Co-ordinator: matt.whitham@rncm.ac.uk

Deadline: 30th November 2015
rncm.ac.uk/rncm-john-golland-award-2016/