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SoundChain International Composition Competition

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The SoundChain International Composition Competition is a one-round composition competition for composers under the age of 40 for new multi-channel and stereo electroacoustic compositions. The competition is held every two years.

The aim of the competition is to encourage the creation and creation of new innovative accusmatic compositions and to inspire young domestic and international composers by creating related professional publications reflecting newly created works and their technical and aesthetic character, and by continuously exploring this dynamically developing compositional field.

Compositions submitted to the competition must be between 7 and 20 minutes in length, must not have been previously published, premiered or commissioned, and are then judged anonymously.

Jury of the competition

To be announced

History

The SoundChain songwriting competition, which debuted on the international music scene this year, has unveiled its first winners. 46 composers from around the world entered the competition.

 

The jury, consisting of six renowned musicians – Trevor Wishart (UK), Dan Dlouhý (CZ), Michal Indrák (CZ), Jan Kavan (CZ), Edgar Mojdl and jury chairman Otto Wanke (CZ) – finally selected the winning compositions:

  • First prize: Changes – Marek Krajňák (Slovakia)
  • Second Prize: Brompton & Braeswood – Timothy Roy (USA)
  • Special prize: hum, haw – Youngjae Cho (South Korea)
  • Honorable Mention: A Midspring Night’s Dream in the Garden – Huixin Xue (China)
  • Honorable mention: Dyptich – Stefano De Stefano (Italy)
  • Honorable mention: Morphaime – Valentin Sismann (France)

Documents

Organizational Commission

Statute of the competition