CALL FOR SCORES 2026
SEPT 1 - OCT 15, 2025
A global competition welcoming women composers of all ages and nationalities!
LunART is excited to announce the 2026 annual Call for Scores, open to women composers of all ages and nationalities. While LunART celebrates women artists both past and present, we place a special value and priority on programming works by contemporary and living composers...that's you!
Submit your work(s), join the network of like-minded creatives, and enjoy excellent music making all while celebrating women's creativity in the arts. We look forward to hearing your music!
Thank YOU. This festival was unforgettable, meaningful, memorable, formative, supportive, welcoming, creative, expressive -- the list goes on. After learning more about the mission of LunART, how and why it was founded, and seeing the relationships built with so many members of the community, I am really in awe. Thank you for welcoming me so warmly into the family you built at LunART.
Stella G. Gitelman Willoughby
2025 Call for Scores Winner
Winning composers will receive:
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A cash prize of $300
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Performance of composition at the Gala Concert (LunART Festival 2026: May 26- 31)
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Professional live audio & video recording of the winning composition
If able to attend the festival, composers will receive:
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Free housing
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Free entry into all festival events
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Collaborative rehearsal time with festival performers
Application Guidelines
Eligibility:
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Open to all women composers, transgender and ciswomen
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No age limit
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Composers/performers will be considered
Submitted works should be:
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Under 15 minutes in length
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Single or multi-movement work. In the case of multi-movement works, we reserve the right to play selections
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Scored for one to six performers; available instruments, voice types, and ensembles are listed below
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Written no earlier than January 1, 2021
Submissions must include:
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Submission Fee: $20. Please use the following link to complete the payment prior to starting your application: PAYPAL APPLICATION FEE. The PayPal Transaction ID Number is needed to complete the submission. This can be found on your email receipt from PayPal (up to 17 characters long)
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PDF of score (please upload a PDF with the file name formatted as compositiontitle.pdf)
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Audio recording of the submitted piece (acceptable formats include .mp3, .aif, and .wav)
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Program notes (200 words or less)
Incomplete submissions will not be considered.
Submission Guidelines
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All materials must be submitted no later than October 15, 2025, 11:59 pm (Central Time)
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Late submissions will not be accepted
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All submitted fees are non-refundable
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Files must be uploaded through the New Music Engine website during the submission period - Application Page
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Applicants may submit multiple scores, but must complete a separate application for each submission
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Up to three compositions will be selected. We reserve the right not to program any compositions
Instruments available
Strings
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String quartet
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Violin
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Viola
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Cello
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Bass
Woodwinds
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Wind quintet
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Flute (piccolo, alto, bass)
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Clarinet (bass, B flat, E flat)
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Oboe (English horn, oboe d’amore)
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Bassoon
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Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone)
Brass
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Brass quintet
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Trumpet
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French horn
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Euphonium
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Trombone
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Tuba
Harp
Voice
Any voice type, as a solo vocal part or a member of an ensemble. Priority will be given to pieces written for a treble choir as part of our new initiative, LunART Choir.
Piano
If your work includes prepared piano, please get in touch with us before submitting.
Percussion
If your work involves percussion, please get in touch with us to discuss your intended instrumentation. Percussion instruments available for the festival are limited.