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The National Music & Global Culture Society announces the NMGCS II International Composition Competition to recognize outstanding new full-scale musical works inspired by the musical material authored by the great Azerbaijani composer Fikret Amirov.

Three prizes totaling $3,500 will be awarded:
First Prize• $2000• Certificate of Excellence• Performance at the Lincoln Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium in New York, USA• Performance at the Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan
Second Prize. $1000• Certificate of Excellence• Performance at the Lincoln Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium in New York, USA• Performance at the Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan
Third Prize• $500• Certificate of Excellence• Performance at the Lincoln Center, Bruno Walter Auditorium in New York, USA• Performance at the Uzeyir Hajibeyli International Music Festival in Baku, Azerbaijan

The best works selected by the jury (including prize-winning works) will be published in the USA.Eligibility

The competition is open to composers of all nationalities with no age restrictions.

Composition Requirements
An original composition for solo instrument or small ensemble (up to 5 instruments), based on one or several of ten (10) pre-selected Amirov’s melodies must be submitted.

Check the melodies here:
Pre-selected Melodies

Contestants may also use any other melody by Amirov, in addition to the obligatory one(s).

Pieces featuring voice will also be accepted (the number of performers should not exceed 5).

Submitted works should not exceed 15 minutes in duration.

There are no stylistic limitations.The title of the piece should pay homage to Fikret Amirov and the title of the borrowed melody.

The composer’s name should not appear in the score.Instruments.

The composer may use only one of the instruments listed below (except violin and voice):
• piano, violin (up to 2 in the ensemble), viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, or oboe
• voice (up to 2 in the ensemble): soprano, mezzo soprano, tenor, baritone

To apply
All candidates must submit the following materials online no later than 11:59 p.m. EST on July 15, 2022.

Each candidate should submit only one composition.