Eligibility/Rules

• Applicants must be full-time residents of Wisconsin at any stage in their career beyond the undergraduate level (primary, secondary, and undergraduate students should apply to the Student Composition Contest).
• Applicants may submit one composition.
• Composers are encouraged to provide their own performers. If requested, WAC will try to find performers for compositions up to small chamber ensembles (1-5 performers), but this is not guaranteed.
• Compositions involving electronics, including purely electronic works, are permitted.
• Submissions must be original compositions. Arrangements and transcriptions are not accepted.
• Works under 15 minutes in duration are preferred.
• Works will be selected by the conference hosts. Selection decisions will be final.

Submission Requirements

• Submissions must be received by Wednesday, November 1, 2023.
• All materials must be submitted using this application form.
• Submit one musical score as a PDF. Submissions do not need to be submitted anonymously.
• Submit one MP3 recording of a live performance or computer realization.
• Composers must agree to attend the WAC New Music Festival at UW Oshkosh on Sunday, February 25, 2024 and join WAC for one year ($25 dues) if their work is selected.

Additional Information

• Please email John Mayrose (mayrosej@uwosh.edu) with any questions.

WAC is a non-profit, tax-exempt Wisconsin corporation founded in 1984 to encourage and support the composition and performance of new music by Wisconsin composers.