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IMEA Composition Competition
The IMEA Composition Competition offers young Indiana composers the opportunity to have their work evaluated by established composers/educators who provide written feedback, so that every composer who enters can learn and grow as a creative musical thinker and imaginer. Winning works are, whenever possible, performed at the IMEA State Convention, so that other young musicians have the chance to experience performing new music – perhaps as a world premiere.
Eligibility and Entry Rules
The competition is open to high-school students in grades 9-12 who reside in Indiana and are sponsored by school or private teachers who are IMEA/MENC members.
Composers may submit works for traditional concert-music instrumental and vocal ensembles, jazz big band and combo, and "experimental" electroacoustic works. With the exception of electroacoustic works, all submissions must include a fully notated score.
Composers may enter in multiple categories, but may submit only one work per category.
All works must be submitted with a completed Entry Form and entry fee. See the Entry Information page for more details and a link to the Entry Form.
Categories
New in 2010: (1) The former Jazz instrumental category has been split into separate big band and combo categories; (2) The former Orchestra category has been split into separate string and full orchestra categories; (3) The former Organ and Piano solo categories have been folded into the new Instrumental solo category.
• Arranging – Creative arrangement of another composer's music. The work being arranged must reside in the public domain. (This category should be used to submit any work based on another composer's material, regardless of ensemble scoring and musical style.)
• Chamber instrumental (non-jazz) – Works for 2+ performers
• Concert Band/Wind Ensemble
• Electroacoustic – Experimental electronic works realized through techniques of musique concrète, sound synthesis, etc. Electroacoustic works may combine live instruments/voices with prerecorded or live electronics.
• Jazz Big Band – Jazz compositions for 13+ member ensemble (sax/tbn/tpt sections + rhythm section)
• Jazz Combo – Jazz compositions for combo of 3-9 members
• Instrumental solo (unaccompanied)
• Orchestra (string) – Chamber works, such as string quartets must be submitted in the Chamber instrumental category.
• Orchestra (full)
• Vocal choir – Chamber or full choir, accompanied or a cappella
• Vocal jazz – Accompanied or a cappella
• Vocal solo – Accompanied or a cappella
See the Entry Information page for more detailed information on the submission requirements and procedures.
For general information, contact: manager@imeamusic.org | 
