North East Composition Competition
Calling Composers and Educators of the North East!
We are looking for newly composed, fun and inspiring pieces for viola to suit students at the very start of their journey on this fabulous instrument!
See Submission Requirements and you can submit your composition here!
DEADLINE - 27th September 2025
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1st Prize - £200 & D'Addario Products
All entries will be reviewed by the TAIVC team with a view to publishing our very own collection of graded pieces for viola. Selected pieces will be showcased at our Viola Day in Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre on 5 October 2025, and later will be presented to ABRSM for perusal, as we discuss the merits of producing graded exam pieces books for viola.
Competition Specifications
- Deadline for entries: 27 September 2025
- Pieces should be 25-45 seconds in length
- Instrumentation: solo viola or viola & piano accompaniment or viola & viola (teacher) accompaniment.
- Original composition or original arrangement of traditional melody from the North East of England. Please ensure there is no copyright infringement.
- Please include a short paragraph (under 100 words) about your composition.
- Please check ABRSM Grade 1 viola scales for guidance on notes covered at this level. See full ABRSM Syllabus here
- Extended techniques are permitted (tapping/glissandi/tremolo etc) providing these are appropriate for very young/beginner violists. Notes may be slurred in pairs.
- Non-traditional notation such as graphic score, use of colour, or anything which may require creative/individual interpretation is permitted.
- Composers should be from, or based in the North East of England.
- Composers may submit several entries.
- Should TAIVC wish to publish any compositions, composers will be offered remuneration. There is no obligation, and composers retain copyright of their own work until further contract.
ABRSM Bowed Strings Syllabus (pdf)
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