FORMAT of the COMPETITION

In it's first year, the competition has two main categories:

  1. To produce an original major work of approximately twelve to thirteen minutes in duration scored for standard British Brass Band instrumentation — see the instrumentation page for exact instrumentation.
  2. To produce an original work of no more than five minutes in duration scored for standard British Brass Band instrumentation — see the instrumentation page for exact instrumentation.

The rules of the competition are simple, and are as follows:

THE PRIZES

A cash prize of £500.00 will be awarded to the winner of the 12–minute category and £250 will be awarded to the winner of the 5–minute category. Additionally, the winning work(s) will be published by Just Music, given a public performance by one of the UK's top Brass Bands and recorded on CD.

CLOSING DATE

All entries must be received by Friday 28th of June 2013. Late entries will not be accepted.

TO ENTER

Please use the entry form on this site to enter the competition.