The Royal Canadian College of Organists announces its Rachel Laurin Composition Competition, open to all composers under the age of 35.
Composers may submit up to three compositions for organ solo, 3½ to 5 minutes in length, though only one may be awarded a prize. The competition jury is chaired by Denis Bédard.
First prize is $1,500 CAN (provided by Juget-Sinclair Organbuilders); second prize is $1,000 CAN; third prize, $500 CAN. The three winning compositions will be offered a publishing contract with the Royal Canadian College of Organists for inclusion in the online catalog, and the compositions will be performed during the RCCO’s Organ Festival Canada, July 8–10, 2025, in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Guelph, Ontario.
Deadline for application is December 29. For information: rcco.ca.
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