New Note ¹⁴

1. The competition is open to composers of all ages and nationalities
2. More than one score per composer is permitted
3. All submitted works must have been composed after December 31st, 2018 and not awarded a prize in any other competition
4. It is possible to submit works previously performed, but not already published or professionally recorded for commercial use

Composition for Cantus Ensemble

Instrumentation:

• 1 flute (picc, alt, bass)
• 1 oboe (corno inglese)
• 1 clarinet (A, B, Picc., Bass)
• 1 basoon
• 1 horn
• Percussion – 1 player (Timpani(2) F(29”) and  B♭ (26”)/ Vibraphone / Tam-tam /Triangle / Tamburo militare/ 3 tom toms / 5 temple blocks / gran cassa / campane / steel chimes / bamboo chimes / maracas /guirro / rainstick/ claves / 2 piatti sospesi – crash + ride)
• 2 violins
• 1 viola
• 1 violoncello
• 1 doublebass (4 strings)

Use of tape or live electronics is  permitted

Duration: Up to 15 minutes

The First Prize – 3 500€ (brutto/gross – including taxes) and the concert performance by Cantus Ensemble Orchestra on Samobor Music Festival, September 2025

BERISLAV ŠIPUŠ, composer, artistic director of Cantus Ensemble (partner of the 14th International Composers’ Competition “New Note” 2025)

SARA GLOJNARIĆ, composer

SREĆKO BRADIĆ, composer and Artistic Director of Samobor Music Festival

The decisions of the Jury are final. If the quality of admitted works does not meet the necessary level, the Jury reserves the right not to award the prize.

1. The winning composition will be performed in September 2025 by Cantus Ensemble during the 50th Samobor Music Festival.
2. The composer of the winning work must provide all the performance materials (parts) at his/her own expense and send them to the Samobor Music Festival by July 20th, 2025.
3. The winner of the Award will be announced after July 5th, 2025
4. Entrants agree that, if the submitted work wins the award, all future performances of the work will be accompanied by the following statement in the printed program: “Winner of the 14th New Note International Composers’ Competition, Croatia 2025”. The same applies for all future published editions and/or recordings of the work.
5. A copy of the finalist scores will be filed in the Samobor Music Festival records.

Entries by email only – to the following email: sgj@samobor.hr

The following items are required:

• The subject line should be “Submission – NEW NOTE – your name

Attach all files below to your email:

• Score (PDF format) – with title “duration” and “nom de plume”, but your name must NOT appear on the score!
• Audio realization (MP3)
• CV: “nom de plume”, full name, address, date and place of birth, e-mail address, phone number
• biography suitable for a concert program, photo (500×500 px), a brief text about composition

If you receive email bounce backs due to large file sizes, you may break items into separate emails. Suggested size is up to 10 MB.

Send your email submission to the following mail: sgj@samobor.hr

Deadline for the Application form & all materials is 12:00 PM on June 21st 2025.

 

ENTRY FEE

There is no entry fee!

 

CONTACT INFO

phone: +385 91 3360 112

email: sgj@samobor.hr