Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music

Eligibility

To be eligible for this scholarship, you must:

• have satisfactorily completed first year of a bachelor of music degree anywhere in Australia
• be enrolled anywhere in Australia as a Principal Study Composition student, in a bachelor or higher degree in music performance

Selection criteria

Eligible applicants will be assessed on a submitted composition.

The Adolph Spivakovsky Scholarship for Composition of Music is provided to promote, encourage and stimulate the art of musical composition in Australia, and offers a cash prize for the composer and a public performance of the winner's work.

In 2022, composers are invited to write an accessible original notated composition in any style (commercial, art music etc.) for 5 musicians or less, with a total duration of approximately 7 minutes. This may be for voice/s and acoustic and/or electronic instruments. A score and recording (MIDI and/or acoustic) are to be submitted with this application.

The work must be original. If the work employs copyrighted or previous published material such as samples, lyrics or other music taken from other copyright holders, it must be formally cleared by the candidate prior to submitting.

Apply online via the link below (link is visible only during the application open phase)

Applicants can expect an outcome four weeks after the scholarships closing date.