The theme of this year’s edition of the Tadeusz Ochlewski Composers’ Competition is an original composition for small orchestra inspired by Polish folk music. The difficulty of the composition should correspond to the technical capabilities of an orchestra at a secondary level music school. The competition theme is related to the 2014 Year of Kolberg.

This year’s jury will consist of: Andrew Kucybała – director of the S. Moniuszko State Music School in Bielsko-Biala and conductor of the Symphony Orchestra at that school; Slawomir Kupczak – composer, conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of the S. Moniuszko National Music School in Jelenia Góra; and Dr. Daniel Cichy – Editor-in-Chief of PWM.

Submission deadline: August 31, 2014

Details of the contest rules and entry forms can be found at: www.pwm.com.pl/konkurs_kompozytorski.html

[Source: pwm.com.pl]