Boston International Composition Competition

Professional
Featuring renowned judge panel composed of professors from Berklee College of Music, New England Conservatory of Music, etc. Chances to receive a recommendation letter
Inclusive
Covering Keyboard, Strings, Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and Other Instruments, Music genre is not limited
Wide-Ranging
For 7-30 years old contestants, candidates could participate as solo, ensembles, and orchestra
International

An international platform with constant exposure to social media, more than one million views

Achievement
ONE-round global online music contest. Gold Award winners are invited to perform on Winners’ Concert of the Boston Int’l Music Competition and other international famous events

Introduction

Deadline for Application and Video Submission:

January 19, 2025

Result Announcement:

February 12, 2025

About Boston International Composition Competition

The Boston International Music Competition (BIMC) is proud to announce its latest composition contest Boston International Composition Competition (BICC). BICC provides an international platform for 7 to 30 years old musicians and fans to show their excellent orginal works. BICC is designed to celebrate musical creativity and innovation. We are glad to invite talented composers from all over the world, offering the flexibility to explore a variety of musical styles and instrumentation.
BICC is a ONE-round music composition contest and the Gold Award composition works may have the opportunities to be invited to perform on WeStar Four Season Concerts, the BIMC Winners’ Concert and other international events. More chances to get prizes, scholarships, letters of recommendation.

About ASEEDER

ASEEDER was founded in September 2011, currently cooperates with top international educational organizations and prestigious universities across the world, with the aim of introducing high quality education resources into China. ASEEDER hopes to connect after-class activities with school classes, and aims to help schools improve their overall extra curricular activities, by providing students with high quality educational resources.
Since 2021, ASEEDER has been introducing music-based programs, establishing long-term partnerships with several international youth music festivals in the UK, Austria, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland.

Certificate & Awards

One winner for Gold, Silver, Bronze Award, multiple winners for Outstanding Achievement Awards and Honorable Awards for every Age Group

Gold Award：

Certificate, Gold Award Plaque and $200 for Age Group A, B, C, D1, or $500 for Age Group D2

Silver Award：

Certificate, Silver Award Plaque

Bronze Award：

Certificate, Bronze Award Plaque

Outstanding Achievement or Honorable Award：

Certificate only

Excellent Music Education Award：

Certificate only to Gold Awardee’s teachers

Extra Bonus：

Gold Award composition works may have the opportunities to be invited to perform on WeStar Four Season Concerts, the Winners’ Concert of the Boston Int’l Music Competition in July every year and other international concerts

Trophy Sample

Award Sample

Judge Panel

James O'Dell

Associate Dean (retired) of Berklee College of Music and Music Educator

Utar Artun

Associate Professor at Berklee College of Music and New England Conservator

Mischa Salkind-Pearl

Associate Professor at Boston Conservatory at Berklee

Maxim Lubarsky

Assistant Professor at Berklee College of MusicClassical and Jazz Pianist

Information

Age Codes

As of January 19, 2025

A - Elementary B - Junior C - Senior D1 - Young Artist D2 - Young Artist
(Age 7-10) (Age 11-14) (Age 15-18) (Age 19-30): Non-Music Major (Age 19-30): Music Major

* Participants who are studying or have graduated from a conservatory or bachelor's degree or above in music must select the D2

Categories

Including but not limited to:
Keyboard piano, electric piano, organ, accordion
Strings violin, viola, cello, double bass, guitar, ukulele, harp, mandolin, dulcimer, guzheng, erhu, pipa
Woodwind flute, piccolo, clarinet, oboe, saxophone, suona, hulusi
Brass trumpet, horn, trombone, tuba
Percussion drum set, marimba, xylophone, djembe

Instrumentations:

-Solo or duet
-Trio, quartet, quintet or chamber music
-Large ensembles or orchestras

Style

Style: No limitation on style. Classical music, popular music, jazz, world music and other styles are available
* Large ensembles or orchestrations are also welcomed and will be considered a bonus, but not a requirement. Evaluation of the works are proceeded in each category listed above, but the Awards are based on the scores (0 ~ 100) in each Age Group

Application

Submission Instruction：

1. Music score must be in PDF format, work's title and composer's name should be included.
2. The file must be recorded after October 1st, 2024. Audio media file in .mp3 format (live or digital recording) and no larger than 10MB. If you want to submit video please upload on YouTube、Bilibili、Youku, attach the link when you sign up. The file's name should follow the style: Name_Category_Age Code_Music Title (e.g.John Smith_Piano_Age Code B_Chopin Ballade No 1 in G minor Op 23).
3. A clear copy of your Passport or ID, a JPEG file of your artistic photograph(300-600KB), PDF score, audio file or video link shall be sent to bimc@seedasdan.org before January 19, 2025. The title of the email should be named after Your Name + BICC Composition.

Video Requirements:

If you would like to submit videos:
1. Videos must be in original recording from ONE camera angle with good lighting and may not be edited or modified in any way.
2. Contestant should wear formal uniforms and all players' faces, hands and instruments fully visible.
3. Any video applications that are suspected of foul play will be asked to re-take and resubmit their applications.

How to Apply：

Submit your composition work and audio/video online

Application Rules:

1. Original Work is required. The contestant agrees to guarantee the composition work is his (her) original work and he (she) holds the copyright of the work.
2. The composition may have multiple composers, but please designate one name only on the application.
3. Contestant can submit no more than THREE applications in any and all categories. One application can only submit ONE composition work.
4. Boston Int’l Composition Competition is a ONE-round music composition contest, NOT including songwriting.
5. Compositions should not exceed 6 minutes, large ensemble or orchestral works should not exceed 10 minutes.

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