Artology Fanfare Competition

ENTER THE FANFARE COMPETITION!

Imagine hearing your music played by the Australian Youth Orchestra or the Queensland Youth Orchestra and broadcast at venues around Australia! If you are a budding composer or musician then the Fanfare Competition is an exciting opportunity for you.

The Fanfare Competition is open to young people aged 12-21 years, to compose a 30 second composition and submit a score and recording online. Selected participants will work with mentor composers Nicholas Vines and Lyle Chan to develop their ideas and attend a live recording session with the Australian Youth Orchestra at Trackdown Studios or participate in a concert event with the Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) at Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

If you entered the Fanfare Competition you could be selected for Open Fanfare! Artology is partnering with the QYOs and QPAC to extend the opportunities for Fanfare entrants. You could have the opportunity to have your composition workshopped and performed at a special concert event at QPAC. You will attend two intensive workshop sessions in Brisbane with mentor composers prior to the concert. 12 finalists will be announced at the end of July.

The competition is looking for works that have ‘something to say’ and draw attention. You don’t need to have a strong musical background – your work just needs to draw attention for the intended use of cueing audiences to take their seats at performance venues.