Podiumacademie, the music academy of Lier, Belgium, the City of Lier, and the Lier Carillon Association announce their International Competition for Carillon Composition.
First prize is €2,000; second prize, €500; third prize, €250. This is a competition for a carillon solo composition of five to ten minutes in length for a carillon of four octaves in meantone tuning. The winning composition will be considered the compulsory work for the interpretation competition to be held in Lier in 2026.
The jury members are Koen Van Assche (Belgium), Jasper Depraetere (Belgium), Wannes Vanderhoeven (Belgium), Peter Pazmany (Belgium), Katarzyna Kwiecien-Dlugosz (Poland), and Julie Zhu (United States).
Deadline for application is October 15.
For information: beiaardlier.be.
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