Thank you to those who submitted works to the 2012 competition. Winners will be announced later this spring.

AME holds three annual Composition Competitions.

Tier 1 (Ages 22 and under) Prize: $500, Performance in NYC and Archival Recording.
Tier 2 (Ages 18-35) Prize: $750, Performance in NYC and Archival Recording.
Tier 3 (All ages) Prize: $1000, Performance in NYC and Archival Recording.

American composers (North, Central and South America, or U.S. Permanent Residents holding Green Cards) are invited to submit one to three compositions, each 5-20 minutes in length. There will be one winner in each category, and five finalists per category that may also be selected for performance.

Submissions are due yearly on March 1st.

Past winners include: Derrick Wang, Karim Al-Zand, Spencer Toepel, Sean McClowry, Eric Nathan and Christopher Chandler.