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Call For Scores Announcement​

The Mystic Chamber Music Series invites composers to submit original chamber works for its upcoming 2025–2026 season as part of its Call for Scores.

Eligible submissions must be under 8 minutes in length and scored for a duo, trio, quartet, or quintet, using any combination of string instruments (violin, viola, cello) and/or piano.

The selected composer will receive a $200 honorarium, along with housing, meals in Mystic the day of the performance and transportation within the tri-state area. The piece will be performed during the season and professionally recorded for potential commercial release.

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Call For Scores

Eligibility and Application Guidelines

  • Open to composers of any age and nationality.
     

  • Submissions must be original works written for a duo, trio, quartet, or quintet, featuring any common combination of string instruments that includes violin, viola, cello and/or piano. 
     

  • The maximum duration of the work must be 8 minutes.
     

  • Scores should be submitted anonymously in PDF format, accompanied by a MIDI or live recording (MP3 or similar audio format).
     

  • Submission deadline: Monday, September 8th, 2025 – 11:59 PM (EST).
     

  • The selected work will be performed as part of the Mystic Chamber Music Series’ 2025–2026 season.

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  • The Mystic Chamber Music Series reserves the right not to select a composition from the applicant pool if the submissions do not meet the artistic standards of the series.

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  • The selected composer will receive a $200 honorarium.
     

  • The Mystic Chamber Music Series will provide housing, meals, and transportation within the tri-state area for the day of the performance.
     

  • The performance will be professionally recorded for potential commercial use.

  • All performance recordings shall be considered jointly owned by the composer and the Mystic Chamber Music Series. The Mystic Chamber Music Series shall retain the non-exclusive, perpetual right to use the recordings for promotional, archival, and non-commercial purposes. The composer shall retain the non-exclusive right to use the recordings for any personal, promotional, or professional use, including but not limited to self-promotion, grant applications, and portfolio submissions.

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  •  Submission fee: $25.
     

  • Apply through this link 
     

For any questions, please contact: mysticchambermusicseries@gmail.com

The Mystic Chamber Music Series is a 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization that does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, creed, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

© 2035 by Mystic Chamber Music Series 

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