Call for entries for choral composition competition

The Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival (AOVICF) is accepting entries for the first-ever AOVICF Choral Composition Competition until May 30, at 11:59 p.m.

Named after the founder of the world-renowned Philippine Madrigal Singers and one of the country’s national artists, the AOVICF welcomes all composers worldwide, amateur or professional, age 18 years and above, except employees of the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) and current and former members of the Philippine Madrigal Singers. Entries must be original, unpublished, and have never been performed publicly.

Each composer may submit only one entry of an a cappella SATB composition with no more than two divisi per voice part. Texts in any language are welcome, but an English translation must be provided. All scores must be prepared using standard music notation software.

Composers may submit their entry via email to secretariat@aovchoralfestph.com. Interested composers must pay the registration fee before submission (bit.ly/AOVICF2025CompositionPaymentGuide).

The Grand Prize winner will receive P50,000 and a certificate. The top three compositions will be premiered by the Philippine Madrigal Singers during the closing concert of the Andrea O. Veneracion International Choral Festival on Aug. 24.

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The AOVICF is a collaboration of the CCP, through its Artist Training Division under the CCP Arts Education Department, with the Philippine Madrigal Singers.

Visit aovchoralfestph.com/compositioncompetition for more details.