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The New Directions Composition Prize aims to share the joy of music by encouraging young people to create their own original composition. The competition is run by Robinson College, University of Cambridge. 

The competition is an opportunity to compose a piece of your own music, no longer than 4 minutes long, based on one of the images, poems or quotations provided. Your composition will be listened to and marked by Dr Jeremy Thurlow, Director of Studies in Music at Robinson College. The prize is open to anyone, regardless of your musical experience. 

The competition operates in three different age categories: 

  • Ages 10-13 
  • Ages 14-16 (up to Year 11 / S4 / Year 12 NI)
  • Ages 16-18 

There will be winners and highly commended entrants in each category.

Click here to view the stimulus prompts for the competition, as well as the guidance on entries. 

To submit your composition, please click here. The deadline for submissions is Friday 12th April 2024. 

To view more details and the guidelines for entrants, please head to the event page on the Robinson College website


Address

Virtual

Date and time

Friday, 12 April 2024 (4:00pm)

Audience

Year 13 (Y14 NI / S6 Scotland)
Year 12 (Y13 NI / S5 Scotland)
Year 11 (Y12 NI / S4 Scotland)
Year 10 (Y11 NI / S3 Scotland)
Year 9 (Y10 NI / S2 Scotland)
Year 8 (Y9 NI / S1 Scotland)
Year 7 (Y8 NI / P7 Scotland)
Open to all UK schools

Competition


Booking

Bookings are no longer being taken for this event. The event may be fully booked or already have taken place.

Contact and more info

Jenny Frost, Outreach and Widening Participation Officer
01223339224