CALL FOR SCORES

Composers, students, and community members are invited to submit original compositions written for a full symphonic pops orchestra.

Submission deadline:   August 15, 2025

Instrumentation:            Full symphonic instrumentation is preferred

Entry fee:                        $20 per submission

Maximum length:          13 minutes (longer pieces may not be performed in their entirety)

Applicants are encouraged to consider one or more of the suggested themes below, and preference will be given to Pops concert literature that appeals to audiences of all ages and musical tastes, including families and children.

• Mystical Creatures and Fantastic Beasts
• Festive Carols: songs of light, faith, and love from around the world
• Music of the Frozen North: glaciers, auroras, ice floes, polar animals, peoples, cultural songs or dances from northern regions.
• Animal Adventures
• Birth of the Blues: musical exploration from the roots of jazz up through the Harlem Renaissance and the Jazz Age

The winner will receive a small honorarium and an opportunity to have their work performed live in the 2025-26 season. Finalists will be notified by September 15, 2025, and will then be asked to provide individual orchestra parts for the final screening.

Enter using the button below.

You will be asked to:

1. Upload a legible full score (not individual parts)
2. Upload sound file(s) of the composition, or provide a link.
3. Pay the $20 entry fee by Paypal or credit card. (The entry fee is waived for applicants who live or work in the Northern Nevada/Northern California region.)

Email any questions to: composers@renopops.org