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Siegburg International Composition Competition
Overview
International composition competition run by the Siegburg music school with a theme and/or instrumentation set for each edition; the 2025 edition was for amateur choir. It attracts entries from many countries and includes a youth prize for composers under 18.
- Organiser
- Engelbert-Humperdinck-Musikschule (Stadtbetriebe Siegburg)
- Instruments
- Composition
- Category
- Chamber & solo composition
- Age limits
- no general age limit; youth prize for composers under 18
Rules & repertoire
Registration & fee
Score submission per the published call; deadlines usually in summer.
Rounds & time limits
- Anonymous score evaluation by an independent jury
Repertoire
Varies per edition (2025: works for amateur choir).
Jury & prizes
Jury
Not published on the official pages we could check.Prizes
- 2025: one 1st prize, two 2nd prizes, nine 3rd prizes, a youth prize and special prizes
Past editions
To protect minors, we do not show the names of winners in categories open to under-18s. Category, age range and prize are always shown.
- 2025 — Siegburg sourceMain competition · no age limit
- 1st prize — Bertram Schattel (Germany)
- 2nd prize — Monica Nasti (Italy)
- 2nd prize — Gerson de Sousa Batista (Portugal)
Youth prize · under 18- Youth prize — name not shown (category open to under-18s)
Summarised from official sources, last checked 10 Nov 2026. Main source