Submit your music

We have received a very large number of submissions for the next festival from all corners of the globe (over 750 to date). Accordingly, the selection will take longer than usual. We estimate that the final decision will be taken by January 31st, 2022, and want to reassure all composers that they will be notified of the results by then. Many thanks for your patience.

The ICF Team

Participate

INTERNATIONAL
COMPOSERS
FESTIVAL
2022

Submit Your Entry

Deadline 31st December 2021

Composers are invited to submit music that is accessible and tuneful. Our aim is to showcase and premiere works by composers who create melodic orchestral music characterised by passion, sensitivity and emotion.

The best works from those submitted are then carefully chosen to be performed by our large International Festival Orchestra, as well as world-renowned soloists, ensembles, singers and dancers.

IMPORTANT NOTE: We have received over 750 submissions to date, selecting works for performance in 2022 will therefore take a little more time than usual. As we are accepting submissions until the end of December, we are asking composers to please be patient, we can assure you that we will take time over your submission and inform you as soon as a final decision regarding your work has been taken. Many thanks for your understanding.

HOW TO SUBMIT WORKS AS A COMPOSER
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We consider submissions from any composers interested in having their works performed at the festival in 2022, provided they compose in the traditional language of Western music writing and their musical language is tonal.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE AS A PERFORMER
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If you are a performer of classical music (either a soloist or within a group) and wish to perform at the next festival, please send your suggestion, accompanied by your bio and a video link to one of your performances via email by clicking on the blue box above. We look forward to hearing from you!

Previously Participating Composers

Some of the composers whose works have been performed at our festivals, most of whom attended the concerts:

Stephen Warbeck - Nigel Hess - Howard Blake - Patrick Hawes - Nobuya Monta - Philip Godfrey - Debbie Wiseman

Patrick Hawes - Simon Proctor - Ian Livingstone - Andrew Cruickshank - Robert Draper - Matthew Curtis

Lindsay Davidson - John Williams - Chris Nicolaides - Ash Madni - Michael Doherty - Diane Wilks - Louise Denny

Kate Dunn - Kevin Riley - Michel Duvoisin - Polo Piatti - Kenneth Roberts - Alex Marrupe - Jonathan Bruce - Kate Dunn

Peter Byrom-Smith - Holly Finch - Carlos Salomon - Thomas Hewitt Jones - Fiona Bennett - Philip Godfrey - Gary Judd

Paul Lewis - Klaus Badelt - Olajide Paris - Jacopo Croci - Pedro Villaroig - Noelia Escalzo - Melody Woodham

Emili Rakemann - Alexei Knupffer - Antonio Dantò - Oliver Poole - Fiona Bennett - Peter Byron-Smith - Philip Godfrey Thomas McLelland-Young - Rosemary Duxbury - Taja & Anna Astar - Tasoulla Christou - Peter Thorogood

and many others...