Deadline: 20 June 2025
The Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award is an award for the commission of a new work to be premiered at the NCH giving a young composer a platform to showcase their talent.
Funding Information
- €2,500 will be awarded to the winning composer.
Eligibility Criteria
- Entrants must be 30 years old or younger. They must be Irish or living in Ireland.
- Entrants must submit the scores of two existing original pieces, at least one of which must be for voice and piano – all names and identifying features must be removed from the scores before applying for the Award.
- Scores must be submitted in pdf format.
- An audio recording of the two submitted pieces is ideal but not essential.
- Judging will be anonymous; the composer’s name must be removed from the scores before submitting, if not the application will be disqualified.
- Previous winners of this competition are not eligible to enter.
- Only one application per composer will be accepted.
- The judges’ decision is final and is not open to appeal.
- The winning composer will retain the copyright of the commissioned work.
- The submitted compositions must be the work of the original entrant.
For more information, visit National Concert Hall.
