The Alpine Fellowship Music Prize 2025

APPLICATIONS OPEN 1ST JANUARY 2025.

The winner and runners-up will receive financial support in the following amounts:

First place: £3,000

Second place: £1,000

Third place: £1,000

Rules

• Applicants must be aged 18 and above.

• All application materials must be in English (music/songs can be in other languages, but application materials themselves should be in English)

Guidance for Applicants

• This prize is aimed at those who both compose and can perform new music.

• This prize rewards the creation of a new piece of music that responds to our theme.

• The piece can be a written song or a piece of instrumental music and can be in any genre, style, or on any instrument.

• Pieces should be no more than 20 minutes in length, there is no minimum length required.

• Applications from multiple writers/performers are allowed, however, prize money will be split between winners (for example, if you’re a writing team you can expect £1,500 each)

Submission requirements:

• A brief summary of your music experience or CV.

• A video of yourself performing your chosen piece (Don’t worry about production quality, we just want to get a sense of your abilities and style.)

• The lyrics/sheet music or any other written supporting information.

• A brief statement about how your piece responds to our theme.

Key dates:

Applications open: 1st January 2025
Applications close: 1st March 2025 at 23:59 (UK time)

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*Please note: we reserve the right to change any aspect of our prizes at any point during the submission or judging process, or to not award a prize if we wish.

Previous winners

2024 - On Language