26rd International Electroacoustic Composition Competition Música Viva 2025
RULES
1. The works submitted for the competition shall be electroacoustic pieces, composed and recorded in studio. They are to be projected only by loudspeakers in concert, without any intervention of live performers besides the sound projectionist. They may include a maximum of eight channels and should have a duration between five and fifteen minutes.
2. The competition is open to composers of any nationality and age, each of whom may submit only one work, which has not been commercially published or awarded a prize in any other national or international competition. Any previous Musica Viva prize-winning composer will not be allowed to submit a work during the two years following the prize award.
3. All applications must be sent via www.wetransfer.com (or equivalent web file transfer service) in 1 single ZIP file to the email: concurso@misomusic.com
o The ZIP file title should be the Title of the Piece (ex. TitleOfThePiece).
o The ZIP file should contain all files inside a single folder with the following information:
§ nationality, place and date of birth, short biography, contact information, information about the piece (methods used, concept, etc.)
§ 1 Audio file .AIFF or .WAV format 16bit or 24bit at 44,1kHz or 48kHz sampling rate containing a stereo version of the piece.
§ Additionally, in the case of works with more than two channels (multichannel pieces) the audio files corresponding to each of the channels in AIFF or WAV format inside a folder
4. The deadline for submissions is, July 31, 2025 (11:59 p.m. GMT time).
Applications sent after the deadline will not be considered valid.
5. Prize: the jury will award 1 work with a 500€ prize and the work will be performed in concert by the Miso Music Loudspeakers Orchestra in 2025 at the Curto-Circuito Festival in December 2025 in Lisbon.
6. The jury may not select any of the submitted works for the competition and the decision shall be final.
7. The results will be announced on the 31th of October 2025.
8. Each submission of an application for the competition implies the acceptance of all the rules.
9. Any questions regarding these regulations and their interpretation shall be clarified by the Miso Music Portugal.
10. All applications not meeting these requirements will not be taken into consideration