2024 Call for Scores

Our call for scores is now closed. Thank you to each composer who took the time to send us their music.
We are running the process as outlined below, and will be back with the decision on the 13th of May.

We are excited to announce that an opportunity has arisen for two composers to join Riot Ensemble for performances in Spain this Autumn. These are our Barcelona debut this year at Festival MIXTUR and our debut in the Canary Islands at Festival de Música.

Through this call, we will commission two new pieces:

• The first will be c.10’ long and for ensemble drawn from: Bass Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, Piano, Violin, Viola, Double Bass, and electronics. The commission fee for this work will be at least £1,750 with an additional £350 travel stipend

• The second will be 5-7’ long and for an acoustic ensemble drawn from: Flute, Clarinet, Piano, Percussion, Violin, Viola, and Cello (with all associated doublings). The commission fee for this work will be at least £1,250 with an additional £150 travel stipend

Though we do not yet have further commissions available, we are hunting for further chances and will consider all applications to this call for other commissioning opportunities with Riot in the Autumn and early 2025.

Eligibility

Any composer not currently represented in our 2024 Season is eligible to apply.

What to Submit

Using the form below, please submit:

• Your name, country of residence, e-mail address, and (optionally) your pronouns.

• PDF files of two scores. These pieces may be for any instrumentation and written at any point in your life/career. We simply want to hear your best work!

• Links to recordings of these pieces if possible. We get some questions about this, so to clarify: recordings are not mandatory. Of course, they are helpful, but our musicians are fluent score readers and we have commissioned composers in the past who have not submitted a recording.

Entry Fee

We continue to charge a small application fee (£10). However, if for any reason this fee would prohibit you from applying, please do not hesitate to write to us to let us know, and we will waive the fee for your application. Your email will only be seen by the person handling the applications and will be kept anonymous from the rest of the group.

Process

Every entry into our Call for Scores is reviewed independently by multiple members of our Artistic Board. The conglomeration of these reviews is used to draw up a shortlist. This shortlist is then reviewed by all members of the Artistic Board. At the final stage, we get together and choose the composer we will commission via a democratic (and often fairly intense!) discussion.

Timeline

Please apply below before April 14th (23:59 GMT). We will announce the commission on the 13th of May.

Both of these projects are taking place in October, so please be aware that the chosen composers will need to complete their piece before mid-September of this year. We recognise this time is short. If this does not fit with your plans, please consider waiting for our 2025 CFS to apply.