The 2024 Oscar Bookbinder Composition Competition is now open for submissions!

  • Emerging Composers aged 28 and under
  • Solo & Duet Class – $500 prize
  • Computer Music Class – $500 prize
  • Ensemble Class – $1,000 prize

Please ensure you review the Guidelines for 2024.

Complete the Online Registration Form and follow the instructions for uploading the required materials.

The Registration deadline for the 2024 Oscar Bookbinder Composition Competition is November 30, 2024.

Our panel of adjudicators will evaluate all entries and the winners will be announced in late December/early January.  Winner(s) may be invited to have their compositions performed at the Festival Gala Concert in Guelph on February 8, 2024.