Choral Canada encourages and supports the composition of new choral works by Canadian composers. To that end, Choral Canada invites submissions to the 2022 Choral Canada Competition for Choral Writing.
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
Thank you to Cypress Choral Music for sponsoring the 2022 Diane Loomer Award.
CATEGORY A: The Diane Loomer Award, co-sponsored by Cypress Choral Music
The Diane Loomer Award is open to any Canadian choral composer. The winner will receive:
The competition will be judged by a national jury of choral conductors and composers in Canada. All competing composers will receive constructive written feedback from a juror.
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION DETAILS: PDF Download | Text-only Download
The Diane Loomer Award is open to any Canadian choral composer. The winner will receive:
- the Diane Loomer Award of $1500
- a publishing opportunity through Cypress Choral Music
- a performance by the 2022 National Youth Choir of Canada, conducted by Jean-Sébastien Vallée, on tour and at PODIUM 2022 national choral conference & festival in Toronto, ON
- a feature article about the composer in Choral Canada’s national choral journal Anacrusis
- promotion on Choral Canada’s website and social media
The competition will be judged by a national jury of choral conductors and composers in Canada. All competing composers will receive constructive written feedback from a juror.
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION DETAILS: PDF Download | Text-only Download
CATEGORY B: The Stephen Chatman Student Award
The Stephen Chatman Student Award is open to any Canadian student or any student currently studying in Canada. The winner will receive:
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION DETAILS: PDF Download | Text-only Download
The Stephen Chatman Student Award is open to any Canadian student or any student currently studying in Canada. The winner will receive:
- the Stephen Chatman Student Award of $1000
- a performance by a choir/singing group in Canada
- complimentary student membership with Choral Canada (valid for one year from the date of the award)
- a feature article about the composer in Choral Canada’s national choral journal Anacrusis
- promotion on Choral Canada’s website and social media
ENTRY DEADLINE: February 6, 2022
COMPETITION GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION DETAILS: PDF Download | Text-only Download
About The Diane Loomer Award
Diane Loomer
This important Choral Canada program would not be possible without the generosity of the beloved late DIANE LOOMER. Internationally recognized as one of Canada’s finest musicians and the first woman to conduct the National Youth Choir of Canada, Diane and Dick Loomer founded Cypress Choral Music in 1988. In 1999, they partnered with Choral Canada to present the first edition of this competition. Today, Diane’s legacy in the Canadian choral community lives on through the Diane Loomer Award, sponsored by Cypress Choral Music.
Past Canadian composer winners include Donald Patriquin, Lavinia Kell Parker, Brian Tate, Jeff Smallman, Allan Bevan, Michael Unger, Ramona Luengen, David Scott Lytle, Elise Letourneau, Matthew Emery, Benjamin Bolden, Sheldon Rose and Kevin Pirker.
Past Canadian composer winners include Donald Patriquin, Lavinia Kell Parker, Brian Tate, Jeff Smallman, Allan Bevan, Michael Unger, Ramona Luengen, David Scott Lytle, Elise Letourneau, Matthew Emery, Benjamin Bolden, Sheldon Rose and Kevin Pirker.
Matthew Emery wins 2014 Competition for Choral Writing. Award presented by Larry Nickel at Podium 2014 in Halifax NS.
About The Stephen Chatman Student Award
Stephen Chatman
Thanks to a generous donation from Dr. Stephen Chatman and Tara Wohlberg, the Stephen Chatman Student Award has been raised to $1,000 in 2022.
No winner was selected for the 2020 Stephen Chatman Student Award. However, the jury would like to give an honorable mention to Deborah Park for her composition The Lord's Prayer.
No winner was selected for the 2020 Stephen Chatman Student Award. However, the jury would like to give an honorable mention to Deborah Park for her composition The Lord's Prayer.