The Jerome Hynes Young Composers’ Award is an award of €2,500 for the commission of a new work to be premiered at the NCH giving a young composer a platform to showcase their talent.

APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
Deadline for 2024 Award: 5PM, 21 June 2024
Previous Winners
Robin Haigh (2023)
Anselm McDonnell (2022)
Timothy Doyle (2020)
Kevin Terry (2019)
Christopher Moriarty (2018)
Robert Coleman (2017)
David Coonan (2016)
Eoghan Desmond (2015)
Alex Dowling and Amanda Feery (2014)
Emma O’Halloran (2013)
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Entry Requirements

Entrants must be 30 years old or younger. They must be Irish or living in Ireland
Entrants must submit the scores of two existing original pieces, at least one of which must be for voice and piano – all names and identifying features must be removed from the scores before applying for the Award
Scores must be submitted in pdf format
An audio recording of the two submitted pieces is ideal but not essential
Judging will be anonymous; the composer’s name must be removed from the scores before submitting, if not the application will be disqualified
Previous winners of this competition are not eligible to enter
€2,500 will be awarded to the winning composer
Only one application per composer will be accepted
The judges’ decision is final and is not open to appeal
The winning composer will retain the copyright of the commissioned work
The submitted compositions must be the work of the original entrant.