Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award

08/03/2024

The winner of Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2024 has been selected. After reviewing contributions from countries all around the world, the jury has decided to give the award to Erika Hammarberg for her piece ”En sådan kväll (Such an evening)” based on a poem by Solveig von Schoultz. She will receive a prize sum of SEK 60, 000, in addition to having her piece premiered by Allmänna Sången and published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB. The award ceremony and premiere of the winning piece is scheduled to take place at Allmänna Sången’s spring concert on May 4th, 2024. Read more about the winner here: https://www.allmannasangen.se/winner-2024

28/12/2023

There are now only four days left to send in your submission to Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award!
The last date for sending in your contribution and having a shot at taking home the grand prize of 60 000 SEK is December 31. After this date, the jury will be getting their hands on the pieces to be able to select a winner.

ASAWCA is an international choral composition competition for women composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 60,000, that the winning piece is premiered by Allmänna Sången and published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB. ASAWCA är en internationell kompositionstävling för kvin...

03/10/2023

We are honoured to announce Danish choir leader and composer John Høybye as the fourth and final member of the ASAWCA jury.

Høybye has during his long career established himself as one of the leading figures in choral music in Denmark and abroad. Among the many choirs he has conducted are the Danish National Choir, the Hungarian Radio Choir, the Copenhagen Philharmonic and his own choir TRITONUS. In composing as in conducting, Høybye encompasses a range of styles and genres. His compositions bring rock and jazz influences into the classical tradition and is sung by choirs big and small all over the world.

06/07/2023

We are delighted to announce that the Slovenian composer Nana Forte will be part of the jury for ASAWCA 2024.

Nana Forte, born in 1981, has composed several compositions for mixed choir that have been performed by some of the most renowned choirs in Europe, and she has been awarded prizes for her work in choral composition. Last year, Allmänna Sången performed and recorded Mahler's "Liebst du um Schönheit" arranged for double mixed choir by Forte, which can now be listened to on Spotify.

The registration for ASAWCA 2024 is open, and we hope to receive many new compositions from women composers all over the world, so please help us spread the word and visit https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca to register your contribution!

For the fifth time, Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall together with Gehrmans Musikförlag AB arrange the ”Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award”, a competition for women composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 60,000, that the winning piece is premiered by Al...

03/04/2023

ASAWCA 2024 | Choral composition award for women composers. | For the fifth time, Allmänna Sången in collaboration with Beijerstiftelsen and Gehrmans Musikförlag AB arrange the ”Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award”, a competition for women composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 60,000, that the winning piece is premiered by Allmänna Sången and published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB. Registration will be open between May and December 2023.

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For the fifth time, Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall together with Gehrmans Musikförlag AB arrange the ”Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award”, a competition for women composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 60,000, that the winning piece is premiered by Al...

20/10/2021

På lördag 23:e oktober har du chansen att höra uruppförandet av vinnarstycket When Breathing Like a Bird på Allmänna Sångens höstkonsert! Under konserten kommer det att ske en prisceremoni för Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021 där vinnaren Gittan G***s kommer att närvara. Välkommen att boka din biljett på: www.tickster.com/sv/events/2w08n0bjjmjp63t/2021-10-23/hostkonsert-med-allmanna-sangen

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On October 23rd you will be able to hear the world premiere of the winning piece of Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021, "When Breathing Like a Bird", at Allmänna Sången's autumn concert! The concert will take place in Uppsala, Sweden and the winner Gittan G***s will be attending. Book your tickets today at: www.tickster.com/sv/events/2w08n0bjjmjp63t/2021-10-23/hostkonsert-med-allmanna-sangen

Höstkonsert med Allmänna Sången på Uppsala universitets aula i Uppsala den 23 oktober - Tickster.com

08/03/2021

The winner of Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021 has been selected. After reviewing contributions from countries all around the world, the jury has decided to give the award to Gittan G***s for her piece ”When Breathing Like a Bird”. She will receive a prize sum of SEK 50, 000, in addition to having her piece premiered by Allmänna Sången and published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB. The award ceremony and premiere of the winning piece is scheduled to take place at Allmänna Sången’s anniversary concert on October 23rd, 2021.

The jury’s remarks
”The composer shows great knowledge in writing for choir, with smart usage of different compositional techniques. The strong technical foundation, together with a convincing approach to the metaphor of the text, makes this a standout piece, ready for richly nuanced interpretations worldwide.”

The composer
Gittan G***s is originally from Åsenhöga outside Gnosjö in Småland, Sweden. She has an education as a piano teacher from the music academy in Gothenburg and now works as a freelance musician, arranger, composer and piano teacher at the music academy at Södra Vätterbygdens Folkhögskola (SVF) in Jönköping. As a freelance musician she works across genres and feels at home in everything from jazz, folk music and pop to classical music.

She has written music for everything from choir and symphony orchestra to big band and her own trio, Henningson & G***s. During the years 2007–2009 she featured as singer and multi-instrumentalist in the Swedish TV show På spåret. With a background as pianist and arranger, she has begun composing more and more during the last fifteen years, and has written music for choirs such as Jönköpings Kammarkör and Musiklinjens kör at SVF.

The winning piece
”A single little voice can suffice, and with that carry all of the hope we all need to feel” – so says the text author Marie Winald-Karlström in her comment about her lyrics. ”When breathing like a bird” consists of three parts. The first is playful and illustrates, among other things, raindrops. The second portrays the calm before sunrise. In the third part, the feeling of happiness shines through and the bird gets to give a voice to the big things contained within the small – ”When breathing like a bird”.

Words from the winner
”Choral music is something that has always been there and shaped my entire music life. I have sung a lot in choirs, such as in Göteborgs Kammarkör under the direction of Gunnar Eriksson. As a chorist you gain an insight into the structure of choirs and choral music, something that I think has inspired me, and that has had a great influence on my writing. In light of this, and because choral music is so dear to my heart, I feel truly honoured and immensely happy to have received this award. Thank you!!!”

The competition
Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award was arranged for the first time in 2013 when Allmänna Sången celebrated fifty years as a mixed choir. In connection with the anniversary, the choir together with Anders Wall announced a competition for female composers.

The purpose of the competition is to draw attention to female composers and their work, and to stimulate the creation of new choir pieces that can enrich and develop modern day choir music. The competition is international and targets female composers irrespective of profession or nationality. All entries are reviewed by a reputable international jury comprised of distinguished composers and conductors. This year, the jury was comprised of Libby Larsen, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Robert Sund and Maria Goundorina.

Partners
Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award is made possible through a collaboration with Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, together with sponsoring from Kjell och Märta Beijers Stiftelse and Uppsala kommuns kulturnämnd.

Contact
For more information about future competitions, visit www.allmannasangen.se, follow us on social media or contact the project manager.

03/01/2021

Happy new year! The registration for Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021 has now closed and the jury will soon be getting their hands on all of the submissions to be able to select a winner. Thank you to all who sent in contributions!

03/12/2020

There are now four weeks left to send in your submission to Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award!

The last date for sending in your contribution and having a shot at taking home the grand prize of 50 000 SEK is December 31. After this date, the jury will be getting their hands on the pieces to be able to select a winner. We are very happy to have a jury consisting of four acclaimed and renowned musical personalities:

Libby Larsen - Grammy-award winning composer from USA
Ēriks Ešenvalds - Composer from Latvia, three time winner of the Latvian Grand Music Award
Maria Goundorina - Conductor of Allmänna Sången
Robert Sund - Composer and former conductor of Allmänna Sången and Orphei Drängar

There is still time left so don't hesitate to get composing!

12/09/2020

Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall Composition Award is currently ongoing and accepting contributions from all over the world. The competition is open for female composers of choral music and the winner receives a prize sum of 50 000 Swedish kronor as well as having their piece published by Gehrmans Musikförlag and premiered by Allmänna Sången of Uppsala, Sweden. New for this year is that contributions written in any language are allowed!

The competition is open until December 31st 2020, so take the chance now and participate in Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall Composition Award!

Register here:
https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/p4v2qbq1jlcm9t/

More information is available here:
https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca

For the fourth time, Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall together with Gehrmans Musikförlag AB arrange the ”Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award”, a competition for female composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 50,000, that the winning piece is premiered by ...

21/06/2020

Registreringen till Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021 är nu öppen! Vinnaren av tävlingen som riktar sig till kvinnliga kompositörer får 50 000 kr samt sitt verk utgivet av Gehrmans Musikförlag AB och uruppfört av Allmänna Sången, en av Sveriges mest framstående körer.

Tag chansen och anmäl dig nu!

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The registration for Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2021 is now open! The winner of the competition for female composers receives 50 000 SEK as well as getting their piece published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB and premiered by Allmänna Sången, one of Sweden's foremost choirs.

Take the chance and register now!

https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca

For the fourth time, Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall together with Gehrmans Musikförlag AB arrange the ”Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award”, a competition for female composers. The prize includes, in addition to a prize sum of SEK 50,000, that the winning piece is premiered by ...

08/03/2019

02/07/2018

We hope you havn't forgotten to register to win 50,000 Swedish kronor in Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award!

Register here: https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/s1c0mjso1d552q6/

For more information, visit:
https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca-eng

02/07/2018

Vi hoppas att du inte missat att anmäla dig till Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award och chansen att vinna 50 000 kronor!

Anmäl dig här: https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/s1c0mjso1d552q6/

För mer info, läs vidare på:
https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca

21/06/2018

Känner du en kvinnlig kompositör som har vad som krävs för att ställa upp i Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award?

Tagga någon i kommentarsfältet!

Registreringen är öppen och 50 000 kr ligger i vinstpotten samt att få verket utgivet av Gehrmans Musikförlag och uruppfört av Allmänna Sången.

Allmänna Sången i Uppsala är Nordens äldsta akademiska kör. Sedan 1830 har kören drivit Sveriges sångtradition vidare och har målet inställt på framtiden.

18/06/2018

Gehrmans Musikförlag kan knappt bärga sig inför att sätta tänderna i det stycke som vinner Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award!

Om du är kvinnlig tonsättare, skriver körmusik och tycker om att tävla, varför inte delta i Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2019. Registreringen är öppen och 50 000 kr står på spel samt uruppförande av verket av Allmänna Sången, en av Sveriges mest framstående körer.
Vi ger naturligtvis ut noten!
Anmälan sker här:
https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/s1c0mjso1d552q6/
Mer info på denna länk:
https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca
Vid ytterligare frågor, kontakta:
[email protected]

09/06/2018

Registreringen är nu öppen och du som kvinnlig kompositör kan nu anmäla dig till Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award! 50 000 kr står på spel, att få verket utgivet på Gehrmans Musikförlag samt uruppförande av verket av Allmänna Sången, en av Sveriges mest framstående körer

Tag chansen och anmäl dig nu!

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The registration is now open and female composers are now able to participate in the Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award! 50,000 SEK are at stake. The winner will also get the contribution published by Gehrmans Musikförlag and premiered by Allmänna Sången; one of Swedens most outstanding choirs.

Take the chance and register now!

https://www.allmannasangen.se/asawca-eng

ASAWCA

27/03/2018

För tredje gången arrangerar Allmänna Sången och Anders Wall tillsammans med Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award, en tonsättartävling för kvinnliga tonsättare. Priset omfattar förutom en prissumma om 50 000 kr, att bidraget uruppförs av Allmänna Sången och blir utgivet av Gehrmans Musikförlag AB.

Besök http://allmannasangen.se/asawca för pressmeddelande och utfästelse av tävlingen!

26/03/2018

01/03/2016

We can now proudly announce the winner of Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall Composition Award 2016:

Anna-Karin Klockar
With her composition Speeches.

The composition encompass three pieces of distinguished atmosphere with lyrics from three historical speeches. The jurys motivation:

“The winner masters to combine a brilliant selection of texts and mirrors them in three distinctive parts in a clear and fascinating way to form a comprehensive and contextual whole. Throughout the piece, and its rich composition techniques, the winner consistently uses the texts in an imaginative as well as humorous way. The composer creates atmospheric expressions by using syllables, especially in the ending of words, in a musically formidable manner. The composition is beautifully crafted and is a testament of the composer’s professional appreciation of all voices and its ranges. The three very different parts are dramatic, humorous, and suspenseful in their simplicity, as well as exciting in their communication between the voices, the choir and the audience.”

Anna-Karin Klockar about winning the prize:
“It´s a great joy for me that “Speeches” won and I would like to honor the authors of the speeches I have used and been inspired by. Could they ever imagine that their words would reach us, become music and live on this long?”

Next time Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award will be held is in 2018. More information about the next award will be announced later.

Read more about the winner and the award on www.allmannasangen.se

08/01/2016

January 7th, the deadline date for participation, has passed and registration is thereby closed!

We wish to thank all of the participants of Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2016! But the work of the jury still remains, so keep your eyes and ears open for the winner to be announced in the beginning of march.

Again, thank you for your participation and your interest in Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2016! And a happy new year - we hope it brings you a lot of joy and music!

31/12/2015

Dear composers!

One week remains until the deadline for submitting ones contribution for Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2016. Register and submit on the link below until January 7th 2016:

https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/allmanna-sangen-anders-wall-composition-award/

Best wishes of luck and a happy new year!

Please, do not write your name on the score, only the title. The score will be anonymously coded when you submit your contribution.

03/11/2015

Due to recurring questioning we want to clarify that deadline for registration and submission of ones composition is January 7th, 2016, and NOT December 1st as older information has stated. Registration and submission is made at the same time, at https://asawca.wufoo.com/forms/allmanna-sangen-anders-wall-composition-award/

That is, the one and only deadline to keep in mind is January 7th 2016!

Please, do not write your name on the score, only the title. The score will be anonymously coded when you submit your contribution.

23/10/2015

A couple of weeks ago we spent a weekend recording an upcoming album with Allmänna Sången. Amongst the pieces that were recorded were "Sandskrift" by Maria Löfberg, the winner of Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award 2014! It's a fantastic piece that we're happy to have had the opportunity to work with!

The sheet music can be found and purchased here: http://www.gehrmans.se/butik/kor/sandskrift-12508

Best wishes of luck on your composing and participation!

14/10/2015

We're so happy to see that many of you are interested in Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award! Keep composing and working on your contributions and don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions!

More information, competition rules and the application form etc. can be found at www.allmannasangen.se, under the tab "Composition Award".

Best wishes of luck to all of you!
Emil Sundberg, project manager of ASAWCA

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