The HORIZON ENSEMBLE is excited to announce our 2nd Call for Scores!

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For this year’s call for scores, we are looking to select an ORCHESTRAL PIECE to program on our Bridges concert which is to take place on May 31st, 2026 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston, Massachusetts. This concert will feature music by Ruth Hertzman-Miller, Julian Gau, and Frank Bridge centered around bridges: the Harvard Bridge, bridges between people, and Frank Bridge. We are excited to have another voice to be a part of it!

Required Materials:

Full Score (Anonymized)

Submissions must be 8-15 minutes in length.

All submissions must adhere to the Instrumentation Requirements outlined in the document linked below.

Parts: please submit at least 1 wind part, 1 brass part, 1 percussion part, AND 1 string part (Anonymized)

Audio Realization (Recording or MIDI is accepted)

Performance Notes

Program Notes

Personal Information for contact purposes

The adjudication process will be blind, so please ensure that all scores and parts are anonymized, and that any personal information is removed from program notes.

Application will be accepted until December 21st, 2025 @ 11:59PM EST.

APPLICATION LINK

INSTRUMENTATION INFORMATION

Last Year's Winners *

Last Year's Winners *

Last year, we had 4 winners for our Call for Scores.

Live performance winner (orchestra):

Coonarr by John Rotar
Performed on April 6, 2025 at the Church of the Covenant in Boston, Massachusetts.

Missed the show? Check out a recording of the live performance now!

Recording winners (chamber):

outside(inside)out by Daniel Sabzghabaei

Khulasa by Arjan Singh Dogra

Trailing Wings by Theo Chandler

These recordings will be released soon. Stay tuned for updates on our first recording release!

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No. Any composer of any age may submit a work for consideration.

  • No. Submitted works can be works that have been performed or unperformed in the past.

  • Each composer may submit one work for consideration.

  • We are not accepting works this year that feature a soloist.

  • In addition to a live performance and recording of the live performance, the Horizon Ensemble is able to offer a $150.00 travel stipend for the selected composer.

  • There is no application fee. However, if you would like to support our work financially, you can find us on Venmo at @HorizonEnsemble, on Zelle at horizonensembleboston@gmail.com, or donate here. Any donations are completely optional, will go entirely to Call for Scores-related costs, and will have no bearing on application decisions.