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intrumentalist musicians record music on a the recital hall stage at University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Nief-Norf 2026 International Call for Scores

Nief-Norf Summer Festival

Deadline

Restrictions

Must be 18 years old by May 31st, 2026 to apply.

Participation fee

Pay what you can ($5.00 USD minimum).

Nief-Norf invites composers to submit works in two categories.

Category 1: MULTIMEDIA WORKS

Submit works that combine live performance with other forms of media — including but not limited to: video, electronics, fixed media, installation elements, dance, etc.

Category 2: FACULTY INSTRUMENTATION

Write for any subset of three or more of our Nief-Norf Summer Festival 2026 faculty instrumentation.

More detailed information regarding awards, instrumentation, number of performers, and score guidelines can be found at https://www.niefnorf.org/callforscores.

Deadline

Restrictions

Must be 18 years old by May 31st, 2026 to apply.

Participation fee

Pay what you can ($5.00 USD minimum).