The Medical University of Graz in cooperation with the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz is sponsoring a Composition Competition for a musical theme for the Medical University of Graz.

The musical theme will be played on festive occasions and at academic celebrations of the Medical University of Graz. As a musical business card, it will be a symbol of the Medical University of Graz, a dynamic and innovative university whose humanistic focus is on the entire human being. With a spirit of innovation, it conducts research, teaches and learns for patient health and well-being.

The competition is open to composers of all ages from every country. A jury presided over by the rector of the Medical University of Graz will select one of the submitted compositions to be the future musical theme.

The composer of the winning work will receive a payment of EUR 5,000 that also includes compensation for all future performance and exploitation rights. The jury may also award a special prize of EUR 3,000 for an artistically innovative composition.

Requirements

Given its planned use as the musical theme of the Medical University of Graz, the composition should be targeted to the general public at university events and be able to be played by ambitious amateur musicians. Two versions of the theme should be available, one that lasts around 1 1/2 minutes and one that lasts 3 minutes. Each composer may submit just one work.

Instrumentation of the theme

5 brass players

Submission deadline: November 30, 2022

Submit the following:

  • A digital score of both versions of the musical theme
  • Musical presentation of the theme (either a recording with acoustic instruments or a digital version)
  • Statement on authorship and compensation for rights

Jury members

Med Uni Graz Rector Hellmut Samonigg (chair), KUG Rector Georg Schulz, 2 additional Med Uni Graz representatives, 1 additional KUG representative The jury will make a decision by a majority vote. The jury reserves the right to select none of the compositions as the musical theme.

Submit entries to: Rector’s Office of the Medical University of Graz Mailing address: Auenbruggerplatz 2, 8036 Graz, Email: rektor@medunigraz.at