{"id":20662,"date":"2021-10-22T11:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-10-22T09:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.esmuc.cat\/?page_id=20662"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:30:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T12:30:53","slug":"joan-guinjoan-international-prize-for-young-composers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/actividades\/prizes\/joan-guinjoan-international-prize-for-young-composers\/","title":{"rendered":"Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-parallax\" style=\"min-height:552px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-86187 has-parallax\" style=\"background-position:50% 50%;background-image:url(https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Light-tracks.jpg)\"><\/div><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:130px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:47px;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The <strong><em>Premi Internacional Joan Guinjoan per a Joves Compositors<\/em><\/strong> has been awarded annually since 2002, in honor of the Catalan composer <strong>Joan Guinjoan<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Objectives of the Prize<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g35e0ac\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g35e0ac gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">To stimulate and support creativity among the new generations of composers by facilitating the performance of their prized compositions.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">To establish a framework for the creation of new works in a diversity of trends, styles and instrumental formations.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">To impel Catalonia as a promoter of culture and musical creations.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"f6b19e\" class=\"section-f6b19e gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion\"><div class=\"grid-container\">\n<div id=\"fe9a51\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m6-item section-fe9a51 gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion-item\"><div class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel g-a-panel-f6b19e\"><div class=\"gm-ah-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-item-heading gutentor-module-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler-label\">Conditions 2025<\/span><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-icon\"><i class=\"gm-aio-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-icon-open fas fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"gm-aic-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-icon-close fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"gm-ab-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-body\">\n<div id=\"section-g352018\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g352018 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\"><strong>XXIV Joan Guinjoan International Prize for Young Composers<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-g4c981e\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-g4c981e gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The contest is open to composers of every nationality who do not exceed 35 years at December 31, 2025. Former winners of this award are not allowed to submit again.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Each participant may submit up to two works, which cannot previously have been published, premiered or commissioned. Works performed in the educational context of conservatories and schools of music will not be considered premieres, unless they have been retransmitted through the media or disseminated through networks in any type of channel or format: YouTube, Soundcloud, etc.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The work, in a contemporary style, should be 10 to 15 minutes long.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-3\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The work must be written for an open formation of 6 to 15 instruments, with optional electronics, chosen from among those in an orchestra, piano, accordion, guitar, voice and typical jazz \u2013electric guitar, bass and keyboards\u2013 instruments, \u201ccobla\u201d instruments, and instruments of early music: harpsichord, recorder, viola da gamba, cornet, sackbut, early bassoon and plucked string instruments. It is also possible to include a small choir of four voices (SATB, 4-4-4-4), which will be considered as four different instruments. There may not be more than two instruments the same, except for violins, for which there is a maximum of 10, violas and cellos, for which there is a maximum of 4.\u00a0Regarding percussion instruments, up to two performers may be taken into account.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-4\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The composer will submit the full score, the inscription ballot and a copy of his\/her identity card (EU citizens) or passport as three separate PDF files compressed in a single ZIP or RAR file. The compressed file must be sent via WeTransfer or similar service to Premi.Guinjoan@esmuc.cat. The composer is responsible for sending the parts in case s\/he is chosen as the winner. The score can only be labeled with the title of the piece and the pseudonym.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-5\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The net amount of the award is 4.000 \u20ac. The award-winning work will be premiered by the Escola Superior de M\u00fasica de Catalunya with the option of being recorded in audio or video, edited and disseminated on social networks, own and third-party media and\/or in any format, support or platform by the school itself.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-6\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The jury can declare the prize void.\u00a0Apart from the winning work, the jury may decide to give honorific mentions to other works submitted which are considered of special interest. The works worthy of this distinction will be premiered together with the winning work.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-7\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The Escola Superior de M\u00fasica de Catalunya will have publishing and distribution rights to the score, the CD or any other format of the winning work.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-8\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">All written or audio-recorded editions of the winning work will be marked \u201cPremi Joan Guinjoan de l\u2019Escola Superior de M\u00fasica de Catalunya, 2025\u201d.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-9\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">vThe jury will be made up of five composers chosen from the Department of Creation and Musical Theory. The names of the members of the jury will be announced once the award decision has been made public. Their decision may not be appealed. The decision will be announced before January 9, 2026.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-10\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The deadline for submitting scores is <strong>December 1, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-11\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The works will be submitted under pseudonym.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">The winning work may not have won any previous prize, nor share any other prize within half a year of being awarded the prize.<\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"fe9ca3\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-m6-item section-fe9ca3 gutentor-module gutentor-module-accordion-item\"><div class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel g-a-panel-f6b19e\"><div class=\"gm-ah-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-item-heading gutentor-module-icon-position-right\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-panel-handler-label\">Participation<\/span><span class=\"gutentor-module-accordion-icon\"><i class=\"gm-aio-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-icon-open fas fa-plus\"><\/i><i class=\"gm-aic-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-icon-close fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"gm-ab-f6b19e gutentor-module-accordion-body\">\n<div id=\"section-g3dfd31\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e0 section-g3dfd31 gutentor-element gutentor-element-advanced-text\"><div class=\"gutentor-text-wrap\"><p class=\"gutentor-text\">Send a download link (e.g. WeTransfer.com) to a single ZIP or RAR file to:<br><strong>premi.guinjoan@esmuc.cat<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This file must be named after your pseudonym (e.g. YourPseudonym.zip) and must contain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"section-gdc8aa4\" class=\"wp-block-gutentor-e7 section-gdc8aa4 gutentor-element gutentor-element-list\"><ul class=\"grid-row gutentor-grid-item-wrap list-indicator-icon\"><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-0\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Butlleta-GuinJoan.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Registration form to the Joan Guinjoan Prize<\/a><\/strong> <em>[YourPseudonym_part.pdf]<\/em> <\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-1\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">Copy of EU identity document \/ passport <em>[YourPseudonym_id.pdf]<\/em><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><li class=\"gutentor-list-item grid-lg-12 grid-md-12 grid-12\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-item gutentor-single-item-2\"><span class=\"gutentor-list-item-wrap g-s-list-wrap\"><span class=\"gutentor-single-list-item-icon\"><i class=\"list-item-icon fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><\/span><span class=\"gutentor-list-item\"><p class=\"gutentor-single-item-title\">PDF of full score <em>[YourPseudonym_score.pdf]<\/em><\/p><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Any query regarding Joan Guinjoan International Prize may be adressed to:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Premi.Guinjoan@esmuc.cat\">premi.guinjoan@esmuc.cat<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guinjoan International Prize is sponsored by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fundacionbancosabadell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fundaci\u00f3n Banco Sabadell<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2480\" height=\"1754\" src=\"http:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/BSFundacio_ENG.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20652\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Objectives of the Prize The Guinjoan International Prize is sponsored by the Fundaci\u00f3n Banco Sabadell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":86187,"parent":83559,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1627,1614,1624],"tags":[1160,1629,1630],"class_list":["post-20662","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-department-of-creation-and-musicaal-theory","category-news","category-prizes","tag-composicio-en","tag-joan-guinjoan-en","tag-prizes"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-12 11:17:12","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20662","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20662"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20662\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111838,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20662\/revisions\/111838"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/83559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20662"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20662"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esmuc.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20662"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}