Competition open to composers of any nationality and any age.

The Digital Composer-In-Residence Project is a unique competition uniting online and offline music. The project re-defines the concept of a Composer-in-Residence for the Digital Age and provides the winner with a sustained platform to promote their music and engage with users on the Dilettante website.

The project begins with the search for the world’s first Digital Composer-in-Residence.

How it works:
• A panel of judges will select three finalists whose works will be recorded and posted on the Dilettante site.

• Visitors to the site will then have the opportunity to listen and choose the winner by voting for their favourite piece. 15 October – 5 November 2009

• All three finalists' works will be performed, and the winner of the competition will be announced at a live concert at Wilton’s Music Hall (London, UK) on the 5th November 2009.

The winner will receive the Digital Composer-in-Residence Award worth £1000, and a year-long digital residency on the Dilettante website, including a Composer’s Corner blog on the homepage and a podcast series. They will also lead online masterclasses and take part in forum discussions with Dilettante members. The residency will conclude with a live event in 2010, which will include a performance of a new work.

Anyone can enter, but you do need to be a Dilettante member (if you’re not already) and joining Dilettante is free.

Composition submission deadline :