The Polish Composers' Union announces the 66th Tadeusz Baird Competition for Young Composers. The competition aims to inspire young artists to refer in various ways to the values present in the works of our Patron. The subject of the 2024 competition is a one-movement piece or a cycle of miniatures in one of two categories: for trumpet and piano, or for solo violin, or for solo viola or solo cello. The deadline for submitting scores is the 30^th of November 2024.

The Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or the Card of the Pole) who are under 35 years of age on the closing date.

The Competition has two stages. In the first stage, the jury will select works to be performed during a public presentation. Its results will be announced by the 28^th of February 2025. The results of the Competition (Stage II) will be announced after the public presentation of the qualified works, in June 2025. The jury, chaired by Marcel Chyrzyński, will then decide on the distribution of prizes.

Scores signed with an alias should be submitted via email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

The competition is organized thanks to the support of the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage and the ZAiKS Authors' Association.

Rules and regulations: https://www.zkp.org.pl/index.php/pl/nasze-dzialania/konkurs-im-bairda