Calls and Competitions

The following competitions, calls, auditions, and performance opportunities are presented or co-sponsored by NAfME:

Composition-Competition

NAfME Student Composers Competition

  • The 2018 NAfME Student Composers Competition deadline has passed
  • Entrants will be notified of the winners by e-mail in mid-July.

NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition 

  • The 2018 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition deadline has passed
  • Entrants will be notified of the winners by e-mail in mid-May.

NAfME All-National Honor Ensembles

  • 2018 Applications Open: January 12, 2018
  • 2018 Applications Close: May 4, 2018 at 9:00 PM ET
  • Event Dates: November 25-28, 2018 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort

All-American Marching Band Audition and Application 

  • 2019 AAMB Nomination Deadline: June, 2018
  • 2019 AAMB Audition Deadline: June, 2018
  • Event Dates: December 31, 2018 through Sunday, January 6, 2019

George N. Parks Leadership in Music Education Award

  • Nominations for the 2018 George N. Parks Leadership in Music Education Award will open on June 11, 2018. Please check back on that date for nomination instructions and the deadline for submissions.