The Young Composers Meeting is an annual development program run by Orkest De Ereprijs in Apeldoorn, the Netherlands. Thirteen selected professional composers prepare a three-minute work and spend six days rehearsing it with the orchestra, attending readings and individual lessons with senior composers.
The week ends with a public closing concert at Podium GIGANT. The application call says the jury will select three commission recipients, while the official closing-concert page says four talents will receive composition commissions.
Benefits & funding
- The participant fee is €595. It covers accommodation, three meals per day, orchestra rehearsals, senior-composer lessons, a museum visit, and admission to the closing concert.
- The application call itemizes three paid commissions: one €2,500 Orkest De Ereprijs commission, one €1,500 Ereprijs Xtra commission, and one €1,500 Apeldoorn commission. The closing-concert page says four recipients will be announced, but it does not publish the fourth commission’s amount or terms.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be professional composers aged 30 or under during the application period.
- The official call states no nationality, residency, degree, gender, or experience requirement.
- Selected participants must prepare a three-minute composition for the orchestra, potentially with voices from the Royal Conservatoire The Hague.
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Age requirement
≤ 30 yrs
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Application process
- 1Complete the official application form.
- 2Prepare a CV and/or biography, one to three recent scores, and corresponding audio recordings; video is not accepted.
- 3Upload the materials through Google Drive, Dropbox, or WeTransfer and email the link to youngcomposers@ereprijs.nl by 14 September 2026.
Program timeline
Applications open.
1 June 2026
Application deadline.
14 September 2026
Program starts in Apeldoorn.
21 February 2027
Closing concert at Podium GIGANT and program ends.
26 February 2027