A Connected Commonwealth is a Composing Commonwealth!
I have no doubt that the Composition Award will flourish and deliver some life-changing experiences for young people across the globe.
We are so excited about this initiative for young people!
Composition is a very special and personal thing. I am excited to see what the results will be from the four pilot countries!
I am delighted to hear that you are continuing to promote music within the Commonwealth, focusing upon its youth.
Latest news
Commonwealth International Composition Award Grand final 2022 in pictures!
Photos from our Grand Final of the Commonwealth International Composition Award held at the Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Over-Seas League.
Winner of the CICA Announced
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Commonwealth International Award 2022 is Devon Packer from Canada. Devon Packer is a 16 year old pianist who lives in Montréal, Canada. He has been studying piano at the McGill Conservatory of Music since the age of 5....
Winners of the Commonwealth International Composition Award 2022
We are delighted to announce the winner of the Commonwealth International Composition Award 2022. The Grand Final was held in the Princess Alexandra Hall, Royal Over-Seas League last week. Two panels of adjudicators made up of distinguished professionals and young...
CICA audience vote
Young people from all over the world submitted their works to the 2021 / 2022 Commonwealth International Composition Award. There were many wonderful entries, and it was difficult to choose a shortlist of ten pieces. These will be performed in the Grand Final on...
Commonwealth International Composition Award Finalists 2022
We are so excited to announce the shortlist for The Commonwealth International Composition Award 2022! We are really proud of all the young composers this year and were amazed by the high standard of all the entries. Congratulations to everyone who has been...
Commonwealth International Composition Award – Grand Final
The Grand final of the Commonwealth International Composition Award will take place at 6pm on Friday 4th March 2022. Ten wonderful pieces by our shortlisted young composers from all over the world, mentored by advanced students from the Royal Northern College of Music...
Entries Open for 2022 Composition Award
Entries are now open for the 2022 Commonwealth International Composition Award The Commonwealth International Composition Award is a competition now in its third year, which aims to encourage young musicians to write their own music, and to give young composers the...
Commonwealth International Composition Award 2021 Winners Announced
The Commonwealth International Composition Award is a competition now in its second year, which aims to encourage young musicians to write their own music, and to give young composers the skills they need to further their careers. The 2021 competition attracted...
CICA Audience Vote is LIVE!
The Commonwealth International Composition Award Audience Vote is now live! Well done to all of our young composers for writing such fantastic pieces! All were inspired by poems written by poets from around the Commonwealth: Dance Craze by Kendel Hippolyte (St Lucia)...
Final Shortlist Announced
We are delighted to announce the final shortlist for our First Commonwealth International Composition Award in association with ABRSM and The Purcell School. The number and standard of entries was extremely high and the judges were very impressed with every single...