Call for Entries: 4th Sing for Love International Choral Composition Competition, with Total Prize Money of NT$440,000

Registration and submissions for the 4th Sing for Love International Choral Composition Competition are now open, with total prize money of NT$440,000.

For the first time, the competition is open internationally: anyone who can write in Mandarin, Taiwanese (Minnan), Hakka or a Taiwanese Indigenous language may enter, with no restrictions on age or nationality. Winning works will not only receive prize money but will also be performed and published—contemporary songs by people of our time, so that the Taipei Chamber Singers can sing the best music of today.

Categories

Mixed Choir Category / Children’s Choir Category / Songwriting Category

Themes

• Reading Taiwan Through Music: history, culture, landscapes and local life connected with Taiwan.
• Reading the World Through Music – Because of Love: starting from love, writing about values shared by people around the world—hope for a better future, the longing for a better environment, the wish for peace, and even the exploration of time, space and the universe.
• I Persist: about choosing goodwill when facing a difficult decision or a turning point in life.

Awards and Prize Money

Best Composition Award—Mixed Choir Category / Children’s Choir Category (three awards in each): one Outstanding Award of NT$60,000 and two Merit Awards of NT$30,000 each; Songwriting Category: four Merit Awards of NT$20,000 each.

Best Lyrics Award—Reading Taiwan Through Music / Reading the World Through Music – Because of Love / I Persist (two awards in each): two Merit Awards of NT$20,000 each.

Winning works will be premiered and their scores published in 2025.

Organizer | Taipei Chamber Singers
Sponsors | Mr. 王光明, Past District Governor, Rotary International District 3521; Ms. 李澤汝, Past District Governor, Rotary International District 3521