2027 Barlow Prize
Forecasted
2027 Barlow Prize supports an individual composer through a commission for a new brass quintet work, advancing the creation and performance of contemporary classical music.
Funder: Barlow Endowment for Music Composition
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Annual application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Commission funding for composer fees only
Summary: Supports an individual composer to create a new work for brass quintet.
Key Information: Composers cannot serve as premiering performers, conductors, directors, or agents of the commissioned work.
Description
The Barlow Prize is the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition’s international commission for an individual composer, with a different genre designated each year. The 2027 competition supports a new work for brass quintet. Established at Brigham Young University in 1984 through the generosity of Milton A. and Gloria Barlow, the Endowment fosters the creation and performance of contemporary classical music.
The competition welcomes composers from varied musical aesthetics and backgrounds, without preferences for a particular musical style. Applicants submit existing scores and recordings demonstrating their compositional abilities rather than an already-started commissioned work. The Endowment’s Board of Advisors and guest judges representing performer perspectives assess submissions. The panel may choose not to award the Prize if no applicant merits it.
