Calling composers!
Tŷ Cerdd – the official Welsh Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) – invites Welsh/Wales-based composers to submit their scores for World New Music Days (WNMD) Romania (Bucharest) 2026.
There are 14 categories for which submissions are invited to be presented at the festival. You can submit works by sending a PDF version of the score plus an audio or video recording of the work (if available), or audio/video documentation if the work does not have a written score.
The submission process to the ISCM Welsh Section is free of charge and our panel will assess the submissions, then put forward six works as the official submission to the ISCM. As an ISCM Associate Member, our submission must cover at least four of the specified categories. A minimum of one of these six pieces will be selected by WNMD 2026 for a guaranteed performance.
Please note:
- Only one work per composer may be submitted, by either Individual submission or Official submission.
- Priority will be given to works shorter than 10 minutes in duration, except where specifically noted in a category description, and composed after 2016, with highest priority given to works composed after 2021.
- Submissions by composers whose work was performed in the ISCM World Music Days 2025 in Portugal will not be considered.
Deadline for applications: 10:00, Monday 1 September 2025