Unanimes! is an initiative dedicated to the promotion of women composers and their repertoire.
To celebrate and promote the works of women composers, the French Association for orchestras (AFO) has planned three distinct actions : the certification of works written by women composers and performed throughout the year ; a mentorship program for young composers ; and finally a composition competition, which is meant for women composers only.
In this competition, the candidates can choose to participate in two categories : "chamber orchestra", and "full-sized symphonic orchestra". In both categories, it will be required to send a 7-10 minutes unedited piece. The candidates may send one piece per category, but they will only be selected in one category for the final round.
Each finalist piece will be performed publicly by the orchestra, in the presence of the jury and of the finalist composers on September 13th, 2024: the jury will decide on the winning piece for each category at the end of the public final.
The laureates designated by the jury will receive the Unanimes! prize:
> 4,500 € for the "chamber orchestra" category.
> 5,500 € for the "full-sized symphonic orchestra" category.
> Score edition for each of the winning pieces, provided the laureate doesn’t have a preestablished exclusivity contract with a publisher.
> The laureates and the finalists will be provided with a recording of their work for promotion purposes.