John Cage Memorial Random Composer Award
6The John Cage Memorial Random Composer Award was inaugurated by Ben & Madelyn Hjertmann in 2011 in commemoration of John Cage's 99th birthday. The Random Composer Award is given to a single composer each year. It is one of the highest honors in the field of music.
ALL composers are encouraged to enter. It is the intention of this competition to recognize a composer of any age, ability, style, etc. Each person may only enter once - duplicate entries will be deleted.
The winner is selected using Random.org's "true" random numbers culled from atmospheric noise. No email addresses or information entered in the competition will be shared with any individuals, corporations, or other parties. There is no financial gain to either the competition or the entrants. The winner will be asked to provide sound clips of their work for this website, which will be displayed for a year until the next competition winner is announced.
Add this bit of joy to your career as a composer - and to your CV of course!
Entries are due November 1st by 11:59pm, annually.
The John Cage Memorial Random Composer Award is organized and overseen by Ben Hjertmann (benhjertmann.com) and Madelyn Hjertmann, with well-wishes from The John Cage Trust.
ALL composers are encouraged to enter. It is the intention of this competition to recognize a composer of any age, ability, style, etc. Each person may only enter once - duplicate entries will be deleted.
The winner is selected using Random.org's "true" random numbers culled from atmospheric noise. No email addresses or information entered in the competition will be shared with any individuals, corporations, or other parties. There is no financial gain to either the competition or the entrants. The winner will be asked to provide sound clips of their work for this website, which will be displayed for a year until the next competition winner is announced.
Add this bit of joy to your career as a composer - and to your CV of course!
Entries are due November 1st by 11:59pm, annually.
The John Cage Memorial Random Composer Award is organized and overseen by Ben Hjertmann (benhjertmann.com) and Madelyn Hjertmann, with well-wishes from The John Cage Trust.