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Entry Criteria

To enter, applicants should be able to demonstrate that they are:

At an early stage of their career as a composer
Be at least 18 years old on 1 October 2023 (there is no upper age limit for applicants)
Currently live, work, or have been born in the North West of England (Merseyside, Cheshire,
Greater Manchester, Lancashire, Cumbria), or be a registered student at a Northwest-based
Higher Education institution.
There are no minimum qualification requirements for applicants.
How to apply

To be considered, applicants must submit a supporting statement, a CV including a list of
works and, audio recordings and scores of two examples of original works. Submission
statement can also be made via video.

Applications for the Rushworth Composition Prize close at 11.59 pm on Wednesday 7 June
2023. For more information, click here.

Since it was launched in 2015, there have been eight recipients of the prize: Christopher
Cook (2022), Nneka Cummins (2021), Alex Papp (2020), Athanasia Kontou (2019), Carmel
Smickersgill (2018), Grace-Evangeline Mason (2017), Richard Miller (2016) and Bethan
Morgan-Williams (2015). Liverpool Philharmonic also supports local composers and

songwriters through Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Company.