Music Competitions

Biennial Music Competition for Members

2012 NLAPW Music Award

To promote and encourage the work of professional musicians and their composers in the development of original musical compositions.
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1. This Music Composition Submitter must be a member of the NLAPW.

2. Musical composition shall not be more than 10 minutes in length.

3.Two (2) copies of the musical composition, one with no name of the
composer, and two (2) accompanying CDs of the composition
performed, one with no name of the composer, shall be submitted.
For all folk, jazz, country, pop and other improvisational music, two (2) CDs
of the composition, one with no name of the composer, shall be
submitted.

4. Music composition must be submitted by February 15, 2012.

5. Past winners of the National NLAPW music award must wait one
National Biennial before submitting their work again in the National
Biennial music competition.

6. Music Composition Submitter shall pay a $30 fee for each piece.

7. The Grand Prize is $500. First Prize is $300. Second Prize is $200.

8. Frank Conlon, pianist, conductor and Professor of Music at George
Washington University will judge. Winner shall have their work
performed at the Biennial Music Luncheon.

Send your submissions to: Linda Nash, Music Chair
5074 Twinbrook Run Drive, Fairfax, Virginia 22032