Winners of the 2024 Duo Étrange Call for Scores:
Sympathy (2019) / Michael Salvatore Grebla
To be performed at our upcoming show in New York on January 18th, 2025
Your Name (2021) / Ryan Homsey
To be included in repertoire for upcoming performances
Lament of Juliet (2024) / Pierre Bohemond
To be included in repertoire for upcoming performances
We received 135 submissions for this first ever Étrange Call for Scores and feel deeply honoured by the support and interest we have received from the international music community. There were so many amazing works and we had a very difficult time selecting a winner, so much so that we decided to pick three!
Thank you to all composers who submitted and shared their music with us.
❤️ 🦇
Duo Étrange announces a call for scores
Deadline: December 18th, 2024
Multiple winners are possible
Winning piece/s will be become a part of our regular performance repertoire, including our annual Canadian tour, as well as at our January 18th 2025 NYC debut at Saint John's in the Village, which will be professionally recorded.
Read about Duo Étrange and our mission here.
Listen to our recordings here.
To apply, send your score and information by email to
Questions? Write us an email or send us a DM
@duo_etrange, @saharathecellist , @vanessacroome
Submission check-list
1. Your score in pdf format
- Any length/duration is accepted.
- Piece can include tape, complicated electronics set-ups not preferred but will still be considered.
- Composer must use text that is either under public domain or that they have authorization to use.
- Duo Étrange is experienced in English, French, German, Italian, and Russian, but open to considering other languages as well.
2. A midi or recording (mp3 please 👼)
3. A short bio + relevant portfolio links