Young Dae & Inja Kim Competition for Composers March 13, 2027

YOUNG DAE AND INJA KIM COMPETITION FOR COMPOSERS 

The South Bay Guitar Society invites composers to enter the 2027 Young Dae and Inja Kim Composition Competition. Participants should submit an original work for classical guitar quartet.  The winner receive a $500.00 cash prize and will have their work performed at the 2027 Jerry Snyder GuitarFest on March 13-14, 2027, in San Jose, Calif.

-Entry fee $35. If the entry fee is an undue financial burden, please email SBGS President Josh Friedman at fractaljosh@gmail.com in complete confidence to request a fee waiver. No questions asked. No one will be turned away from entering due to a lack of financial resources.

-Open to composers of all ages

-Submission must be an original work that has not won any prize or been previously performed

-Submit a piece for classical guitar quartet in standard notation, two to three minutes in length and of an intermediate level of difficulty

-Email submissions as PDF file and MP3 audio recording of MIDI playback to fractaljosh@gmail.com

-Deadline January 8, 2027

Questions? Contact Josh Friedman at fractaljosh@gmail.com