Liturgy Alive! Composition Competition
The University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce Liturgy Alive!, a composition competition to foster creative new choral music for the Catholic Mass. In an effort to encourage composers to write music for the Church, the Notre Dame Magnificat Choir will be awarding prizes for winning sacred choral compositions. In addition, the winning composition will be premiered at the Basilica in 2027. More information and specific rules are below.
2027 Competition Details
The winning entry will receive a monetary prize of $3,500.
Entry deadline is 11:59 p.m. EST on January 3, 2027.
The winner will be announced by February 3, 2027.
Competition detailsOfficial rulesPromotional poster
Information about past winners and competitions can be found here.
Contact
Elizabeth Schleicher, Interim Director of the Magnificat Choir and Community Choir, Vocal Coach, eschleic@nd.edu