Orchestral Prize - $25,000

• A work scored for modern chamber or symphony orchestra of at least 30 players and at least 15 independent lines.
  
  
• Duration must be of not less than 12-15 minutes.
  
  
• Works for string ensemble alone will not be considered.
  
  
• The work may include instrumental or vocal soloists and/or choral, electronically produced or pre-recorded elements.

Song Cycle Prize - $15,000

• A Song Cycle, for the purposes of the competition, is music suitable for chamber performance, using no more than 1-8 independent vocal lines. This may be accompanied by up to 10 instrumental players.
  
  
• The text of the work must have a unifying theme. The composer and the author of the text may or may not be different people, and the author of the text is not eligible for the prize. The work may be no less than 15 minutes and no more than 60 minutes duration.
  
  
• The work may be:
  

  (a)	for single unaccompanied voice or up to 8 unaccompanied voices;
  (b)	for single voice, accompanied by one instrument or ensemble of up to 10 instrumental players;
  (c)	for more than one voice but no more than 8 voices, accompanied by one instrument or ensemble of up to 10 instrumental players;
  (d)	a music-theatre work (suitable for concert-hall performance) for more than one voice but no more than 8 voices, accompanied by one instrument or ensemble of up to 10 instrumental players.