Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award is a composition competition for choir music aimed at women composers. The competition is international and targets women composers irrespective of profession or nationality. All entries will be reviewed by a reputable international jury.

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History

Allmänna Sången & Anders Wall Composition Award was announced for the first time in 2013, when Allmänna Sången celebrated fifty years as a mixed choir. In connection to the anniversary, the choir announced a competition for women composers, together with Anders Wall, aiming to highlight them and their work, and inspire the creation of new choir music. Since then, the competition has been arranged four more times.

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Previous winners

• 2014​ – Sandskrift, Maria Löfberg

• 2016 – Speeches, Anna-Karin Klockar

• 2019 – The Black Monkey, Eva Holm Fosnæs

• 2021 – When Breathing Like a Bird, Gittan Glans

• 2024 – En sådan kväll, Erika Hammarberg

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Upcoming competitions

The next ASAWCA will be awarded in spring 2027, with applications opening in spring 2026.

The winning contribution will be published by Gehrmans Musikförlag AB, and the winner receives a prize sum and a diploma. For other excellent contributions, second and third prizes may be awarded.

All entries must adhere to the following criteria:
• Must be unpublished and not previously performed
• Must be written for a mixed voice a cappella choir with 4–12 parts
• Must be 6–9 minutes long in total
• Can be in any language
• Can be written by any woman composer,  irrespective of nationality, age, or profession
 

For the most current information on terms and applications, follow Allmänna Sången and Allmänna Sången and Anders Wall Composition Award on social media. You are also welcome to reach out to us with questions through info@allmannasangen.se. 

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About the choir

Allmänna Sången was established in the year 1830 as a choir for male students in Uppsala, Sweden. Since then, it has become a mixed choir and gained wide acclaim as one of the best choirs in the country. It is also the oldest university choir in Scandinavia. Today, no formal connection between All- männa Sången and the university remains, but the choir still preserves some of the university traditions it helped create and is firmly anchored in the city’s student life.

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You can watch Allmänna Sången's first performance of the 2024 ASAWCA winner here below. 

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