The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre (AMACC) has opened its Call for Proposals for the 2028 Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP). Created in 2014 by Dr Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes celebrate excellence in music composition.
From 4 February until 6 May 2026, composers are encouraged to submit proposals for three commissions: the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, and the Azrieli Commission for International Music. The prizes are open to composers of all nationalities, genders, faiths and backgrounds, and it is completely free to apply.
“With each Azrieli Music Prizes cycle, we ask composers to deeply engage with a specific set of questions tied to each Prize theme,” says Dr Sharon Azrieli, who is the Chair of the Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre and a Board Member of the Azrieli Foundation. “In return, AMP offers one of the most generous prize packages in the world to launch their music into the repertoire. With nearly 400 composers applying to our previous cycle, this formula is clearly resonating. I look forward to meeting the 2028 laureates.”
For its seventh biennial cycle, AMP specifically seeks proposals for chamber music works, for up to 15 musicians. The eventual prize-winning commissions will be premiered by Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at the AMP Concert Gala in Autumn 2028 in Montréal. The world premiere is just one component of the AMP prize package, valued at over CAD $250,000 – the most substantial of its kind in Canada. Laureates also receive a cash award of CAD $50,000, two subsequent international performances and a commercial recording of their work. The composers selected as the 2028 laureates will be notified in late summer 2026 and announced publicly in autumn 2026.
To apply, or for more information, full application guidelines, information about the prize juries and biographies of past laureates, visit azrielifoundation.org/amp
