TOTEM: Electroacoustic Competition.

About the competition:

The competition invites professional composers, of any nationality and across all musical aesthetics, to create an electroacoustic work using a bank of more than 2,000 high-definition sounds drawn from the instruments invented by PTC. The finalist works will be presented in a public concert in Montréal in late winter 2027.

To give your network a concrete sense of the competition, you're welcome to share the works awarded at the 2nd edition — notably Insectarium Creaturae by Tobias Álvarez (1st Prize), Have You Ever Been to Hong Kong by Paolo Montella (2nd Prize) and Before Dawn by Diane Daher (3rd Prize): Winners — 2025 Edition.

Prizes offered:

•       1st Totem Electroacoustic Prize: 2,500 CAD

•       2nd Prize: 1,500 CAD | 3rd Prize: 1,000 CAD

•       AFRIKA Prize: 1,500 CAD (Kpalimé World Music Festival)

•       Akousma Prize: broadcast at the Akousma festival

•       ViU Prize (Vivier InterUniversitaire) and Audience Prize

•       Among the finalists: commissioned work, residency at Espace Totem and CD release on Kohlenstoff records

Key dates:

•       November 21, 2026: registration deadline

•       December 21, 2026: deadline for submitting works

•       Late winter 2027: public concert in Montréal

How to support us:

Sharing with your network (newsletter, social media, artist community) would be greatly appreciated. We can provide, upon request, all the useful promotional material: visuals, short or long text, PTC biography, direct link to the registration page.

Full competition details: totemcontemporain.com

For promotional material or any questions: concours@totemcontemporain.com

Thank you in advance for your valuable support in promoting electroacoustic creation.