Les Nuits Lyriques and Présence Compositrices
create the Présence Compositrices Prize
at the International Singing Competition of Marmande

The Présence Compositrices Prize, created by Les Nuits Lyriques and the Présence Compositrices promotion and resource centre, aims to promote the richness of the repertoire of French women composers by proposing it within the International Singing Competition, in the Melody category.

This prize, endowed with an amount of 1 000 € offered by Présence Compositrices, makes it possible to support the works composed by women so that they obtain the necessary visibility near the artists, then of the public, to make integral part of the musical offer and to take part in its diversity and its inclusiveness.

Candidates who choose to enter the Prix Présence Compositrices must perform one melody by a female composer in the pre-selection round OR in the semi-final round AND a second in the final round. To compete for the Prix Présence Compositrices, candidates must therefore include in their program at least two songs by female composers from the list of compulsory composers.

You can find works by the women composers listed for the Prix Présence Compositrices here, or feel free to consult the Ask Clara database, which focuses on the works of women composers and already has several thousand references.