Due to strong interest, the deadline for entries to the Black Pencil Prize 2026, International Composition Competition has been extended to:

July 15th, 2026

So there’s still time to submit your work featuring “Music for Ally”. Composers of all ages and nationalities are invited to create a new work for the Black Pencil Ensemble, inspired by Almere, celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Choose one of four themes:
Ally Nature
Ally Architecture
Ally Stories
Ally Next

Finalists will be announced and performed by Black Pencil at the Theatre Kunstlinie Almere on October 18th, 2026.

See poster for details.