Extension of the application deadline

The FIMPV hereby announces te extension of the application deadline for the 13th Póvoa de Varzim International Composition Competition due to the exceptional situation that the country and the world is currently facing.

For that reason, the deadline for the application is postponed to May 29th, 2020, with the results of the finalists being announced in the final of June, 2020, on date to be confirmed.

The guest ensemble for this edition is the Drumming Grupo de Percussão. The works composed should use at least four instruments of this formation up to a maximum of five instrumentalists.

For more information, see the competition rules HERE.

13th Póvoa de Varzim International Composition Competition

The Póvoa de Varzim International Music Festival announces the 13th Póvoa de Varzim International Composition Competition.

The CICPV aims to reward works by composers born after 1st of January of 1985.

The guest ensemble for the 2019/2020 edition is the Drumming Grupo de Percussão. The works must be written for a maximum of five players.

Deadline for submission of works is April 17th, 2020.

For more information, please click HERE.

FIMPV finishes

The Póvoa de Varzim International Music Festival would like to thank all our audience, artists, administrative staff, patrons, the Póvoa de Varzim Municipal County and Direção-Geral das Artes, for making this edition possible. Wishing a long life to our Festival and until next year, celebrating the great world of music in Póvoa de Varzim!