Location
First Church of Christ, Scientist, 1390 Pearl Street, Eugene
Deadline
DEADLINE EXTENDED: Enter online (see below) by Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
Fee - $20.00
Registration
Registration is through Regista, which is accessed through the OMTA website. Teachers should do the following:
Log in to your OMTA account.
Click on your “Regista Dashboard”.
Click the Festivals tab and filter for Eugene.
Find 2026 Composition Festival – Eugene.
Click on the green registration link under the entry.
Enter your student(s).
PLEASE NOTE: you can register and edit your students at different times, but you pay (online) all at once and everything is then locked down so no edits are possible. ABSOLUTELY NO REGISTRATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AFTER THE DEADLINE.
Compositions
Copmpositions must be written by the student composer. The teacher will need to submit a copy (.pdf preferred) of the student’s manuscript, and a recording of the piece (mp3, etc.) Compositions may be in any style and for any instrumentation. All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation and big congratulations following the recital. More detailed instructions will be on the entry form.
Multimedia performances are welcomed. Please inform the chairs about this or any other performance that needs special attention, or if you have any questions.
Adjudication
Our adjudicator is Ted Clifford. The Composition Festival is a non-competitive event, but students whose compositions show a particular merit will be awarded Honored Composer status and will be invited to participate in the State Composition Festival held in June. The adjudication does not include evaluation of the performance, just the composition.
Adults are welcome
Please note that there is a category for Adults for this event. Adult compositions may be selected as notable and included in the final (Statewide) honors recital.
Memorization
Memorization for the performance is encouraged but not required.
Chairpersons - please contact with questions
Paul Safar and Nick Rieser - contact them via our new Events mailbox: events@omta-eugene.org