AFNOM is supported by the Royal College of Organists and the Incorporated Association of Organists

Terms and conditions

The composer and performer agree:

1. That any works submitted for inclusion in a public exhibition-concert conforms to the festival guidelines.

2. That for any work selected for inclusion in a festival exhibition-concert, a sale-quality score must be available for purchase by the public. Scores must be available either from a publisher/distributor or self-published. Detailed information about scores must be submitted to the organisers by 1st July for inclusion in the festival programme.

3. That AFNOM is unable to pay any fees or expenses to composers or performers involving themselves in the exhibition-concerts.

4. That all public exhibition-concerts will be professionally recorded and the recording placed on the festival website for one year, available for free download. The copyright of these recordings belongs to the recording producer. All decisions about issuing recordings for sale will be made jointly by the recording producer, the festival director, the composer and the performer. Re-recording of featured works will not normally be possible.

5. That it is the responsibility of the composer to ensure that any performance given at a public exhibition-concert is of the highest professional standard. Careful consideration should therefore be given to the choice of performer, if the composer themselves is not to perform the work.

6. That compositions will adhere to the manual/pedal compass of the instruments and be performable using the specification of the instrument.

7. That the festival organisers retain the right to refuse a work to be included in the festival if it is deemed unsuitable.

The festival organisers agree:

1. That works featured in exhibition-concerts will enjoy the full benefit of the festival's promotion scheme.

2. That the composer retains the absolute right to refuse permission for the recording of his/her work to be published on the festival website and/or any other CD..

3. That all information stored on the festival website will be maintained, updated or removed at the discretion of the composer.

4. That all decisions about issuing recordings for sale will be made jointly by the recording producer, the festival director, the composer and the performer.

5. That all submitted works will be considered equally and that no special treatment will be given to one composer over another.

6. That the festival will make no direct profit from sales of individual composers’ work and that the proceeds from the sale of scores and other items will be passed in full to the composer/publisher.