Submission are invited on the following topics: • The role of the amateur in contemporary music-making today • The role of the composer in meeting the needs of the amateur musician • Recently composed repertoire suitable for amateur musicians • An analysis of COMA’s Open Score pieces • The history, development and legacies of COMA • The place of contemporary music in the wider amateur sector • Responsibilities of the amateur sector (such as defining and developing the ‘amateur’; challenging assumptions made about status and ability; ways forward in development, pedagogy and collaboration) • Examples of ‘good practice’ that can be presented as posters, papers or offered as practical examples • Examples of repertoire that could be promoted in concert • Contemporary music and the arts