BLUE HILL — The Bagaduce Music Lending Library’s 20th Annual Young Composers’ Competition is now open.

All students high-school age and younger living in Maine are eligible to submit an original musical composition for the chance to win prize money.

The deadline for submitting an original composition to the Music Library is Feb. 5, 2016.

Three expert judges will evaluate the entries and choose winners in two age categories; age 13 and younger, age 14 and older.

Three students in each age category will be awarded prize money of: First place, $200; second place, $125; and third place, $75.

Details about the competition, guidelines and entry forms are available on the Bagaduce Music Lending Library’s website at www.bagaducemusic.org. Click on the “Events” link for details about the 2016 YC Competition.

The Young Composers’ Competition will close with a Festival in Blue Hill, where the contestants will have a private session with each of the judges and an opportunity to perform their composition for a live audience. Winners will be announced at the Festival on April 16, 2016.