This series contains records relating to part of the core business of the organisation, to encourage the submission of new music. This occurred via annual calls for works, which were evaluated via panels, and shortlisted works were then performed in festivals and concerts around the country, and promoted via other means in the Society's work.
Composers submitted scores along with an application form for the panels to review; these scores were often returned to the composer, but scores of works performed as part of SPNM activities were usually deposited at the British Music Information Centre. This seems to have happened infrequently, and was occasionally missed - this series may include some some scores but others are likely to be in the series BMC/SC as part of the separate archive.