On February 4, Ēriks will be a member of the jury at Musica Sacra Nova 2017 — 13th International Composers Competition at the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome. The other jury members are Marian Borkowski, Don Vincenzo De Gregorio, Stephen Layton, Jan Łukaszewski, and Enjott Schneider. Seventy compositions from thirteen countries will be judged in the categories choral and organ.