Archive for November 2014
2015/02/06-02/14 Musica Nova Helsinki
Musica nova Helsinki is Finland’s biggest festival of contemporary music and one of the leading events of its kind in Europe. Held every other year, it was launched in 1981 as the Helsinki Biennale. Musica nova presents Finnish listeners with the most interesting new music, comments on topical issues and seeks to build bridges between…
Read More2015/02/27 Conlon Foundation Residency
In 2015 the Conlon Foundation is starting up a residency program for composers interested in working with the foundation’s Yamaha Disklavier to create an imaginative composition for Disklavier solo with electronics, and/or for combinations with other media, with the option of using a pianist. Using alternative controllers, video, live sampling or the ‘preparation’ of the…
Read MoreCurated Place
Curated Place in partnership with Icelandic new music and art festival CYCLE, Pinquins percussion trio (Norway), Kammerkor Sudurlands (Iceland) with British new music Ensemble Psappha are offering composers the opportunity to participate in a new programme and network producing and promoting new music – exploring the boundaries of presentation and performance. Read more…
Read More2015/04/15 repertoire for young string quartets
In order to create a new repertoire for young string quartets, the Association Piero Farulli announces a competition (PDF Call for Entries) open to all composers of the European Union for creating works of max 15 minutes duration, for string quartet (two violins, viola and cello). The jury will be composed by three distiguished musicians…
Read More2014/11/15-11/23 Festival de La Habana, de Música Contemporánea
Festival de La Habana, de Música Contemporánea, convocado por la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, UNEAC y el Instituto Cubano de la Música. Read more…
Read More2015/08/15 Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition
Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition is looking for piano pieces by composers younger than 40 years, written for children and young adults which, although limited in their technical difficulty, remain uncompromising in their artistic aim; pieces written with a contemporary compositional technique which offer the young student stimulus, insight and new experiences: experiences about oneself and…
Read MoreSIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014
SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014 Robert Ashley (28 Mar 1930-3 Mar 2014) read more… Seymour Barab (9 Jan 1921-28 Jun 2014) read more… Charlie Haden (6 Aug 1937-11 Jul 2014) read more… Fred Ho (10 Aug 1957-12 Apr 2014) read more… Lee Hyla (31 Aug 1952-6 Jun 2014) read more… Leo Kraft (24…
Read More2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver
2017 The ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) Canadian Section is pleased to announce that its bid to host the 2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver was unanimously approved! ISCM Canadian Section President Jim Hiscott presented the bid in partnership with Vancouver-based organization Music on Main’s artistic director David Pay during the recent 2014…
Read More2015/04/01 Sixth International Competition for Composition for string quartet
The Molinari Quartet is pleased to announce its Sixth International Competition for Composition for string quartet. Composers are invited to submit an original work for string quartet. The best compositions will be played in concert during the Molinari Quartet’s Twentieth and Beyond series to be held in Montreal (Quebec, Canada) during the 2015-2016 season. Read…
Read MoreLOOP Festival
2014/11/29-12/06 Initiated in 2008, the LOOP Festival takes place every year around the last week end of November. The concert progam aims at giving a showcase of the diversity of the music in the Belgian French-speaking community. « Loop », as its name suggests, dedicates a large part of its concerts to electronic music (acousmatic…
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