Julia Gomelskaya (1964-2016)

Julia Gomelskaya (1964-2016) We were very sad to learn the tragic news that composer Julia Gomelskaya was killed in a car accident on December 4. Many members of the ISCM community know Ms. Gomelskaya as the delegate from the Odessa-based Association New Music which is the official Ukranian Section of ISCM. Ms. Gomelskaya was a…

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Commission new works by Australian and New Zealand Composers – Funding available

Australasian rights management organisation APRA AMCOS is offering A$100,000 in grants for the commissioning of new works by Australian and New Zealand composers through the Art Music Fund. Applications are now being accepted from composers, and close on 21 February, 2017. What does that mean for you?As a presenter or programmer of art music, you have the opportunity…

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Open call for sets out to select one new sound installation

Open call for sets out to select one new sound installation (using sound as its primary medium, but which may or may not involve other media) and to present it during the 29th edition of the contemporary music festival Music Biennale Zagreb (from 21 until 29 April 2017). The open call is open for artists…

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The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA

The Bang on a Can Summer Music Festival at MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) is a three-week residency and musical utopia for innovative composers and performers dedicated entirely to adventurous contemporary music and is located in the beautiful Berkshire mountains in western Massachusetts. Application Deadline: Weds, January 18, 2017Read more…

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2017 Composition Competition of the Fribourg International Festival of Sacred Music

The instrumental work should be inspired by the painting “Vanitas – Still life with skull” (Vanitas – Stillleben mit Totenkopf) by Sebastian Stoskopff (1597-1658) which is part of the Kunstmuseum Basel (Switzerland) collection; a photo of the painting can be found at the end of this brochure. The submitted composition must be exclusively for: •…

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