Sarah Nemtsov: Seven Colours

Sarah Nemtsov © Camille Blake

(Submitted by ISCM – GERMAN SECTION) Sarah Nemtsov was born in 1980 in Oldenburg and studied composition in Hanover and Berlin with Nigel Osborne, Johannes Schöllhorn and Walter Zimmermann. She has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the Busoni Composition Prize of the Berlin Academy of the Arts, the Deutsche Musikautorenpreis of the GEMA and…

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Cecilia Arditto: Tissue

Cecilia Arditto standing on a railway platform (Photo by Daniel Nicolas)

(Submitted by ISCM – NETHERLANDS SECTION) Cecilia Arditto, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1966, studied music at the Conservatorio Julián Aguirre, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Música Contemporánea (CEAMC) and Conservatory of Amsterdam (cum laude); she took composition lessons with Silvia Goldberg, Gabriel Valverde, Mariano Etkin and Wim Henderickx; analysis with Margarita Fernandez. Prizes…

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John Davis is leaving the Australian Music Centre after 32 years

John Davis

The ISCM has been alerted to the resignation of John Davis from his position of CEO of the Australian Music Centre (AMC).  Over 32 years working for the organization, the last 25 of which he held the position of CEO, John has actively facilitated transformation and fostered strength in the new music sectors across Australia…

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Ayal Adler: Double Concerto for a Single Guitarist

Ayal Adler

(Submitted by ISCM – ISRAELI SECTION) Ayal Adler was born in Jerusalem in 1968. After receiving a Diploma in Piano and Composition from the Rubin Jerusalem Conservatory, he enrolled at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance where he completed a B.Mus. and an Artist Diploma in Composition, with Honors. He then pursued a Doctoral…

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Andris Dzenītis: Trataka.Point Noir

Andris Dzenitis

(Submitted by ISCM – LATVIAN SECTION) Andris Dzenītis (born in Riga, Latvia on 23 January 1978), studied at the with Pēteris Vasks and Pēteris Plakidis in Riga. His Sonata for violin and piano Pamestie (Deserted) was awarded the chamber music prize (1994) by the Latvian Composers’ Union when he was only 16. He studied composition at the Vienna School of Music…

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Hui Ye: ‘it was so quiet that the pins dropped could be heard…’

(Submitted by ISCM – AUSTRIAN SECTION) Hui Ye (b. 1981 in Canton, China) is a media and sound artist based in Vienna, Austria. In her artistic practice she works with different media: video/film, installation, composition, and live sound performance. Having an artistic background as a composer and sound performer, exploring the relationship between sound and…

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João Madureira: Open Enclosure

João Madureira

(Submitted by ISCM – PORTUGUESE SECTION) The output of Portuguese composer João Madureira (b. 1971) includes orchestral, chamber and operatic music, works for solo instruments, as well as music for film and theatre. His works have been presented at various festivals – in Portugal, throughout Europe, in Asia and South America – by several ensembles…

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Trevor Grahl: Brennendes Geheimnis

Trevor Grahl

(Submitted by ISCM – NETHERLANDS SECTION) Trevor Grahl (b. 1984), originally from the small Canadian town of Rankin, Ontario, began studies at McGill University and later at UCSD in San Diego and finally the Conservatorium van Amsterdam. His works have been performed by many groups across North America, Europe, and China including the Ives Ensemble,…

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ISCM World New Music Days 2021 Call for Scores Announced

Shanghai City skyline

We are pleased to announce the official Call for Works for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2021. Members are invited to submit scores/projects for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2021, taking place in Shanghai and Nanning from September 17 – 20, 2021 (Shanghai)…

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Isabel Urrutia: Haziak

Isabel Urrutia

(Submitted by Musikagileak) Basque composer Isabel Urrutia (b. 1967) studied composition, piano, and music pedagogy at the Bilbao Music Conservatory. Later she went on train with Francisco Escudero and in Paris with José Luis Campana. Her works have been premiered by international soloists such as Pierre Strauch, André Cazalet, Jean Geoffroy; by international ensembles, such…

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