Archive for May 2024
Composers Invited to Apply to the 9th Sterkfontein Composers Meeting
Composers from the international community are invited to apply to attend the 9th Sterkfontein Composers Meeting, which will take place from 4-15 December 2024 at the Nirox Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa. The Sterkfontein Composers Meeting brings together the best young African composers every year in South Africa. It was established in 2012 at the…
Read MoreThe Contemporary Beyond Globalization
“In short, geopolitics has its foundations in chronopolitics.” Johannes Fabian[1] “I do not want to exalt the past at the expense of my present and of my future.” Frantz Fanon[2] “The ISCM’s first century began in Austria; its second century is beginning in South Africa.” ISCM President Glenda Keam’s opening remark for this centennial World…
Read MoreFelipe Pinto d’Aguiar: En la Medida de lo Imposible
The works of Felipe Pinto d’Aguiar (b. 1982) have been regarded as possessing “emotional drive and intensity” [The Sydney Morning Herald]. Originally from Santiago de Chile, he has been involved in projects in more than fifteen countries across five continents, in which he has collaborated with Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Sound Icon, the Consort Guitarrístico, the Orquesta Sinfónica…
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