1952 Salzburg

…ein wunderliches Gemisch von Stilen und Techniken, das vom romantischen Gefühlsausbruch mit falschen Bässen über den Impressionismus, Expressionismus und das abstrakte Töncspiel der neuen Himmelsstürmer bis zur superben Resignation in…

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Reports from the 2023 ISCM World New Music Days in South Africa

A mouth bow duo performing in Johannesburg's Untitled Basement on November 25, 2023 during the 2023 ISCM World New Music Days in South Africa

…historically, economically, politically, and socio-culturally European. [6] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_Was_an_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_a_Fly, accessed 15 Feb 2024. [7] https://www.oluzayo-festival.net, accessed 15 Feb 2024. [8] https://vertixesonora.gal/vertixe-11/, accessed 15 Feb 2024. [9] https://www.ensemble-modern.com/en/projects/vielfalt-erleben-202, accessed 15 Feb 2024….

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1928 Siena

From contemporaneous reviews “Siena has treated us royally. In many ways it is the most delightful of the places yet chosen for the annual Festival of the International Society for…

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1926 Zurich

…Herren Länder die nötige Zeit und Gelegenheit zur Verarbeitung der erhaltenen Eindrücke, zur gegenseitigen Fühlungnahme, wie zum Besuch von Sitzungen und Proben blieb.” … “Die Aufführung der vielen Nummern war…

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1999 Romania and Moldova

…Issue #10 (September 2000), pp. 67, 71. “[T]he complete program of concerts totalled two hundred and one works of [a] hundred and seventy-five composers from forty-nine countries … The concert…

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1977 Bonn

…vor, sondern es wird mehr oder weniger das präsentiert, was die vielen anderen Festivals auch bieten. Die Weltmusiktage sind eine musikalische Fachmesse für Insider und Einkäufer geworden, und nicht einmal…

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1924 Prague, Salzburg

…exist of musical vitality and new individualities, outside the boundaries of their origin. … “As a whole, however, there were not many works of outstanding interest. Many of the compositions…

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ISCM – UKRAINE SECTION

Composers Competition (Comings, Belgium, 2003), and many others. The ANM’s activities have also fostered the process of mutual exchange: Ukrainian musicians perform works by foreign composers, and foreign performers present…

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1942 Berkeley, California

By Bernt Rostad - Flickr: The Sather Gate, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26469674

…long time.” –Alexander Fried, “Music Festival at U.C. Draws Capacity Crowd” and “Composers Today Seem Superior” San Francisco Examiner, August 4, 1942 and August 16, 1942. “The International Society for…

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