2010 Sydney

Apr 30, 2010 – May 9, 2010
Sydney

Festival info

Start: Apr 30, 2010

End: May 9, 2010

Locations: Sydney

Hosting member(s)

Description

‘Living Music’, the first time in the 88-year history of the ISCM that the prestigious event was held in the southern hemisphere, was held from 30 April to 9 May 2010 in Sydney, Australia. 

Here is a link to download the program book.

The Australian Broadcasting Company’s Classic FM station offered an online gateway to the 2010 ISCM World New Music Days featuring recordings of music from the festival plus photos, video, and a 24-hour festival station that remained online until 30 May 2010.

Contemporaneous reviews

“[T]he ISCM Festival 2010 was amazingly put together within a relatively short preparation time … It was one of the best ISCM festivals I have ever attended.”

–Joshua Chan, “The ISCM World New Music Days Festival Reports: Report 2,”
World New Music Magazine 20 (2010), p. 188.

“The World New Music days 2010 … will stay in my mind as a very special edition of this world event. One that counted numbers of ‘premieres’ in many other fields than music, and a festival during which one could rejoice of the successes and evolution of the ISCM, an association that proved in its history that it is capable of making dreams come true.”

–Bruno De Cat, “The ISCM World New Music Days Festival Reports: Report 3,”
World New Music Magazine 20 (2010), p. 192.

“I went home replete with new sounds, new ideas, new connections with composers and performers, and the satisfaction and pride of knowing that I had been part of an historic event: the first ISCM World New Music Days to take place in Australia.”

–Jeannie Marsh, “The ISCM World New Music Days Festival Reports: Report 1,”
World New Music Magazine 20 (2010), p. 187-88.

Programme information
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