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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the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize

In 2017, for the first time, the UnCaged Toy Piano (US) and Conlon Foundation (NL) will collaborate on a joint call for submissions for the 2017 Robot Keyboard Prize. For this year’s competition, we are seeking adventurous new works for Ranjit Bhatnagar’s midi-controlled Robot Toy Piano. Innovative ways of integrating electronics are encouraged, but not…

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the International Composition Competition »Leibniz’s Harmonies«

Prize Winners Concert of the International Composition Competition »Leibniz’s Harmonies« I Prizewinners category »Orchestra« Compositions for Orchestra: 1st Prize Timo Ruttkamp (*1980, Köln): Mitternachtssonnenwindspieluhr Prize money: 5000 € 2nd Prize Dong Lingyi (*1995, Taiyuan|Beijing): Resonance Prize money: 4000 € 3rd Prize ex aequo Alessio Elia (*1979): Labyrinthum continui Prize money: 1500 € 3rd Prize ex…

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The finalists of the 5-Minute Piano Concerto Competition

Johannes Kalitzke (composer and conductor, Germany), Berislav Šipuš (composer and conductor, Croatia) and Daan Vandewalle (pianist, Belgium) confronted a challenging task – among 182 applied scored to distinguish 10 most successful ones which will be performed in April 2017 at the 29th MBZ. The finalists of the 5-Minute Piano Concerto Competition are: Christina Athinodorou, Cyprus,…

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winners of the composer competition RicordiLab

Sarah Nemtsov, Shiori Usui and Steffen Wick are the winners of the composer competition RicordiLab. A total of 217 composers from 45 different countries had applied. Selected works of the winners will be performed by the artistic partners Basel Sinfonietta, Southbank Centre and Staatstheater Cottbus. Read more…

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GAUDEAMUS MUSICWEEK 2017

Overwhelming minimal music, wringing soundscapes, experimental electronics, post-pop, electro-acoustic crossovers: all this can be heard from 6 – 10 September during Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht. The judging panel consisting of Mayke Nas, Christopher Trapani and Joe Cutler selected the following five composers to enter the prestitious competition next year: Chaz Underriner (1987, USA), Ivan Vukosavljevic…

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Malta International Choir Festival Composition Competition

In 2017, the Ministry for Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority will be holding another edition of the Malta International Choir Festival between 2 and 5 November. As part of the structural components of the festival the organising committee is pleased to launch the 2nd edition of the Malta International Festival Composition Competition. The aim…

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Open Call – Forecast

From October 1 to November 30, 2016, creative minds from anywhere in the world working in vari- ous disciplines may submit their proposals. Forecast will invite 30 applicants to discuss their ideas and present them to the public at the HKW during the Forecast Forum from March 27 to April 1, 2017. At the end…

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Tenso Young Composers Workshop 2016-2017

Composers under 30 (born in or after 1986), or composers who have recently (after 1 July 2013) received a degree in composition at a music academy or conservatory. The workshop is not restricted to European citizens, but non-European applicants should show a clear and sustainable connection to European music life. A jury will select five…

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