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call for scores ISCM World New Music Days 2017
You are invited to submit scores/project for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2017, taking place in Vancouver, Canada from November 2-8, 2017. In the spirit of the ISCM’s embrace of aesthetic diversity, submissions are encouraged in a wide variety of styles, reflecting the plurality of new music today. Submissions…
Read MoreNew Secretary General and Treasurer of our Society starting from 2016
After intense consultations and speaking with several interested persons, the Executive Committee has appointed Olga Smetanov as Secretary General and Walter De Schepper as Treasurer. Olga Smetanová transformed the state agency National Music Centre -Slovkoncert to the modern institution Music Centre Slovakia, which she connected to many international organizations – ECPNM, IAMIC, IAML, EUYO, EFA,…
Read MoreTHE 2015 ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYS – Report by Frank J. Oteri
IT’S DIFFICULT TO BE A WORLD SHOWCASE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES: THE 2015 ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYSBy Frank J. Oteri on October 23, 2015 Before trekking to Ljubljana, Slovenia for the 2015 World Music Days (WMD), the signature annual music festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), I had attended three previous editions of…
Read MoreSelection of Works ISCM World Music Days 2016, Tongyeong, South Korea
The ISCM and our Associate Member, the Tongyeong Intl. Music Foundation are pleased to announce the work selection for the ISCM World Music Days 2016! The list can be seen here, and more information is available on the website of the ISCM 2016 World Music Days Festival.
Read MoreNuno Costa wins the ISCM Young Composer Award 2015
On 2 October 2015, at the final concert on of the ISCM World Music Days in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the winner of the 2015 ISCM Young Composer Award (supported by Music on Main) was announced. It is the aim of the ISCM to promote exposure, research, and performance of contemporary music on an international scale, and…
Read MoreISCM World Music Days 2015 in Slovenia
The next ISCM World Music Days will take place in Slovenia from September 26 to October 2, 2015. All information can be seen on the festival website.
Read Morethe European Opera Days
The 9th edition of the European Opera Days embraces new technologies on the weekend of 8 to 10 May 2015. The Opera Platform is the online destination for the promotion and enjoyment of opera. It is designed to appeal equally to those who already love opera and to those who may be tempted to try…
Read MoreCALL FOR WORKS ISCM WMDF 2016 Tongyeong, South Korea
Tongyeong International Music Festival kindly invites composers to submit their scores, projects or installations. The ISCM World Music Days will take place in Tongyeong, South Korea, from 29 March to 3 April, 2016. According to the “Rules of Procedure for the Organisation of the ISCM World Music Days Festival”, submissions should be either official (by…
Read MoreSIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014
SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014 Robert Ashley (28 Mar 1930-3 Mar 2014) read more… Seymour Barab (9 Jan 1921-28 Jun 2014) read more… Charlie Haden (6 Aug 1937-11 Jul 2014) read more… Fred Ho (10 Aug 1957-12 Apr 2014) read more… Lee Hyla (31 Aug 1952-6 Jun 2014) read more… Leo Kraft (24…
Read More2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver
2017 The ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) Canadian Section is pleased to announce that its bid to host the 2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver was unanimously approved! ISCM Canadian Section President Jim Hiscott presented the bid in partnership with Vancouver-based organization Music on Main’s artistic director David Pay during the recent 2014…
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