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2014/10/12 – Stefan Prins wins 2014 ISCM Young Composer Award (Supported by Music on Main)
On 12 October 2014, at the final concert on of the ISCM World Music Days in Wrocław, Poland, the winner of the 2014 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 More2014/10/12 Local Composers to Serve on Jury of the Young Composer Award
The ISCM is pleased to announce that distinguished composers Tomoko Fukui (Japan), Javier Hagen (Switzerland), and Eva Lopszyc (Argentina) have been chosen to serve as the international jury for the 2014 Young Composers Award which is to be held as part of the ISCM World Music Days in Wroclaw, Poland this coming October. At each…
Read MoreSelected works WMD Slovenia 2015
List of selected compositions for the World Music Days Slovenia 26.9. – 1.10.2015 is online Read more…
Read More2014/08/15 Apollo Chamber Players’ project
Apollo Chamber Players’ project seeks to identify a composer to be awarded a commission for a new work for string chamber ensemble, preferably string duo, trio or quartet. (Works may include piano.) which will take inspiration from folk music; specifically, Hungarian/Roma folk music and/or similar Eastern European folk idiom(s). It will be programmed and premiered…
Read More2014/05/31 eContact! 16.4
The Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) is now accepting submissions for an upcoming issue of eContact!, the online journal for electroacoustics published four times a year by the CEC. eContact! 16.4 will showcase subversive, politically informed and experimental work, projects and practices in the larger realm of creation in sound and technologies. read more…
Read MoreEnsemble Windstreken & Ruben Zahra
Ensemble Windstreken & Ruben Zahra The Dutch Ensemble Windstreken makes musical connections between very diverse music styles. It combines jazz and improvisation with medieval and contemporary classical music, Indian and North African music. Its main purpose is to discover surprising blends of sounds. The ensemble was founded by flutist/saxophonist Pieter van de Mast in 2004.…
Read MoreReinhard Oehlschlägel (1936-2014)
We are very sad to note the passing of our honorary member Reinhard Oehlschlägel in Cologne on April 29, 2014. In the words of John Davis, our former president: “A true champion of contemporary music, Honorary Member of ISCM, fierce advocate, passionate about so much music. His MusikTexte magazine documents so much contemporary music from…
Read More2014/02/15 Image & Resonance
2014/02/15 The Foundation Destellos is pleased to announce the second Cycle of Electroacoustic Visual Music “Image & Resonance” The call will be open to composers and visual artists of any age. … read more
Read MoreEric Nathan: making it as clear as possible.
In NewMusicBox of New Music USA, Frank J. Oteri has published an interview with Eric Nathan. He has won the ISCM-IAMIC Young Composer Award in 2012. Nathan’s new work was presented during the ISCM World New Music Days 2013 at the Melos Étos festival in Bratislava. Click here to view and read the interview. At…
Read MoreISCM General Assembly 2013
The ISCM General Assembly 2013 will be held during the ISCM World New Music Days in Slovakia and Austria in November. The schedule for delegates can be found here. The meeting Booklet can be viewed online and is also available for download there. Brief history of ISCM World New Music Days in a short video!…
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