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Kaija Saariaho Elected ISCM Honorary Member 2012
In the General Assembly of the ISCM in Belgium 2012, the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho was unanimously elected as Honorary Member. Born in 1952 in Finland, Kaija Saariaho lived a childhood embedded in music, playing several instruments. In parallel to musical studies, she started art studies, at the Fine Arts School of Helsinki, that she…
Read More2013/07/01 – The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards
2013/07/01 is the deadline for The BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Awards a.o to the creation, performance and conducting of the classical music of our time Candidates shall be one or more natural persons of any nationality, without limitation of number. Nominations can be made by institutions and organizations working in the knowledge areas covered…
Read MoreISCM WMD 2014 Call for Works
Deadline for the ISCM World Music Days 2014 was June 30, 2012. ISCM Polish Section is organizing The ISCM World Music Days in Wroclaw from 3rd to 12th of October, 2014. The Call for Scores had 22 categories in which multimedia and electronics are possible. ….read more
Read More2012/04/01 – ECPNM fifth European competition
The ECPNM European Conference of Promoters of New Music hosts the fifth European competition for proposals of composition and interpretation of live-electronic music projects that demonstrate in an innovative way new possibilities for the combination of instruments and live-electronics as well as innovative use of live-electronics with the composer as a performer. 2nd Category is…
Read MoreSofia Gubaidulina elected as Honorary Member
In the General Assembly of the ISCM in Zagreb in April 2011, the Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina was unanimously elected as Honorary Member.Sofia Gubaidulina was born in Chistopol in the Tatar Republic on 24 October 1931. She studied the piano (with Grigory Kogan) and composition, and graduated from the Kazan Conservatory in 1954. Until 1959…
Read MoreDaniel Blinkhorn (Australia), Louise Harris (UK) and Theodore Karkatselas (Greece) winners of Mùsica Viva Electroacoustic Competition 2011
Miso Music Portugal has the pleasure to announce the results of the Mùsica Viva Electroacoustic Competition 2011; Daniel Blinkhorn (Australia) – Anthozoa, Louise Harris (UK) – sys_m1, Theodore Karkatselas (Greece) – Sting, Honorable Mentions: Jon Christopher Nelson (USA) – Turbulent Blue, Mario Mary (France) – 2261 ….read more
Read MoreHenryk Górecki died November 12, 2010
Composer Henryk Górecki born 6 December 1933 in Czernica, near Rybnik, died November 12, 2010 in Katowice. He began his formal study of music in 1952 in the pedagogical department of the Music High School in Rybnik. Later, he studied composition under Boleslaw Szabelski, at the State Academy of Music (known today as the Academy of…
Read MoreVittorio Fellegara died
On July, 7 the Italian composer Vittorio Fellegara died. He was born in Milan in 1927. He studied with Luciano Chailly and graduated in composition in 1951 at the Music Conservatory “Giuseppe Verdi” in Milan after completing university courses in mathematics and physics. 1955 to 1956 he attended the “Ferienkurse für neue Musik” in Darmstadt. Secretary of…
Read MoreMusical Life in Germany
Musical Life in Germany, the MIZ has succeeded in presenting a clear and concise compendium of information covering every area of music with 133 publicly funded symphony and chamber orchestras, 83 music theatres, nearly 500 music festivals held on a regular basis, thousands of amateur and semi-professional choruses, orchestras and ensembles and a tight-knit web…
Read MoreMilton Babbit and Joji Yuasa are elected Honorary Member of the ISCM
Milton Babbitt and Joji Yuasa are elected Honorary Member of the ISCM The compositional and intellectual wisdom of Milton Babbitt, born in 1916 in Philadelphia, has influenced a wide range of contemporary musicians. He died on January 29th of 2011 at the age of 94. One can read more on New Music Box. Joji Yuasa (1929…
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