The Faroese Daily Dish

June 19 – Rain, Waterfalls, Sheep!  Whoa—32° C in New York City; 7° C at the Vágar Airport in the Faroe Islands. That was quite a shock to the system, not to mention the really bumpy landing because of the wind and our small Turboprop plane (let’s not talk about the fact that I couldn’t…

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Between Norway and Iceland, Tonality and Atonality

A view of the Faroe Islands Landscape (photo by Anna Veismane)

Between Norway and Iceland To understand the musical offering of the 2024 ISCM World New Music Days (WNMD), you need to know the place and the people. It would be a mistake to think of this 11-day music marathon as an abstract contemporary music festival; everything here has its own shape and feel, given by…

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The Contemporary Beyond Globalization

Centre for Music, Soweto

“In short, geopolitics has its foundations in chronopolitics.” Johannes Fabian[1] “I do not want to exalt the past at the expense of my present and of my future.” Frantz Fanon[2] “The ISCM’s first century began in Austria; its second century is beginning in South Africa.” ISCM President Glenda Keam’s opening remark for this centennial World…

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Overcoming Distances

To say that the 2022 ISCM/ACL Festival was ambitious is an understatement. Two festivals were held concurrently in two cities, on two different islands, representing a broad and diverse range of music from around the world. The 2022 ISCM World New Music Days Festival was held concurrently with the 2022 festival for the Asian Composers…

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