Every year, a system involving local juries from member sections of the ISCM selects the works to be performed at the WNMD Festival. There are of course also a wide variety of other competitions for composers and musicians, and some of the most relevant ones are listed here.
2014/02/01 The C4 Commissioning Competition
2014/02/01 The C4 Commissioning Competition will give three finalists the opportunity to compose new works for C4: the Choral Composer/Conductor Collective. …read more
2014/02/15 The 6th International Competition
2014/02/15 The 6th International Competition and Festival of Soloists and Chamber Groups Svirél between March 28 and April 13, 2014 will inspire with its young participants in the castle of Štanjel in Karst Region a special artistic atmosphere. Hoping to offer the most promising Slovenian and foreign musicians the best, the organizational team of Svirél…
2014/02/27 Call for Submissions TIES
2014/02/27 Call for SubmissionsThe Canadian Electroacoustic Community (CEC) and New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) are pleased to announce the 8th edition of the Toronto International Electroacoustic Symposium (TIES, previously TES). The symposium will take place in Toronto in the Artscape Wychwood Barns complex, from 13-17 August 2014 and as Keynote Speaker Pauline Oliveros. We…
2014/02/10 Composit
2014/02/10 Composit is an international summer festival for composers and conductors of contemporary music. Internationally renowned faculty guide and instruct participants through lessons and masterclasses on specialized topics. Composit is an opportunity for composers and conductors from around the world to engage with contemporary music, foster their personal artistic path and realize each musical endeavors…
2014/07/04-07/17 The soundSCAPE festival
2014/07/04-07/17 The soundSCAPE festival (composition and performance exchange) is accepting applicants for its 2014 (10th) season, July 4-17, Maccagno, Italian Alps. Composers and performers from around the world participate in 2 weeks of intensive work in performance/composition, career development, collaboration, improvisation, and participate in lessons, lectures, master classes, and workshops with some of today’s preeminent…
2013/12/01 – International Summer Course Darmstadt 2014
2014/08/02-08/16 International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt A workshop for contemporary opera, directed by Hans Thomalla (composer, Northwestern University Chicago) and Patrick Hahn (dramaturge, Stuttgart Opera) will be offered during the upcoming 47th International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt 2014. Composers can apply by 1st December 2013 with project sketches and…
2014/02/15 – nnSF Call for Scores for chamber ensemble
2014/02/15 nnSF Call for Scores for chamber ensemble (2-6 players total) that include percussion and up to two other instruments (winds, strings, or piano). Submitted compositions may reflect any style or aesthetic direction and involve any instrumentation in the realm of percussion, and may have been published, performed or recorded. Works including improvisation, electronics, or…
2014/03/31 – Saarlouiser Orgeltage
2014/03/31 The First Price of the Saarlouis Organ Festival,” Saarlouiser Orgeltage” The composed piece of music written for organ and a solo instrument chosen by the composer should last between 8 and 10 minutes and should be written with regard to the disposition of the mechanical Mayer-Organ in the Catholic Parish church of Saarlouis-Lisdorfcompositions and…
2014/04/30 – Divertimento Ensemble Conducting Course
2014/04/30 Divertimento Ensemble, conducted by M� Sandro Gorli organizes Conducting Course which takes place in Monferrato (Italy), lasts 8 days, June 7-14, and is dedicated to the following: Gérard Grisey � Périodes, Franco Donatoni – Hot, Stefano Gervasoni – Froward. At the end of it the best students will conduct five concerts, within the Divertimento…
“Franco Donatoni” International Meeting for Young Composers Composition Competition announced the names of the winners
The jury of the third Competions “Franco Donatoni” International Meeting for Young Composers Composition Competition made up of Beat Furrer, Sandro Gorli, Michael Jarrell, Bruno Mantovani and Alessandro Solbiati – announced the names of the winners (in alphabetical order): Maurizio Azzan (Torino, Italy), Huck Hodge (Seattle, United States), Daniela Terranova (Udine, Italy) ….read more