Conferences / Workshops

The ISCM WNMD often has conferences and workshops as part of this annual event. There are also of course many conferences and workshops that are relevant to our goals, and these are listed here. 

COMPOSIT July 5-July 13th 2016

COMPOSIT is an international summer festival for composers of contemporary music taking place July 5-July 13th in Rieti, Italy. Internationally renown faculty guide and instruct participants through lessons and masterclasses on specialized topics. The 2016 edition offer a Composition Program and a Live Electronics and Sound Installation Program. Composers from around the world come together…

2016 General Artists-in-Residence Program

2016 General Artists-in-Residence Program, supporting the following disciplines: Visual Arts, Architecture, Moving Image, Music Composition/Sound Art, Creative Writing and Landscape/Garden/Ecological Design The application deadline is January 25, 2016 Read more…

Academy of composition Philippe Manoury

Call for applications for the Academy of composition Philippe Manoury / festival Musica which will take place from 19th September to 1st October 2016 in Strasbourg (France) in partnership with the Music Academy of the High School of Arts of the Rhine (HEAR), the Conservatory, the University of Strasbourg and Labex Gream. This Academy offers…

The 2017 GAUDEAMUS AWARD NOMINEES have been selected

A professional jury consisting of Mayke Nas (NLD), Christopher Trapani (USA) and Joe Cutler (GBR) has drawn up a shortlist for the 2017 Gaudeamus Award.No fewer than 288 scores from 36 different countries were submitted for the 2017 competition. The judging panel selected the following five composers to enter the prestitious competition next year:* Landscape…

2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival

2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival – Call for Scores & Workshops for Composers of any age and nationality. The 2016 Sound of Dragon Music Festival is accepting submissions of works for the combination of Chinese and western instruments. In order to provide the resources for composers unfamiliar with these instruments, the Sound of Dragon…

Composing in the Wilderness 2016

Fellow Composers: I’m delighted to announce that registration is now open for Composing in the Wilderness 2016! This one-of-a-kind creative adventure will take place July 13-26 in Alaska, USA. Now it its fifth year, the course takes you to two spectacular regions of Northern Alaska, Denali National Park and Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. You’ll spend…

FORUM 2016 Jan 14-17, Ottawa CNMN

FORUM 2016 Jan 14-17, Ottawa CNMN (Canadian New Music Network), National Arts Centre Orchestra, University of Ottawa, Carleton University along with ISCM Canadian Section, mount FORUM 2016, the 7th of CNMN’s biennial gathering of composers, performers, producers and presenters. By inviting the heads of the ISCM sections in the Netherlands and the UK, as well…

3rd Annual International Conference on Brazilian Contemporary Music

In 2016, the 3rd Annual International Conference on Brazilian Contemporary Music will be held in Campinas/SP, Brazil on March 16, 17, 18, and 19. Its third edition focuses on two of the most important living composers in Brazil: Ronaldo Miranda and Paulo Costa Lima.Proposal submission deadline is November 20th, 2015 Read more…

Gaudeamus Muziekweek Academy

Gaudeamus Muziekweek Academy From 3 till 9 September 2015 (a week preceding the Muziekweek) the 2nd Gaudeamus Academy will take place. During the academy the five composers nominated for the Gaudeamus Prize 2015 will work intensively with Asko|Schönberg, Nadar Ensemble and zwerm. In addition to that, they will work on a new piece for ensemble-in-residence…

Moving Classics residency projects 2015

The second round of applications for Moving Classics is now open inviting mid-career composers across Europe to take part in international residency projects with partners in the UK, Iceland and Norway. After three successful residencies with composers Eyvind Gulbrandsen, Enrica Sciandrone and Brice Catherin we are launching our second round of composer’s residency opportunities to…