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. 

EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO-Academy, matrix15

“Simplicity versus Complexity” is the motto of this year’s edition of the EXPERIMENTALSTUDIO-Academy, matrix15, at Freiburg. For the fifth time the studio will open its doors to young composers, interpreters, musicologists, music programmers and sound designers, who will meet to discuss topics on live-electronics and their own pieces. Deadline for Applications June 26th, 2015. Read…

The International Einojuhani Rautavaara Chamber Choir Composition Workshop and Competition

The International Einojuhani Rautavaara Chamber Choir Composition Workshop and Competition is an opportunity for young composers to work intensively with a professional chamber choir. Applications are invited from composers of any nationality born between 1 November 1980 and 31 October 1997 inclusive. Participants will work with the Helsinki Chamber Choir and two renowned composers in…

isa – International Summer Academy in Mürzzuschlag, Austria

isa – International Summer Academy in Mürzzuschlag, Austria Master Class for Composition 16 – 30 August 2015; Johannes Maria Staud, Yann Robin Master Class for Contemporary (percussion, strings, winds and piano) 21-30 August 2015 Lukas Schiske, Barbara Lüneburg, Michael Schmid, Olivier Vivarès, Florian Müller and Jean-Bernard Matter Concerts in Vienna (MQ, Arnold Schoenberg Center) &…

11th sun river prize

11th SUN RIVER PRIZE Students’ New Music Composition Competition, Chengdu, P.R. China, 2015, is for chamber music, and the establishment of music instruments to be selected of 1-9 instrumentalists combined willingly and the same instrument is not more than 4. (Without any electronic instrument, equipment and computer) Qualification all students (without restrictions on nationalities regions…

COMPOSIT

COMPOSIT is an international summer festival for composers of contemporary music taking place June 28-July 6th in Rieti, Italy. Internationally renown faculty guide and instruct participants through lessons and masterclasses on specialized topics. Composit is an opportunity for composers from around the world to engage with contemporary music, foster their personal artistic path and realize each…

OrkesterkamP Music Festival & School

OrkesterkamP Music Festival & School offers an intensive professional performance experience. Students perform orchestra and chamber music repertoire side-by-side with their teacher from professional institutions or orchestras form all Europe. OrkesterkamP is open to dedicated musicians of any age. Application deadline: 15th February 2015. Read more…

The International Summer Course for Composers, SYNTHETIS 2015

The International Summer Course for Composers, SYNTHETIS 2015, is a fee-based programme where participants selected by the organizer attend workshops, lectures and individual lessons conducted in English by Zhou Long, Martijn Padding, Simon Steen-Andersen, Philippe Manoury and Paweł Hendrich, as well as concerts, presentations and other events included in the schedule. Application deadline: April 30th,…

temp’óra is issuing a new call for projects

In order to promote recently composed music scores, temp’óra is issuing a call for projects, period 2016-2017. It is aimed at composers and ensembles (instrumental and/or vocal) involved mainly in contemporary music. Applications form must be returned by 30 July 2015. Results: 30 September 2015. Directions for entries of projects to temp’óra (must be followed…

EMC 5th European Forum on Music

2015/06/11-06/14 the 5th European Forum on Music which will be held in Riga, Latvia and co-hosted by the Latvian Music Council. The title of the next edition of the EMC annual conference is: Access to music is digital? and it will explore how new technologies facilitate the work of cultural institutions, how improved access to…

2015/01/19 I-Park multi-disciplinary artists-in-residence program

I-Park, located in rural East Haddam, CT (U.S.), announces its 2015 multi-disciplinary artists-in-residence program. The program is open to composers and those working in the field of sound art/design/sculpture. Other creative disciplines represented: visual arts, architecture, moving image, creative writing and landscape/garden/ecological design. Self-directed residencies will be offered from May through November, 2015. Most residencies…