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. 

2015/02/26-03/03 7th edition of the Montreal/New Music International Festival 2015 (MNM)

2015/02/26-07/03 7th edition of the Montreal/New Music International Festival 2015 (MNM) : Montréal – Canada. A major event for contemporary music aficianados, the Montreal/New Music International Festival 2015 (MNM) will offer 30 concerts and public events, plus after-hour shows, Youth performances and conferences. read more… (former edition)

impuls . International Composition Competition Composers for 2015

At a final meeting in April 2013 a jury consisting both of composers and musicians selected five composers: Wojtek Blecharz (*1981, Poland), Ashley Fure (*1982, USA), Marco Momi (*1978, Italy), Brigitta Muntendorf (*1982, Germany), Davor Branimir Vincze (*1983, Croatia).These composers will take part in the upcoming impuls Composition Workshop in Vienna and Graz with Klangforum…

“Franco Donatoni” International Meeting for Young Composers

The jury of the third edition of the composition contest Incontri Internazionali per giovani compositori “Franco Donatoni” made up of Beat Furrer, Sandro Gorli, Michael Jarrell, Bruno Mantovani and Alessandro Solbiati – completed its evaluation on February 3rd 2013 and announced the names of the winners: Maurizio Azzan (Torino, Italy), Huck Hodge (Seattle, United States),…

2014/05/30 Feeding Music

International Composition Contest – Musical Creativity Takes on Social and Environmental Themes. Expo 2015’s Italian Pavilion announces the international composition competition Feeding Music – Music for EXPO 2015. A project by Divertimento Ensemble. The competition is open to composers of all nationalities, born since January 1st, 1974. The original score of an existing musical piece…

April 2014 Gaudeamus Canada

Project made possible by the ISCM Members Support Fund. GAUDEAMUS CANADA In a close co-operation between the ISCM Canadian Section, the ISCM Netherlands Section and several Canadian new music organisation, two festivals will take place in Canada in April 2014. During these events Dutch and Canadian musicians join forces in studying and performing works by…

2014/01/22-01/26 Ultraschall, ‘the other festival for innovative music’

Supported by Deutschlandradio Kultur and the kulturradio of the rbb, is on New Music. HAU Hebbel am Ufer is hosting three concerts with a total of five ensembles. They will provide a sonic space for the enormous variety of contemporary music – without aesthetic blinders and often in that transitional space to theatre, which is…

2014/01/31 CoPeCo master’s programme

2014/01/31 CoPeCo is a two-year joint master’s programme in Contemporary Performance and Composition and an open platform for experimental musical practice within a European setting. CoPeCo is for a musician (composer, performer or both) passionate about experimenting with new music and looking for a possibility to complete a large-scale individual artistic project in a supportive…

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

2014/02/27 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…