winners of the composer competition RicordiLab
Sarah Nemtsov, Shiori Usui and Steffen Wick are the winners of the composer competition RicordiLab. A total of 217 composers from 45 different countries had applied. Selected works of the winners will be performed by the artistic partners Basel Sinfonietta, Southbank Centre and Staatstheater Cottbus. Read more…
GAUDEAMUS MUSICWEEK 2017
Overwhelming minimal music, wringing soundscapes, experimental electronics, post-pop, electro-acoustic crossovers: all this can be heard from 6 – 10 September during Gaudeamus Muziekweek in Utrecht. The judging panel consisting of Mayke Nas, Christopher Trapani and Joe Cutler selected the following five composers to enter the prestitious competition next year: Chaz Underriner (1987, USA), Ivan Vukosavljevic…
CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival
An event jointly organized with the Peter Eötvös Contemporary Music Foundation and CAFe Budapest Contemporary Arts Festival Read more…
Malta International Choir Festival Composition Competition
In 2017, the Ministry for Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority will be holding another edition of the Malta International Choir Festival between 2 and 5 November. As part of the structural components of the festival the organising committee is pleased to launch the 2nd edition of the Malta International Festival Composition Competition. The aim…
Malta International Choir Festival 2017
The Ministry for Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority are pleased to announce that preparations are underway for the 23rd edition of the MALTA INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL that shall be held on the Mediterranean Island of Malta between 2nd and 5th November, 2017. The Festival has now become a mainstay in the Maltese musical calendar…
Open Call – Forecast
From October 1 to November 30, 2016, creative minds from anywhere in the world working in vari- ous disciplines may submit their proposals. Forecast will invite 30 applicants to discuss their ideas and present them to the public at the HKW during the Forecast Forum from March 27 to April 1, 2017. At the end…
Tenso Young Composers Workshop 2016-2017
Composers under 30 (born in or after 1986), or composers who have recently (after 1 July 2013) received a degree in composition at a music academy or conservatory. The workshop is not restricted to European citizens, but non-European applicants should show a clear and sustainable connection to European music life. A jury will select five…
MERCOSUR CULTURAL NETWORK AWARD
The Mercosur Cultural Network reports that the outstanding argentinian composer Alicia Terzian has been awarded the MERCOSUR CULTURAL NETWORK, award for her outstanding work in the field of creation as well as diffusion of contemporary music within the country and around the world. Read more…
Tage für Neue Musik 2016
Founded by Gérard Zinsstag and Thomas Kessler in 1986 Tage für Neue Musik are organized by the city of Zurich since 1994 and take place during the first half of November. The concerts are held in close collaboration with the Tonhalle Society Zurich and her orchestra and with other partners. In 2016 the dates for…
XXIII° Festival Acousmatique International “l’Espace du son”
La fête à Francis Dhomont ! This year, the Espace du Son invites you to discover what is best in acousmatic music on acousmonium over 80 speakers. The first evening will be dedicated to the final of the international contest of composition Metamorphoses. Following this edition will pay tribute to one of the largest acousmatic…