the International Composers’ Competition of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016
The Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław would like to invite composers to the International Composers’ Competition of the European Capital of Culture Wrocław 2016. The subject of the Competition is an orchestral composition inspired by Wroclaw’s culture, history or landscape. – The Competition is open to composers of all ages and nationalities; –…
Donaueschinger Musiktage 2016, 14.-16. Oktober
In zwölf Konzerten mit insgesamt 18 Uraufführungen, Klanginstallationen, Performance-Projekten und zahlreichen Sonderveranstaltungen wird das Wochenende vom 14. – 16. Oktober ein ereignis- und erlebnisreiches. Zu den Höhepunkten des Wochenendes gehören sicher die Uraufführungen neuer Werke von Peter Ablinger, James Dillon, Georg Friedrich Haas, Bernhard Gander, Rebecca Saunders, Martin Smolka, Marco Stroppa und Michael Wertmüller sowie…
26th International Review of Composers Belgrade
CALL for Scores by Composers’ Association of Serbia for the 26th International Review of Composers Belgrade, 5–11 October 2017 a) Symphony orchestra (à 3) Duration: up to 15 minutes. b) Women’s choir a cappella/Women’s choir with electronics Women’s choirs and an ensemble of up to five instruments c) Ensemble of 1–9 instruments d) Soprano, mezzo-soprano,…
Novembermusic 2016, November 4-13
Step Across the Border is the title of a film made by guitarist Fred Frith in 1990. A full three years before the first edition of the November Music festival! A quarter of a century has passed but the phrase still describes November Music. While disregarding boundaries and genres, it has a passion for music…
the Nordic Music Days 2016, 29 September – 1 October.
Reykjavik is hosting the Nordic Music Days 2016, one of the world’s oldest music festivals, founded in 1888. The festival will showcase pioneering contemporary music performances by Nordic composers performed by leading ensembles and soloists from the Nordic region. In addition to the performance and sound art programme, The Nordic Music Days Pavilion will premiere…
International Summer Course for New Music (29 July to 14 August 2016)
The Darmstadt Summer Course has existed for 70 years; it took place for the first time in 1946 at Kranichstein Hunting Lodge, before the gates of an utterly destroyed city. Seven decades of the Darmstadt Summer Course – which also means seven decades of shaping music history. The name of Darmstadt is associated with virtually…
2016 Gwangju Music Festival Call for Score (category 7 added)
Asia Culture Center(ACC) is one of most prestigious venues in Korea for performing arts. In particular, the performing art division is well-received in the music world for its innovative repertories and for continuous devotion in cultural exchanges. Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of the Opening of the Asia Culture Center Contemporary Music and Performing…
impuls . 10th International Ensemble and Composers Academy for Contemporary Music
For students of composition as well as young professionals impuls holds various moduls during its Academy, besides being a vivid meeting point for interaction with both young musicians, other young composers and professionals. In addition to daily group lectures, discussions as well as concerts and presentations each participant is offered a couple of individual lessons…
Luca Francesconi wins RPS Music Award
Luca Francesconi is the first Italian composer to win the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Music Award. He is awarded in the Large-Scale Composition category for his violin concerto Duende: The Dark Notes. The annual RPS Music Awards, presented in association with BBC Radio 3, are the highest recognition for live classical music in the UK….
Art & Science Days 1 – 4 June 2016, Bourges
sharing, education, culture, science Composers have always looked for links between the world surrounding them and the world they build. They seek rules and components in order to build their own universe. They seek the basic elements, the construction elements as the ones they see around them. We dedicate the 2016 Art & Science Days…