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Gaudeamus Award 2017 Registration Now Open!

3 new categories and various ensembles announced for Gaudeamus Award 2017 We are happy to announce that registration for the 2017 Gaudeamus Award is now open. This year there are many instrumentations to choose from, as well as an “open category” in order to stimulate the most creative and innovative pool of compositions as possible….

call for scores ISCM World New Music Days 2017

You are invited to submit scores/project for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2017, taking place in Vancouver, Canada from November 2-8, 2017. In the spirit of the ISCM’s embrace of aesthetic diversity, submissions are encouraged in a wide variety of styles, reflecting the plurality of new music today. Submissions…

CALL FOR SCORES | MISE-EN MUSIC FESTIVAL 2017

ensemble mise-en is very excited to announce a call for scores for mise-en music festival 2017! Deadline: September 15, 2016. The guidelines for the submissions: 1. Applicants may be of any nationality and age. 2. Selected composers must be present at the festival (June 20-25, 2017) in New York City. 3. You may only send…

International Composition Prize “Michele Novaro”. First edition, 2016

A new composition competition dedicated to the composer of the Italian National Anthem is launched for young musicians, centered on the identity and spirit of our country. The Competition is open to composers of all nationalities, who on 30 September 2016 are still under the age of 30. Candidates should submit to the jury a…

Nuovo Orfeo International Composition Competition, City of Padua

To mark the 50th anniversary of its foundation, the Orchestra di Padova e del Veneto islaunching an international competition for chamber orchestra composition. The competition is open to composers aged under 35 on 22 October 2016. Pieces entered into the competition must: – involve maximum instrumentation of two flutes (one of which may be a…

26th International Review of Composers Belgrade, 5–11 October 2017

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,…

Artist-in-Residency program at Cultural Association RAIZVANGUARDA in Portugal

The Artist in Residency Program (ARP) concept and practice are initiated by the artist collective and non-profit organization RAIZVANGUARDA – Associação Cultural (RV). RV‘s concepts and projects are equally focused on local involvement and global exchange. RV is offering artistic and research residencies of 1 week up to 2 months duration for art production and…

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,…