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Klarafestival 2016, March 9-24

Since 2014, Klarafestival has been held in March. Every year, we present current, high-quality and adventurous performances and concerts with international appeal to as large and varied an audience as possible in many different venues located not only in Brussels but also in Antwerpen and Brugge. The 2016 festival, March 9-24, is conceived as a…

the 17th International Competition “Premio Trio di Trieste” 2016

the 17th International Competition “Premio Trio di Trieste” 2016 – Chamber Music Composition for Trios and Quartets (string instruments and piano) in honour of the composer Giampaolo Coral. The aim of the contest is to stimulate and encourage the composition of pieces for Chamber Music Ensembles and broaden the contemporary range of compositions for Piano…

the Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF) 2016

The Korea Electro-Acoustic Music Society is proud to announce the Seoul International Computer Music Festival (SICMF) 2016. (The dates and the places will be announced soon.) Categories 1. Tape music 2. Electro-acoustic music(tape or live) with instruments (up to 4 players) 3. Live electro-acoustic music 4. Audio-visual media art Submission Deadline Monday, 15 February 2016,…

TENSO Days, the International Festival for Contemporary Choral Music

TENSO Days, the International Festival for Contemporary Choral Music, is a showcase of the very best of chamber choir performances in Europe. Flanders Festival Mechelen and Tenso Network Europe invite all music lovers and practitioners to discover the choral music of the 21st century. This third edition, from the 13th until the 15th of May…

The second edition of the Keuris Composers Contest

The second edition of the Keuris Composers Contest will take place in May 2016. We invite composers to participate with compositions for 1) youth symphony orchestra or 2) ensemble (clarinet, cello and piano). The compositions should be accessible, nowadays, playable by and written for youth. All participating compositions will be anonymously judged. Six nominated pieces…

COMPOSIT July 5-July 13th 2016

COMPOSIT is an international summer festival for composers of contemporary music taking place July 5-July 13th in Rieti, Italy. Internationally renown faculty guide and instruct participants through lessons and masterclasses on specialized topics. The 2016 edition offer a Composition Program and a Live Electronics and Sound Installation Program. Composers from around the world come together…

Ultraschall Berlin 20. – 24. January 2016

Ultraschall Berlin’s new season brings together the usual mix of eclectic and dazzlingly colourful elements from the world of new music. Since the Festival is not obliged to be topical or to première new works, it can focus on essential developments in new music and cast an associative glance at the recent past in order…

10th Bucharest International JAZZ Competition 2016

10th Bucharest International JAZZ Competition 2017 @ EUROPAfest for instrumentalists and vocalists 100 % jazz & more…competition, concerts, jam sessions, jazz workshops…Bucharest International JAZZ Competition is ranked among the first 3 jazz competitions in Europe. Date: 13 – 20 May 2017. The band’s leader can be older than 40 years. Prizes: 7.000 Euro Deadline: 10th…

15º Concorso Internazionale di Composizione ed Esecuzione “Don Vincenzo Vitti”

The fourth edition celebrates the 80th anniversary of the death of Ottorino Respighi (1936 – 2016). The task of the competition is to compose a Cantata concertante for mezzosoprano, violin and piano (length between 8 up to 12 minutes). Deadline: 30 april 2016. Read more…

The FLORENCE INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL

The FLORENCE INTERNATIONAL CHOIR FESTIVAL is enhanced by a prestigious new initiative. A choral composition competition that will see the famous Maestro Ennio Morricone, honarary Academy Award winner, act as Chairman of an International Jury of eminent composers. The best composition will be the obligatory piece in the category M – Modern and Contemporary Music…