Toru Takemitsu Composition Award 2018
Compositions for orchestra in any format except concerto, within the following instrumentation and to be performed with one conductor.Scores that have been published, performed in public concert or commercially recorded are not eligible. Deadline Friday, 29 September 2017.Read more…
Academy of composition Philippe Manoury
Call for applications for the Academy of composition Philippe Manoury / festival Musica which will take place from 19th September to 1st October 2016 in Strasbourg (France) in partnership with the Music Academy of the High School of Arts of the Rhine (HEAR), the Conservatory, the University of Strasbourg and Labex Gream. This Academy offers…
Biennale College – Music 3rd edition
Call for works Biennale College – Music 3rd edition The aim of the Biennale College – Music project is to promote and support the production of up to 4 micro-budget musical theatre chamber works based on a comical, surreal and/or playful theme, lasting no longer than 25 minutes each, for an ensemble of 8 instruments…
CALL FOR SCORES RISUONANZE 2018
Associazione Culturale TKE is calling for pieces to be performed at the “Risuonanze 2018 – incontri di nuove musiche” Festival, which will take place in Friuli Venezia Giulia region – Italy. The Call is open to composers of any nationality and age. Pieces should be written or the specified instruments and chamber groups; use of…
Rainy days 2015, festival de musique nouvelle 24–29.11.2015
rainy days 2015, festival de musique nouvelle 24.–29.11.2015 at Philharmonie Luxembourg. Suspense – A feeling or state of nervousness or excitement caused by wondering what will happen Read more…
2015 British Composer Award
Robert Saxton has been nominated for a 2015 British Composer Award. His work Sonata for Brass Band on a Prelude of Orlando Gibbons has been shortlisted in the Wind Band or Brass Band category. Composed and published in 2014, Sonata for Brass Band on a Prelude of Orlando Gibbons was commissioned by Peter Bassano for…
125 PARTY PIECES
on the initiative of the Forum of Contemporary Music Leipzig [FZML] 125 of the most distinguished contemporary composers created a piece in honour of John Cage that has no equal. On January 20th the world’s largest group composition will finally experience its European premiere in Leipzig at the UT Connewitz. 125 PARTY PIECES 20th January…
New Music Miami Festivals and Collaboration Between ISCM Miami and ISCM Taiwan Chapters
During the spring 2015 the ISCM Miami Chapter presented their annual New Music Miami Festival. The festival this year included a total of thirteen concert presented between January and April 2015 and featured full concerts by guest performers including the Fonema Consort, Jennifer Choi, Bugallo Williams Piano Duo, Charles Curtis, Thomas Buckner, Mari Kimura, and…
THE 2015 ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYS – Report by Frank J. Oteri
IT’S DIFFICULT TO BE A WORLD SHOWCASE WITH LIMITED RESOURCES: THE 2015 ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYSBy Frank J. Oteri on October 23, 2015 Before trekking to Ljubljana, Slovenia for the 2015 World Music Days (WMD), the signature annual music festival of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM), I had attended three previous editions of…
The 2017 GAUDEAMUS AWARD NOMINEES have been selected
A professional jury consisting of Mayke Nas (NLD), Christopher Trapani (USA) and Joe Cutler (GBR) has drawn up a shortlist for the 2017 Gaudeamus Award.No fewer than 288 scores from 36 different countries were submitted for the 2017 competition. The judging panel selected the following five composers to enter the prestitious competition next year:* Landscape…