2015/08/20 OPUS DISSONUS competition
OPUS DISSONUS is proud of offer a new piano composition competition open to composers of any nationality and age.We offer world première of at least 3 works, live recordings and award fees of (BRL) R$ 1000 + special designed trophy for first place, R$ 500 for second an R$ 500 for third place and interviews…
2015/02/16 Composition Academy/Festival Musica
An interactive course with two professional ensembles in partnership with the Strasbourg Conservatoire, the Haute école des arts du Rhin (HEAR), the University of Strasbourg, Musica festival. ; Composition teacher, Philippe Manoury, Hanspeter Kyburz With the ensembles: Linea (director, Jean-Philippe Wurtz) and Accroche Note. For a period of two weeks, the two teachers’ work with…
2015/02/06-02/14 Musica Nova Helsinki
Musica nova Helsinki is Finland’s biggest festival of contemporary music and one of the leading events of its kind in Europe. Held every other year, it was launched in 1981 as the Helsinki Biennale. Musica nova presents Finnish listeners with the most interesting new music, comments on topical issues and seeks to build bridges between…
2015/02/27 Conlon Foundation Residency
In 2015 the Conlon Foundation is starting up a residency program for composers interested in working with the foundation’s Yamaha Disklavier to create an imaginative composition for Disklavier solo with electronics, and/or for combinations with other media, with the option of using a pianist. Using alternative controllers, video, live sampling or the ‘preparation’ of the…
Curated Place
Curated Place in partnership with Icelandic new music and art festival CYCLE, Pinquins percussion trio (Norway), Kammerkor Sudurlands (Iceland) with British new music Ensemble Psappha are offering composers the opportunity to participate in a new programme and network producing and promoting new music – exploring the boundaries of presentation and performance. Read more…
2015/04/15 repertoire for young string quartets
In order to create a new repertoire for young string quartets, the Association Piero Farulli announces a competition (PDF Call for Entries) open to all composers of the European Union for creating works of max 15 minutes duration, for string quartet (two violins, viola and cello). The jury will be composed by three distiguished musicians…
2014/11/15-11/23 Festival de La Habana, de Música Contemporánea
Festival de La Habana, de Música Contemporánea, convocado por la Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba, UNEAC y el Instituto Cubano de la Música. Read more…
2015/08/15 Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition
Mauricio Kagel Composition Competition is looking for piano pieces by composers younger than 40 years, written for children and young adults which, although limited in their technical difficulty, remain uncompromising in their artistic aim; pieces written with a contemporary compositional technique which offer the young student stimulus, insight and new experiences: experiences about oneself and…
SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014
SIGNIFICANT AMERICAN COMPOSERS WHO DIED IN 2014 Robert Ashley (28 Mar 1930-3 Mar 2014) read more… Seymour Barab (9 Jan 1921-28 Jun 2014) read more… Charlie Haden (6 Aug 1937-11 Jul 2014) read more… Fred Ho (10 Aug 1957-12 Apr 2014) read more… Lee Hyla (31 Aug 1952-6 Jun 2014) read more… Leo Kraft (24…
2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver
2017 The ISCM (International Society for Contemporary Music) Canadian Section is pleased to announce that its bid to host the 2017 World New Music Days in Vancouver was unanimously approved! ISCM Canadian Section President Jim Hiscott presented the bid in partnership with Vancouver-based organization Music on Main’s artistic director David Pay during the recent 2014…