Call for Works: Asian Composers Showcase 2019
Asian Composers Showcase 2019 Open Call for Scores The Asian Composers Showcase was launched in 2013 by the Goethe-Institut together with the Tongyeong International Music Festival (TIMF), to promote the composition of New Music in North East Asia. For six years now, a total of twenty-five compositions by promising young composers have been premiered at…
Tomoko Fukui and George Kentros Elected to the ISCM Executive Committee
Japanese composer Tomoko Fukui and Swedish violinist George Kentros were newly elected to the Executive Committee of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) during the penultimate ISCM General Assembly held in the ballroom of the Merchantel Beijing during the 2018 ISCM World New Music Days hosted by the Beijing Modern Music Festival in Beijing, China. The Executive Committee (ExCom) consists of…
Michael Seltenreich Wins the 2018 ISCM Young Composer Award
Israeli-born, USA-based composer Michael Seltenreich has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 ISCM Young Composers Award for his 2010 flute-clarinet-violin-‘cello-piano-percussion sextet Sparks & Flares which was performed by the Ensemble Tempus Loquendi under the direction of Jiao Yang at the Central Conservatory of Music’s Prince Mansion Concert Hall during the 2018 ISCM World New…
TXISTU COMPOSITION CONTEST 2018
Euskal Herriko Txistulari Elkartea calls for the Txistu Composition Contest 2018. The objective of the contest is to promote the creation of pieces for txistu or its instrumental family. The works must be composed for a maximun of six musicians. At least one of those, must use a txistu or one of its instrumental family….
XI INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION COMPOSITION COMPETITION FRANCISCO ESCUDERO
HAUSPOZ Euskal Herriko Akordoei Elkartea, calls for the XI International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” whose prize ceremony will be held on 15 of September 2018. The objective of the contest is to promote the creation of pieces for solo accordion and for accordion in chamber music. The competition is open to composers of any…
14th SUN RIVER PRIZE Students’ New Music Composition Competition Chengdu, P.R. China, 2018
http://www.sccm.cn/sunriver/index.html ◆Sponsored by Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Organized by Composition Department of Sichuan Conservatory of Music ISCM-Chengdu section Research Institute of Composition Technique of Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Chairman of the Organizing Committee Prof. Lin Ge’er Composer, President of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music ◆Chairman of the Jury Prof. Qin Wenchen Composer, doctoral supervisor Vice…
Orchestral Composition Competition Based on “March for Our Beloved”
Orchestral Composition Competition Based on the Song “March for Our Beloved” – Orchestral Music (Western Music style) composed for two wind instruments ※ Submission work be one person one work – New and experienced composer from domestic and foreign countries ※ No restrictions on age, academic background or nationality < Details for Required Work> –…
Bartók World Competition, Budapest – Composition 2018
The Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Budapest as the founder of the Bartók World Competition announces the Competition for composers to create piano solo pieces according the following guidelines: Δ The works should give pianists the opportunity to show both their musical and technical abilities. Δ Length of composition: 5-6 mins. Δ The composition cannot…
A World of New Music Encourages the International Art of Deep Listening —the 2017 ISCM World New Music Days in Vancouver
By Hadani Ditmars (all photos by Hadani Ditmars as well) When I was asked to attend the World New Music Days ISCM 2017, some 48 hours before it began, and to write a comprehensive festival report, I was standing by for a journey to Najaf, in Southern Iraq. At night I skyped contacts in…
Ultraschall Berlin Contemporary Music Festival 17.-21.01.2018
With a.o. world premières of Isabel Mundry, Márton Illés and Birke Bertelsmeier are performed alongside works by Frederic Rzewski, Heinz Holliger and Bernd Alois Zimmermann, whose 100th birthday is celebrated this year and whose works for two pianos and their orchestral prelude “Photoptosis” are performed once again. Read more…