Romania Announces Works Chosen for the 2026 ISCM World New Music Days

SNR-SIMC, the Romanian Section of the ISCM and the host of the 2026 ISCM World New Music Days Festival titled “Columna Infinita”, has announced the works that have been selected for performance on the festival, which will take place in Bucharest from 23 to 31 May, from the official submissions from ISCM member organizations as well as from individual submissions. Below is a list of all the chosen repertoire arranged alphabetically by the composers’ surnames with details about each of the works and how they were submitted.

More information will soon be available on the ISCM website page about the 2026 festival and on the Romanian section’s website for this festival.

Louis Franz Aguirre (b. 1968 in Cuba; currently based in Denmark): Bembé a Obbatalá y Oddúa for large ensemble (2017) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Danish Section)

Cecilia Arditto Delsoglio (b. 1966 in Argentina; currently based in the Netherlands): Anatomy of a jar for children’s choir [3’] (submitted by the ISCM Netherlands Section)

Tytti Arola (b. 1990, Finland): Helmi for flute and electronics (2024) [8’] (submitted by the ISCM Finnish Section)

Aleksandra Bajde (b. 1987, Slovenia): A Clockwork Duo for violin and violoncello (2023) [6’] (submitted by the ISCM Slovenian Section)

Richard Barrett (b. 1959 in Wales; currently based in the Netherlands): Luminous for fixed media (2019) [14’] (submitted by the ISCM Welsh Section)

Kolbeinn Bjarnason (b. 1958, Iceland): Nocturnes for solo flute (2025) [13’] (submitted by the ISCM Icelandic Section)

Diana Čemerytė (b. 1974 in Lithuania; currently based in Germany): „Meine Seele wartet…“, after listening to Bach for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, and piano (2020) [8’] (submitted by the ISCM Lithuanian Section)

Yun-Chen Chang (b. 1994, Taiwan): Towards (homage to Brancusi) for percussion trio (2025) [9’] (submitted by the ISCM Taipei Section)

Paul Clift (b. 1978 in Australia; currently based in Switzerland): On the celestial hierarchy for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano, and percussion (2014) [9’] (submitted by the ISCM Swiss Section)

Ziv Cojocaru (b. 1977, Israel): Whence Comest Thou for chamber orchestra (2023) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Israeli Section)

Cătălin Crețu (b. 1971, Romania): Richblick – electronic work (4 channels fixed media) (2017) [6’] (submitted by the ISCM Romanian Section)

George De Decker (b. 1951, Belgium [Flanders]): Coro: Versa Est In Luctum for fixed media (2022) [13’] (submitted by the ISCM Flemish Section)

Zosha Di Castri (b. 1985 in Canada; currently based in the United States): Sprung Testament for flute (or violin) and piano (2023) [14’] (submitted by Le Vivier, Canada)

Đỗ Hoàng Linh (b. 1979, Vietnam): Horse riding long distances for piano trio (2025) [4’] (submitted by the Vietnam Contemporary Music Centre [VCMC])

Jan Ryant Dřízal (b. 1986, Czech Republic): Morphing Amadeus for chamber orchestra (2025) [5’] (submitted by the Prague Spring Festival)

Núria Giménez-Comas (b. 1980 in Spain; currently based in France): Lluor. Désir des étoiles for violin and cello (2024) [11’] (submitted by the ISCM Spanish Section)

Michael Hannan (b. 1949, Australia): Reaching to the Stars for solo piano (2025) [7’] (individual submission)

Louise Harris (b. 1983, Scotland): Eira for audio-video fixed media (2025) [4’] (submitted by the Scottish Music Centre)

Paweł Hendrich (b. 1979, Poland): Tenebrilis for audio-video fixed media (Video by Barnaba Mikułowski) (2025) [4’] (submitted by the ISCM Polish Section)

Heather Hindman (b. 1976, Canada): Seule for solo flute (2024) [7’] (individual submission)

Satoru Ikeda (b. 1961, Japan): Dicotyledon for string quartet (2020) [11’] (submitted by the ISCM Japanese Section)

Mikel Iturregi (b. 1997 in the Basque Region of Spain; currently based in France): Isila bezain ilun for bass flute, bass clarinet, violin, cello, prepared piano, and percussion (2024) [6’] (submitted by Musikagileak)

Lina Järnegard (b. 1979, Sweden): Inside Voices for clarinet and electronics (2025) [7’] (submitted by the ISCM Swedish Section)

Peter Javorka (b. 1993, Slovakia): sans Marteau et sans Maître for large ensemble (2024) [16’] (submitted by Music Centre Slovakia)

Maciej Kabza (b. 1990, Poland): asc / desc – (no) ending for orchestra (2024) [12’] (submitted by the ISCM Polish Section)

Jongwoo Kim (b. 1968, South Korea): Sammulnori for piano trio (2024) [9’] (submitted by the ISCM South Korean Section)

Steven Layton (b. 1956 in the United States): The Memory Room for fixed media (2016) [7’] (individual submission)

Jessie Leov (b. 1994 in New Zealand, based in Australia): Convergency for piano trio (2021) [5’] (submitted by the ISCM Australian Section)

James Hamilton Lowrie (b. 1990 in Canada): On Endless Hold for string quartet (2022) [8’] (individual submission)

Ida Lundén (b. 1971 in Sweden): Tyskamossarnas sugluft for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and fixed media (2024) [12’] (submitted by the ISCM Gotland Section)

Asher Lurie (b. 2003 in the United States): Time Breach 8̶0̶7̶B̶   for bass clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2024) [6’] (submitted by Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas)

Sanda Majurec (b. 1971 in Croatia): Citywalk for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (2019) [8’] (submitted by the ISCM Croatian Section)

Mao Zhu (b. 1981 in China): Fishes’ Tears for choir (2025) [5’] (submitted by the ISCM Chengdu Section)

Anthony Marasco (b. 1986 in the United States): Migration Script for fixed media (2022) [11’] (submitted by Michigan Technological University);

Leandro A. Martin (b. 1974 in Argentina; based in the Canary Islands, Spain): Juego de Roles for children’s choir (2022) [4’] (submitted by COSIMTE);

Mark Micchelli (b. 1991 in the United States): A Difference of Sixty-Eight Days for string quartet (2021) [11’] (individual submission);

Cristian Morales Ossio (b. 1967 in Chile): Draft for Extinct Birds for solo contrabass clarinet (2018) [5’] (submitted by the ISCM Chilean Section)

Daniel Moreira (b. 1983 in Portugal): Curta-metragem n.º 2 (Brumas de outono) for solo cimbalom (2025) [9’] (submitted by the ISCM Portuguese Section)

Hisataka Nishimori (b. 1986 in Japan): Souten no Raika (Lightning in Azure) for violin and piano (2024) [6’] (submitted by the Japan Federation of Composers [JFC])

Myrtó Nizami (b. 1994 in Greece): Gone in No Time for solo cello (2022) [7’] (submitted by the ISCM Greek Section)

Tomislav Oliver (b. 1987 in Croatia): Mixordia IV “transmitting” for solo flute (2021) [7’] (individual submission)

Paul Pankert (b. 1965 in Belgium): Partita Ritardata for piano and live electronics (2021) [15’] (submitted by the ISCM Wallonia-Brussels Federation Section)

Charles Peck (b. 1988 in the United States): Arcade for string quartet (2021) [8’] (submitted by the ISCM USA Section)

Anna Pidgorna (b. 1985 in Ukraine; currently based in Canada): The Stockhausen Menagerie for flute and clarinet (2022) [9’] (submitted by the ISCM Canadian Section)

Yurii Pikush (b. 1998 in Ukraine): Escape Velocity for chamber orchestra (2024) [14’] (submitted by the ISCM Ukraine Section)

Jakub Polaczyk (b. 1983 in Poland; based in the United States): Get some sleep, darling for children’s choir with toy glockenspiel (2024) [3’] (individual submission)

lucky pollock (b. 2000 in New Zealand): resilience (pluto trine saturn) for string orchestra (2024) [6’] (submitted by the ISCM New Zealand Section)

Gerhard Praesent (b. 1957 in Austria): The Little Vampire for children’s choir (2017) [4’] (individual submission)      

Predrag Radisaveljvić (b. 1993 in Serbia): Buds and Petals for orchestra (2023) [11’] (submitted by the ISCM Serbian Section)

Agita Reke (b. 1992 in Latvia): Uninhibited for fixed media (2024) [6’] (submitted by the ISCM Latvian Section)

Clemens von Reusner (b. 1957 in Germany): fleeting experience for fixed media (2025) [8’] (submitted by the ISCM German Section)

Matic Romih (b. 1996 in Slovenia): Transcendence for solo clarinet in Bb (2020) [3’] (submitted by the ISCM Slovenian Section)

Will Rowe (b. 1992 in the United States): Rituals for solo violin (2021) [6’] (individual submission)

Evis Sammoutis (b. 1979 in Cyprus): Secret Garden for flute/alto flute/piccolo, clarinet/bass clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (2018) [6’] (individual submission)

Caterina Schembri (b. 1993 in Colombia; currently based in Ireland): Ode to Psyche for choir (2025) [7’] (submitted by the ISCM Irish Section)

Evelin Seppar (b. 1986 in Estonia): Iris for choir (2024) [7’] (submitted by the ISCM Estonian Section)

Tian Songfeng (b. 1994 in China): Winter solstice for srting quartet (2021) [6’] (independent submission)

Petra Stump-Linshalm (b. 1975 in Austria): Touching Sound for clarinet and piano (2020) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Austrian Section)

Iris Szeghy (b. 1956 in Slovakia; currently based in Switzerland): Elegies and Arabesques for solo violin (2025) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Slovak Section)

Fred Szymanski (b. 1950 in the United States): Tor for audio-video fixed media (2022) [7’] (individual submission)

Eli Tausen á Lava (b. 1997 in the Faroe Islands): let me cry for orchestra (2022) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Faroe Islands Section)

Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea (b. 1959 in Romania): Au Café Momus for violin and piano (2025) [11’] (submitted by ARFA)

Bente Leiknes Thorsen (b. 1980 in Norway): Laughing my head off / Singing your heart in for choir (2024) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Norwegian Section)

Helena Tulve (b. 1972 in Estonia): Wand’ring Bark for orchestra (2024) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Estonian Section)

Anna Veismane (b. 1976 in Latvia): Versus for string orchestra (2024) [11’] (submitted by the ISCM Latvian Section)

Jixue Wu (b. 1973 in China): Soliloquy for orchestra (2021) [10’] (submitted by the ISCM Shanghai Section)

Huichun Yang (b. 1999 in Taiwan; currently based in the United States): Touch Improv for live electronics (2025) [15’] (submitted by Florida International University)

Jiajing Zhao (b. 1996 in China; based in the United Kingdom): FOMO for fixed media (2025) [7’] (submitted by the ISCM British Section)

Enzhe Zheng (b. 1996 in Hong Kong S.A.R.): Beyond the Sky for piano trio with fixed media (2022) [6’] (submitted by the ISCM Hong Kong Section)

Peter Zombola (b. 1983 in Hungary): Nunc Dimittis for choir (2024) [4’] (submitted by the ISCM Hungarian Section)