1st Txistu Bands Composition Competition

Euskal Herriko Txistulari Elkartea calls for the 1st Txistu Bands Composition Competition. The objective of the contest is to promote the creation of pieces for traditional txistu bands. The works…

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2018 Beijing

…or indirectly) also introduced me to some of the most fulfilling artistic discoveries, most compelling travel experiences, and most long-lasting friendships of my career. And so it was with great…

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Jasper Van Paemel: About Elephants

Jasper Van Paemel

(Submitted by ISCM – FLEMISH SECTION) Jasper Vanpaemel (b. 1986) is a Belgium-based artist, working in the field of contemporary music composition and interdisciplinary multimedia set-up development. As a freelance composer…

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1935 Prague

…many serious difficulties as it is today. And melody is song. Can we sing in these days?” — Louis Gruenberg, “Modern Youth at Prague, 1935,” Modern Music, vol. 13 No….

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Alexander Schubert: Codec Error

Alexander Schubert (pixelated)

…2016. Mainly he’s working as a freelance composer. Schubert’s interest explores cross-genre interfaces between acoustic and electronic music. The most characteristic feature of his work is the combination of different…

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William Blank: Reflecting Black

William Blank (photo by Eddy Mottaz)

Modern Ensemble. Reflecting Black (2009) for piano and orchestra was commissioned by the Fondation de l’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. The composer has written: “I like the authority of black,…

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