1942 Berkeley, California

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…interferences and the absence of a public only interested in entertainment were marked advantages. Of course there were first, second, and even third-rate composers presented by the not-infallible judges but…

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VICC Residency

…have an annual co-operation program: the ISCM-VICC Composer in Residency Program. In this program up to 6 composers per year are offered free accommodation and unrestricted use of an appropriate composing…

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Isao Matsushita (1951-2018)

…musical compositions, which have been performed all over the world and have appeared on numerous recordings, span works for orchestra, chorus, Western classical chamber ensembles, traditional Japanese instruments, combinations of…

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34th IAWM Search for New Music by Women Composers

This international competition has eight prize categories ranging from chamber and orchestral works to electro-acoustic media, improvisation, and sound installation. Each prize has its own monetary award. Membership in IAWM…

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April 2014 Gaudeamus Canada

…is a week of festivities produced by Innovations en concert, to celebrate and develop ties between Quebec and the Netherlands. The project includes concerts, a creative residency, and an international…

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Alice Ping Yee Ho: Begin

Alice Ping Yee Ho

…received numerous national and international awards, including the 2016 Louis Applebaum Composers Award, the 2014 Prince Edward Island Symphony Composers Competition, the 2014 Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Friendship Orchestral Composition Competition,…

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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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Luk Wai Chun: Rock Pipa – FIGHT!

Luk-Wai-chun

…capabilities of pipa and offer a refreshing sound, I combine different pop music languages and techniques, such as ‘popping’ on the bass guitar; ghost-notes and percussion effects on the steel…

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Helmut Lachenmann: Notturno

Helmut Lachenmann (photo by Giovanni Dainotti)

…his compositional work, for example theHans Christian Andersen Award in 2016. Lachenmann is member of the Royal Academy of Music, Commendeur des Arts et des Lettres, honorary doctor at the…

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