1993 Mexico City

…impression was that the Jury seems to be stuck in a rut, selecting only a limited band of submitted compositions — those that conform to a dated idea post World…

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1985 Netherlands

From a contemporaneous review “Bij het eerste concert van de Internationale Wereldmuziekdagen kwam verreweg de belangrijkste bijdrage uit een klein land, wat herinnert aan de oorspronkelijke doelstellingen van de vereniging:…

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1955 Baden-Baden

From contemporaneous reviews “This year’s I.S.C.M. Festival was held in June in Baden-Baden at the studio of the Südwestfunk, an ultra-modern concert hall situated a little outside the town, surrounded…

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1951 Frankfurt

Organized by the Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt in connection with the Second International Twelve-Tone Congress, the Summer Courses for New Music, Darmstadt, and the conference of the students of German music…

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1934 Florence

…world: to reconcile [themselves] with the music of their time.”) — Andrea Della Corte, “Il XII festival cella S.I.M.C. si inaugural domain a Firenze,” La Stampa, 1 April 1934. (Cited…

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Klarafestival 2018

Klarafestival is a high-quality international music festival that, based on a western classical music repertoire, dares to modernize. Using its Brussels identity as a foundation, Klarafestival is building a bridge…

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Gaudeamus Award 2018

Only five composers younger than 30 years will be eligible for the Award. The categories and ensembles for 2018 are announced! Large ensemble: Asko|Schönberg | Insomnio | Ensemble Modelo62 Electric…

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Call for Papers, Sounding Out the Space

…limited by) the following three strands: Sound and Visual Art: Convergences between Sound and Visual Art/Historical Perspectives/Installation/Modes of Listening/Sound Architectures Spatial Music: Analytical Accounts/Attempts at Definition and Theorisation/Composer Perspectives/the History…

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