2025 Portugal

The full program for the 2025 ISCM WNMD is available here.

Below is a list of all the chosen repertoire from the official submissions of ISCM member organizations as well as from independent submissions arranged alphabetically by the composers’ surnames with details about each of the works and how they were submitted.

Omri Abram (b. 1986, Israel): Time passes Time (2019) for 14 instrumentalists: fl, ob, cl, bn, hn, tp, tbn, perc, pf, 2vn, va, vc, db (Large Ensemble) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Israeli Section;
Nguyễn Hông Anh (b. 2005, Vietnam): Quiet Moment (2023) for piano solo (Solos) [10’30”], submitted by the Vietnam Contemporary Music Centre;
Krists Auznieks (b. 1992, Latvia): Turning the Wheel (Small Ensemble) [13’], submitted by the ISCM Latvian Section;
Alexis Bacon (b. 1975, USA): In the Foreign Land (2018) for solo clarinet (Solos) [7’], Individual Submission;
Natasha Barrett (b. 1972, England; currently based in Norway): Impossible Moments from Venice 3 / The Other Side of the Lagoon (2023) for ambisonics in 3D or 2D (Electroacoustic) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Norwegian Section;
Dániel Péter Biró (b. 1969, USA; currently based in Norway): Kilkul (Breakdown) (2009) for solo alto saxophone (Solos) [10’], Individual Submission;
Manuella Blackburn (b. 1984, England): Home Truths (2023) for fixed media (Electroacoustic) [7’], Individual Submission;
Sonia Bo (b. 1960, Italy): Variazioni di Luci (2022) for orchestra (Orchestra) [11’30”], Individual Submission;
Silvia Borzelli (b. 1978, Italy; currently based in the Netherlands): A Self-portrait (with Anatsui in the background) (2022) for prepared piano (Solos) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Netherlands Section;
Chris Cree Brown (b. 1953, New Zealand): Evanesce (2023) for 13 strings (4,3,3,2,1) (String Ensemble) [9’], submitted by the ISCM New Zealand Section;
Carmen Cârneci (b. 1957, Romania): HESPER(Í)A (2016) for solo piano (Solos) [9’], submitted by ARFA;
Marta Cerqueira (b. 1983, Portugal) & Simão Costa (b. 1979, Portugal): #6 Propagação video installation (Small-size Audio/Video), Individual Submission;
Youngjae Cho (b. 1990, South Korea): mirrored: ceilings, floors, walls (2023) for mixed media 3-D audio (Electroacoustic) [9’], Individual Submission;
George Christofi (b. 1983, Cyprus): Reflect (Solos), Individual Submission;
Erik Dæhlin (b. 1976, Norway): Flickering Sites (2023) for single-channel video and stereo sound (Small-size Audio/Video) [13’ loop], submitted by the ISCM Norwegian Section;
Cecilia Damström (b. 1988, Finland): Ice (2021) for orchestra (Orchestra) [10’], Individual Submission;
Cláudio de Pina (b. 1977. Portugal): Neurotransmits (2023) for fixed media (Electroacoustic) [10’], Individual Submission;
Yuri Demetz (b. 1995, Italy): All Encompassing Snapshots (2022/2023) for orchestra (Orchestra) [9’], Individual Submission;
Emily Doolittle (b. 1972, Canada; currently based in Scotland): Gannetry (2021) for clarinet and live electronics (Solos), submitted by the Scottish Music Centre;
Jan Dušek (b. 1985, Czech Republic): Unsent Letter (2019) for solo clarinet (Solos) [7’], submitted by the Prague Spring Festival;
Anna Katrin Egilstrød (b. 1981, Faroe Islands; currently based in Denmark): VITI (2021) for fixed media (Small-size Audio/Video) [13’], submitted by the ISCM Faroe Islands Section;
Fátima Fonte (b. 1983, Portugal): Cartas Portuguesas (2020) for voice and piano (Duos), submitted by the ISCM Portuguese Section;
Gonçalo Gato (b. 1979, Portugal): Elementos (2018) for piano trio (piano, violin, violoncello) (Trios) [9’], submitted by the ISCM Portuguese Section;
Gilles Gobeil (b. 1954, Canada): Un cercle hors de l’arbre (2014) for fixed media (Electroacoustic) [10’], Individual Submission;
Guo Yuan (b. 1968, China): Chilly River and Snow (2022) for 8 instruments (fl, cl, vbs, pf, vn, va, vc, db) (Medium Ensemble) [12’], submitted by the ISCM Chengdu Section;
Leontios Hadjileontiadis (b. 1966, Greece): Platonic Solids (2022) for alto flute, alto saxophone, trombone, vibraphone, and double bass (Medium Ensemble) [5’], submitted by the ISCM Greek Section;
Hanna Hartman (b. 1961, Sweden): The Navigators (2023) for multi-channel fixed media (Electroacoustic) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Gotland Section;
Sam Hayden (b. 1968, England): Die Abkehr (Turning Away) (2017) for 11 players (fl/afl,picc, ob/eh, cbcl, tpt, btbn, perc, pf, vn, va, vc, db)  (Large Ensemble) [12’], submitted by the ISCM British Section;
Jianing He (b. 1996, China): Fluttering with the wind (2024) for Portuguese guitar and electronics 9Traditional Portuguese Instruments) [8’], submitted by the ISCM Shanghai Section;
Eloain Lovis Hübner (b. 1993, Germany): crunch modes 1.0 (2023) for 10 instrumentalists (bfl, cl, ssx, perc, pf, egt, vn, va, vc, db) plus sound objects and live electronics (Medium Ensemble) [10’], submitted by the ISCM German Section;
Komei Itoh (b. 1961, Japan): OBJECTs253 (2023) for solo clarinet (Solos) [8’], submitted by the ISCM Japanese Section;
Mirela Ivičević (b. 1980, Croatia; currently based in Austria): Innate Heaven (Music for Religious Institutions, Chapter I) (2023) for unaccompanied choir (Youth Choir) [6’30”], submitted by the ISCM Croatian Section;
Barbara Jazwinski (b. 1950, Poland; based in the United States): Soliloquy (2021) for solo clarinet (Solos) [8’], submitted by the ISCM USA Section;
Jinwook Jung (b. 1994, South Korea, currently based in Belgium): unerasing (2016/18) for orchestra (Orchestra) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Wallonia Brussels Section;
Ji-Hyang Kim (b. 1970, South Korea): Nachtmusik (2012/13) for string orchestra (String Ensemble) [11′], Individual Submission;
Shin Kim (b.1994, South Korea): KALEIDOSCOPE (2022/23) (Large Ensemble) [11’30”], submitted by the ISCM South Korean Section;
Jana Kmiťová (b. 1976, Slovakia): Sie fuhr in die nacht (2023) for 12 instruments (Large Ensemble) [15’], submitted by Music Centre Slovakia;
Panayiotis Kokoras (b. 1974, Greece; currently based in the U.S.A.): Useless Box for stereo fixed media (2023) (Electroacoustic) [12’], submitted by Stephen F. Austin State University (Texas);
Tatjana Kozlova Johannes (b. 1977, Estonia): Ainult õhk (Just Air) (2023) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion (Small Ensemble) [13’], submitted by the ISCM Estonian Section;
Bence Kutrik (b. 1976, Hungary): Chorale Machine (2022) for solo piano (Solos) [4’], submitted by the ISCM Hungarian Section;
Tilen Lebar (b. 1993, Slovenia; currently based in the Netherlands): Hassan (2022) for alto saxophone and fixed media (Solos) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Slovenian Section;
Murielle Lemay (b. 1990, Belgium): Augur for orchestra (Orchestra) [6’], submitted by the ISCM Flemish Section;
Samuel Hong-yu Leung (b. 1999, Hong Kong SAR, China): Variations (2023) for string quartet (String Quartet) [5’], submitted by the ISCM Hong Kong Section;
Liu Rui (b. 1989, China): The other shore flower (2021) for string quartet (String Quartet) [8′], submitted by the ISCM Nanning Section;
Ashley John Long (b. 1986, Wales): Beyond the Haze of Winter’s Edge (2020) for piano trio: vn, vc, pf (Trios) [4’], submitted by the ISCM Welsh Section;
María Eugenia Luc (b. 1958, Argentina; currently based in the Basque Country): Forest (2019) for flute, clarinet, saxophone, piano, violin, and violoncello (Medium Ensemble) [8’], submitted by Musikagileak (Basque Country);
Jug Marković (b. 1987, Serbia): [new work] (Large Ensemble), commissioned winner of ISCM Young Composer Award (2019);
Rytis Mažulis (b. 1961, Lithuania): Timeless (2024) for 13 strings (4,3,3,2,1) (String Ensemble) [7’], submitted by the ISCM Lithuanian Section;
Robert McIntyre (b. 1998, Australia): A Sea Spray of Ash (2019) for soprano and piano (Duos) [4’30”], submitted by the ISCM Australian Section;
Alexandru Murariu (b. 1989, Romania): Knots III (2024) for solo clarinet (Solos) [4’], submitted by the ISCM Romanian Section;
Jonathan Nangle (b. 1981, Ireland): Artificial Blissful State (2016) for baritone saxophone and electronics (Solos) [6’], submitted by the ISCM Irish Section;
Veljko Nenadić (b. 1998, Serbia): Gorgons – Three Mythical Creatures (2022) for orchestra (Orchestra) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Serbian Section;
Lenka Novosedlíková (b. 1989, Slovakia): VPD (2021) for viola, doublebass, and piano (Trios) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Slovak Section;
Jim O’Leary (b. 1971, Canada): Susan Pennefather Gray (2014) for soprano and piano (Duos) [7’], Individual Submission;
Daniel Osorio (b. 1971, Chile; currently based in Germany): … y no me toques (2014) for string quartet (String Quartet) [12’], submitted by the ISCM Chile Section;
José Luis Perdigón de Paz (b. 1990, Spain; currently based in Germany): Torque (2019) for piano trio (vn, vc, pf) (Trios) [14’], submitted by the ISCM Spanish Section;
Ville Aslak Raasakka (b. 1977, Finland): The Harvest (2021) for sinfonietta (fl, ob, cl, bcl, bsn, hn, trp, trb, 2perc, pno, 2vln, vla vlc, db) (Large Ensemble) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Finnish Section;
Leevi Räsänen (b. 1997, Finland): the two childhoods (2022) for string quartet (String Quartet) [12’], submitted by the ISCM Finnish Section;
Alfredo Santa Ana (b. 1980, Mexico; based in Canada): The River of Hellos and Goodbyes (2019) for unaccompanied chorus (Youth Choir) [9’], submitted by Music on Main;
Bekah Simms (b. 1990, Canada; currently based in Scotland): spore wind ii: swamp thing (2023) (Electroacoustic), Individual Submission;
Chris Sivak (b. 1982, Canada): Alouette Meets Her Maker (2018/21) for SATB chorus (Youth Choir) [6’], submitted by the ISCM Canadian Section;
Helena Skljarov (b. 1993, Croatia): The Portrait of Dora P. (2023) for orchestra and electronics (Orchestra) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Croatian Section;
Tomasz Skweres (b. 1984, Poland: currently based in Austria: Suite Macabre (2021) for solo violoncello (Solos) [9’], submitted by the ISCM Austrian Section;
Hawar Tawfiq (b 1982 Iraqi Kurdistan; currently based in the Netherlands): M.C. Escher’s Imagination (2022) for orchestra (Orchestra) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Netherlands Section;
Todor Todoroff (b. 1963, Belgium): Voices Part IV Hallucinations (2024) for 16-Channel, 12-Channel, 8-Channel (Octophonic) or Stereophonic Media (Electroacoustic) [11’], Individual Submission;
Haukur Tómasson (b. 1960, Iceland): Air Sculptured (2022) for 9 strings (2,2,2,2,1) (String Ensemble) [11’], submitted by the ISCM Icelandic Section;
Barry Truax (b. 1947, Canada): What the Waters Told Me (2022) for fixed media (Electroacoustic) [12’], Individual Submission;
Roxanne Turcotte (b. 1960, Canada): Masques et dichotomies (2021) for synthesizer and 16-channel fixed media (Electroacoustic) [10’], submitted by the ISCM Canadian Section;
Annette Vande Gorne (b. 1946, Wallonia, Belgium): VOX ALIA IV: Vox Populi (2023) for 16-channel fixed media (Electroacoustic) [9’], Individual Submission;
Mauro Godoy Villalobos (b. 1967, Chile; currently based in Sweden): MOODS (2016) for 9 strings (4vn, 4va, 1vc) (String Ensemble) [8’30”], submitted by the ISCM Swedish Section;
Dan Walker (b. 1978, Australia): Listen. Are you breathing just a little and calling it a life? (2022) for SATBarB chorus (Youth Choir) [5’], submitted by the ISCM Australian Section;
Tsu-Yao Yang (b. 1991, Taiwan): Bleu II (2020) for string quartet (String Quartet) [9’], submitted by the ISCM Taipei Section;
Agata Zemla (b. 1994, Poland): To bee or not to bee (2021) for flute, clarinet, viola, violoncello, and live electronics (Small Ensemble) [12’], submitted by the ISCM Polish Section;
Aske Zidore (b. 1984, Denmark): Livets Midte (Center of Life) for digital touchscreen (2024) (Small-size Audio/Video), submitted by the ISCM Danish Section.

For OFFICIAL SUBMISSIONS, the ISCM Sections and Members must use the ISCM WNMD 2025 Form, which will be available on the ISCM website from 15 February 2024 until 25 April 2024 at 11:59 P.M. CET, after logging into the ISCM intranet (Members Area). Please note that Miso Music Portugal can only consider submissions from Sections and Members in good standing (an annual report for the year 2022 must be completed and the annual membership fee for 2023 must be paid). An Official Submission cannot include a work by any composer who had music performed at the ISCM World New Music Days 2024 in the Faroe Islands.

In the case of ISCM Sections and Full Associate Members, each Official Submission must include six works across at least four different Categories in the Call for Works. It is possible to submit only one work per composer.
Considering that the festival’s organizer provides a unique instrument and device for electroacoustic music performance and diffusion, which is the Miso Music Portugal’s Loudspeaker Orchestra, we strongly invite and encourage all the ISCM Sections and Members to submit at least one work in the 13th Category – Electroacoustic Music (with or without video).

For these Official Submissions to be valid, each submitted work must be eligible, the durations specified for each piece must be accurate, and the submitted works must be correctly aligned with the relevant category. Assuming the submission is eligible, and the ISCM Section or Full Associate Member is in good standing, at least one submitted work will be presented during the ISCM World New Music Days 2025 in Portugal.

In the case of ISCM Affiliated Associate Members, an Official Submission can only include up to three pieces, and the selection of at least one of the works is not guaranteed.

Independent composers or their authorized representatives can make INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS for the ISCM World New Music Days 2025 in Portugal. It is possible to submit only one work per composer.

The works should be submitted via the ISCM WNMD 2025 Individual Submission Form, prepared by Miso Music Portugal, which will be available on the organizer’s website from 15 February 2024 until 25 April 2024 at 11:59 P.M. CET.

An entry fee of €55.00 applies to Individual Submissions, payable via PayPal using the link available on the ISCM website from 15 February. A PDF of the PayPal receipt must be included in the submission.

Individual submissions are not guaranteed a performance. The international jury will consider and evaluate all submitted works. The ones selected by the jury will be included in the ISCM WNMD 2025 programme and performed during the festival.