The RIGA Professional Symphonic Band announces the International Composers’ Competition WINDSTREAM 2014 with the motto “Feel Bach, Continue Bach, Discuss with Bach”. The competition will take place in collaboration with the Riga 2014 Foundation – the organizer of the European Capital of Culture Year in Latvia.

The competition has no age, nationality or citizenship restrictions. According to the Competition Regulations the participants must submit their original compositions no later than on August 30th, 2013 (postmarked).

The competition consists of three rounds. The final round will take place on April 19th, 2014 at the Riga Great Guild Hall; the RIGA Professional Symphonic Band will give live performances of all compositions selected for the final round, judged by the competition jury. Altogether three prizes will be awarded.
Detailed information on the competition, the Competition Regulations and application forms are available at www.windstream.lv

The LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY – Celebrating its first decade

17 August – 9 September 2013

LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY Orchestra

Master Class in Conducting

Master Class for String Quartets

Composer Project / Roche Young Commissions

Pierre Boulez, David Robertson, Pablo Heras-Casado, Ensemble intercontemporain, Chaya Czernowin, Jack Quartet, Dieter Ammann, Carolin Widmann, and many more…

Through daily rehearsals and master classes, participants in the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY will work on contemporary orchestral, ensemble, and chamber music repertoire by an exciting range of composers, including Olivier Messiaen, Alban Berg, Anton Webern, Pierre Boulez, Claude Vivier, Steve Reich, Igor Stravinsky, Luciano Berio, Béla Bartók, and others. Each participant’s work will be supervised by internationally acclaimed conductors, composers, and musicians. Academy participants will perform the works which they have prepared in several concerts that are part of the programming for LUCERNE FESTIVAL in Summer, which attracts a remarkably diverse international audience. Along with its official concert programs, the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY offers participants several other platforms through which they can experiment with innovative concert formats and performance concepts.

There is no fee for active participation in the LUCERNE FESTVAL ACADEMY Orchestra. Travel, accommodation, and meals, as well as scores and instrumental parts, are provided by the LUCERNE FESTIVAL ACADEMY.

For further information please contact: academy@lucernefestival.ch

The deadline for online submissions for the 2013 Martirano Composition Award is April 1, 2013. Please publish this for the composers in your organization. For more information and to submit scores, please go to http://bit.ly/martiranoaward

Conference and Music Festival Dates: September 20-24, 2013

Venues:
Singapore Conference Hall, Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, NUS

Performers:
Singapore Chinese Orchestra, Ding Yi Music Company, Festival Chamber Ensemble, Philharmonic Winds, Singers, Festival Percussion Group, T’ang Quartet

Deadlines:
All required materials should be received by CANZ by 1 April 2013.
Each ACL country shall select a Young Composer Representative under the age of 30 (born after 20 Sep, 1982). The deadline for the Young Composers’ Competition will be announced in a separate call for scores.

Conditions for submissions
The applicant whose composition has been selected to be performed in the festival needs to provide a score and parts at no charge, and is responsible for clearing all performance-related rights of the piece.

Although submissions from composers throughout the world will be accepted, priority will be given to composers who are current members of any of the ACL Member Country organizations (such as CANZ), or are Individual or Associate Members of the ACL (please see the Asian Composers League website for a full list of these members).

Composers who are current members of any of the ACL Full or Associate Member Organisations, or are themselves Individual or Associate Members of the ACL do not need to include an entry fee.

Non-members must include an entry fee of US$10 (max. of 2 works), made out to the Asian Composers League (please contact treasurer@asiancomposersleague.com for more information). Preference will be given to works that are in some ways engaged with Asian musical traditions and concepts.

Each composer from the ACL Member Country organization may submit up to 2 works of different categories for the festival. Submitted works should preferably be composed in or after year 2001. Any compositions previously performed at any ACL music festival cannot be submitted to this festival.

All submitted material is non-returnable.

What and how to submit
Applicants should send all the required materials and a signed Application Form to CANZ. No entry fee is required.

The following are required with each submission:
• A bound score.
• Sound recording of the notated work, if available.
• A recent photo of the composer, a biography (150 words), and programme notes (150 words) on a CD.
• For electroacoustic compositions, one score or guide and the system plan must be submitted.

ADDRESS FOR ENTRIES

31st ACL Festival Submission
CANZ
PO Box 4065
Wellington 6140

The 4th International Antonín Dvo?ák Composition Competition will be held at the Prague Conservatory in the Czech Republic from July 21 ~ July 29, 2013. This competition was founded in order to extol the great accomplishments of the composer Antonín Dvo?ák, and to discover and raise-up young, talented composers who can carry on the historical musical legacy. The composition committee intends to support the selected composers’ continued development by providing composition commissions, as well as recording and performance opportunities. For more detailed information regarding the competition please refer to the competition homepage.

1st Round : Application Deadline. March 29, 2013
2nd Round : July 21 – July 29, 2013

International Antonín Dvo?ák Composition Competition Committee
Tel : +82-2-587-9272 / Fax: +82-2-587-9276
webpage : http://www.iadcc.eu