The brand new ‘highSCORE Artist Diploma in Composition’, an 8-month program of studies designed specifically for emerging composers, will go live Oct 2013. Among faculty and performers the Arditti String Quartet, Helmut Lachenmann, Judith Weir, and Christopher Theofanidis. Tuition fee Euros 12,999, full accommodation included. Application deadline July 15, 2013. For more info www.highscorediploma.com

The website of the next edition of the ‘highSCORE New Music Festival’ (15-27 July 2013) is now online. Guests of honor Louis Andriessen and Martin Bresnick, with Christopher Theofanidis, Dmitri Tymoczko, and Mario Garuti, among others. Tuition fee Euros 1,299, full accommodation included. Application deadline April 16, 2013. For more info, www.highscorediploma.com