Run by the Institute of Music and Dance (IMiT) and funded by the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (MkiDN), the “Composing Commissions” program annually endorses new works by Polish and foreign composers. The pieces represent a wide array of genres, from contemporary classical music and music theatre performances through pieces combining different musical genres…Continue Reading “Composing Commissions” 2020-2021 results
The Orchestra of the Royal Capital City of Krakow—Sinfonietta Cracovia—announces the 6th International Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta: hommage à Krzysztof Penderecki.” Aimed at promoting young composers and broadening the repertoire for string orchestra, the competition asks participants to compose an original piece for a string orchestra and percussion (max. ensemble formation 6-5-4-4-1 / perk….Continue Reading 6th Int’l Composition Competition “Sinfonietta per Sinfonietta: Hommage à Krzysztof Penderecki”
Recruitment for the 2020/2021 season for the 9th edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy will be open until 31 May 2020. The project is aimed at students and graduates of music academies, violin, cello, oboe and horn classes with Polish citizenship who are under 26 years old as of 31 December 2020. The course starts…Continue Reading 9th edition of the Sinfonia Varsovia Academy
The American Institute of Polish Culture is accepting applications for the 28th season of the Harriet Irsay Scholarship Award. The Award provides $1,500 to the brightest and most well-rounded college students, preferably of Polish heritage, in America. The application are due by July 15, 2020, or earlier. Visit ampolinstitute.org to find the 2020-2021 Application and…Continue Reading American Institute of Polish Culture Scholarships
The 1st Mieczysław Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition, organized by the Society of Authors ZAiKS and the Mieczysław Karłowicz Philharmonic in Szczecin, will take place over the course of the next several months. The objective is to compose a 9-12 minute piece for the symphonic orchestra. It is recommended that a full orchestra perform it. All…Continue Reading 1st Karłowicz International Composers’ Competition
2020 marks the 10th anniversary of the death of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki. To commemorate the composer and give young artists an opportunity to present and promote their works, the Silesian Philharmonic is launching a composing competition to align with the 8th edition of the ‘International Days of Henryk Mikołaj Górecki‘ Festival. The objective of the…Continue Reading H.M. Górecki International Composers’ Competition
The Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition is open to Polish composers (with Polish citizenship or a Polish passport) who are under 35 years of age. It aims to inspire young artists to present the values in the works of Tadeusz Baird in their own chamber pieces. The objective this year is to create an 8-15…Continue Reading Announcing the 62nd Tadeusz Baird Young Composers Competition
The TAK Foundation is hosting a video competition as part of the “Musique est une femme” project co-financed by the Creative Europe Programme, Ministry of Culture and National Heritage of the Republic of Poland and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia. Although women have been writing music for centuries, their work has garnered less…Continue Reading “Musique est une femme” video competition
On Feb 29 and March 1, the semifinalists of the US National Chopin Piano Competition competed for the top prizes and special prizes. The winners were announced as follows: First Prize: Avery Gagliano Second Prize: Evren Ozel Third Prize: Parker Van Ostrand Fourth Prize (Tie): Umi Garrett & Chelsea Guo Sixth Prize: Talon Smith Best…Continue Reading US National Chopin Competition Results & Chopin Int’l Competition Dates Announced
The Chopin Foundation of the United States will be hosting the 10th National Chopin Piano Competition in Miami, FL from February 22 – March 1. Miami has been the home of the National Competition since 1975. Twenty six contestants from across the country will be competing in the 10th National Competition. In addition to a…Continue Reading 10th National Chopin Piano Competition