The 2020 Azrieli Music Prizes
\nCall for Scores and Proposals<\/p>\n
2020 Prize Focus: Chamber Music (up to 16 musicians)<\/p>\n
2020 Performance Partner:\u00a0Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne<\/a><\/p>\n Open Call for Scores and Proposals<\/span>: Monday February 4, 2019 Submission Deadlines<\/span>: Established in 2014 by the Azrieli Foundation, the Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in new concert music.<\/p>\n The first two Azrieli Music Prizes were awarded in 2016, specifically to recognize excellence in new Jewish music:<\/p>\n The $50,000 CAD\u00a0Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music<\/strong>\u00a0is awarded biennially through a competitive process to a composer who has written the best new major work of Jewish music. Works may be nominated by individuals and institutions. Eligible works may have been premiered within ten years of the award date, but must not have a significant performance history, and must not have been commercially recorded.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music<\/strong>\u00a0is awarded to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question \u201cWhat is Jewish music?\u201d A commissioning fee of $50,000 CAD is given to the composer who proposes a response to this question in the shape of a musical work that displays the utmost creativity, artistry and musical excellence.<\/p>\n Scores, proposals and supporting documents for both these prizes are accepted from nominators and individual composers of all faiths, backgrounds and affiliations. The winning submissions are chosen by the AMP Jury for Jewish Music \u2013 a group of international experts assembled from the fields of music creation, culture, presentation and performance.<\/p>\n The Azrieli Foundation is pleased to introduce a third prize:\u00a0The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music<\/strong>. This $50,000 CAD cash award is offered to a Canadian composer to create a new musical work that creatively and critically engages with the challenges of composing a Canadian concert music.<\/p>\n Proposals and supporting documents for the Canadian Commission are accepted from composers who hold citizenship or permanent residency in Canada. The winning proposal is chosen by the AMP Jury for Canadian Music \u2013 a national panel of experts assembled from the fields of music creation, culture, presentation and performance.<\/p>\n All three winning composers are expected to attend the rehearsals, performances and recording of their prize-winning works, and will be publicly honoured at the\u00a0AMP Gala Concert<\/strong>, which will take place in Montreal in the fall of 2020.<\/p>\n Further aims of AMP are to educate the general public about the enduring appeal and artistic importance of the works that result from engaging with the fascinating issues surrounding both Canadian and Jewish Music, whether that be through live performance, recording, composer talks and other related educational and outreach programming.<\/p>\n VIEW PDF<\/a><\/p>\n *****************************<\/p>\n Les Prix Azrieli de musique Orchestre partenaire du Prix Azrieli 2020:\u00a0Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne<\/a><\/p>\n
\nApply online at\u00a0https:\/\/app.getacceptd.com\/azrielifoundation<\/a><\/p>\n
\nThe Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music \u2013 Sunday May 5, 2019
\nThe Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music \u2013 Sunday May 5, 2019
\nThe Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music \u2013 Sunday September 1, 2019<\/p>\n
\nAppel de candidatures 2020
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\n<\/span>Th\u00e9matique du Prix Azrieli 2020: Musique de chambre (jusqu\u2019\u00e0 16 musiciens)<\/p>\n