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The ISCM Romania president and executive members have selected, after a careful deliberation, 6 pieces to be proposed for the 2021 edition of the World Music Days Festival in China. The selection was made according to the indications on the official website https://iscm.org/wnmd/2021-shanghai-nanning/ and the number of points accumulated by each piece.

The selected works are, in the alphabetical order of the names of the composers:

1. Cătălin Crețu – Richblick (2017) for tape – Category IX: electronic music/fixed media
2. Tudor Feraru – In Black and White (2014) for piano – Category VII: solo piano
3. Călin Ioachimescu – Jokers (2020) for flute, cello and piano – Category IV: Chamber A
4. Cristian Lolea – Mechanisms (2014) for flute, violin, cello and piano – Category IV: Chamber A
5. Livia Teodorescu Ciocănea – Golden Bracelets (2020) for flute and piano – Category IV: Chamber A
6. Lucian Zbarcea – Toacata (2019) for marimba and vibraphone – Category VIII: percussion

RO:

Preşedintele SNR-SIMC şi membrii Comitetului Executiv au selecționat, în urma unei deliberări atente, din 12 lucrări primite, 6 lucrări care vor fi trimise din partea SNR-SIMC pentru festivalul ISCM World Music Days – China 2021. Selecția a fost realizată în baza punctajului obținut şi al indicațiilor de pe website-ul oficial https://iscm.org/wnmd/2021-shanghai-nanning/.

Lucrările selecționate sunt, în ordinea alfabetică a numelor compozitorilor:

1. Cătălin Crețu – Richblick (2017) pentru mediu electronic – Categoria IX: muzică electronică / fixed media
2. Tudor Feraru – In Black and White (2014) pentru pian – Categoria VII: pian solo
3. Călin Ioachimescu – Jokers (2020) pentru flaut, violoncel şi pian – Categoria IV: Chamber A (ansamblu mic)
4. Cristian Lolea – Mechanisms (2014) pentru flaut, vioară, violoncel şi pian – Categoria IV: Chamber A (ansamblu mic)
5. Livia Teodorescu Ciocănea – Golden Bracelets (2020) pentru flaut şi pian – Categoria IV: Chamber A (ansamblu mic)
6. Lucian Zbarcea – Toacata (2019) pentru marimbă şi vibrafon – Categoria VIII: percuție

Announcement from ISCM:

CALL FOR WORKS
We are pleased to announce the official Call for Works for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2021. Members are invited to submit scores/projects for the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) World New Music Days 2021, taking place in Shanghai and Nanning from September 17 – 20, 2021 (Shanghai) and September 21 – 25, 2021 (Nanning). For detailed information about the Call for Works, see nmw.shcmusic.edu.cn
Member organizations should submit their submissions via the ISCM’s Submission Wizard no later than March 16, 2021 at 11:59pm CET (Central European Time). Late submissions will not be considered. The Submission Wizard will open to receive submissions from January 18, 2021 and close on March 16, 2021.

OFFICIAL SUBMISSIONS
For Sections and Full Associate Members of the ISCM, the official submission will comprise six (6) works across at least four (4) of the twelve (12) different Score Categories identified in this Call for Works. For an official submission to be eligible each submitted work must be eligible, the durations specified for each work must be accurate, and the submitted works correctly aligned with the relevant category. Assuming the submission is eligible and the ISCM member is in good standing (2020 Annual Report completed and annual 2020 membership fee paid) we guarantee that at least one of the submitted works will be presented during the ISCM World New Music Days 2021.
For Affiliated Associate Members, an official submission will comprise up to three (3) works. While there is no guarantee that any particular work will be selected, the organizer will strive to include them where possible.

INDIVIDUAL SUBMISSIONS
Individual Submissions must be submitted by an independent composer or a composer’s authorized representative. Submissions will be accepted from January 18, 2021 at http://www.iscm.org. An entry fee of €53.05 applies to Individual Submissions, payable at the time of submission by PayPal through the ISCM website.
Individual Submissions are not guaranteed a performance. Space for Individual Submissions is limited, but all submissions will be considered. Please promote this information via your networks.

More info HERE.

Bucharest, July 30th 2020

Dear friends,

The ISCM Romanian Section team regretfully announces that the 16^th edition of the MERIDIAN International Festival, “Planetarium”, cannot take place during November 8-15^th 2020. In order to protect our musicians and our audience in the context of the pandemic, we, together with the Executive Board of the Romanian Union of Composers and Musicologists, came to an unanimous decision to postpone “Planetarium” for November 2021. Until then, we will keep you updated on the UCMR website (ucmr.org.ro) and on our website (snr-simc.org).

Dragi prieteni,

Echipa SNR-SIMC anunță cu regret că ediția a 16-a a Festivalului Internațional MERIDIAN, “Planetarium”, nu se mai poate desfăşura în perioada 8-15 noiembrie 2020 în contextul actual al pandemiei, fiind reprogramată în luna noiembrie a anului 2021. Decizia a fost adoptată în unanimitate în cadrul Biroului Executiv al UCMR. Nu dorim să expunem nici muzicienii, nici publicul nostru, unui risc de îmbolnăvire. Până atunci vom ține legătura cu dvs pe site-ul UCMR şi pe site-ul nostru, snr-simc.org.

ISCM Romania is happy to announce the results of the Open Call for Audio-Video Projects to be presented during the 16^th edition of MERIDIAN International New Music Festival, “Planetarium”. The selected projects are (in alphabetical order of the surnames):

SNR-SIMC anunță cu bucurie rezultatele selecției deschise de proiecte audio-video pentru cea de-a 16-a ediție a Festivalului Internațional de muzică nouă MERIDIAN, “Planetarium”. Iată rezultatele (cu numele primilor autori în ordine alfabetică):

Luca Ogawa Depardon (SUA): thum

Cristian Fierbințeanu (Romania): Nothingnesslessness

Julie Herndon (SUA): Audiovisual Meditation Journal

Raphaël Languillat (France/Morocco): pietà (black)

Douglas McCausland (SUA): [neo]Lalia

Simina Oprescu (Romania): Collapsus

Manja Ristić / Cristi Vieriu / Vlad Dumitrescu:  Backyard Escape

Edgar Pacheca Ruiz (Spain): Otsimine

Thomas Valianatos (Greece): Paintscapes-Alienscapes

Davor Branimir Vincze (Croatia/France): Inflection Point

Mihaela Vosganian / Armine Vosganian / Ciprian Făcăeru / Liliana Iorgulescu (Romania): Martian

ISCM Romania wishes to thank all the sections that have sent us submissions for the next edition of MERIDIAN International Festival, “Planetarium”. / Secțiunea Națională Română a SIMC doreşte să mulțumească tuturor secțiunilor care au trimis partituri pentru a fi interpretate în următoarea ediție a Festivalului Internațional MERIDIAN – “Planetarium”.

After careful deliberation, the jury has selected 6 works. / După o deliberare atentă, juriul a selecționat 6 lucrări.

ISCM Flemish Section / ISCM Flandra

• Peter Swinnen – “Tombeau de Copernicus” – vlc

ISCM Netherlands / ISCM Olanda (Nieuw Geneco)

• Alison Isadora – “Node” – vn, vlc, pno

ISCM Polish Section / ISCM Polonia

• Mateusz Ryczek – “Distant Planet – Light reflections on glaciers” – cl, vn, pno

ISCM Portuguese Section / ISCM Portugalia

• Cândido Lima – “Oi In Lov” – vn

ISCM US Section / ISCM Statele Unite

• Eric Moe – “Welcome to Phase Space” – vn, vlc, pno

ISCM Wallonian Section / ISCM Valonia (Forum des Compositeurs)

• Claude Ledoux – “Un ciel fait d’herbes” – cl, vn, vlc, pno

Due to the unfortunate context of the pandemic, the festival reserves the rights to postpone “Planetarium” and the performance of the selected works for a future date.

În contextul nefericit al pandemiei, festivalul îşi rezervă dreptul de a amâna ediția “Planetarium” şi interpretarea lucrărilor selecționate pentru o dată ulterioară.

ISCM Romania, organizer of the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival, is announcing a call for CHAMBER works among the member organizations of ISCM to be programmed in the 16^th edition of MERIDIAN between November 8-15, 2020.

The theme of this edition, PLANETARIUM, wishes to explore planets, stars, galaxies, comets, meteorites and space objects in the endless sonic cosmos of human imagination. From solar incandescence to the darkness of a black hole, the range of musical expressions is unlimited.

We are looking for works for all or some of the following instruments:

• Ensemble ATEM (Timişoara): clarinet, violin, cello, piano; theme of the concert – POLARIS (planet of frozen sounds)
• Ensemble SONOMANIA (Bucharest): oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano; theme of the concert – PHANTASIA (planet of stories)
• Duo MARIA BÎLDEA & SERGIU NĂSTASĂ (Bucharest): harp and violin; theme of the concert – EROS KAI THANATOS (planet of love and death)
• DUO CELLO JAYA (Bucharest): two cellos.

Priority will be given to works shorter than 10 minutes in duration and to works that have a stronger connection to the theme of the festival and/or the concert(s). Only completed works will be accepted.

A maximum of 5 works should be sent by each member organization via email to festivalulmeridian@gmail.com with the email subject “Planetarium Score Submission” until June 1st, 2020. Submissions must include:

1. a permanent link to the work for playback (e.g., SoundCloud, YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) – no transfer links or attachments are accepted for recordings;
2. the score of the work in .pdf format;
3. the title, year, and program notes for the work;
4. a short biography of the artist (in English).

The final selection will be announced on the festival’s website, snr-simc.org, and the official MERIDIAN and ISCM Romania Facebook pages after July 1^st, 2020.

Looking forward to your submissions!

The ISCM Romanian Section Team

Diana Rotaru – President & Artistic Director of MERIDIAN International Festival

ISCM Romania, organizer of the MERIDIAN International New Music Festival, is announcing a call for AUDIO-VIDEO works to be programmed in the 16^th edition of MERIDIAN between November 8-15, 2020.

The theme of this edition, PLANETARIUM, wishes to explore planets, stars, galaxies, comets, meteorites and space objects in the endless sonic cosmos of human imagination. From solar incandescence to the darkness of a black hole, the range of musical expressions is unlimited.

The call is open to composers, video and sound artists of all nationalities. There is no entry fee or age limit. Priority will be given to works shorter than 10 minutes in duration and to works that have a stronger connection to the theme of the festival. The works must be presented in fixed media format: stereo audio and single-channel video (no live electronics and/or performers can be accommodated). Only completed works will be accepted.

Submissions should be sent via email to festivalulmeridian@gmail.com with the email subject “Planetarium AV Submission” until June 1st, 2020. Each participant may submit only one audio-video work. Submissions must include:

1. a permanent link to the work for playback (e.g., YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) – no transfer links or attachments are accepted at this point;
2. the title, year, and program notes for the work;
3. a short biography of the artist (in English).

The final selection will be announced on the festival’s website, snr-simc.org, and the official MERIDIAN and ISCM Romania Facebook pages after July 1^st, 2020.

ENG

ISCM Romania is proud to announce the official selection of Constantin Basica’s work, FLASHBACKS, to be performed by the author during the World Music Days festival, 2020, New Zeeland (Auchland / Christchurch). The date and place of the concert will be announced soon.

Says the composer: “Flashbacks is an audiovisual performance in two parts that have no apparent connection. First, in Restore Failed with Errors, I recycle audio and video material from my distant and recent past as performer. The material is sliced into small fragments and then assembled into new forms. In the second part, Last Night, I present the story of a person who tries to escape from a loop. On a deeper level, the two pieces in Flashbacks address the idea of making sense of one’s past while also attempting to surpass its consequences.”

RO

SNR-SIMC anunță cu bucurie selecționarea oficială a lucrării lui Constantin Basica, FLASHBACKS, pentru a fi interpretată de autor în cadrul festivalului World Music Days 2020, Noua Zeelandă, în luna aprilie 2020 (Auckland / Christchurch). Data şi locul concertului va fi anunțat în curând.

Spune compozitorul: “Flashbacks este un performance audio-vizual în două părți, aparent fără nicio legătură între ele. În Restore Failed with Errors reciclez material audio-video din trecutul meu performativ. Materialul este fragmentat în segmente mici care apoi sunt asamblate în noi forme. În partea a II-a, Last Night, prezint povestea unui personaj care vrea să evadeze dintr-o buclă. La un nivel profund, cele două piese din Flashbacks vorbesc despre ideea înțelegerii trecutului în timp ce încerci să îi depăşeşti consecințele.”

FULL LIST OF SELECTED WORKS HERE.

SONIC GARDENS
The 15th edition of MERIDIAN International Festival
November 3-10, 2019
“…a garden is nature expressed in mathematics and music is emotions expressed in mathematics.” – Krzysztof Penderecki

The 15th edition of MERIDIAN is inviting you to dive in a world of sound experiences and experiments, with your soul, mind and ears wide open, between November 3-10, 2019. One of the most important new music festivals in Romania, MERIDIAN is organized by the ISCM Romanian Section, part of the Union of Romanian Composers and Musicologists. 8 days of chamber music, electronic music, talks, video and film projections await you in Bucharest, Arad, Cluj, Timişoara and Sibiu. The theme of the festival, SONIC GARDENS, proposes that each event is patterned after a type of garden, real or imaginary. “Wild Garden”, “Electronic Jungle”, “Labyrinth Garden”, “Garden of Fog” or “Zen Garden” are just a few of the concepts to be discovered during MERIDIAN in 2019.

Artists such as Mario Caroli (flute – Italy), George Kentros (violin – Sweden), Matei Ioachimescu and Alfredo Ovalles (flute & piano – Austria), Luosha Fang and Michael Djupstrom (violin/viola and piano – USA), Marius Ungureanu (viola – Denmark) or Aleksander Gabryś (double-bass – Poland) will perform during the festival together with Romanian virtuosi.

2019 debuts the “ISCM Collaborative Series” project between members of ISCM, as MERIDIAN – SONIC GARDENS has selected works from ISCM-Israel, ISCM-Switzerland and Musikagileak (Basque Country) to be performed by Romanian ensembles and musicians during the festival (Archaeus Ensemble, ATEM Ensemble, Diana Moş – violin and Mihai Măniceanu – piano).

MERIDIAN – SONIC GARDENS is financed by the National Culture and Identity Ministry, with the aid of the Romanian Cultural Institute, the “Dinu Lipatti” House of Arts, the National “Tinerimea Română” Art Center, the National “George Enescu” Museum, the Arad State Philharmonic and the Sibiu State Philharmonic.

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Vă informăm că în baza Hotărârii Consiliului de Conducere întrunit în data de 12 iulie 2019, Uniunea Compozitorilor și Muzicologilor din România anunță lansarea unui concurs de proiecte pentru lucrări muzicale și muzicologice, dedicate aniversării a 100 de ani de la înființarea instituției. Aceste lucrări trebuie înregistrate până marți, 20 august 2019, orele 15:00. Termenul final de prezentare a lucrărilor selecționate este 1 octombrie 2020.Pentru mai multe detalii legate de acest concurs de proiecte, vă rugăm să consultați site-ul U.C.M.R.