Composers take off with European ensembles
"The initiative aims to offer rising talents the chance to try out new ideas which are not normally possible in time-pressured or public workshop contexts. "
The composers, who have been selected from universities and conservatoires in the U.K, Italy and The Netherlands, will be spending two intensive weekends visiting and working with either the Nieuw Ensemble (NL), Ensemble 10/10 (UK) or Icarus Ensemble, before having their works premiered at hcmf// 2011.
Developed as a result of the pioneering hcmf// and Nieuw Ensemble Composers' Professional Development Programme, the European Composers' Professional Development Programme is funded by European Commission Culture Programme and the Musicians Benevolent Fund and will benefit twenty-four composers from the three partner countries during 2011 and 2012.
The initiative aims to offer rising talents the chance to collaborate with a leading ensemble in a country other than their own, and to offer composers the space to experiment and try out new ideas which are not normally possible in time-pressured or public workshop contexts.
Central to the programme's ethos is a commitment to helping composers work alongside world-class musicians, ensuring that their work receives high quality, professional performances, as well as a guaranteed second performance and CD recording. It also provides participants with opportunities to develop particular skills in scoring for larger ensembles and more unusual combinations of instruments through the different ensembles' line-ups.
The selected composers for 2011 are:
Composers selected to work with Icarus Ensemble:
• Finola Merivale (UK, University of Leeds)
• Marcello Messina (UK, University of Leeds)
• Emre Kaleli (NL, Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
• Trevor Grahl (NL, Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
Composers selected to work with Nieuw Ensemble:
• Emily Wright (UK, Royal Northern College of Music)
• Matthew Sergeant (UK, University of Huddersfield)
• Giuseppe Califano (IT, Accademia di Imola)
• Bernardo Sannino (IT, Conservatorio di Napoli)
Composers selected to work with Ensemble 10/10:
• Yu Oda (NL, Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
• Hui-Tak Cheung (NL, Conservatorium van Amsterdam)
• Gaetano Nenna (IT, Reggio Emilia Conservatory)
• Alessio Ferrante (IT, Conservatorio ‘C. Monteverdi' di Bolzano)
Some of the composers on this year's programme will be blogging about their experiences during the year, so please check the blogs section over the coming weeks to read about their progress.
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