5° Concorso Internazionale di Composizione “Appassionato Ensemble” 2021
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COMO CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL 2021
Dear friends,
a long time has gone by since we last met. The pandemic situation we are currently living in made everyone's life more complex but it never stopped our hopes to start again and share more musical and artistic moment, together with you!
Here we are, and we are here to say, with strong emotions and pride, WE'RE STARTING AGAIN!
On May 22, 2021, the COMO CONTEMPORARY FESTIVAL, a festival of contemporary music and other arts giving center stage to contemporaneity!
This year we are honored to be able to collaborate with Fondazione Bortolaso-Totaro-Sponga and with the Association Arte&Arte that will host our performances at the magnificent Salon in Villa Olmo in Como, and to be able to count once again on the partnership with Mantero 1902.
Our initiative, part of the biennial program of the Lake Como Cultural District called PIC "Un Tesoro di Territorio" (A Treasure of a Territory), is made possible with the grants by Regione Lombardia, by Como Municipality, by Camera di Commercio di Como-Lecco and Cassa Rurale Ed Artigiana Di Cantù, whom we are thanking from the deep of our hearts.
Soon the full calendar and program, stay tuned!
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IV International Composition Competition "Appassionato Ensemble" - FINAL ROUND
We are pleased to inform you that the final round of the IV International Composition Competition Appassionato Ensemble will take place in June 26-27, 2021 in Como (location and schedule to be announced), according to the following calendar:
June 26, 2021 - Rehearsals with the composers
June 27, 2021 - Final concert and winner announcement
An attendance fee is provided for the foreign composers and for the participants whose domicile is located farther than 200 km from Como (please contact us at info@polifonie.it).
If a participant will not be able to attend the final round of the Competition, they will not have access to the attendance fee.
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Finalists announced at the IV International Composition Competition “Appassionato Ensemble” 2020
Today, September 28, 2020, the members of the jury, Mehdi Khayami (Iran), Sofia Avramidou (Greece) and Umberto Pedraglio (Italy), chaired by Alessandro Solbiati (Italy) selected the finalist scores of the 4th International Composition Competition “Appassionato Ensemble” 2020.
We received 87 scores from 25 countries from all over the world.
Below is the list of the selected finalist scores:
- “Andante luminoso I” for flute, violin and cello, by Sunghyun Lee (South Korea);
- “A raid on the inarticulate” for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano, by Francesco Mariotti (Italy);
- “Don’t be rude, kids” for violin, cello and piano, by Hyeokjae Kim (South Korea – Austria);
- “If we had not get divided” for flute, violin and cello, by Akin Kilis (Turkey);
- “7 etudes in variation form” for violin, cello and piano, by Luca Vago (Italy).
The five finalist scores will be performed on December 13, 2020, at the Villa Olmo Grand Hall in Como, during the final evening of Como Contemporary Festival 2020. At the end of the concert the Jury will meet to select the winner. The prize-giving ceremony will be held at the end of the concert.
Our congratulations go to the five finalist authors, who will be our valued guests in Como during Como Contemporary Festival 2020. Accommodation for the finalists has been made possible also by the generous contributions of Comune di Como and Cassa Rurale ed Artigiana di Cantù BCC.
Finally, a special thanks goes to the Jury for the intense work done and for the commitment and passion with which they selected the finalists from all the scores received.
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Under the patronage of
Iscrizioni 2020/2021 – Novità! Chitarra flamenco
Con l’avvio del nuovo anno scolastico l’Associazione Culturale Polifonie propone quest’anno anche alcune novità. Oltre ai consueti Group courses and Instrument courses, che portiamo avanti da anni e che sono consultabili online sulle pagine dedicate, ci sarà infatti il nuovo “Corso di chitarra flamenco” and “Corso di chitarra” tenuto da Alessandro Martin ed un nuovo progetto di “Propedeutica musicale” (storia della musica e strumento) tenuto dai docenti dell’Associazione Polifonie e destinato ai bambini delle scuole elementari.
Il Corso di chitarra flamenco, tenuto da Alessandro Martin, uno dei più rinomati chitarristi flamenco in Italia, è aperto a studenti di tutte le età e livelli e affronterà lo studio delle principali tecniche usate nella chitarra flamenco con esercizi, studi e consigli pratici, in un percorso che vedrà passare in rassegna i principali stili della musica flamenco, dalla Solea alla Buleria passando per la Rumba, proponendo materiale sia tradizionale di autori classici che hanno fatto scuola, sia di autori più contemporanei.
Nei corsi avanzati si approfondirà invece il repertorio solista e si lavorerà dando più stimolo alla composizione e all’improvvisazione, lavorando in parallelo sull’accompagnamento del Cante e del Baile, anche in collaborazione con artisti ospiti (cantanti e ballerini) per mettere in pratica le nozioni acquisite. Verrà infine intrapreso lo studio dell’armonia, attraverso l’analisi di composizioni di maestri contemporanei, in un percorso entusiasmante per formare un chitarrista flamenco professionista.
Cosa stai aspettando?
Fissa la tua lezione di prova che ti offriremo ad un prezzo ridotto!
Sono aperte le iscrizioni ai Laboratori & Corsi di:
Violino, Viola, Violoncello, Flauto, Clarinetto, Chitarra/Chitarra Flamenco, Pianoforte
Le lezioni avranno inizio a partire da lunedì 5 ottobre 2020
Per ulteriori informazioni è possibile scrivere all’indirizzo info@polifonie.it
Inviaci subito la tua richiesta e ti risponderemo in brevissimo tempo!!!
International Composition Competition: UPDATES and NEWS
We are hereby communicating the new updates regarding the IV International Composition Competition "Appassionato Ensemble" 2020.
The final concert will be performed on Sunday, December 13, 2020 in Villa Olmo's grand hall in Como, during the closing evening of the Como Contemporary Festival 2020 - International Festival of Contemporary Music and other Arts, in cooperation with Fondazione Bortolaso-Totaro-Sponga and Arte&Arte.
Here is an extract of the updates made to the Call (viewable in full on the page click here)
Art.6 bis (POST COVID-19 Pandemics updates)
An International Jury will meet to choose the 5 (five) finalist scores, which will be performed on Sunday, December 13, 2020 by Appassionato Ensemble in a concert open to the public in Villa Olmo’s grand hall in Como, during the closing evening of the Como Contemporary Festival 2020 - International Festival of Contemporary Music and other Arts. The concert, presenting the finalists, will be performed within Como’s prestigious Miniartextil’s International Contemporary Art Exhibition 30th Edition, in cooperation with Fondazione Bortolaso-Totaro-Sponga and Arte&Arte, and will be preceded by a conference/debate on new contemporary tendencies, on today’s music development and on the alliance between contemporary art and music. Sandro Laffranchini (principal cellist at La Scala Theatre in Milan) will open the festival, performing a solo cello recital, with 20th century music and in world premiére.
The Jury will be composed by:
- Alessandro Solbiati (Italy), President
- Sofia Avramidou (Greece)
- Mehdi Khayami (Iran)
- Umberto Pedraglio (Italy), Artistic Director
Art.7 bis (POST COVID-19 Pandemics updates)
The winning work will receive a cash prize of 750 euros, an audio/video recording made by Appassionato Ensemble, a precious gift produced in cooperation with the famous Como silk textile company Mantero S.p.a. and will be published by EDIZIONI SCONFINARTE.
Finalists residing abroad or whose residence is farther than 200 kms from Como will be hosted as guests of the Associazione Culturale Polifonie (board and lodging) at guest quarters/artist’s residency on December 12 and 13, 2020..
IVth International Composition Competition 2020: applications delayed
In recognition of the Ministerial Decree of April 10th 2020 (urgent measures to contain the spread of Covid-19 all over the Country), we inform you that all of Associazione Culturale Polifonie's activities are suspended.
We moreover inform you that Como Contemporary Festival 2020 has been postponed indefinitely.
For the aforementioned reasons, applications for the IV International Competition of Composition Appassionato Ensemble 2020 have been delayed: the updated subscription term is September 1st 2020.
We inform you that we have activated Distance Teaching: please contact us for details.
Please keep the homepage of the website www.polifonie.it regularly checked for notices and communications.
Sospensione attività
In ottemperanza al DPCM del 4 marzo 2020 (Misure per il contrasto e il contenimento sull’intero territorio nazionale del diffondersi del virus COVID-19) e del DPCM del 8 marzo 2020 (Misure urgenti di contenimento del contagio nella regione Lombardia) si informa che tutte le attività culturali organizzate dall’Associazione Culturale Polifonie sono temporaneamente sospese.
Restano tuttavia aperte le iscrizioni al 4th International Composition Competition in quanto le selezioni della Giuria avverranno verosimilmente in videoconferenza, quindi in totale sicurezza. Si prega di tenere comunque controllata la homepage del sito www.polifonie.it per possibili avvisi e comunicazioni.
IV International Composition Competition "Appassionato Ensemble" 2020
NEWS: 2020 International Composition Competition “Appassionato Ensemble” announcement soon to be published
The IV International Composition Competition "Appassionato Ensemble" 2020 announcement will soon be available. According to this announcement the Jury will select the finalist scores that will be premiered by Appassionato Ensemble in the next Como Contemporary Festival edition.
Stay tuned!
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