The Azrieli Foundation has officially launched the 2020 Chamber music editions of the Azrieli Music Prize (AMP), and are looking for composers to apply.
With a prize package is valued at over $200,000, they are the largest composition prizes in Canada.
Prizes include:
• a premiere by le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne at the AMP Gala Concert
• a separate national or international premiere
• recorded for future release on the Analekta label
There are three prizes to win:
The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music. Open to the international community, this prize is awarded to a composer who has written the best new major work of Jewish music. Eligible entries 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.
The Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded to encourage composers from around the world to creatively and critically engage with the question, “What is Jewish Music” A commissioning fee is given to the composer who proposes a response to this question that displays the utmost creativity, artistry and musical excellence.
The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music. This award is offered to a Canadian composer to create a new musical work that creatively and critically engages with the challenges of composing concert music in Canada today.
The 2020 Chamber edition jury includes Ana Sokolovic, Barbara Croall, Mary Ingraham, David Pay, and Andrew Staniland. AMP laureates include Brian Current, Wlad Marhulets, Kelly-Marie Murphy and Avner Dorman.
There is no entry fee to apply, and composers from all faiths, backgrounds, affiliations and experience levels are welcome.
For submission details, including guidelines and deadlines see, here.
LUDWIG VAN TORONTO
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