2019 GUIDE TO COMPETITIONS
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The Azrieli Music Prizes |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The biennial Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in new concert music through the awarding of three $50,000 cash prizes: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music and the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music.
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ELIGIBILITY
With the 2020 prize cycle, the Azrieli Music Prizes call for chamber music works for up to 16 musicians, and a duration of 15 to 25 minutes. The $50,000 CAD Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music is awarded biennially to encourage composers to engage with the question, “What is Jewish music?” Starting with the 2020 prize cycle, this commission will be open to composers of all nationalities, faiths, and affiliations. The 2020 prize cycle also introduces The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music. This $50,000 CAD award is offered to a Canadian composer to create a new musical work that engages with the challenge of composing concert music in Canada today.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
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| Travel Covered? | Yes |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| First prize | $10,000 to $50,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Jewish Prizes - Boris Brott (McGill Chamber Orchestra) Canadian Prize - Ana Sokolovic (Université de Montréal) |
| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application deadline | September 1, 2019 |
| Application notes | Call for Scores and Proposals Opens: February 4, 2019
Both Commissioning Prizes (Canadian and Jewish) Close: May 5, 2019
Prize for Jewish Music Closes: September 1, 2019 |
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FINALS (live rounds)
Winner’s Gala Concert held biennially in mid-October on even years in Montreal, Canada.
The 2018 AMP Gala Concert took place October 15, 2018 at Maison Symphonique de Montréal with the McGill Chamber Orchestra and soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), Lara St. John (violin), Rachel Mercer (cello) and Erica Goodman (harp) under guest conductor Yoav Talmi.
For the 2020 Gala Concert, the Azrieli Music Prizes is pleased to partner with Le Nouvel Ensemble Moderne and conductor Lorraine Vaillancourt.
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✖ Semifinals | ✖ Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ Finals | ✔ Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
The Azrieli Commission
2018 Kelly-Marie Murphy for her En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One) a double-concerto for cello, harp and orchestra
2016 Brian Current for his Seven Heavenly Halls
The Azrieli Prize
2018 Avner Dorman for his Nigumin (Violin Concerto No. 2)
2016 Wlad Marhulets for his Klezmer Clarinet Concerto
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