2021 GUIDE TO COMPETITIONS GUIDE
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The Azrieli Music Prizes |
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Azrieli Music Prizes offer opportunities for the discovery, creation, performance and celebration of excellence in new concert music by awarding three prize packages each valued at $200,000 CAD: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music and the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music.
The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music is awarded to a composer who has written the best undiscovered work of Jewish music. Works may be nominated by individuals and institutions. Eligible works may have been premiered within 75 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 offered to encourage composers to creatively and critically engage with the question "What is Jewish music?" A commission is given to the composer who proposes a response to this question in the shape of a musical work that displays the utmost creativity, artistry, technical mastery and professional expertise.
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ELIGIBILITY
The 2022 Azrieli Music Prizes are calling for works for symphony orchestra. Composers will have the option to also include up to two (2) solo instruments.
Both Jewish Music Prizes are open to composers worldwide. Scores, proposals and supporting documents are accepted from nominators and individuals of all genders, faiths, backgrounds and affiliations. The winning submissions are chosen by the AMP Jury for Jewish Music.
The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music 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.
Proposals and supporting documents are accepted from Canadians of all genders, backgrounds and affiliations. The winning proposal is chosen by the AMP Jury for Canadian Music.
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PANDEMIC & SAFETY
Due to the pandemic, is this competition:
✔ Scheduled?
✔ Accepting applications?
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DETAILS |
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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 (L'Orchestre classique de Montréal) / Canadian Prize - Ana Sokolovic (Université de Montréal) |
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Jewish Prizes Jury
Canadian Prize Jury
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| Jury size | 6 to 10 |
| Application deadline | May 2, 2021 |
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FINALS (live rounds)
The 2022 AMP Gala Concert will be held mid-October in Montreal, Canada. |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✖ | Semifinals | ✖ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
2020:
Yotam Haber, Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, for his work Estro Poetico-armonico III for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
Yitzhak Yedid, Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, for his work Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed for 14 musicians
Keiko Devaux, Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, for her work Arras for 15 musicians
2018
Kelly-Marie Murphy, Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, for her work En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One one), a double-concerto for cello, harp and orchestra
Avner Dorman, Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, for his work Nigumin (Violin Concerto No. 2)
2016
Brian Current, Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music, for his work Seven Heavenly Halls for tenor, choir and orchestra
Wlad Marhulets, Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, for his work Klezmer Clarinet Concerto
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