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The Azrieli Music Prizes
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) celebrate excellence in music composition by awarding four prize packages, each valued at $200,000 CAD: The Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, the Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music, the Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music and (new in 2024) the Azrieli Commission for International Music.
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ELIGIBILITY
The Azrieli Music Prizes are open to composers worldwide, with the exception of the Canadian Commission, which is open to residents of Canada. Scores, proposals and supporting documents are accepted from nominators and individual composers of all ages, genders, faiths, backgrounds and levels of experience.
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| Travel Covered? | Yes |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Prizes | CAD $50,000 to each of the four category winners |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Jewish Prizes: Brian Current, New Music Concerts; Canadian Prize: Ana Sokolovic, Université de Montréal; International Prize: to be determined |
| Additional jurors | Jewish Prizes Jury: Betty Olivero, music composition, Bar Ilan University; Neil W. Levin, artistic director, Milken Archive of Jewish Music; Steven Mercurio, conductor/music director, Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Chaya Czernowin, composer/professor, Harvard University Canadian Prize Jury: Andrew Staniland, composer/professor, Memorial University; Barbara Assiginaak, composer/professor, Wilfrid Laurier University; David Pay, artistic director, Music on Main; Mary Ingraham, musicologist/dean, Faculty of Arts, St. Mary's University International Prize Jury: Dai Fujikura, composer, Royal College of Music; Jonathan Goldman, musicologist and performer, Université de Montréal; Tania León, composer/conductor, founder, Composers Now; Samy Moussa, composer/conductor, artist-in-residence, Toronto Symphony; Kelly-Marie Murphy, composer, University of Ottawa |
| Jury size | 1 to 5 |
| Application fee | $0 |
| Application deadline | May 5, 2023 |
| Application notes | The next Call for Scores and Proposals for the 2024 competition will open February 6, 2023. The focus will be on works for a cappella choir. Composers will have the option to also include up to four additional instruments and/or soloists. All three Prizes have a deadline of May 5, 2023. Submissions will be accepted here. |
FINALS (live rounds)
The 2024 AMP Gala Concert will be held late October 2024 in Montréal, Canada. The 2022 AMP Gala Concert was held October 20, 2022, in Montréal, Canada, at Maison symphonique with Performance Partner l'Orchestre Métropolitain, featuring soloists Sharon Azrieli (soprano), Sepideh Raissadat (voice and setar), Naomi Sato (sho) and Zhongxi Wu (sheng and suona) conducted by Alexandre Bloch. |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✖ | Semifinals | ✖ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music
2022 Iman Habibi, "Shahin-nameh" for vocalist and orchestra
2022 Yotam Haber, "Estro Poetico-armonico III" for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
2018 Kelly-Marie Murphy, "En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One)," a double-concerto for cello, harp and orchestra
2016 Brian Current, "Seven Heavenly Halls" for tenor, choir and orchestra
2022 Iman Habibi, "Shahin-nameh" for vocalist and orchestra
2022 Yotam Haber, "Estro Poetico-armonico III" for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra
2018 Kelly-Marie Murphy, "En el escuro es todo uno (In the Darkness All is One)," a double-concerto for cello, harp and orchestra
2016 Brian Current, "Seven Heavenly Halls" for tenor, choir and orchestra
Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music
2022 Aharon Harlap, "Out of the Depths have I cried unto Thee, O'Lord" for soprano and orchestra
2020 Yitzhak Yedid, "Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed" for 14 musicians
2018 Avner Dorman, "Nigumin (Violin Concerto No. 2)"
2016 Wlad Marhulets, "Klezmer Clarinet Concerto"
2022 Aharon Harlap, "Out of the Depths have I cried unto Thee, O'Lord" for soprano and orchestra
2020 Yitzhak Yedid, "Kadosh Kadosh and Cursed" for 14 musicians
2018 Avner Dorman, "Nigumin (Violin Concerto No. 2)"
2016 Wlad Marhulets, "Klezmer Clarinet Concerto"
Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music
2022 Rita Ueda, "Birds Calling ... from the Canada in You," a double concerto for suona/sheng, sho and orchestra
2022 Rita Ueda, "Birds Calling ... from the Canada in You," a double concerto for suona/sheng, sho and orchestra
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