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The Azrieli Music Prizes
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ABOUT THIS COMPETITION
The Azrieli Music Prizes—the brainchild of Sharon Azrieli CQ—celebrate excellence in composition through four prizes, 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 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.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINE(S)
Composition
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| Travel Covered? | Yes |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| First prize | CAD $10,000 to $50,000 |
| Additional prizes | Performances |
| Jury chair(s) | Jewish Prizes: Brian Current, artistic director, New Music Concerts; Canadian Prize: Ana Sokolović, composer/professor, l Université de Montréal; International Prize: Jonathan Goldman, musicologist/performer, l'Université de Montreal |
| Additional jurors | Jewish Prizes: Chaya Czernowin, Walter Bigelow Rosen Professor of Music at Harvard University; Neil W. Levin, artistic director, Milken Archive of Jewish Music; Steven Mercurio, music director, Czech National Symphony Orchestra; Betty Olivero, professor of Composition, Bar Ilan University; Gerard Schwarz, conductor/music director, All-Star Orchestra, conductor laureate of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Canadian Prize: Barbara Assiginaak CM, O.Ont., composer/professor, Wilfrid Laurier University; Mary Ingraham, musicologist/dean, Faculty of Arts, St. Mary's University; David Pay, artistic director, Music on Main; Andrew Staniland, composer/professor, Memorial University International Prize: Margareta Ferek-Petrić, composer/curator; Tania León, composer/conductor, founder - Composers Now; Samy Moussa, composer/conductor, artist-in-residence, Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Kelly-Marie Murphy, composer/professor, University of Ottawa |
| Jury size | 1 to 5 |
| Application fee | No entry fee |
| Application deadline | February 28, 2025 |
| Application notes | The call for proposals for the 2026 competition open December 2024. The focus will be on works for orchestra and choir with up to four soloists. Applications will be accepted online; visit the competition website for more information. |
FINALS (live rounds)
The 2024 AMP Gala Concert will be held October 28, 2024, in Montréal, Canada, with Performance Partner Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Chorus. |
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COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
| ✖ | Semifinals | ✖ | Semifinals streamed |
| ✔ | Finals | ✔ | Finals streamed |
PAST COMPETITION WINNERS
Azrieli Commission for Jewish Music
2024 Yair Klartag, "Parable of the Palace" for choir and four double basses
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
2024 Yair Klartag, "Parable of the Palace" for choir and four double basses
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
2024 Josef Bardanashvili, "My Path Choral Fantasy" for mixed choir, saxophone, percussion, and piano
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"
2024 Josef Bardanashvili, "My Path Choral Fantasy" for mixed choir, saxophone, percussion, and piano
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
2024 Jordan Nobles, "Kanata" for choir
2022 Rita Ueda, "Birds Calling ... from the Canada in You," a double concerto for suona/sheng, sho and orchestra
2024 Jordan Nobles, "Kanata" for choir
2022 Rita Ueda, "Birds Calling ... from the Canada in You," a double concerto for suona/sheng, sho and orchestra
Azrieli Commission for International Music
Juan Trigos, "SIMETRÍAS PREHISPÁNICAS" for chorus, amplified flute, trombone, percussion, and piano/keyboardSOCIAL LINKS
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