Call for participants – Luxembourg Composition Academy 2021

Georges Aperghis and Clara Iannotta © Astrid Ackermann

Faculty: Georges Aperghis / Clara Iannotta
United Instruments of Lucilin

The Luxembourg Composition Academy offers young composers the opportunity to spend one week working in an inspiring and creative environment in the heart of Luxembourg. Undergraduate and (post)graduate composers are invited to apply for the Luxembourg Composition Academy, held from November 14 to 20, 2021 at neimenster (historic Abbaye de Neumünster) in Luxembourg with the faculty consisting of composers Georges Aperghis and Clara Iannotta as well as the Luxembourgish ensemble United Instruments of Lucilin.

The program consists of lectures, one-to-one lessons with Georges Aperghis and Clara Iannotta, workshops with the musicians of the ensemble as well as a workshop by Andreas Engström and Bastian Zimmermann on « How to present my music to the public ». All selected composers are invited to write a new piece for United Instruments of Lucilin. These new compositions will be premiered in the Academy’s final concert on November 20, 2021 as part of the rainy days festival, Philharmonie Luxembourg’s international festival for contemporary music. In addition, the participants will have the opportunity to attend all the concerts of the festival.

The academy will be taught in English and French.

The participation fee is 450 € and includes accommodation (from November 12 to November 22) at neimenster as well as all concert tickets for the whole rainy days festival.

To apply for the academy, please submit a recent C.V., 2 scores (in .pdf format) and recordings (if available) to: hello@lucilin.lu by July 7th.

The selected composers will be notified by July 18th.

[UPDATE] The jury is currently meeting. The candidates will be notified on July 20th.

The Luxembourg Composition Academy is a cooperation between neimënster – Cultural Center Neumünster Abbey, United Instruments of Lucilin and Philharmonie Luxembourg. neimënster – Cultural Center Neumünster Abbey 28, rue Münster L-2160 Luxembourg +352/26 20 52 – 1 neimenster.lu

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United Instruments of Lucilin

The ensemble United Instruments of Lucilin was founded in 1999 by a group of passionate and committed musicians and is the only Luxembourgish chamber music ensemble specialised in contemporary music. Dedicated exclusively to promoting and commissioning works of the 20th and 21st century, United Instruments of Lucilin is now known for its outstanding programs around the world.

In about 40 concerts a year, Lucilin presents a broad scope of musical events, ranging from “traditional” concerts to music theatre productions, projects for children and improvisation sessions.
United Instruments of Lucilin has commissioned works, among others and together with the Philharmonie Luxembourg, by Alexander Schubert, Francisco Alvarado, Pierre-Alexander Tremblay, Aurélio Edler-Copes, Philippe Manoury and Mauro Lanza.
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Clara Iannotta

Clara Iannotta is an Italian composer and curator based in Berlin. Her music has been commissioned and performed by renowned ensembles, soloists, and orchestras, including Quatuor Diotima, Ensemble Intercontemporain, JACK, Klangforum Wien, Neue Vocalsolisten, Münchener Kammerorchester, Nikel, and WDR Sinfonieorchester.

Iannotta has been a fellow of the Berliner Künstlerprogramm des DAAD in 2013, Villa Médicis (Académie de France à Rome) in 2018/19, and the recipient of several prizes including the Ernst von Siemens Förderpreis, Hindemith-Preis 2018 and Una Vita nella Musica Giovani 2019.

Since 2014, Iannotta has been the artistic director of the Bludenzer Tage zeitgemäßer Musik, and from 2022 will be the co-artistic director of Klangspuren Schwaz. Her music is published by Edition Peters.

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Georges Aperghis

Georges Aperghis was born in Athens and has lived and worked in Paris since 1963. His work explores notably questions about language and meaning. His compositions, whether instrumental, vocal or for stage, explore the borders of the intelligible. He likes to create twisted paths which keep the listener active.

Aperghis works closely with groups of interpreters who are entirely part of the creative process. His music has been commissioned and performed by Symphonieorchester des BR, Klangforum Wien, Musikfabrik, Ictus, Ensemble Modern, SWR Vokalensemble among many others.

He has been awarded, among many other prizes, the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the Venice Biennale Musica 2015, the BBVA Foundation Award and, most recently, the Ernst von Siemens Musikpreis in 2021.