The Azrieli Music, Arts and Tradition Centre has opened the decision for submissions for the suite of 4 prizes: The Azrieli Fee for Canadian Music, The Azrieli Fee for Worldwide Music, The Azrieli Fee for Jewish Music, and The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music.
For this iteration of the distinguished competitors, the main target will probably be on works for choir and orchestra.
The 2026 name is open from February 7 by way of Could 2, 2025.
The Azrieli Music Prizes
The Azrieli Music Prize was initially created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Basis. It acknowledges excellence in music composition, and affords the most important prize bundle of its form in Canada.
“We’re on the lookout for composers who exhibit essentially the most creativity, artistry, proficiency and experience to change into the following cohort of AMP Laureates. Our dedication is to assist advance their careers and prolong the attain of their award-winning music,” says Azrieli, who’s the Chair of the Azrieli Music, Arts and Tradition Centre and a Board Member of the Azrieli Basis.
“Our prize program provides Laureates the reward of time and assist to compose the most effective new items attainable. Then, we provide them most career-building publicity by presenting their prize-winning works in key music markets, supplemented by an expert recording and an intensive promotional marketing campaign.”
The Particulars
The competitors is open to the worldwide music group, and nominations might be submitted for works from people and establishments of all ages, genders, nationalities, faiths and backgrounds.
Every of the 4 AMP Laureates will obtain a prize bundle valued at over $200,000 CAD. That features:
- A money prize of $50,000 CAD;
- The dwell premiere of their prize-winning work in Montréal, livestreamed globally;
- After its premiere, at the least two extra worldwide performances;
- A business recording launch.
An necessary element, the AMP Efficiency Fund, a separate car with the objective of creating certain the brand new works aren’t shortly forgotten, helps ensembles as they put together and current performances of AMP-winning works for the general public after the competitors.
The Prizes
- The Azrieli Fee for Canadian Music: Canadian composers are invited to suggest new musical works that embrace the complexities of composing in Canada as we speak.
- The Azrieli Fee for Worldwide Music: composers worldwide are invited to suggest a piece that creatively performs with the cultures that connect with their very own background.
- The Azrieli Fee for Jewish Music: composers are invited to work with the query, “What’s Jewish music?”
- The Azrieli Prize for Jewish Music: this award goes to work already composed, however finest described as “the most effective new undiscovered work that engages with the query, ‘What’s Jewish music?’” The works could also be nominated by the composer themselves, or by different people or establishments, and should have premiered inside 75 years of the award date, however with out an intensive efficiency historical past or business recording.
The Juries
Three juries consider the open name for scores and proposals.
- The Canadian Music Jury: Barbara Assiginaak, Kelly-Marie Murphy, David Pay, Colleen Renihan and Ana Sokolović.
- The Worldwide Music Jury: Chaya Czernowin, Margareta Ferek-Petrić, Jonathan Goldman and Samy Moussa.
- The Jewish Music Jury members: Ofer Ben-Amots, Avner Dorman, Neil W. Levin, Steven Mercurio, Gisèle Ben-Dor and Na’ama Zisser.
Previous prize-winners embrace Canadian composers Jordan Nobles (2024); Keiko Devaux (2020), Kelly-Marie Murphy (2018), and Brian Present (2016).
Submissions will probably be obtained for all 4 Prizes till Friday, 2 Could 2025.
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