International Society for Contemporary Music

We were very sad to learn of the passing of Japanese composer and conductor Isao Matsushita last Sunday. In addition to serving as the president of both the Asian Composers League and the Japan Federation of Composers, he has been a very important composer to the ISCM; his music has been presented on our World New Music Days festivals in different continents. https://www.iscm.org/articles/isao-matsushita-1951-2018

ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music Secretary General Oľga Smetanová and President Peter Swinnen are welcomed by Prof. ZaiYong Lin, President of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music (上海音乐学院): an exciting brainstorm session in preparation of the World New Music Days Festival 2021, which will jointly be hosted by the China ASEAN Music Festival from Nanning and the Shanghai New Music Festival.

ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music Secretary General Oľga Smetanová and President Peter Swinnen receive a warm welcome at the 2018 Shanghai New Music Week, featuring a.o. pieces by ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music honorary members Kaija Saariaho, R. Murray Shafer and Isang Yun.

Composing in the Wilderness, a fascinating program run by Stephen Lias, the delegate of ISCM's full associate member from Texas (the School of Music at Stephen F. Austin State University), has announced that it is now accepting applications for 2019. You can read more about this program in an article Steve wrote for NewMusicBox five years ago -- https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/composing-in-the-wilderness/ -- or ask Steve for more recent information after he returns from this year's adventures in Alaska.

Congrats to Missy Mazzoli who joined us for the 2016 ISCM World New Music Days hosted by Timf Tongyeong in South Korea where the Ansan City Choir performed her Vesper Sparrow.