16th Young Composers Meeting 2010

Be a part of it! Young composers up to 30 years of age and of any nationality are invited to apply for participation until October 15, 2009.

What’s the Young Composers Meeting?

This meeting is organized by orkest de ereprijs in collaboration with the International Gaudeamus Music Week (Composition Competition) in co-operation with Cultural Center Gigant and Markant. The intention of the Meeting is to give young composers the opportunity to exchange ideas about contemporary music and at the same time being part of the learning process of composing with an ensemble at hand.

Directors will be: Martijn Padding, Richard Ayres and others. Gerda van Zelm, professor at the Royal Conservatory Den Haag will be coaching the singers. The meeting will be chaired and supervised by Louis Andriessen. The senior composers will also teach individually and take care of the lectures. The program will furthermore consist of concerts, lectures, movies and an excursion.

February 14 - 19, 2010, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands

You can find requirements for participation and the application form on: www.ereprijs.nl