Contemporary
National and international promotion of music also means creating opportunities where professionals can meet and listen to the latest music.
For this reason Music Center the Netherlands organizes and supports special music projects in the Netherlands and abroad, varying from contemporary thematic music festivals to lectures, masterclasses and exchange programs.
Gaudeamus Music Week
September 6-12, 2010
Each year in the first week of September, the contemporary department at MCN presents a cross section of the latest developments in the global village of contemporary music at this world renowned festival. The major event of the Gaudeamus Music Week is the competition for young composers.
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Electro-acoustic music
Like NEAR (formerly the Centre for Dutch electro-acoustic music), Donemus and Gaudeamus, the contemporary music department of Music Center the Netherlands promotes Dutch electro-acoustic music.
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Toonzetters 2009
August 28-29, 2010
The third edition of Toonzetters will again take place during the Uitmarkt, the opening of the cultural season in the Netherlands.
Toonzetters is a collaboration of Music Center the Netherlands, Buma Cultuur and Muziekgebouw aan ’t IJ.
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Gaudeamus Interpreters Competition
April 9-17, 2011
A competition for young interpreters of contemporary music. More than 120 young musicians and ensembles came to Amsterdam to convince the jury of their special talents. Members of the jury this year were: Wiek Hijmans, Luc Houtkamp, Stefano Scodanibbio, Steffen Schleiermacher en Lucas Vis (chairman).
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Project Young Composers
Music Center the Netherlands presents, in collaboration with Holland Symfonia, the 19th edition of the Project Young Composers.
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Dutch Music Days
10 and 11 October 2009
An annual festival where the wealth and diversity of Dutch composed music is presented. In co-operation with NPS Radio 4 and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ.
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International Young Composers' Meeting in Apeldoorn
The Young Composers' Meeting is organised with the orchestra 'de ereprijs' in association with the composition competition of the International Gaudeamus Music Week and takes place in cultural center Gigant in Apeldoorn.
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Our special projects include:
- courses on and by composers
- masterclasses
- lectures
- thematic festivals
- exchange programs
MCN also advises international organizations on new developments in contemporary music, and facilitates the attendance of Dutch composers and ensembles at leading festivals throughout the world.
International events
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