Larissa (GRC) - outHEAR New Music Week mit Klangforum Wien

The outHEAR New Music Week, is an international symposium and master class for composition, Featuring as guest composer Franck Bedrossian, Annesley Black, Dimitri Papageorgiou, Orestis Toufektsis; World-class musicians from Klangforum Wien Miriam Overlach, Gerald Preinfalk, Dimitrios Polisoidis; the vocalists Ana Caseiro and Harald Hieronymus Hein and members of the Performance Program of Contemporary Music of the University of Music and Drama in Graz (PPCM), Dacil Guera, Daniel Dundus, Szymon Kaluny, Maria Iaiza in Greece. 

Is co-organized by the University of Music and Performing Arts in Graz and the Department of Music Studies of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. It is under the auspices of the Austrian Embassy in Athens, Greece. The outHear New Music Week was initiated by Christos Lenoutsos, pianist, Dimitri Papageorgiou, composer, Orestis Toufektsis, composer and Dimitris Polisoidis viola player. Is supported by the Mayoralty of Culture and Sciences of the City of Larissa (Thomas Retsianis, deputy mayor).

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​Two groups of composers will be selected: Group A of twelve (12) composers. Selected composers will be commissioned to compose a new work for three performers. Group B of nine (9) composers. Selected composers will be commissioned to compose a new work for a soloist.  Works by all composers will be rehearsed, discussed, and finally performed at three final concerts. The exact instrumental formation of each commissioned work will be assigned by the organizers. All selected works will be recorded and videotaped. Additionally, each selected composers will have one hour peer to peer meetings with two faculty members, presentation at the 3-day Symposium, two rehearsals and a dress rehearsal with the performers.  Details are available at web pages: https://www.outhearnewmusic.com/