.abeceda [New Music Academy] III. [OPEN CALL] 

.abeceda [New Music Academy] III.

INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION ACADEMY [2026/2027]

An international composition academy enabling each composer to develop and premiere one new work for one formation: solo, string quartet, chamber ensemble, symphonic orchestra, or choir.

Combining online development, exchange with performers and conductors, intensive rehearsals, and public presentation, the academy transforms ambitious compositional propositions into professionally realised premieres at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week.

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FORMAT:

Stage I. | Fall 2026

– 2 online seminars

– Presentations of practices and repertoire

– Critical exchange with performers, conductors, and producers

– Repertoire analysis, project development, and rehearsal planning

Stage II. | Spring 2027

– 5-day intensive rehearsal period

– Rehearsals with .abeceda [New Music Ensemble] or designated solo, quartet, orchestral, and choral performers

– Collaborative testing, transformation, revision, and finalisation of works

Stage III. | June 2027

– World premieres at the seventh Bled Contemporary Music Week

– Professional audio and video documentation of performances

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PROGRAMME MODULES:

– New Works

– Prototypes, Experiments, and New Ideas

– Existing Works and Canonical Masterpieces

– Philosophical Concepts and Ideas

– Infrastructural Design and Cognition

– AI Applications

– Frontier Social Models

– Advanced Notation Paradigms

– Advanced Artistic Paradigms

– Advanced Research Paradigms

– Interdisciplinary Artistic Paradigms

– Music Theatre

– Doctoral Research Cases

– Cultural Paradigms

– Sonic Arts, Phenomenology, and Acoustics

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APPLY by October 15, 2026 

More information: https://abeceda-new-music-academy.com/