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INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION AND INTERPRETATION WORKSHOP
dèdalo ensemble
Deadline
Participation fee
COMPOSERSThree online sessions with Maestri Domenico Melchiorre and Francesco M. Paradiso on February 21, March 21, and April 14, 2026, unless otherwise announced.
Six to seven hours of daily workshops, divided into composition and ensemble work.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2026
THE SELECTED COMPOSERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FEBRUARY 10, 2026
Registration fee: €50.00, to be paid by january 31st with the application;
Tuition fee: €500.00, to be paid by april 2, 2026.
PERFORMERS
A minimum of 4 hours per day, divided into workshops on extended techniques and rehearsals.
DEADLINE MARCH 28TH 2026.
Registration fee: €50.00, to be paid by March 7th 2026;
Tuition fee: €400 request to participate.00, to be paid by April 2nd, 2026.
AUDITORS (COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS)
Euro 100.00, To be paid by April 2, 2026
MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS OF OUR TIME: Composing with Lunason. Acoustic Instruments, Metasonic Chordophone and Percussions
Francesco Maria Paradiso Composition Workshop. Electronics and New Technologies, Domenico Melchiorre Interpretation Workshop. Percussion and Lunason instruments, Vittorio Parisi & dèdalo ensemble Tutor Workshop Instrumental Ensemble Performance
LUNASON INSTRUMENTS AT YOUR DISPOSAL
LUNASON percussion instruments:
Nicophon S, Nicophon X, Nicophon M, Nicophon D, Bassnicophon; 2 Pirablock; 2 Kawaphon;
1 Spica; Sixxen (3)
Other percussions:
3 Tom-Tom; 1 Snare Drum; 2 Field Drums; 1 Concert bass drum
LUNASON metasonic chordophones:
Violin, Double bass
The Workshop is open to COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS of all nationalities and to students of Composition, Electronic Music and Instruments from Conservatories and Musical Institutions.
Participation is open to a MINIMUM OF 6 active COMPOSERS with no age limit and a MINIMUM OF 16 active ELECTRONIC PERFORMERS/INSTRUMENTALISTS as listed below:
Three (3) percussionists; Three (3) Electronic performers: Sound projectionist, Programming and live electronics, Sound director;
Ten (10) performers for the following instruments: 2 flutes (piccolo, C flute, G flute); 2 clarinets (Bb clarinet, bass clarinet); 2 violins (1 metal); 1 viola; 1 cello; 2 double basses (1 metal).
Students are also admitted as auditors.
At the end of the workshop, there will be a concert in which the instrumentalists, conducted by Maestro Vittorio Parisi, will perform the music of the student composers.
Concerts and Conference.
1. A scholarship will be awarded to the best students, at the discretion of the teachers.
2. Agenda Produzioni & Edizioni, Bologna Publisher, will publish the best compositions of the workshop, at the discretion of the teachers. https://www.agendaproduzioni.it/
3. Certificates of participation will be awarded at the end of the workshop.
Deadline
Participation fee
COMPOSERSThree online sessions with Maestri Domenico Melchiorre and Francesco M. Paradiso on February 21, March 21, and April 14, 2026, unless otherwise announced.
Six to seven hours of daily workshops, divided into composition and ensemble work.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: JANUARY 31, 2026
THE SELECTED COMPOSERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY FEBRUARY 10, 2026
Registration fee: €50.00, to be paid by january 31st with the application;
Tuition fee: €500.00, to be paid by april 2, 2026.
PERFORMERS
A minimum of 4 hours per day, divided into workshops on extended techniques and rehearsals.
DEADLINE MARCH 28TH 2026.
Registration fee: €50.00, to be paid by March 7th 2026;
Tuition fee: €400 request to participate.00, to be paid by April 2nd, 2026.
AUDITORS (COMPOSERS AND PERFORMERS)
Euro 100.00, To be paid by April 2, 2026