INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION MASTERCLASS - MALIN BÅNG

REGGIO EMILIA CONSERVATORY - ITALY
INTERNATIONAL COMPOSITION MASTERCLASS WITH MALIN BÅNG
19-23 OCTOBER 2026 - REGGIO EMILIA (ITALY)

A.Peri-C.Merulo Conservatory in Reggio Emilia organizes an international composition masterclass held by Malin Bång, one of the most significant authors in the contemporary musical creation panorama.
The masterclass, intended for composer students of all ages and nationalities, is scheduled along four days of work and includes collective and individual composition lessons for each effective participant, a public lecture given by Malin Bång and a day of reading session by Icarus vs Muzak Ensemble. The session will be dedicated to the scores (fragments or complete pieces) of the selected composers.
Finally, a concert dedicated to the new creations of the Masterclass effective students will be organized in the first months of 2027 and which will be held by the Ensemble Icarus vs. Muzak.

REGISTRATION RULES for EFFECTIVE STUDENTS (10 places)
Participation FEE: € 350
The attendance fee includes individual and collective composition lessons and activities with Malin Bång and all the events included on the masterclass schedule. Instructions for registration as an effective student can be found at the bottom of the page.
Two (2) places as effective students will be reserved for students of the composition class of Reggio Emilia Conservatory. 

For submission you should fill in the following form with all the required data including a permanent link (Dropbox, Google Drive, WeTransfer, etc) to the following files:

1.link to at least two scores for different instrumentation (solo, chamber ensemble, big ensemble) in pdf format uploaded online; 
2. link to the recordings of the scores (NOT mandatory)
3. artistic and academic curriculum vitae

The documentation must be sent exclusively by filling in the Google Form at the following link:
https://forms.gle/2hYhDDuBTdrppLWm6

Deadline:  1 AUGUST 2026 (CET 11.59 pm)
The selection, personally supervised by the guest teacher, will take place by 24 AUGUST 2026. 

All participants will be notified of the results by e-mail and at the same time will receive information for the payment of the registration fees which, under penalty of loss of place, will be completed by 8 days from confirmation. Each candidate can choose to register as an effective student and, in case of non-selection, can consequently communicate the decision to participate as an auditor.

To participate as an auditor, an application for participation to the email address should be submitted:
marco.longo@conservatorio.peri-merulo.it
by the day before the start of the activity in which you want to participate. A communication will follow, depending on the availability of places (due to limited access for the pandemic situation) and for the payment of the relative participation fee.