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Udine, July 2023

TEM - Taukay Edizioni Musicali and Delta Produzioni Associazione Culturale announce the results of the international composition competition "Città di Udine" – fourteenth Edition (2023).

The Jury is composed as follows:

Michele Biasutti (Italy - Jury President)

Juraj Ďuriš (Slovakia)

Salvatore Macchia (USA)

Roberta Silvestrini (Italy)

533 works from 61 countries are arrived at our office (205 for the “Compositions for chamber instrumental group” section, 167 for the “Compositions for solo instrument” section, 125 for the “Electroacoustic music” section and 36 for the “Audiovisual project” section).

Composers nationalities: Albania 2, Argentina 11, Armenia 2, Australia 3, Austria 10, Belgium 13, Bolivia 1, Brazil 4, Canada 15, Chile 5, China 28, Cyprus 2, Colombia 2, Croatia 1, Czech Republic 6, Denmark 1, Ecuador 1, Egypt 3, Finland 2, France 22, Georgia 1, Germany 25, Greece 9, Hong Kong 5, Hungary 1, Iceland 2, Indonesia 2, Iran 4, Ireland 4, Israel 15, Italy 155, Japan 28, Lithuania 1, Luxembourg 1, Mexico 4, New Zealand 1, Norway 2, Palestine 1, Paraguay 3, Perú 1, Poland 4, Portugal 4, Puerto Rico 3, Romania 2, Russia 1, Serbia 3, Syria 1, Slovakia 1, Slovenia 1, South Korea 14, Spain 10, Sri-Lanka 2, Sweden 4, Switzerland 8, Taiwan 5, Thailand 1, The Netherlands 6, Turkey 3, United Kingdom 14, Uruguay 1, USA 46.

(a) The Finalists for the “Compositions for chamber instrumental group” section chosen by the Jury were:

Daniel

Arango-Prada

Colombia

Jean-Patrick

Besingrand

France

Carmel

Curiel

Israel

Yifan

Guo

China

David Philip

Hefti

Switzerland

Dorothy

Hindman

USA

Zaid

Jabri

Syria

Iman

Khajehzadeh

Iran

Paolo

Molinari

Italy

Hilda

Paredes

Mexico

Graziano

Riccardi

Italy

Evis

Sammoutis

Cyprus

Francesco

Sgambati

Italy

Francesco

Sottile

Italy

Among the Finalists the Jury selected:

  • First Prize absolute for the “Compositions for chamber instrumental group” section (1000 euros and public performance)

Jean-Patrick Besingrand (France) with the composition Des détritus sous la glace

  • Special Prize Piero Pezzé for the “Compositions for chamber instrumental group” section (500 euros and public performance)

Zaid Jabri (Syria) with the composition Prelude and Adagio in memoriam Krzysztof Penderecki

 

(b) The Finalists for the “Compositions for solo instrument” section chosen by the Jury were:

Rodolphe

Alma

France

Juan

Arroyo

Perú

Hon Ning

Cheung

Hong Kong

Daniele

Di Virgilio

Italy

Leonhard

Gaigg

Austria

Yifan

Guo

China

David Philip

Hefti

Switzerland

Dominik

Karski

Poland

Massimo

Massimi

Italy

Graziano

Riccardi

Italy

Kristina

Wolfe

USA

Stephen

Yip

Hong Kong

Tomoya

Yokokawa

Japan

Among the Finalists the Jury selected:

  • Prize ex aequo for the “Compositions for solo instrument” section (500 + 500 euros and public performance)

Graziano Riccardi (Italy) with the composition Figure del dissimile

Tomoya Yokokawa (Japan) with the composition The scent of autumn breeze

  • Award of the FIDAPA BPW Italy – Section of Udine, for a female composer for the “Compositions for chamber instrumental group or solo instrument” section (Plaque, 200 euros and public performance)

Hon Ning Cheung (Hong Kong) with the composition Atemsäer

 

(c) The Finalists for the “Electroacoustic music” section chosen by the Jury were:

Martin

Bédard

Canada

David

Berezan

Canada

Evelyn

Frosini

Argentina

Kramer

Elwell

USA

Emre

Eröz

Turkey

Gilles

Gobeil

Canada

Samuel

Long

USA

Manolo

Müller

Switzerland

David

Nguyen

USA

Robert

Sazdov

Australia

Taufan

ter Weel

The Netherlands

Benjamin

Thigpen

France

Yu-Chung

Tseng

Taiwan

Matteo

Tundo

Italy

Among the Finalists the Jury selected:

  • First Prize absolute for the “Electroacoustic music” section (1000 euros and public performance)
Gilles Gobeil (Canada) with the composition Un cercle hors de l'arbre

  • License for the “GRM TOOLS complete II” plug-ins, the sound processing system dedicated to sound designers, offered as a prize by INA GRM for one of the competition winners.

Martin Bédard (Canada) with the composition Honey (Architectures from silence no.1)

 

(d) The Finalists for the “Audiovisual projects” section chosen by the Jury were:

Rossella

Calella

Italy

Andrej Cebski      &

Elide Blind

Serbia / Italy

Libby

Fabricatore

USA

Nicola

Fumo Frattegiani

Italy

Yota Kobayashi    &

Ryo Kanda

Japan

João Pedro

Oliveira

Portugal

Among the Finalists the Jury selected:

  • First Prize absolute for the “Audiovisual projects” section (500 euros and public performance)

João Pedro Oliveira (Portugal) with the work Coalescence

 

In October 2023 two concerts will be organized in Udine (Italy). The first concert will be dedicated to the winning works. In the second concert the following finalist works/compositions will be performed:

Emre

Eröz

Turkey

Uncanny Resonances

Manolo

Müller

Switzerland

Le réel

David

Nguyen

USA

Texture Arc The Points

Robert

Sazdov

Australia

Sv. Ilija

Taufan

ter Weel

The Netherlands

Probability Density

Benjamin

Thigpen

France

pulse ii

Yu-Chung

Tseng

Taiwan

Soundscape Beyond Black and White

Yota Kobayashi   &

Ryo Kanda

Japan

Kūsou / 空相 - Leaves of Realities

           

Vittorio Vella

Manager of TEM – Taukay Edizioni Musicali

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or at our office in via del Torre 57/5, 33047 Remanzacco - Udine, ITALIA

tel. ++39 0432 649244

 

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