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The 53^rd Polish Composers’ Union Musicological Conference devoted to "Non-absolute Music" will be held at the Feliks Nowowiejski Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz on October 3–5, 2024. Individual presentations in the form of papers of up to 20 minutes, broader panels with the participation of at least 3 speakers of up to 60 minutes and short messages of up to 10 minutes are planned. The deadline for submitting applications is the 10^th of April, 2024.

The organizers propose to reflect on music that:

• is created as a result of inspiration from various sources, permeated by "fluids coming from many dimensions",
• causes resonance - "generates vibrations" among artists representing various art disciplines,
• requires the involvement of other media and modern technologies for full resonance,

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The 10th Student Scientific Conference "Ambiguity of Sound" organized by the Scientific and Artistic Circle of Composition and Music Theory operating at the Department of Composition, Conducting, Music Theory and Music Therapy at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music in Wrocław, will be held in hybrid form on May 9-10, 2024, at the Karol Lipiński Academy of Music and via Microsoft Teams online communication service. The theme of the 10^th anniversary edition of the event is "Universalism versus individuality of the artist." The deadline for submitting abstracts is the 31^st of March.

The goal of the Conference is to have an interdisciplinary discussion on the phenomenon of sound, as well as to share experience and innovative techniques used in music research.

The Conference is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students, doctoral students and graduates of "music theory", "musicology" and other academic disciplines who are close to the theme of the Conference.

Rules and regulations: https://amuz.wroc.pl/x-studencka-konferencja-naukowa-wieloznacznosc-dzwieku-10097/?date=2024-05-09 

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

Willa Lentza in Poland, Villa la Padula in Italy and Escola Artística Do Conservatório De Música Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal) announce the 3^rd International Composition Competition SAX and VILLAS 2024. Its subject is the creation of new compositions for chamber ensembles with the participation of the saxophone. The competition is open to composers from all countries of the world under the age of 35. The deadline for submitting applications is the 31^st of March, 2024.

The competition aims to enrich chamber music literature and covers works for the following instrumental ensembles to choose from:

• Trio consisting of: two saxophones (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone in any configuration) and a piano
•    Saxophone (soprano, alto, tenor, baritone to choose from) duo with piano
•    Chamber saxophone orchestra of 8 to 12 saxophones (e.g. Snino or soprano, SSAAATTTBBBs).

The duration of the composition is 10 to 12 minutes.

Media patronage: Polish Music Information Centre POLMIC

The Tarasy Kultury Association and the "Muzyka do Potęgi" Foundation invite you to participate in the International Polish Music Competition for children and youth "ESSA!" on April 25-26, 2024. Deadline for applications is the 31^st of March.

The title word of the competition "Essa" is a contemporary youthful expression of freedom and joy, recognized by linguists as the Youth Word of the Year (2022). The aim of the event is to promote Polish music of all eras and disseminate Polish compositions of talented children and youth in all specialties.

The director of the competition is Prof. Agata Górska-Kołodziejska, deputy director - Prof. Ewelina Zawiślak.

The competition is open to instrumentalists and vocalists, as well as chamber ensembles, choirs and orchestras of all types of music schools. The competition is also addressed to children and young people educated outside the institutionalized mode (private education, community centers and others).

Registration form available on the website https://tarasykultury.pl/miedzynarodowy-konkurs-muzyki-polskiej-dla-dzieci-i-mlodziezy-essa/ 

On the occasion of Paweł Szymański's 70^th birthday on the 28^th of March, 2024 at 8 p.m. a special concert will take place at the Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio. The admission free concert will be rebroadcast on the Programme 2 of the Polish Radio on the 4^th of April at 7:30 p.m.

Paweł Szymański describes his compositional strategy as surconventionalism, i.e. playing with the conventions of music - old and new, violating the rules of the known language, resulting in new works containing elements of the language of tradition. During the anniversary concert we will hear several of his works representing various periods of the composers’ work: Villanelle (1981), Two Etudes for Piano (1986), Five Pieces for String Quartet (1992), Recalling a Serenade (1996), Photography from a Birthday Party (Silesian Quartet in the Shadow of Bartók) (1998), Composing a fugue suddenly interrupted by the ghost of Franz Liszt (2020).

Additional information: https://www.studianagran.com.pl/artykul/3352335,pawel-szymanski-@-70!