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The International Rostrum of Composers 2010

From June 1 to 4, the 57th International Rostrum of Composers will take place in Lisbon organised by International Music Council in cooperation with Portuguese Radio. The 2010 Rostrum will gather representatives from 34 national radio networks from four continents, which present some 70 works composed within the five years preceding the Rostrum.

 


Toivo Tulev

Estonia is represented by Toivo Tulev’s I said, Who are You? – He said, You for countertenor, alto saxophone, organ and string orchestra (performed by Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the guidance of conductor and countertenor Risto Joost) and Ülo Krigul’s earth ... to become earth again for flute, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola and cello (performed by Ensemble U:).


Ülo Krigul
photo: Harry Rospu

Also new piece The Passing for large ensemble by Ülo Krigul (2010) will receive its world premiere performance within the framework of the Rostrum. The concert will be held on June 4 at the Modern Art Centre of the Gulbenkian Museum in Lisbon, where Ensemble OrchestrUtopica will perform new music by young composers who have been awarded in the Rostrum in 2006–2009.

Tiia Teder, the chief editior of Estonian classical music radio Klassikaraadio, will take part in the work of jury of the Rostrum. The results will be announced on June 4 at 3 pm at a press conference to held at the Gulbenkian Foundation.

The International Rostrum of Composers is an annual forum organised by the International Music Council that offers broadcasting representatives the opportunity to exchange and publicize pieces of contemporary classical music. It is funded by contributions from participating national radio networks. Over thirty national radio networks now send delegates, presenting in total sixty or so works each year that have been composed no more than five years previously. Following sessions of listening and discussion, the delegates highlight one of the works submitted (that year’s “selected work”) and recommend a number of the others. They also highlight one or two works by composers under the age of thirty and recommend one or two others. These selected and recommended works are those most likely to be broadcast or played in concerts sponsored by the participating networks or others that follow the Rostrum’s deliberations. All works presented are offered by the European Broadcasting Union to its members via satellite.

Agnes Toomla

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