TYCW 2015 workshops
First round
The first round took place in Mechelen (Belgium), during the Tenso Days Mechelen 2015. Five young composers had been invited to join us from 15 to 17 May 2015. During two sessions, they worked on (fragments of) a choral score with ensemble Musicatreize, composer/conductor James Wood, composer Leo Samama and composer Marco Stroppa (first round) and conductor Roland Hayrabedian (second round).
The selected composers for the first round were (have a look at their bios right here)
- Sebastian Androne (RO) to second round
- Sofia Borges (PT) to second round
- Chang Shiuan (TW)
- Léo Collin (FR) to second round
- Seán Ó Dálaigh (IE)
Listen to run-throughs of the works of all five young composers at our Soundcloud page.
Second round
The second round took place 4 and 5 February 2016 in Marseille, where the three selected composers were able to work in more detail with coaches James Wood, Roland Hayrabedian, Leo Samama and chamber choir Musicatreize. The 2015 award was given to Sebastian Androne, consisting of a new work to be performed in the 2016/2017 season by Tenso choirs.
Tenso Young Composers Workshop
The Tenso Young Composers Workshop wants to help promising young composers to take the step to writing for choir. Rather than giving confirmation to those who have already shown their skills in writing choral music, we especially want to give encouragement and practical support to those who have not.
Interested to observe the workshop? Please feel welcome! Send an e-mail to workshop @ tensonetwork.eu [remove spaces] and we will keep you posted when the second round will take place.
Rautavaara competition
Next year, Tenso member Helsingin kamarikuoro organizes the second edition of the Rautavaara chamber choir composition workshop and competition 2016, which is aimed especially at composers with more advanced experience of writing for choirs.The workshop will take place in November 2015 and July 2016. Deadline for applications: 31 August 2015.