Dear Subscriber
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Welcome to our May Newsletter. In this issue, we have information about our new website; a reminder of both this year’s Indaba and issue of our annual Bulletin; a reminder of the call for articles; an opportunity for performers and composers as well as the usual reminders for opportunities.

As always, do let me know of any newsworthy items, for the next issue, that would help you to publicise your events in or after July. Likewise, if you hear of any composers’ or performers’ opportunities, just send an email to me at [email protected].

New Website​

NMSA have launched the new website!

All subscribers are encouraged to visit the new site and make suggestions as to what you would like to add, or have changed. NMSA members are asked to consider whether they would like a page dedicated to them on the site, so please let us know your thoughts. Please respond to Douglas Scott at [email protected].
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A separate notice will shortly be sent to members regarding updating their entry in the Directory.

Please note: anyone who is not member of NMSA and would like to appear in our Directory, please send me an email (above) and I will send you membership information.

​NMSA Indaba 2017
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This year’s Indaba will be held in Grahamstown from 13 to 16 September, but not in Rhodes University as I mistakenly mentioned last month, for which I apologise.

Just to remind you of the Call for Submissions for which there is a deadline of 17 July. Note that, in addition to music compositions to be performed, submissions include collaborations; workshops; masterclasses; presentations, etc. Please note the theme of the call, although the team welcomes submissions outside the scope of this theme.

The team look forward to receiving your submissions.

​Bulletin 2017

1. Submissions: Submissions for this year’s Bulletin, issue 16, are still open. We welcome submissions that fit this year’s theme of ‘Geographies of Sound’. For full information, please download the call. 
2. Notification of Premières: The Editorial Board would also like to invite all our composer-members to send full details of premières and CDs released since December 2013. Please supply date and place of performance as well as names of the performers and/or ensemble. Please send this information to [email protected], also by 16 June. Please also note that this is for our members only.

 
Please note that the deadline for your submission is 16 June.

Reminder of Call for Articles on Music

Matete Mahlare is calling for articles to be published in an on-line magazine, called ‘Lyrics’, which she is planning to promote later this year. The magazine is planned to be launched as a website as well as in hard-copy. Articles from musicologists or about musicology are welcome, in addition to more general articles about anything musical and any genre reflecting issues in South Africa or any other part of the world.
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If you have an idea for an article, please contact Matete on [email protected], or telephone her on 072-224 3450.

​2nd Manhattan International Music Competition

This is an online competition for Piano, Strings and Voice. There is over $25,000 in prizes plus CD recording. Visit application on-line for further details and how to apply. Note the deadline for application is 10 June. 

​25th International Music Competition – Vittoria Caffa Righetti Prize

This is an opportunity for both performers and composers. Please visit their website where full details may be downloaded. Further information can be requested by sending an email to [email protected].
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Reminder of Opportunities

Premio Valentino Bucchi – 37th Annual International Competition for Interpretation.This is a competition for performers of a solo instrument. Please visit their website for full details.
Note that it is for performers of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, saxophone, piano, accordion/bayan, harp, guitar, violin, viola, cello or double bass born after 1 January 1980.
To participate in the competition, candidates must send the registration form completed by July 21, 2017 to: Secretariat of the International Contests, Foundation Valentino Bucchi, Via Ubaldino Peruzzi 20 - 00139 Rome – Italy.
 
International Chamber Music Competition The next “Città di Pinerolo e Torino – Città Metropolitana” International Chamber Music Competition (for the Cities of Pinerolo, of Torino, and of its surrounding area), which is part of the World Federation of International Music Competitions in Geneva, will take place in Pinerolo and Turin from 5 to 11 March 2018. In 2016 the jury of renowned musicians awarded prizes amounting to 23,000 Euros to winners chosen from 100 musicians belonging to 42 chamber music ensembles (under 33 years of age) from all over the world.
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Visit their webpage for more information. Note, deadline for entry is 8 January 2018.

News just in: For those composer members who submitted a score for consideration at this year’s ISCM World Music Days in Vancouver, the final selection has been made. The selected composer is Maike Watson, with her piano solo, Prälüd.

We wish to offer Maike warm congratulations for her success.

You may view the complete list of selections at
http://iscm2017.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/ISCM-WORLD-NEW-MUSIC-DAYS-2017-CALL-FOR-WORKS-SELECTED-WORKS.pdf

Thank you to everyone who submitted a score to us.

Please note that we are still somewhat under construction and more material will be added in due course. Members can head over to the members section to leave comments and discuss things they might like to see.

This year’s Indaba will be held in Grahamstown from 13 to 16
September. The Indaba Team are now sending a Call for Submissions which can be found on our front page or by downloading it here. The deadline is 17 July. Note that, in addition to music
compositions to be performed, submissions include Collaborations; Workshops;
Masterclasses; Presentations, etc. Please note the theme of the call.
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For those of you who were successful in their score submission to the ISCM
World Music Days, to be held this year in Vancouver, Canada, we have heard
that they will let us know the final selection on or after 3 May. We will
inform those whose submitted works were sent for selection as soon as we know
and let everyone know the result in the next newsletter.
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*37th Annual International Competition for Interpretation.*

Note that this is a competition for performers of a solo instrument. Please
visit website http://www.premiobucchi.it/esecuzione17_eng.pdf for full
details.

Note that it is for performers of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet,
trombone, saxophone, piano, accordion/bayan, harp, guitar, violin, viola,
cello or double bass born after 1 January 1980.

To participate in the competition, candidates must send the *registration
form filled by July 21, 2017* to: Secretariat of the International Contests,
Foundation Valentino Bucchi, Via Ubaldino Peruzzi 20 - 00139 Rome – Italy.
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The next “Città di Pinerolo e Torino – Città Metropolitana”
International Chamber Music Competition (for the Cities of Pinerolo, of
Torino, and of its surrounding area), which is part of the *World Federation
of International Music Competitions* in Geneva, will take place in Pinerolo
and Turin *from 5 to 11 March 2018*. In 2016 the jury of renowned musicians
awarded prizes amounting to 23,000 euros to winners chosen from 100 musicians
belonging to 42 chamber music ensembles (under 33 years of age) from all over
the world.

Visit webpage http://www.concorsomdcpinerolo.it/en for more information.
Note, deadline for entry is *8 January 2018*.
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