The hottest summer academy for young composers
20 — 30 July 2021
An international gathering for young composers from all over the world; an intense and in-depth Academy is taking place in Ticino to exchange, learn, create and premiere brand new works specially written for the occasion by today's youngest generation of talents for the most acclaimed champions of contemporary music.
This year’s tutors:
Oscar Bianchi (director and professor)
Juste Janulyte (professor)
Mauro Lanza (professor)
ICTUS ensemble (ensemble in residence)
Meet the 2021 team
-
Oscar Bianchi
Professor and artistic director
-
Juste Janulyte
Guest Professor
-
Mauro Lanza
Guest Professor
-
ICTUS
ensemble in residence
20 — 30 July 2021
Lugano, Switzerland
Bruxelles — Belgium
Speakers include:
Fritz Hauser
Annette Schmucki
Michael Pelzel
Katja Vaghi
The vision behind the « International Young Composers Academy in Ticino » is to create a viable, valuable and durable relationship between young composers from all corners of the world and today's beacons of contemporary music. Since the 2017 edition, its artistic director Oscar Bianchi has been seeking to enhance a fruitful exchange between renowned actors of the contemporary music field (Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart in 2018, Ensemble Modern in 2019, Quatuor Diotima in 2020) and the new vibrant voices of today's composition landscape. Further pivotal aspects of the course lay on academic training (through one-to-one lessons and daily lectures by faculty and guest composers) while coaching and accompanying the very making of a brand new work.
Inclusion, gender equality, and diversity are keystones of this Academy, where challenging cultural and stylistic diversities are embraced and questioned. Ideal scholarship-only participation for all selected composers would fulfill a complete and thoroughly wished non- discriminatory platform in a complex and ever-evolving geopolitical landscape.
Are among the guest Faculty at the Academy: Oscar Bianchi, Bernhard Gander, Juste Janulyte, Mauro Lanza, Samir Odeh-Tamimi, Simon Steen-Andersen, Francesca Verunelli, Isabel Mundry
What People Are Saying
“The whole atmosphere during the time of the Academy, the wonderful mixture between very young and more experienced composers and the very friendly, wise, concentrated, and open-minded supervision by Oscar Bianchi made this workshop for all participants an important and unforgettable experience in their education...”
— Andreas Fischer (Neuevocalsolisten Stuttgart)
“This is one of the most important opportunities for the professional formation of young composers. Besides the highly renowned names of guest professors and musicians (most attractive for the young composers), it has a distinctive organization of lessons, lectures, and presentations, assuring a steady and continuous engagement from the students and making it unique in the field of composer academies...”
— Dmitri Kourliandski (Composer and Professor)
“The organization of the course was extremely professional, and the people behind it charming and always helpful. The composers' selection was impressive, as passionate composers, expressive and intelligent, reflected intellectual curiosity and commitment. The successful concerts that occurred in different beautiful locations around Lugano were both an accomplishment and the consequence of a focused and inspired environment thriving during the course.”
— Georgios Panagiotidis (Ensemble Modern)
with friendly support from
