What should sacred organ music sound like today?
As part of the V. International Congress for Church Music Bern 2015, the question of contemporary organ concerts will be posed in an organ competition. The closing date for entries is October 31.
As the V. International Congress for Church Music 2015 states in its call for entries, recital programs by organists aged 35 and under are required "that combine creation, interpretation, mediation and research in a new, exemplary way and place contemporary and older music in a meaningful context. The concert should last approximately 50 minutes. The main organ and the wind-dynamic organs of Bern University of the Arts are available as instruments."
For the first round, the detailed concert program and a DVD with a short prelude must be submitted by 31 October 2014. Four winners will be selected from the submissions to perform in Bern Minster on March 20, 2015. The winner of this round will open the V International Church Music Congress with a concert in Bern Minster on October 21, 2015.
Further information:
www.kirchenmusikkongress.ch
