Korvat Auki and Musica Nova Call for Scores
Korvat auki is collaborating with Musica nova Helsinki for their February 2025 festival, seeking 4-6 composers or music creators to devise new, original pieces for an ensemble of up to seven players.
Introducing the Composers Behind Korvat auki and Hiss Quartet’s Upcoming Concert
Meet the composers of Korvat auki crafting new pieces for Helsinki’s Hiss Quartet.
Korvat auki and Ensemble Offspring call for scores
📸 Graphic: Ariana Yekrangi Australia’s world renowned Ensemble Offspring are coming to Helsinki as part of their European tour, in collaboration with Korvat Auki. We’re delighted to announce a two-part call for scores to our members: 1. Workshop with Ensemble Offspring and a leading Finnish Composer We invite our members to submit pieces, or sketches […]
Submit Your Compositions for the Korvat auki and NYKY Ensemble concert
📸 Graphic: Mathias Waenerberg It is time for yet another Call for Scores! TL;DR Call for scores NYKY Ensemble, a contemporary music group led by Professor Tuija Hakkila at the Sibelius Academy, is a forum for contemporary music projects and provides students with insight into contemporary music trends. In October, Korvat auki will organise a […]
The Korvat Auki Ensemble Calls for Scores
📸 Graphic: Ariana Yekrangi The Korvat Auki Ensemble is seeking compositions for its upcoming concert in late May. Korvat Auki is delighted to announce a call for scores for our upcoming concert in late May. We are eager to showcase contemporary music from around Finland and invite our members to submit their compositions. We particularly […]
‘ASMR Realities’: Korvat Auki Calls for Graphic Scores
Composers, artists and new music enthusiasts are welcome to submit scores without the fixed arrangements of traditional musical notation and possibly, though not limited to, using graphic notation, text notation or a visual object that can be used to prompt musical improvisation. The improvisation of the scores will be performed by members of the Korvat Auki […]
Call for scores: Korvat auki and the Hiss Quartet call for new music
Korvat auki and the Hiss Quartet will select 4-6 composers (or music makers) to create new works for the guitar, cello, flute and accordion. In English Who: Call for scores is open to members of Korvat auki society. We also welcome all interested new members to join the society and apply for the project. When: […]
Open call: MINU Festival’s Young Composers’ Conference 2022
Korvat auki calls for young or emerging composers based in Finland to hold presentations at the first internordic young composer’s conference in Copenhagen, held together with the MINU festival for extended music. 4 participants will be selected through the open call, which is hosted by Korvat auki in Finland. Travel and accommodation costs will be […]
About crickets and collaborational composing
This week Helsinki has been buzzing with new music – there has been even abundance of interesting concerts in the Musica Nova-festival. Last week on late Friday evening there was Korvat auki’s concert, a tribute to the pioneering Finnish electronic music duo Pan Sonic in order to honour the memory of the band’s late member, […]
Tribuutti Pan Sonicille -konsertissa Musica nova -festivaalilla yhdistyvät monenlaiset tekemisen tavat
Tunnustan heti alkuun: ennen marraskuuta 2018 minulla ei ollut mitään tietoa Pan Sonic -yhtyeestä (1993–2009). Olin kyllä lukenut Mika Vainion (1963–2017) kuolinilmoituksesta, kuinka merkittävä yhtye ja tekijä oli kyseessä. Musiikkia en sen sijaan ollut kuullut ainakaan tietoisesti. Syyttää tästä voin toki vain omaa laatikossa elämistäni, jotta näin suuri nimi oli voinut jäädä musiikkitietämykseltäni pimentoon. Vaikka […]