11.08.2021.
International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) will mark its centenary in 2022. Four local sections of ISCM representing Switzerland, Basque Country, Estonia and Latvia, organize a creative work competition in each respective country. Each member country elaborates its competition
regulations and approves the jury. The international competition for girls’ choir compositions is organized by the Latvian Composers Union, Latvian Section of ISCM.

ISCM Latvia invites the composers to submit their works for internationally recognized Riga
Cathedral Girls’ Choir Tiara, led by the artistic manager and conductor Aira Birziņa. The awarded works will be performed in the concert – live event in November 2022 in the studio of Latvian
Radio.

The competition aims at promoting the composers from all over the world to create original compositions for the girls’ choir, to learn the specifics of choir notation and to expand the repertoire of the choir music in general.

ISCM Latvia section are very proud to announce that two pieces of latvian composers are selected for ISCM festival, World Music Days in Tallin 2019! Ruta Paidere "Tempera" and Mārtiņš Viļums "GĀW ĒK - DĀD KARD! Tempera will be performed by Tallin Chamber Orchestra,...