Keiko Devaux, a Montréal-based composer, embraces electroacoustic sounds and methodologies by manipulating acoustic sound with digital tools and then transcribing these back into musical notation.
Composition History
The Azrieli Music Prizes include two international awards for new Jewish music and, since 2019, the Azrieli Commission for Canadian Music, which encourages Canadian composers to create new works addressing contemporary concert music in Canada.
Performer Biography
Soprano Sharon Azrieli, who conceived the Azrieli Music Prizes, has performed at world-famous venues including Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Opera, and the Opéra Bastille de Paris.
Album & Artwork
Winners of the Azrieli Music Prizes receive a $50,000 cash prize, the premiere of their work in Montréal, subsequent international performances, and a commercial recording of their work on the Analekta label.
Composition History
The Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) were established in 2014 by the Azrieli Foundation to foster the discovery, creation, performance, and celebration of excellence in music composition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Yitzhak Yedid, an award-winning composer and improvising pianist, focuses on integrating non-European musical elements, including improvisation, with Western practice, exploring classical Arabic music and Arabic-influenced Jewish music.
Composer Biography
Yotam Haber, a composer born in Holland and raised in Israel, Nigeria, and Milwaukee, is the Artistic Director Emeritus of MATA, a non-profit organization founded by Philip Glass.
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