The Logos Foundation is a professional artistic organisation founded in 1968. It focuses on the promotion of new musics and audio related arts by means of new music production, concerts, performances, composition, technological research projects and other contemporary music related activities.
The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is a music organization that promotes contemporary classical music.
Satoko Inoue is a Japanese musician.
Gráinne Mulvey is an Irish composer.
Doming Ngok-pui Lam was a music composer born in Macau. He was named as "the father of Hong Kong modern music" for his contribution to the music industry of Hong Kong.
Frank J. Oteri is a New York City-based composer, a music journalist, lecturer, and new music advocate.
NewMusicSA is a non-profit arts advocacy organisation that promotes the creation, performance, and enjoyment of South African new music. Founded in 1999 and operating formally since 2003, NewMusicSA is the South African section of the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM).
Music Biennale Zagreb is an international festival of contemporary music in Zagreb, Croatia, organized by the Croatian Composers' Society. The Biennale, founded by Milko Kelemen and held every spring of the odd years since 1961, has become one of the most important festivals of contemporary music in Europe.
Zane Banks is an Australian guitarist from Sydney, who plays both classical and electric guitars in a variety of musical genres. Banks premiered the 1-hour long solo electric guitar work, Ingwe, by composer Georges Lentz.
The Luxembourg Sinfonietta is an orchestral ensemble for contemporary music in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Initially it consisted of ten to fifteen instruments, including tuba, accordion, mandolin and harpsichord, but now typically extends to clarinet, clarinet bass, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, horn, trumpets, tenor trombone, tuba, violins, viola, violoncello, piano, mandolin, accordion and percussion.
Julia Gomelskaya was a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music.
Maciej Zielinski is the award-winning Polish composer, arranger and music producer, known for his contemporary classical and film scores, songs and original television music. His contemporary classical music has been awarded at 8 composers’ contests, including two international competitions and it was performed at many international festivals, including the Warsaw Autumn Festival and ISCM World Music Days. He has written scores for popular Polish movies and for independent US productions. In 2019 he received "Best Score" award at the "New Filmmakers LA Awards" in Los Angeles and nomination for "Crystal Pine Award" at the International Sound and Film Music Festival in Croatia. In 2016, 2017, and 2020 he received nominations for the Polish Film Academy Award - "Eagle" in "Best Music" category. In 2012 he was nominated for "Fryderyk" – the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry in the category "Composer of the Year". His music has been released on nearly 30 albums.
Rytis Mažulis is one of the most significant and distinctive Lithuanian composers, representing the extreme minimalist trend in Lithuanian music.
Vertixe Sonora is a Spanish chamber ensemble founded in 2010 and specialized in contemporary classical music. It is an independent non-profit organisation functioning both as a platform which supports the creation and dissemination of New Music and as a music ensemble. Its artistic director since its founding has been the composer Ramón Souto. Their work has been shown in several documentary film as Correspondencias Sonoras (2013) by Manuel del Río,
Stefan Prins is a Belgian composer and performer.
The 2015 ISCM World Music Days of the International Society for Contemporary Music were held from 26 September to 2 October 2015 in Slovenia, which had previously hosted the 2003 ISCM World Music Days. Artistic director was again Slovene composer Pavel Mihelčič, who also directs the annual Unicum Contemporary Music Festival. Organized in cooperation with the Society of Slovene Composers, the festival brought together a selection of recently composed music from six continents. In the main programme, about 40 Slovenian compositions with a focus on young Slovenian composers were presented along with 50 foreign compositions.
The 2016 ISCM World Music Days of the International Society for Contemporary Music were held from 29 March to 3 April 2016 in Tongyeong, South Korea. It was the second time for South Korea to host the ISCM World Music Days, following the 1997 ISCM World Music Days in Seoul. With the motto "Sounds of Tomorrow", the festival built on the spirit of world-renowned contemporary classic composer Isang Yun. Mainly organized by the Tongyeong International Music Festival, it brought together a selection of recently composed music from six continents, presented in the new Tongyeong Concert Hall that had been inaugurated in November 2013.
Arshia Samsaminia is an Iranian composer.
Herman Vogt is a Norwegian contemporary composer.
Michael Seltenreich is an Israeli composer of contemporary classical music who resides in New York City. He is the sole Israeli composer to win the Toru Takemitsu Composition Award and a recipient of the Israel Prime Minister Award in Composition. His work Sparks & Flares was the submission of the American chapter of the International Society for Contemporary Music and was chosen for performance at the World Music Days / Beijing Modern Music Festival 2018.
