ISCM World Music Days

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ISCM World Music Days
Genre Contemporary music
Location(s)worldwide
Years active1922–present
Organized by International Society for Contemporary Music
Website http://www.iscm.org

The ISCM World Music Days is an annual contemporary music festival organized by the International Society for Contemporary Music, originally created in 1923 as the ISCM Festival as a means to support the most advanced composition tendencies. [1] [2] Each edition is held in a different location, and the programmes are organized by a jury after evaluating the submissions of each ISCM national section.

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Editions

Gyorgy, Lukas and Vera Ligeti, Conlon Nancarrow and Michael Daugherty (l.t.r.) at the 1982 ISCM World Music Days in Graz, Austria Michael Daugherty et al at ISCM World Music Days 1982.jpg
György, Lukas and Vera Ligeti, Conlon Nancarrow and Michael Daugherty (l.t.r.) at the 1982 ISCM World Music Days in Graz, Austria
YearVenue
1923 Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg
1924 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague and Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg
1925 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague and Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Venice
1926 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich
1927 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Frankfurt
1928 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Siena
1929 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Geneva
1930 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège and Brussels
1931 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oxford and London
1932 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna
1933 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam
1935 Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Florence
1936 Flag of Spain (1931-1939).svg Barcelona
1937 Flag of France.svg Paris
1938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
1939 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw and Kraków
1941 Flag of the United States.svg New York City (abbreviated festival)
1942 Flag of the United States.svg Berkeley, California (abbreviated festival)
1946 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
1947 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam
1948 Flag of Italy.svg Palermo and Taormina
1950 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
1951 Flag of Germany.svg Frankfurt
1952 Flag of Austria.svg Salzburg
1953 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo
1954 Flag of Israel.svg Haifa
1955 Flag of Germany.svg Baden-Baden
1956 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm
1957 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich
1958 Flag of France.svg Strasbourg
1959 Flag of Italy.svg Rome
YearVenue
1960 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne
1961 Flag of Austria.svg Vienna
1962 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
1963 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam
1964 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhague
1965 Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg Madrid
1966 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm
1967 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Prague
1968 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw
1969 Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg
1970 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Basel
1971 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London
1972 Flag of Austria.svg Graz
1973 Flag of Iceland.svg Reykjavík
1974 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam
1975 Flag of France.svg Paris
1976 Flag of the United States.svg Boston
1977 Flag of Germany.svg Bonn
1978 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm and Flag of Finland.svg Helsinki
1979 Flag of Greece.svg Athens
1980 Flag of Israel.svg Tel Aviv
1981 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels
1982 Flag of Austria.svg Graz
1983 Flag of Denmark.svg Aarhus
1984 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto and Montreal
1985 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
1986 Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest
1987 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Bonn and Frankfurt
1988 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
1989 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam
1990 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Zürich
1991 Flag of Norway.svg Oslo
1992 Flag of Poland.svg Warsaw
1993 Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City
1994 Flag of Sweden.svg Stockholm
1995 Flag of Germany.svg Ruhr
YearVenue
1996 Flag of Denmark.svg Copenhagen
1997 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul
1998 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Manchester
1999 Flag of Romania.svg Romania and Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova
2000 Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg
2001 Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama
2002 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
2003 Flag of Slovenia.svg Ljubljana
2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland
2005 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Stuttgart
2007 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
2008 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vilnius
2009 Flag of Sweden.svg Visby, Växjö and Gothenburg
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
2011 Flag of Croatia.svg Zagreb
2012 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Leuven and Mons
2013 Flag of Slovakia.svg Košice, Bratislava and Flag of Austria.svg Vienna
2014 Flag of Poland.svg Wrocław
2015 Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia
2016 Flag of South Korea.svg Tongyeong
2017 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing
2019 Flag of Estonia.svg Tallinn
2020 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland and Christchurch (rescheduled to 2022 to the COVID-19 pandemic)
2021 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai and Nanning (cancelled due to COVID-19 travel restrictions)
2022 Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland and Christchurch
2023 Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
2024 Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands
2025 Flag of Portugal (official).svg Portugal
2026 Flag of Romania.svg Romania
YearVenue

References

  1. The 80th anniversary of the ISCM World Music Days will be celebrated in Slovenia. visitljubljana.com (Official guide to Ljubljana and Centre Slovenia), 17 September 2003
  2. World Music Days. De Standaard, 5 November 2012