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International Composition and Songwriting Contest
with the Lilia Bloom Award, the Femfestival flies from Florence to New York
This 2023 Femfestival edition, with many thanks to the contribution of the City of Florence and with the support and collaboration of Barry and Lilia Bloom, is a call for Unconventional Singers a cappella vocal group scores. The call is divided into two categories: classical and pop each with its own Jury and award: the Femfestival 2023 Prize and the Lilia Bloom 2023 Prize.
This year the Pop category of the competition will have a remarkably special Jury President, Les Bider.
The final concerts and the Award Ceremony have taken place on November 25th in Florence at Murate District (classical category) and on November 27th in New York at Lincoln Center (pop category) with the presentation of the first Lilia Bloom Award.
The winners of Femfestival 2023
Classical category
IAN SHAW (Regno Unito), I loved you first - lyrics by Christina Rossetti
Pop category
RAUL TORRICO (Spain), Once again - lyrics by Josefina Retondo
The finalist composers and the finalist songs 2023
Classical category
MANUEL FERNANDEZ NIETO (Spagna), Tulipani – lirics by Antonia Pozzi
IAN SHAW (Regno Unito), I loved you first – lyrics by Christina Rossetti
ALVISE ZAMBON (Italia), Un canto – lirics by Maria Guzzon
Pop category
LOUIS HENN (South Africa), I am nobody – lyrics by Emily Dickinson
RAUL TORRICO (Spagna), Once again – lyrics by Josefina Retondo
CHARLES WEST (UK), Talking in their sleep – lyrics by Edith Matilda Thomas
Deadline for sending scores extended to September 30th
All the information can be found in the notice. For any questions please contact Femfestival staff directly at: femfestival@amatlab.com
The Unconventional Singers, Amat’s international group, will perform the songs at both events.
The Femfestival, now in its third edition, is an Amat international project that speaks of multidisciplinarity and dialogue, aimed at the dissemination and enhancement of women’s contribution in the world in the cultural field.
After the first two editions, which focused exclusively on women composers, Amat is broadening its horizons to include male contributions as well, always in keeping with the Femfestival’s vocation as a search for harmony between genders and as an opportunity to valorise the work of women.
This time, men are also called to strive for the elimination of gender barriers, for a more equal and supportive society, via creative thinking and music.
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Femfestival goals
- Building a global and multicultural network
- Enhanced collaboration between genres
- Personal and artistic growth of female musicians
Activities
International Composers Competition
Amat Hub Competition with Audience Award
Online and offline activities
Winners of the Competition "Women Composers' 2021 and 2022
2021 - First Place, A Category
Shibert Larisa, The Space
2021 - First Place, B Category
Hsu Chia-yu, EC Sketches
Complete ranking 2022
1) Ingrid Stölzel – Mondspiel
In a Tie
2) Bracha Bdil – Heterophonia
2) Akari Komura – Glistening Ray (kintsugi)
Amat Hub
- Kaiyi Kao – Jinzhe
Complete ranking 2021
Categoria A:
1) Shibert Larisa – The space
2) Maeng Sara – Cosmos
In a Tie
3) Mozhgan Chahian – Hoordokht
3) Yue Song – Who would have the courage to carry such a heavy past with us?
Categoria B:
1) Hsu Chia-yu – EC Sketches
2) Arditto Cecilia – A propos of measuring a mobil
3) Gambelli Francesca – In this short life
Premio Speciale Orchestra (for the piece that the orchestra found most interesting, both technically and expressively): Mozhgan Chahian.
Amat Hub
- Corinne Latteur – Lockdown
- Simona Iuorio – Alice’s dreamy memories
The femfestival and competition artistic team
Concetta Anastasi
composer, pianist, orchestra and choir conductor, teacher at the L. Cherubini Conservatory in Florence
Barbara Rettagliati
composer, pianist, teacher at the L. Cherubini Conservatory in Florence.
Costanza Renai
soprano, teacher at the Accademia Musicale di Firenze
Jury for the Women Composers Competition 2021 and 2022
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