.abeceda [New Music Academy] III.

 

 

ADVANCED ARTISTIC PARADIGMS PROGRAMME

[November 2026 – June 2027]

 

Formulate and realise a consequential artistic proposition. Reconfigure relations among material, form, temporality, space, embodiment, technology, authorship, performance, and listening through one coherent new work.

 

 

DATES

 

November 16, 17, 2026Online seminars

January 1, 2026: Score and/or other materials submission

June 14–18, 2027: 5-day intensive rehearsal period

June 19–25, 2027: Premieres at Bled Contemporary Music Week

 

 

ABOUT THE RESIDENCY

 

The .abeceda [New Music Academy] programme treats an artistic paradigm as a coherent relation among materials, methods, forms, media, performance, and listening. “Advanced” describes a proposition’s precision and consequence, not its novelty, complexity, or technology alone.

 

Each composer develops one work for one formation: solo, string quartet, chamber ensemble, symphony orchestra, or choir. Online exchange examines shifts in material, temporality, space, embodiment, technology, authorship, performer agency, and modes of listening. Rehearsal tests whether propositions remain legible, performable, and necessary when realised through sound, action, interpretation, and shared attention.

 

Through composition, analysis, rehearsal, critical reflection, and public presentation, the programme develops practices that transform artistic premises into perceptible, performable form. Each composer leaves with a premiered work, professional documentation, refined methods, and lasting collaborative relationships.

PROGRAMMES

APPLICATION

The .abeceda [New Music Academy] 

program is organized by .abeceda Institute. 

.abeceda [Institute for Research in Art, Critical Thought and Philosophy], a public-benefit NGO and non-profit organisation dedicated to advancing contemporary artistic practices and critical inquiry. Through its innovative programmes, .abeceda has gained international recognition as one of the leading platforms for contemporary music and artistic research in the Adriatic region and across Europe: www.abeceda.io