Luxembourg Sinfonietta

The Luxembourg Sinfonietta is an orchestral ensemble for contemporary music in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Initially it consisted of 10 to 15 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.[1][2]

History

Founded in 1999 by the Luxembourg composer Marcel Wengler, it strives to make contemporary music more generally accessible while promoting Luxembourg composers, especially to foreign audiences. Key events here have been performances at the ISCM "World Music Days 2000" in Luxembourg and at Expo 2000 in Hanover. The Sinfonietta not only gives first time performances of contemporary works but also plays classics from the past century as well as its own orchestrations of existing works. As its repertoire covers all the most significant contemporary composers, the orchestra has been invited to a number of international festivals and has played in Germany, France, Switzerland, Romania and the Czech Republic. It also participated in the "World Music Days 2007" in Hong Kong and travelled to Beijing and Chengdu during its China tour in 2008.[3]

International composition competition

Since 2001, the Sinfonietta has arranged an annual international composition which has done much to establish Luxembourg as a European centre for musical innovation. Composers from all over the world are invited to compose new works for the Sinfonietta. Typically, some 150 composers from more than 40 countries take part each year. In this context, over 950 works have now been specially composed for the Luxembourg Sinfonietta.[3][4]

The prizewinners have been:

Discography

External links

References

  1. ↑ "21st Century Music, June 2001". Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Activities 2004", Luxembourg Music Information Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Programme Great Hall Jihlava: Thursday, 27 May 2010", Gustav Mahler Festival, Jihlava, Czech Republic. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "ISCM Luxembourg Section - Annual Report 2009", ISCM. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  5. 1 2 "Activities 2001", Luxembourg Music Information Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Activities 2007", Luxembourg Music Information Centre. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  7. ↑ "International Composition Prize Luxembourg 2009", Luxembourg Sinfonietta. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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