Basel Composition Competition News Today

Composer Artur Akshelyan wins award at Basel Composition Competition Composer, Associate Professor of Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, conductor of Assonance Ensemble Artur Akshelyan won second prize at Basel Composition Competition, Armenia news portal reports.   A total of 12 works were selected from more than 355 submitted scores. Orchestral works that have not yet been performed and have not yet been awarded a prize were eligible to be submitted. The compositions were selected by a top...

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