We are pleased to inform that the jury of the 3rd International Composers’ Competition SAXandVILLAS 2024, consisting of:

Prof. Krzysztof Meyer (Poland), chair of the jury

and jury members:

Giuseppe Bruno (Italy),

Prof. Carlos Manuel Pires Marques, MD (Portugal),

Prof. Dariusz Samól, DMA, Habil. (Poland),

Prof. Marilyn Shrude, DMA (USA)

has concluded its work and announced its verdict.

The jurors’ decisions are as follows:

The 1st prize goes to DAMIAN DZIWEŃKA (pseudonym: Naard) from Krotoszyce, Poland for In the Name of Land.

The 2nd prize was awarded to MICHELE ALLEGRO (pseudonym: Irese90) from Sciacca, Italy for New York Tales.

The 3rd prize winner is ROBERTO MARIA CIPOLLINA (pseudonym: YKN22) from La Spezia, Italy for Apparuit.

The following artists have received honourable mentions:

FILIP GOŁDANOWSKI (pseudonym: ynofoskas) from Warsaw, Poland for 4-3-3-2, and

KRZYSZTOF SITEK (pseudonim: nietsnro2024) from Rybnik, Poland for Dithyramb.

The Competition’s aim has been to expand the global chamber music repertoire with new works scored for:

1. a duo of saxophone (chosen from among soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone) and piano,

2. a trio consisting of two saxophones (chosen from among soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone, in any configuration) and piano,

3. a chamber saxophone orchestra consisting of 8 to 12 instruments.

Professor Krzysztof Meyer, chair of the jury, commented on the musical quality of the submitted works as follows:

The compositions varied significantly, not only in the choice of instruments, but, most importantly, in style and technique […]. It should be stressed that the standards of the submitted pieces and thus also the level of the competition as a whole was high for the most part. Notably, the scores given by individual jurors were largely similar, and they principally agreed as to the assessment of each work.

We are grateful to the jurors for their excellent work and to all the contestants for their participation in this year’s edition. We encourage you to enter our competition in the years to come.

INTERNATIONAL COMPOSERS’ COMPETITION SAXandVILLAS 2024

We have the great pleasure to inform you that the world premiere of New York Stories by Michele Allegro (Sciacca, Italy) will take place on 20th July 2024 at 11 a.m. at Teatro degli Animosi in CARRARA, Italy – our partner institution. The composition won the 2nd prize in the 3rd International Composers’ Competition SAXandVILLAS 2024, organised by the Willa Lentza – Szczecin City’s institution of culture in cooperation with partners:

THE CITY OF CARRARA, VILLA LA PADULA – CARRARA, Italy, and

ESCOLA ARTÍSTICA DO CONSERVATÓRIO DE MÚSICA CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN – AVEIRO, Portugal.

The work will be performed by outstanding Italian artists:

Giuseppe Bruno (piano)

Valentina Renesto (soprano saxophone)

Francesca Simonelli (tenor saxophone)

The concert programme also includes:

Joseph Haydn – Piano Trio No. 13 in C Minor, Hob XV: 13

Entry is free of charge.

We congratulate once again the prize winner – Michele Allegro!

You are cordially invited to attend this premiere!

For more information, visit:

willa-lentza.pl/projekty/5-SAXandVILLAS 2024

toscanaspettacolo.it/

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Competition partners:

VILLA LA PADULA – CARRARA, ITALY

ESCOLA ARTÍSTICA DO CONSERVATÓRIO DE MÚSICA CALOUSTE GULBENKIAN – AVEIRO, PORTUGAL

General Director of the Competition – Jagoda Ł. Kimber

Artistic Director of the Competition – Dariusz Samól

Director of the Italian Partner – Giuseppe Bruno

Director of the Portuguese Partner – Carlos Manuel Pires Marques