ISCM World Music Days, 2016
The 2016 ISCM World Music Days of the International Society for Contemporary Music were held from 29 March to 3 April 2016 in Tongyeong, South Korea. It was the second time for South Korea to host the ISCM World Music Days, following the in Seoul. With the motto "Sounds of Tomorrow", the festival built on the spirit of world-renowned contemporary classic composer Isang Yun. Mainly organized by the Tongyeong International Music Festival, it brought together a selection of recently composed music from six continents, presented in the new that had been inaugurated in November 2013.
Opening act was the Shi-Yeon Sung and featuring Norwegian guest violinist Vilde Frang, with the composition "Good Friday Spell". The opening night also featured the opera "The Beauty and the Beast" by US composer Philip Glass.[1]
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- ^ "TIMF 2016 all about 'Sounds of Tomorrow'". The Korea Herald. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
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- ISCM World Music Days by year
- 2016 music festivals
- 2016 in South Korean music
- Classical music festivals in South Korea
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