A composition by Israeli music student Amit Gilutz won first place this month in the Second International Competition for Composers of the Mediterranean Music Center in Lamia, Greece.
Amit, the youngest entrant in the competition (21), entered a composition called "Four Pieces for Violin and Chamber Orchestra", which was performed April 4 under the direction of accomplished conductor Miltos Logiadis. Gilutz' composition was awarded first prize, 4,300 euros, from among 80 different submissions. Only seven compositions - including those of composers from Egypt, Malta, Greece and Italy, among others - were performed at the final stage of the competition. The Lamia competition is open to composers born after April 4, 1964 from Mediterranean and Balkan countries.
Gilutz, a student of Prof. Yinam Lif at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, explained to IsraelNN that his winning entry was a reworking of an earlier composition entitled "Opportunity". "Opportunity" can be heard at http://www.jmc.co.il/youthlive18.html as it was performed last year by the Chamber Orchestra of the IDF Education Corps. The composition is written for the violin, a five-piece wind ensemble, a five-piece string ensemble and the piano.
Amit commented that while he was pleased to have won, he felt participation in the Lamia competition was more important than attaining first place. Overall, the young composer said, the event was fun and held in a positive atmosphere.
The Mediterranean Music Center competition was judged by composers from throughout the region, including Greece, Italy, Egypt, etc. The chairman of the panel of judges was Thodoros Antoniou, president of the Greek national union of composers and a professor of music at Boston University in the United States.
Amit, the youngest entrant in the competition (21), entered a composition called "Four Pieces for Violin and Chamber Orchestra", which was performed April 4 under the direction of accomplished conductor Miltos Logiadis. Gilutz' composition was awarded first prize, 4,300 euros, from among 80 different submissions. Only seven compositions - including those of composers from Egypt, Malta, Greece and Italy, among others - were performed at the final stage of the competition. The Lamia competition is open to composers born after April 4, 1964 from Mediterranean and Balkan countries.
Gilutz, a student of Prof. Yinam Lif at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, explained to IsraelNN that his winning entry was a reworking of an earlier composition entitled "Opportunity". "Opportunity" can be heard at http://www.jmc.co.il/youthlive18.html as it was performed last year by the Chamber Orchestra of the IDF Education Corps. The composition is written for the violin, a five-piece wind ensemble, a five-piece string ensemble and the piano.
Amit commented that while he was pleased to have won, he felt participation in the Lamia competition was more important than attaining first place. Overall, the young composer said, the event was fun and held in a positive atmosphere.
The Mediterranean Music Center competition was judged by composers from throughout the region, including Greece, Italy, Egypt, etc. The chairman of the panel of judges was Thodoros Antoniou, president of the Greek national union of composers and a professor of music at Boston University in the United States.