The 13th Artistic Committee of the Franco-British-Irish Fund for contemporary music Diaphonique took place on 16 June 2023 at the Institut français du Royaume-Uni in London.

Next call for projects will be open mid-March 2024 and closed on 15 May 2024

This year, the Artistic Committee has selected 10 projects amongst 24 applications. The 2023 laureates will present their projects:

  • in the UK, in London, Manchester, Aberdeen and Huddersfield
  • in France, in Paris, Lyon, Strasbourg, Nantes, Montpellier, Metz, Poitiers, Rennes, Brest, Le Havre, Paimpol, Lorient, Bruère-Allichamps and Betcave-Aguin
  • in Ireland, in Dublin and Limerick

 

This year’s laureates are:

  • lovemusic – (L) AUTRE
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  • Orchestre National de Bretagne – Éire Chlasaiceach – L’Irlande Classique
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  • Festival Ensembles 2024
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  • New Music Dublin – France-Ireland-UK Global Breath BrassFest
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  • Contemporary Music for All’s fifth biennial festival
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  • Musica Lugdunum – Bridges and Mirrors
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  • Soundinitiative – Timothy Cape, Throwing words
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  • Opéra Orchestre National de Montpellier – Alex Ho
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  • Huddersfield Festival – Éliane Radigue: Asymptote Versatile
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  • Association Urborigene – Phil Minton and Guylaine Cosseron
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In total, they were given a budget of £105,000. Since its inception in 2010, the Diaphonique fund has given £942,186 to 119 projects. This allowed to accompany and encourage the creation and programming of new works in contemporary music in France and in the United Kingdom. The Franco-British spirit is at the very hear of each project and nurtures a real exchange between musicians, works and aesthetics between both countries, a dialogue including Ireland since 2023, with the new partner Culture Ireland.

 

The Diaphonique fund is run by the Institut français du Royaume-Uni. The success of the Diaphonique fund was possible thanks to the support, unfailing commitment and contributions of the Institut français du Royaume-Uni, its Trust, the Institut français, the British Council, the Centre National de la Musique, the SACEM, Creative Scotland and the Fondation Salabert.

 

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Picture: Soundinitiative Tim Cape

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