FFT and ISCM

The International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is an important international network of members from around fifty countries, devoted to the promotion and presentation of contemporary music - the music of our time. ISCM has had a distinguished history. From its foundation in Salzburg in 1922, a receptiveness to aesthetic and stylistic diversity has been a characteristic of the Society. Today more than ever with the incredible diversity which exists in contemporary musical expression around the world, this ideal is still strongly supported by ISCM members.
Faroe Islands Composers are associate member of ISCM.
Faroe Islands Composers (FFT) applied for associate membership of ISCM - International Society for Contemporary Music (www.iscm.org) in 2004 during the general assembly in Switzerland.
The Faroese Composers have for many years worked internationally, especially with collegues in other Nordic countries but also beyond. However, when joining the ISCM, we experienced that we now entered a network with several options that we had not had before in an organized way. Especially being a very small country, we appreciate to have these options.

Through the meetings and contacts at ISCM FFT has already had projects together with single composers and organisations from New Zealand, South Africa, Gotland, Bolivia - and South America in general. For 2009 exchange concerts with Bern in Switzerland and South Africa will take place in June-July. In addition there are ideas for projects with Iceland, Gotland and Ireland as well as several other options within the ISCM framework.

Kristian Blak has been the representative for the FFT at assemblies in Switzerland, Croatia, Hong Kong and Lithuania. In Vilnius 2008 a work "Grave" by Sunleif Rasmussen was performed, and in Hong Kong 2007 "Drrrunnn" by Kristian Blak, so now our music is also heard at the ISCM annual festivals.