Congratulations to James O’Callaghan!

We’re very pleased to announce rising Montreal composer/sound artist James O’Callaghan as the recipient of the ISCM Young Composer Award for 2017, supported by Music on Main. O’Callaghan’s music intersects acoustic and electroacoustic media, employing field recordings, amplified found objects, computer-assisted transcription of environmental sounds, and unique performance conditions. His piece subject/object was performed at ISCM2017 by Standing Wave Ensemble.