Supporting and uniting composers worldwide

Next events:

The artistic programme is restored now.

We're very pleased to announce the upcoming cooperation with the Quatuor Lontano string quartet for the Years 2022 and 2023.

Together we've imaginated a series of high-level events, centered on this next Call for scores. Please consult the announcement on the dedicated pages. Thanks!

18 November 2022, WEBSITE

• Quatuor Lontano's Call for score, full details (in French)

29 September 2022, VIDEO Session

• Quatuor Lontano, New Associated Ensemble for 2022 and 2023 Years with the Villa of Composers

17 September 2022, VIDEO Session

• 'Alba' Think tank, The Villa of Composers® v.2.0 Project redefined now

13 June 2022, PARIS

• Board of Directors, meeting

5 May 2022, WEBSITE

• Contact page and secure mail restored

Every six months, the data in the Fund’s digital library and the catalogues is harvested by the National Library of France (BnF).
This honours the commitment made by the Fund at its inauguration at the Palazzo Farnese on 5 July 2012 in Rome, following which we received the patronage of the French Ministry of Culture:

(...) The digitisation of cultural heritage is one of the priorities of the Ministry of Culture and Communication. Your project contributes to this aim by promoting the physical and digital preservation of musical works from across the world. Moreover, the partnerships that you are establishing with libraries reflect my ministry’s desire to strengthen international cultural exchanges. (...)

On Thu, 1 Dec 2022 11:16:58 +0100, the database of the catalogues of composers who are members of and affiliated to the Villa of Composers, contains:

• 70 composers registered to the Villa of Composers,
• 40 composer catalogues,
• 2069 documented works,
• 458 hours 8 min. of music for documented works.

On Fri, 21 Oct 2022 18:51:08 +0200, the directory of the Living Composers Project contains:

• 4666 composer entries,
• 502 composer catalogues,
• 99 countries.