cortona sessions
for new music
Ede, Netherlands
28 May – 10 June, 2027
One of the world’s premiere educational programs dedicated to the creation and performance of contemporary music, the Cortona Sessions is a destination for emerging composers and performers seeking to collaborate, learn, grow, and create. The Sessions provide participants with an inspiring and supportive environment in which new music is explored in all its possible forms.
Click here to read our 2026 Artistic Statement.
Cortona Prize applications due 29 December, 2025.
Cortona Sessions applications due 1 February, 2026.
Cortona Sessions application window extended to 15 February, 2026.
Late applications will be considered for acceptance into the Sessions, but financial aid, fellowships, and scholarships are not available to late applicants.
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our people
The Cortona Sessions is made great by all of the incredible people and musicians that have been a part of it since 2010.
Fellows of the Cortona Sessions have created their own new music concert series, joined university faculties, entered contemporary performance programs at leading conservatories, been winners of major composition prizes, and worked alongside many of the leading voices in contemporary music today.
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