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The New Austrian Sound of Music
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The Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs (BMEIA) and the Austrian cultural forums and embassies support young musicians living in Austria with performances abroad in a specially established young talent program. Initiated in 2002, the NASOM program thus offers important start-up support for young aspiring musicians on their way to international careers. For the 10th edition of the music promotion program “The New Austrian Sound of Music”, 25 ensembles and musicians were selected by a jury of experts in the genres of classical, jazz, world music, new music and pop/electronics for the years 2026/2027. On this evening, five bands will be presented live in 20-minute sets.
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PORGY and BESS Jazzclub
Porgy & Bess (actually, Jazz and Music Club Porgy & Bess ) is a jazz club in the Riemergasse 11 in the 1st district of Vienna. The club , founded in 1993 is considered " the most important jazz organizer and trendy meeting point " of the Austrian capital .
The program of Porgy & Bess speaks to a very large audience , about 70,000 guests a year ; is accordingly Jazz " understood very pluralistic ," and the program " even in fringe areas , such as electronic music , contemporary music and world music penetrated . " Many international artists , particularly from the U.S. space , see also Austrian musician here an opportunity to perform . The club also offers the stage for events, such as the award of the Austrian World Music Award.
Musicologist Christian Scheib According to the Porgy & Bess " at the same time essential for the development of the musical ( jazz ) reality of a City" and needs and uses ' plain commonplace as urban space music. " It creates itself " through artistic preferences, acoustic quality , capacity and real capacity, the necessary exclusion of other clubs. " Here, the different areas of the jazz clubs allow - the area in front of the stage with tables, upstairs gallery , a lateral area with a bar at counter - different intense concentration on the concert scene . For Jazzthetik Porgy & Bess is even a " traditional club . "
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