The National Theatre of Opera, Ballet and Folk Ensemble announced the 10 winners of the Tish Daija Music Creativity Competition in the “Chamber Music” and “A Cappella Choir” categories.
The competition marks the 100th anniversary of composer Tish Daija’s birth. With support from the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sports, it aims to encourage new musical works and support Albanian composers of classical music.
The winning works are: Hajg Zaharian’s “Folk Game for Five”, Serxho Beqo’s “Janino”, Maksim Shehu’s “Spring Breeze on the Coast”, Ajet Çekiçi’s “Dream”, Ylli Ramzoti’s “Desha”, Niko Boçi’s “Vision”, Rei Kita’s “Traces”, Blendiar Bytyqi’s “The Lake Sleeps”, Dea Ahma’s “Lamentation” and Leutrim Sahiti’s “Attempt of Nuance”.
A total of 39 works entered the national composition competition, attracting professional composers from different generations in Albania and abroad, including Albanian composers from the diaspora. The winning works will feature in the first edition of the “Nights of Albanian Music” Festival, which the theatre will organize in November.
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