The V Electroacoustic Miniatures International Contest presented by the Ministry of Culture of the Junta de Andalucía (Spain) has rewarded Dominic Thibault for his piece Nuit noire, nuit grise. Of the 13 finalists, 4 other are Québécois or Canadians: David Berezan, James Duhamel, Thierry Gauthier, and Gilles Gobeil.

The winners of the 33rd Bourges International Competition of Electroacoustic Music and Sound Art (France) are announced. Cantique #2, by Louis Dufort and Marie Chouinard, received a mention in the category “Trivium — work for multimedia” while their Cantique #3 was selected in the “Trivium — sound installation” category. Composers James Duhamel, Nicolas Bernier, Natasha Barrett, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Ludger Brümmer, and Roxanne Turcotte had their work selected in other categories.