I am delighted to announce that I have won the Grand Prize in the Contrabass and Electronics category of the ISB (International Society of Bassists) David Walter Composition Competition 2024!

ISB (International Society of Bassists), founded in 1967, is a US-based organisation with about 3,000 members in more than 40 countries, which organises biennial international competitions, double bass competitions, composition competitions and maker competitions. It holds an international convention, a double bass competition, a composition competition and a maker's competition every two years. It is the largest double bass-related organisation in the world.

The Grand Prize in this category is the first Japanese winner.

The announcement was made on the ISB website.

https://isbworldoffice.com/composition.asp

The award-winning piece Real Time was premiered in July 2023 at the Momijozaka Project vol.2 《Complicated SOLO》 organised by the Kanagawa Prefecture Music Hall.

Details of the work (programme notes from the premiere performance)

https://masashiyamamoto.net/ja/sakusou/

It will be performed again at the ISB Convention 2025 in Tallahassee, Florida, in June 2025.