David Lipten's "Wiretap" for mandolin, guitar, and harp received 2nd place in the Edition49 competition. 291 works by 161 composers were submitted to the 2023 composition competition jointly organized by the music publisher Edition 49 and the Siegburger Musikwerkstatt, which was dedicated to the instrument of the year, the mandolin.
Competition entries came from countries including the USA, Canada, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Ukraine, Russia, Italy, Estonia, Greece, Croatia, England, Belarus, Argentina, Colombia, Finland, Lebanon, Sweden, Brazil, Hong Kong, South Africa, Nairobi, Spain, Australia, Japan and South Korea. "Wiretap" will be performed in Germany as part of a concert honoring the winners next fall.
https://musicaward.edition49.de/en/