Congratulations to the composers selected for First Music 28. The following composers will receive debuts with New York Youth Symphony ensembles during the 2011-12 season:
Orchestra/Chamber Music
Ted Hearne, Carnegie Hall Première
Elizabeth A. Kelly, Carnegie Hall Première
Chris Rogerson, Carnegie Hall Première
Eric Nathan, Weill Recital Hall PremièreJazz
Evan Weiss, Jazz at Lincoln Center Première
Scott Ninmer, Symphony Space Première
Christopher Zuar, Symphony Space Première
The Advisory Committee of First Music 28 also recognizes these composers for exceptional accomplishment in music composition:
Orchestra/Chamber Music
Samuel Adams
Taylor Brizendine
Paul Dooley
David Fulmer
Ruby Fulton
Shawn Jaeger
John Leszczynski
Jonathan SokolJazz
Brian Friedland
Tyler Gilmore
Nate Kimball
Michael Schachter
Patrick Seymour
The Advisory Committee of First Music 28 included:
Orchestra/Chamber Music
Steve Mackey, chair
Geoffrey Burleson
Jon Deak
Andrew Norman
Preston StahlyJazz
Rufus Reid, chair
James Chirillo
Earl McIntyre
Erica von Kleist
| Orchestra Awardees | |
| Timothy Andres | Senior (2008) |
| Jacob Bancks |
...among the leaves... (2007) |
| Elliott Bark | Shalom (2010) |
| Kevin Beavers |
Casanova (1997) |
| Lembit Beecher |
Faded, Manic, Black and White (2007) |
| Kyle Blaha | Filigree for clarinet and orchestra (2009) |
| Peter Boyer |
The Phoenix (1997) |
| Jeffrey Brooks |
Section Gang (1986) |
| Ronald Caltabiano |
Poplars (1984) |
| Carlos R. Carrillo |
The Farewells (1994) |
| Christopher Cerrone |
Still Life (2011) |
| Anthony Cheung |
Serendipitious Scenes (2001) |
| Dan Coleman |
Ships Are Made Ready In Silence (1995) |
| Jeffery Cotton |
CityMusic 1: Berlin (1987) |
| Mark Dancigers |
Snow (2006) |
| William Doerrfeld |
American Slick (1987) |
| Emily Doolittle | Dance (2001) |
| David Dzubay |
Awakening (1990) |
| Michael Ellison |
A Cry in the Wilderness (1994) |
| Scott Eyerly |
Exultation Overture (1987) |
| Keith Fitch |
Totem (1993) |
| Paul Fowler |
Tapu'at (2006) |
| Ryan Anthony Francis |
Axiom (2005) |
| Stefan Freund |
No Apologies (2000) |
| Ryan Gallagher | Strife (2008) |
| Steven Gates |
Among Joshua Trees (2003) |
| Gabriel Ian Gould |
Irrational Exuberance! (2000) |
| Judd Greenstein |
Today and Everyday (2004) |
| Eric Guinivan |
Meditation and Awakening (2011) |
| Trevor Gureckis | Recurrent Dream (2008) |
| Mark Gustavson |
Waves (1988) |
| Brian Herrington |
If I Forget Thee (2003) |
| Michael Nathaniel Hersch |
Movement for Orchestra (1996) |
| David Heuser |
Cauldron (1995) |
| Robert Honstein | Verge (2010) |
| Deniz Ince |
Iron Earth (2003) |
| Kamran Ince | Infrared Only (1985) |
| Takuma Itoh | String Quartet Concerto (2005) |
| Pierre Jalbert | The Joyful Mysteries (1992) |
| John Kaefer | Mosaic (2002) |
| Laura Karpman | Six of One Half A Dozen of the Other (1986) |
| Aaron Jay Kernis | Mirror of Heat and Light (Cycle V--Part 2) (1984) |
| Christopher Keyes | Shasta (1991) |
| David Lang | Flaming Youth (1984) |
| James Legg | Manhattan Overtures (1988) |
| Todd Levin | MASTERPIECE Instant gratification dance mix (1989) |
| Scott Lindroth | Two Part Invention (1985) |
| David Ludwig | Ares (1999) |
| John Mackey | Concert for Percussion (1999) |
| Robert Maggio | Dorian Prelude (1989) |
| Shafer Mahoney | Something Snappy (1997) |
| David Mallamud | Frenzy (1998) |
| Jeff Myers | Regeneration (2003) |
| Clint Needham | Violin Concertino (2007) |
| Andrew Norman |
Sacred Geometry (2003) |
| Thomas Osborne | Nostalgia of the Infinite (2004) |
| Carter Pann | Rags to Richard (1998) |
| Joshua Penman | Songs the Plants Taught Us (2004) |
| P. Q. Phan | Immortal Fragments (1991) |
| James Primosch | Dappled Things (1986) |
| Kevin Puts | Concerto for Everyone (1998) |
| Philip Rothman | Morningside Run (2002) |
| John Fitz Rogers | Arcade (1992) |
| Michael Ruszczynski |
[mid-night] Scherzo (1991) |
| Eric Samuelson | Subliminal Trauma (1995) |
| Theodore Shapiro | Ophelia (1996) |
| David Soley | relieves (repoussé) (1989) |
| Gregory Spears | Midnight Pictures (1999) |
| Timothy Stulman | Element Cycle (2010) |
| Alfonso E. Tenreiro | Sacred Dance (1994) |
| Augusta Read Thomas | Ritual--An Overture Concertante (1990) |
| Matthew Tommasini | Tom Threads Re-Woven (2002) |
| Michael Torke | Bright Blue Music (1985) |
| Jason Uechi | Tongues of Melting Light (1996) |
| Sean Anthony Varah | Burning (1993) |
| Dan Visconti | Some Day the Sun Won't Shine (2007) |
| Benedict Weisser | Singings (1992) |
| Julia Wolfe | Amber Waves of Grain (1988) |
| Carolyn Yarnell | Halcyon (1990) |
| Roger Zare | The Other Rainbow (2005) |
| Mischa Sarché Zupko | Canter Into Black (2000) |
| Chamber Music Awardees | |
| Devin Keith Arrington |
Jerusalem (2004) |
| Gordon Beeferman | Piano Quartet (1998) |
| Derek Bermel | Wanderings (1994) |
| Michael Djupstrom | Long, Long Ago (2007) |
| Sean Friar | Hypnic Twitches (2011) |
| Daron Hagen | JOT (1998) |
| Amanda C. Harberg |
String Quartet (1999) |
| Edward D. Harsh | making arrangements (1990) |
| Michael Klingbeil | Meristos (2001) |
| Jonathan Newman | Wapwallopen--String Quartet No. 1 (2000) |
| Luis Prado | Esculturas (1997) |
| Elena Louise Ruehr | Music Box (1992) |
| Eric Sawyer | Three For Trio (1990) |
| Carl W. Schimmel |
Towns of Wind and Wood (2005) |
| Sean Shepherd | Aperture in Shift (2006) |
| Robert T. Smith | Traversing the Flow (1995) |
| Chris Theofanidis | Ariel (1993) |
| Jude Vaclavik | Mechanisms (2010) |
| Matthew Van Brink | Control Room (2002) |
| Orianna Webb | Celebrations (2003) |
| Daniel Wohl | Trio for Flute, Cello, and Piano (2008) |
| Eric Zivian | Piano Trio (1996) |
| Jazz Band Classic Awardees | |
| Kurt Bacher | Intrigue (2010) |
| Adam Birnbaum |
Welcome to Gotham (2002) |
| Dan Cavanagh | Joy Soup (2005) |
| Andrew Linn | Lit by Lightning (2011) |
| Eric Schmitz | Seperate Ways (2004) |
| Scott Routenberg |
New York Night (2007) |
| Charles Schiermeyer | Permission (2006) |
| Ryan Truesdell | Coloring in Between the Lines (2008) |
| Choral Awardees | |
| Eric Guinivan |
Two Love Songs on poems by Sara Teasdale (2007) |
| Dan Visconti | Some Day the Sun Won't Shine |
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