Congratulations to the composers selected for First Music 27. The following composers will receive debuts with New York Youth Symphony ensembles during the 2010-11 season:
Robert Honstein, Carnegie Hall Première
Christopher Cerrone, Carnegie Hall Premi ère
Eric Guinivan, Carnegie Hall Première
Sean Friar, Weill Recital Hall Première
Andrew Linn, Jazz at Lincoln Center Première
The Advisory Committee of First Music 27 also recognizes these composers for exceptional accomplishment in music composition:
Ian Dicke
Jordan Kuspa
John Leszczynski
Joel Love
Elizabeth Ogonek
Chris Rogerson
Ming-Hsui Yen
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 Rusczynski |
[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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
First Music is made possible by support from the Mary Flagler Cary Charitable Trust and the Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University.
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