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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
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