The faculty of the Jacobs School of Music Composition Department is pleased to announce results for the following annual internal competitions.
2013 DEAN’S PRIZE COMPOSITION COMPETITION
Category A (Orchestra or Wind Ensemble, $500 prize):
Elliott Bark, YOOK-I-O, for orchestra
Category B (Chamber/Ensemble, $1000 prize and commission for a new work to be premiered by the New Music Ensemble in 2013-14):
Chris Renk, Cave Paintings
Category C (Undergraduate, $300 prize):
Evan Rees, Cabaret Songs
Category D (in honor of Morris and Sheila Hass: Electronic Composition, $300 prize):
Benjamin Taylor, Shipbreaking
Category A Honorable mentions:
Joshua Groffman, Music from Elsewhere, for orchestra
Melody Eotvos, Beetles, Dragons and Dreamers, for orchestra
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2013 GEORGINA JOSHI COMPOSITION COMMISSION AWARD ($1000 prize and commission for a new work for voice and ensemble to be premiered by the NME in 2013-14):
Erik Ransom, The Cracked Bell
A vision of Louise Addicott-Joshi and made possible by a gift from the Georgina Joshi Foundation, the annual Georgina Joshi Composition Commission is awarded to a student composer in support of a new work for solo voice and instrumental ensemble to be premiered and recorded by the NME. The award is presented in conjunction with the annual Composition Department’s Dean’s Prizes, which celebrate the highest ranked student compositions of the year.
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2013 MRS. HONG PHAM MEMORIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS FOR NEW MUSIC PERFORMANCE ($500, $300 and $200 prizes):
$500, Miles Edwards, cello
$300, Bridget Leahy, percussion
$200, Sam Wells, trumpet
The Mrs. Hong Pham Memorial Recognition Awards for New Music Performance are annual prizes awarded by the Composition Department to the performers who, through collaboration and performance, made the most significant overall contribution to the presentation of new music by student composers in the Jacobs School of Music during the academic year.
Our congratulations to all of the winners and, indeed, to all of our student composers for an excellent year!