Internal | External
New Music Ensemble Commission
2019 Katherine Bodor, Concerto for Beatboxer; commission: Angiogenesis
2019 Matthew Schultheis, The Temptation of Saint Anthony; commission: Archons
2020 Tyler Taylor, Modus operandi; commission: Distill
2020 Leigha Amick, Rhiannon’s Condemnation; commission: Eikasia
2021 Seare Farhat, Reckless Through Despair; commission: maujem
2022 Reid Merzbacher, We’ve Made It This Far; commission: Whatever’s Left
2023 Daixuan Ai, commission: The Burning of Yuan Ming Yuan
2024 Corey Chang, Letters from Jong Hai; commission: TBA
Morris and Sheila Hass Award in Computer Music
2010 Mark Oliverio, In Maluga
2011 Melody Eötvös, Patoises I: Blue
2012 Steven Snethkamp, Melting
2013 Benjamin D. Taylor, Shipbreaking
2014 Louis Goldford, Grand Sepia Taksim
2015 Samuel Wells, Leander’s Swim
2016 Phillip Sink, To See in Color
2017 Christopher LaRosa, Colonizer
2018 Zhigong Wei, From a Distance
2019 Felipe Tovar-Henao, Arborescencia
2020 Alex Tedrow, Biff
2021 Shuyu Lin, Feather Mallet
2022 Yi-De Chen, The Deep Ocean
2023 Zouning (Anne) Liao, Free Fall
2024 Issac Smith, Extension
Indiana University Georgina Joshi Composition Commission Award
2008 Adam Haws, âzmân-khez (ascension)
2009 Eric Lindsay, Piano
2010 Brian Ciach, Mölna Elegy; commission: Road Trip
2011 Tonia Ko, Wanderer Moon; commission: Many Splendid Forgettings
2012 Chappell Kingsland, Hopewell Haiku; commission: Dans l’espoir de ce jour
2013 Erik Ransom, The Cracked Bell; commission: A Prayer in the Spring
2014 Yie Eun Chun, Urban Polyphony & Game of Fives; commission: Read My Riddle!
2015 Texu Kim, Monastic Sceneries & Stre–tch; commission: Lotus Voice
2016 Corey K. Rubin, In the Name of the Bee; commission: To The Flame
2017 Christopher LaRosa, Kite; commission: Nights of 1998
2018 Matthew Recio, In Memoriam; commission: In the Desert
2019 Patrick Holcomb, Superbloom; commission: The Harvest of the Amulet of the Deer
2020 Shuyu Lin, In a station of the metro; commission: When the Moon Appears
2021 Alex Tedrow, A Few Figs from Thistles; commission: the sea grows old…
2022 Younje Cho, The Arrow and the Song; commission: For All We Took
2023 Alexey Logunov, commission: The Hollow Men
2024 Jingyang (Daniel) Cui, Zhan Cheng Nan; commission: TBA
Mrs. Hong Pham Memorial Recognition Award for New Music Performance
2010 Chappell Kingsland, piano
2011 Michelle Lie, violin
2012 Elliott Bark, conductor; Emily Levine, harp; Heidi Radtke Siberz, saxophone
2013 Miles Edwards cello; Bridget Leahy percussion; Sam Wells trumpet
2014 Maya Nojiri, cello; Heath White, flute; Nick Morandi, clarinet
2015 Miles Edwards, cello; Nick Morandi, clarinet; Eliza Bracken, cello
2016 Robin Meiksins, flute; Isaac Allen, violin; Paul Mortilla; violin, voice, & conducting
2017 Leigha Amick, voice & violin; Jake Gunnar Walsh, oboe & voice; Corey K. Rubin, voice & conducting; Wai Ki Wun, clarinet
2018 Jake Gunnar Walsh, oboe & voice; Corey K. Rubin, voice & conducting; Jamie Kunselman, voice & percussion
2019 Jake Gunnar Walsh, oboe
2020 Stephen Karukas, percussion
2021 Lynnli Wang, carillon; Fernando Garcia, piano
2022 Josh Catanzaro, piano; Renae Dishman, clarinet; Jamey Guzman, flute; Jonathan Rickert, violin; Yuseok Seol, piano; Francisco Vidales, clarinet; Philip Williamson, cello
Indiana University Kuttner String Quartet Composition Competition
2010 Melody Eötvös, Olber’s Dance in the Dark
2011 Michael Sweeney, Play
2012 Jay Hurst, Chekhov’s Gun
2013 Phillip Sink, Lake Effect
2014 Nicholas Morandi, Actor
2015 Miles Friday, Peripatetic Doors
2016 Nicholas Landrum, Apertures
2017 Abel Esbenshade, Interwoven
2018 Luke Acerra, String Quartet No. 1
2023 Walker Smith, D
2024 Kian Ravaei, The Little Things
Indiana University New Voices for Orchestra Contest
2017 Christopher LaRosa, Nicholas Landrum, Curtis Smith, Liam Ramsey-White, Paul Mortilla
2018 Erik Ransom, Will Trachsel, John William Griffith II, Yi-De Chen, Liam Ramsey-White, Lang Chen
2019 John William Griffith II, Stephen Karukas, Robert Rankin, Ara Cho, Patrick Holcomb
2021 Oliver Kwapis, Anne Liao, Carlo Frizzo, Ben Yee-Paulson, Ben Rieke
2022 Daixuan Ai, Tyler Taylor, Reid Merzbacher, Luca Robadey, Yi-De Chen
2023 Justin Graff, Chun Wai Wong, Alexey Logunov, Pablo M. Teutli
2024 Jung-Woong Oh, Kian Ravaei, Rowan Lemaster, Eunji Lee, Cooper Wood
Indiana University Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Choral Composition Competition
2010 Joshua Groffman, For You Have Struggled With God and With Men
2013 Vini Frizzo, Nightscape
NOTUS IU Contemporary Vocal Ensemble Choral Composition Contest
2014 Patricia Wallinga, Portraits of Wartime (first prize); Phillip Sink, Fire and Ice (second prize)
2015 Corey K. Rubin, After-Glow
2016 Matthew Recio, How to Survive Vesuvius (first prize); Christopher LaRosa, Breath(second prize)
2017 Christopher LaRosa, Jesus Wept (first prize); Nathan Stang, O Felix Anima (second prize); Matthew Recio, Echo (third prize)
2018 Jake Gunnar Walsh, I See Words in Color (first prize); Katherine Bodor, Two Songs of Solitude (second prize)
2019 Katherine Bodor, Assurance (first prize); Jeff Sabol, Confiteor (second prize)
2020 John William Griffith II, first light (first prize); Leigha Amick Night Sky Songs (second prize)
2021 (no prize awarded)
2022 Jack Szczuka, Birga-Birga Boramiz
2023 Kian Ravaei, Blue (first prize); Christian Courage Barda, so much depends (second prize); Hunter T. Johnson, beati qui esuriunt (third prize, tie); Thejas Mirle, Du Silbana Datia (third prize, tie)
2024 Erin Blake, Gacela de la muerte oscura (first prize); Daniel Jingyang Cui, Jasmine Flower (second prize)
Kids Compose!
2010–11 Band: Francisco Cortez Alvarez, Timothy Miller; Orchestra: Sang Mi Ahn, Carlo Frizzo
2011–12 Band: William Bryant, Mahlon Berv; Orchestra: Steven Snethkamp, Ben Taylor
2012–13 Band: Benjamin Taylor, Nicholas Cline; Orchestra: Junyi Chow, Texu Kim
2013–14 Band: Ari Fisher, Erik Ransom; Orchestra: Kevin Hartnett, Melody Eötvös
2014–15 Band: Curtis Smith, Daniel Hansen; Orchestra: Yihan Chen, Max Ramage
2015–16 Band: Qi Li, Jihyun Kim; Orchestra: Ara Cho, Corey K. Rubin
2016–17 Band: Patricia Wallinga, Amin Sharifi; Orchestra: Jake Gunnar Walsh, Christopher LaRosa
2017–18 Band: Yi-de Chen, Alex Tedrow; Orchestra: Katherine Bodor, Zhigong Wei
2018–19 Band: Yi-de Chen, Alvin Tam; Orchestra: Leigha Amick, Liam Ramsey-White
2019–20 Band: Jamie Kunselman, Shuyu Lin; Orchestra: Yuseok Seol, Hippocrates Cheng
Indiana University Dean’s Prize in Music Composition — former Category A (Orchestral Work), 1987–2018
2010 Clint Needham, “the Body Electric”
2011 Brian Ciach, Collective Uncommon
2012 Ryan Chase, The Light Fantastic
2013 Elliott Bark, YOOK-I-O
2014 Sang Mi Ahn, Valley of Dry Bones
2015 Jay Hurst, Still Lives
2016 Phillip Sink, After Images
2017 Nicholas Landrum, Alinea (orchestra)
2017 Christopher LaRosa, Silhouettes (band)
2018 Will Trachsel, These Lines, Unseen
Indiana University Dean’s Prize in Music Composition — former Category B (Chamber or Ensemble Work), 1977–2018.
Since 1993, the prize has included a commission for the IU New Music Ensemble – now at the top of this page.
2010 Ryan Chase, Lost Coast; commission: Do it Live!
2011 Francisco Cortéz-Álvarez, Laundry Revolutions; commission: Canta y no llores
2012 Jeremy Podgursky, MINDJOB (version 2.0); commission: As A Spell, Against Falling Objects (or How I Learned to Love Gravity)
2013 Chris Renk, Cave Paintings; commission: The World of Tomorrow
2014 Jay Hurst, Grand Guignol; commission: kodama
2015 Phillip Sink, Blue Ridge Lights; commission: Argle Bargle
2016 Grant Luhmann, Grodek; commission: The Great Emu War of 1932
2017 Felipe Tovar-Henao, Los Tropicos Ocultos; commission: Danzas encefálicas
2018 Kyle Rotolo, Exhale the Moon; commission: Conquering Sun
Indiana University Dean’s Prize in Music Composition — former Category C (Undergraduate Chamber Music), 1987–2018
2010 Elizabeth Ogonek, Szymborska Poems
2011 Max Grafe, Moon Cycles
2012 Bin Li, Cursive
2013 Evan Rees, Cabaret Songs
2014 Will Rowe, Secessionist Subjects
2015 Yihan Chen, Vanished Through Time
2016 Grant Luhmann, Grodek
2017 Paul Mortilla, Stupor
2018 Abel Esbenshade, Three Pieces for Solo Cello
External
ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
(HM = Honorable Mention; A=Alumnus)
2010 Jonn Sokol
2011 (A) Eric Guinivan
2011 (HM, A) Elizabeth Ogonek
2011, 2012 (A) Eric Nathan
2012 Michael Sweeney
2013 Ryan Chase, Yie-Eun Chun, Francisco Cortes-Alvarez
2013 Matthew Peterson (HM, A), Melody Eötvös (HM)
2014 Eric Guinivan (A)
2015 Jay Hurst, Yihan Chen
2017 Qi Li, Ryan Chase (A), Yihan Chen (A), Felipe Tovar-Henao (HM)
2018 Felipe Tovar-Henao
2019 Jihyun Kim (A)
2020 Chen Yihan (A)
BMI Student Composer Awards
(WSP = William Schuman Prize; A=Alumnus)
2011 Ryan Chase
2011 Benjamin D. Taylor
2011 Eric Guinivan (A)
2011 Will Rowe
2011 David Werfelmann (A)
2012 Ryan Chase
2014 Grant Luhmann
2015 Patricia Wallinga
2016 Paul Mortilla
2017, 2018 Matthew Schultheis
2019 Matthew Schultheis, Tyler Taylor
2020 Patrick Holcomb, Grant Luhmann (A)
Other External Awards, Commissions, Honors:
(HM = Honorable Mention; A=Alumnus)
Aaron Copland Award (residency at Copland House)
2013 Tonia Ko (A), Keith Fitch (A)
2015 Jeremy Podgursky
ACDA Brock Student Composition Award Brass Quintet Composition Competition
2015 Alex Berko
American Composers Orchestra Whitaker/Underwood New Music Readings
2010 Eric Lindsay (A)
2012 Ryan Chase (A), Benjamin Taylor (A)
2013 Joshua Groffman (A)
2015 Melody Eötvös
ASCAP Foundation Rudolf Nissim Award
2010 Martin Kennedy (A)
2011 Eric Nathan (A)
2014 Matthew Peterson
2015 Jeremy Podgursky (HM)
Barlow Endowment Commission
2012 Forrest Pierce (A)
Charles Ives Scholarship from the Academy of Arts and Letters
2010 Clint Needham
2010 Eric Nathan (A)
2014 Jeremy Podgursky
Delaware Valley Chorale Young Musician’s Award
2010 Josh Groffman, And Jacob Dreamed…
Finale National Composition Contest
2011 Jeremy Podgursky (HM)
Fromm Foundation for Music at Harvard Commission
2011 Jeremy Podgursky
2013 Ryan Chase
International Society of Bassists Composition Competition
2010 (HM) Bin Li, Lake 1B11
MAYO (Musical Arts Youth Orchestra) Competition
2010 Jonn Sokol, Twice the Rising Sun
Minnesota Orchestra Reading Session & Composer Institute
2010 Clint Needham (A), The Body Electric
2012 Brian Ciach (A), Collective Uncommon
2015 Texu Kim (A), Splash!!
2015 Matthew Peterson, Hyperborea
Mizzou International Composers Festival Residency
2010 Francisco Cortés-Álvarez, Jeremy Podgursky
2011 Yotam Haber (A), Clint Needham (A)
2012 Brian Ciach (A)
2013 Ryan Chase (A), Eric Guinivan (A)
2014 Texu Kim (A)
MusicaNova Composition Fellowship
2015 Nicholas Landrum
New York Youth Symphony FIRST MUSIC Commissions
2010 Eric Guinivan (A), Meditation and Awakening
2015 Tonia Ko (A) and Brendan Faegre (A), TBA
SCI/ASCAP National Student Commission Competition
2013 Bin Li
2013 Jun Yi Chow (Regional)
2018 Stephen Karukas (Honorable Mention)
2018 Matthew Schultheis (winner-undergraduate)
2018 Felipe Tovar-Henao (winner-graduate)
Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival
2010 Daniel Seong Hyeon Lee (Top Prize), Break Dance!
World New Music Days
2016 Jihyun Kim