The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus invites all composers under the age of 35 to apply for our annual Competition for Young Composers. The Grand Prize winner of this Nathan C. Davis Prize in Composition receives $1000.
Since 2005, YNYC has commissioned 21 pieces from rising stars in the choral world. We have given these works world premieres, and awarded $12,000 in prizes.
Entrants may live anywhere; a small travel stipend is available for non-New York composers to workshop their pieces prior to the performance and attend the premiere.
To apply for the 2012-2013 competition, please read this Competition Announcement and complete our Application Form. Email competition@ynyc.org with questions.
Past winners and finalists of the YNYC Composers Competition include:
December 2011 Holiday Carol
Grand Prize: Sing oh my Heart Paul Rudoi
Finalists: Ring Out, Wild Bells Marie Incontrera; Thy Perfect Light, Robert Vuichard
June 2011
Grand Prize: Day and Night, Night and Day, Izzy Gliksberg
Finalists: Iucunda Lux, Daniel Knaggs; Forever is Composed of Nows, Joseph N. Rubenstein
2010
Grand Prize: Four Haiku, Robert Honstein
Finalists: The Giver of Stars, Jenni Brandon; Into Infinity, Ola Gjeilo
2009
Grand Prize: Sitio, Dominick DiOrio
Finalists: The Sea of Sunset, Ryan Homsey; Haiku Sketches, Alastair Stout
2008
Grand Prize: O Nata Lux, Rob Teehan
Finalists: O Ecclesia, Matthew Brown; Sleeping at Last, Zachary Wadsworth
2007
Grand Prize: Sleeping out: Full Moon, Joshua Shank
Finalists: On the Beach at Night, Johnathan Kolm; Inaabid, Daniel Nass
