The votes are in! Eleven winners of the New World Composition Challenge have been chosen.
Gregor Huebner will take the grand prize of $1,000 for his piece New World, Nov. 9th, 2016, a quartet based on themes from the second movement of Dvořák’s New World Symphony and influenced by last year’s presidential election. Michael Pineda, from the Bronx, Yazmin Morales-Vincente (Brooklyn), Luke Cissell (Manhattan), Joel Pierson (Queens), and Sabrina Isaac (Staten Island) are the second-place winners; each will receive $500. Five honorable mentions will receive $100: Teni Apelian, Dionne McClain-Freeney and Allison Sniffin, Miky von der Nahmer and Zack Childers, Norbert and Karen Stachel, and Sammy Sussman. Congratulations to all!
In other New World Initiative (NWI) news, six NWI participating ensembles have been chosen to perform on stage at the Concerts in the Parks, June 13–18, as part of Share the Stage, which presents local musicians performing in their home boroughs before the Philharmonic’s concerts. BombaYo will perform in Van Cortlandt Park, The Ebony Hillbillies and Zulal will perform in Central Park, The Queens Cartoonists and Slum Suit will perform in Cunningham Park, and The Side Project will take the stage in Prospect Park.
Finally, Alan Gilbert and the Philharmonic’s critically acclaimed performance of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, From the New World is now available for download from all major download services, including iTunes, Amazon, and is available for streaming on Spotify. The symphony was recorded live during the opening week of the 2016–17 season.
Don’t miss the conclusion of The New World Initiative in the Parks, June 13–16, including your chance to play and sing along with the New York Philharmonic. Click here for more information.
