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2024 Israel/Pellman Prizewinners Announced

The Society for New Music is pleased to announce the winners of this year's Israel/Pellman prizes. Composers Sami Seif and Maxim Dybal-Denysenko take home this year's coveted Brian Israel/Sam Pellman Prize and NYS Federation of Music Clubs/Brian Israel Prize, respectively, while Yuxuan Lin and Rolando J. Goméz are recognized with honorable mentions. The annual competition is open to composers aged 30 and under living or studying in New York State, and has taken place since the mid 1980s.

Brian Israel/Sam Pellman Prize
Sami Seif (b. 1998), CUNY Graduate Center: Orientalism (string quartet)

NYS Federation of Music Clubs/Brian Israel Prize
Maxim Dybal-Denysenko (b. 2001), New York University (graduated May 2024): Bodensee (string quartet)

Honorable Mention
Yuxuan Lin (b. 2003), The Juilliard School: Can't let go, when it returns (solo cello)
Rolando J. Goméz (b. 2001), Syracuse University: Sit and Play (woodwind quintet)

Judges:
Heather Buchman, conductor and professor, Hamilton College
Sar-Shalom Strong, lecturer in piano, Hamilton College
Daniel Thomas Davis, associate professor of music, Binghamton University; composer and sound artist

Young Composers Corner 2024

Society for New Music is excited to present the Young Composers Corner, an annual one-week program which is part of Cazenovia Counterpoint, where high school students ages 13-18 work with a professional composer to create a piece of music. Students will spend July 15–19, from 1:00–4:00 pm, writing a new piece under the supervision of composer Chris Cresswell. These pieces will be performed by professional Society for New Music musicians on July 21 at 2:00 pm. In addition to playing the pieces, performers will provide feedback and help students better understand how to write for their instruments. All events will take place at the First Presbyterian Church in Cazenovia.

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