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AMY WURTZ Seed Money Grant Concert at OPERA America on April 19, 2025

Posted on April 14, 2025 by Mykel Nairne
AMY WURTZ Seed Money Grant Concert at OPERA America on April 19, 2025

Seed Money Grant Recipient, pianist, and composer Amy Wurtz is presenting an in-person concert on Saturday, April 19, 2025, to close out her virtual Women’s History Month concert series! Amy’s special online concert series featured 16 composers from New York Women Composers, showcasing their music and artistic voices across daily YouTube broadcasts.

The Women’s History Month project culminates in a live concert “The Women of New York and Chicago” on April 19, 2025, at the National Opera Center in New York City, featuring an audience-voted selection of works from the month. Get ready to be inspired by the diverse voices heard in piano music of women from these two iconic cities. Pianist Amy Wurtz plays selections from her recent Women’s History Month series by women composers both past and present, followed by an informal reception. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, network, and celebrate the achievements of women in the Big Apple and the Windy City. Mark your calendars and secure your spot today!

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Announcing the Recipients of the 2024 New York Women Composers Seed Money Grants

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Mykel Nairne

RESULTS OF THE 2024 NEW YORK WOMEN COMPOSERS SEED MONEY GRANTS

Presenting the winners of our 2024 Seed Money Grants! This year we have awarded eight grants of $1,000 each to a diverse group of performers. We will support six focused concerts and two disseminated projects, one of which will be presented primarily online by a pianist in Chicago. Two concerts will be given in upstate New York, one in Athens, Greece, and another in Tokyo, Japan. The instrumentation is varied, with two chamber groups, a solo pianist, a solo cellist, and recitals featuring oboe, bassoon, clarinet, and soprano. All the projects will include open calls for some or all the NYWC composers to be represented.

The winners are listed alphabetically:

A longtime, passionate advocate of music by women, pianist Marcia Eckert will present a concert for soprano and piano with soprano Sara Paar, with the possible assistance of violinist Lynn Bechtold, in a concert entirely of music by New York Women Composers to be held in a location in Manhattan. You can visit her website for more information: http://marciaeckert.com/. She is the recipient of our Jonathan Falk Seed Money Grant.

The Athens, Greece-based Galan Trio, comprising violin, cello, and piano, has initiated a multi-year project called “Kinesis,” collaborating with composers across the United States. They will perform a concert called “Women of Our Time,” combining the music of NYWC composers with other music they already have in their repertoire. This concert will occur in Athens, Greece. Visit their website for more information at https://www.galantrio.com/.

Queens-based clarinetist Crystal Gloria Medina (known as Medina), along with pianist Margrit Julia Zimmermann, will perform two concerts in New York City. Her project, called “Evolutions,” seeks to present three centuries of women composers who have written music for the clarinet, adding to the known repertoire for that instrument. Medina is a dynamic performer and communicator on stage; her website is here: https://www.medinaclarinet.com/ .

Albany-based cellist Laura Melnicoff will present a concert of solo cello music in the Capitol Region featuring both NYWC composers and other women composers that she is exploring in her repertoire. She intends to livestream and record the concert, and also hopes to make studio recordings of the works that she has selected. You can read more about her on her website: https://lauramelnicoff.com/. She is the recipient of our Hilary Tann Seed Money Grant.

Bassoonist Christin Schillinger, currently on the faculties of Ithaca College and Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has a broad plan focusing on a full concert of music by women composers, featuring a piece she is collaborating on with NYWC member Sally Lamb McCune as well as composers to be chosen through an open call. Her concert will include music for solo bassoon, bassoon and piano, and bassoon and saxophone. She plans to livestream and videotape the concert as well as submit portions of the program for consideration to bassoon and double reed conferences and symposia. You can find out more on her website: https://www.schillingerbassoon.com/.

The Tokyo to New York composer/performer project will present parallel concerts of chosen works for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano at the Martha Graham Studio Theater in Manhattan and the Tokyo Concert Lab Hall in Tokyo. Professional audio and video recordings will be made of both concerts. Read more about this group at http://www.tonadaproductions.com/tokyo-to-new-york-home.html.

Oboist William Wielgus, who recently retired after a long tenure at the National Symphony in order to do his own research and performance projects, will present a recital in Manhattan presenting oboe music by women composers. He is amassing a YouTube playlist of music by women and is eager to perform and disseminate more pieces that are new to him. Access his YouTube playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC_ySo-Nx590n9zcLVktRSlP3nGYKUI0d and find out more about him on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063595117388. Mr. Wielgus is the recipient of our Elizabeth Bell Seed Money Grant. 

Based in Chicago, pianist Amy Wurtz has gained a following on YouTube for her videos exploring women’s music for piano during Women’s History Month the past two years. Her project for 2025 is to explore the music of New York women composers, past or present, performing one piece each day in March, culminating in a live public-venue program. She plans to include the music of 10-20 NYWC members for this project. She may also include some 4-hand piano works and works for cello and piano, featuring her Wurtz-Berger Duo. You can peruse her YouTube video playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/@AmyWurtz and see her website for more information: https://www.amywurtz.com/.

Coming Up: Josh Perry & Dennis Sullivan Seed Money Grant Concert on May 29, 2024

Posted on May 14, 2024May 16, 2024 by Mykel Nairne
Josh Perry & Dennis Sullivan Seed Money Grant Concert
Percussion + Electronics – in collaboration with New York Women Composers
Wednesday, May 29th at 8:00pm
MISE-EN_PLACE Greenpoint
341 Cayler St., 2nd Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Free admission | MORE INFO

Josh Perry, mise-en’s percussionist, will perform with percussionist Dennis Sullivan works by members of New York Women Composers Inc. alongside their own compositions. 

NYWC Selected Works:
Lynn Bechtold’s By the Pricking of My Thumbs
Ellen Fishman’s Shtetl Dressing
Niloufar Nourbakhsh’s Of Breath and Feeding Back

Coming Up: Sergio Puccini’s Seed Money Grant Concert in Rosario, Argentina on October 21

Posted on October 18, 2023October 18, 2023 by Mykel Nairne

Guitarist and 2022 Seed Money Grant Recipient Sergio Puccini will be presenting his concert this Saturday in Rosario, Argentina! Details are below.

Sergio Puccini’s Seed Money Grant Concert
Saturday, October 21, 2023, 6:00PM
The Central Hall of the Castagnino Museum (Av. Pellegrini 2202)
Av. Pellegrini 2202, S2000QDN
Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

The concert will feature three works by three NYWC members, including the late Hilary Tann:

  • Parterre by Nailah Nombeko
  • Processional by Faye-Ellen Silverman
  • A Sad Pavan Forbidding Mourning by Hilary Tann
You can find more information about the event here.

This concert is made possible in part through funding from the New York Women Composers organization. We'd like to thank The Puffin Foundation for their support of this project.

Results of the 2023 New York Women Composers Seed Money Grants

Posted on July 28, 2023July 28, 2023 by Mykel Nairne
Presenting the winners of our 2023 Seed Money Grants! This year we have awarded eight grants of $1,000 each to a diverse group of performers. Unusually, for this period all of the grants were made for focused concerts; most performances will take place in the New York City area, including several in Brooklyn and one in Queens as well as Manhattan. We will also look forward to a concert in Brazil in 2024. All the projects will include open calls for some or all of the NYWC composers to be represented.
The winners are listed alphabetically:
The Astoria Music Project (chamber ensemble): The Astoria Music Project will present a concert titled “Women of New York: Then and Now,” in a concert to take place in Queens as well as a planned second one in a different location, either in Queens or another borough. The group’s instrumentation is flexible, with its core group comprised of soprano, violin, horn, and piano. For more information on the group, visit their website at https://www.astoriamusicproject.com/, their Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/theastoriamusicproject/, and their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@theastoriamusicproject9811.
Tessa Brinkman and Kathleen Supové (flutist and pianist): Here is Tessa and Kathleen’s intriguing description of their proposal: “We are proposing an experience of flute and piano that feels like an imaginative immersive journey rather than a series of separate pieces. We’re interested in the concert experience as a kind of surrealist speculation, often employing fixed media (audio and video) which are by their nature “world-making”, as well as the breadth of our own instruments (as listed above).” The concert will take place in Manhattan at a venue to be confirmed later. For more information on this duo, visit their detailed individual websites at www.supove.com and www.tessabrinckman.com .
Cobalt Quartet (saxophone quartet): This saxophone quartet (or subsets of the group, depending on the works chosen) is well-known for its performances of the music of today’s composers. Their concert will take place either in New York or New Jersey. Their website can be found at https://cobaltquartet.com/ and their Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/cobaltSaxophoneQuartet.
Conservatorio Villa Lobos, São Paulo, Brazil (symphonic band): The conservatory will offer a concert by the Conservatory’s students and faculty, featuring its Symphonic Band (Banda Sinfônica) and Dance Ensemble. Works that utilize piano, guitar, or female voice (in English or Portuguese only) are also encouraged. Members may submit works for full wind ensemble, or smaller ensembles drawn from within its instrumentation, as well as works that include piano, guitar, female voice, multimedia, or live dance as added elements. The Conservatorio’s website can be found at https://fito.edu.br/conservatorio-villa-lobos/
Dall’Ombra Ensemble (chamber ensemble): Dall’Ombra takes a contextual approach in their curated concerts, engaging audiences by sharing each composer’s life story, the personal inspirations they felt as they composed each piece, and the historical circumstances that influenced their work. They will feature NYWC composers in a concert that also honors Dutch composers Henriette Bosmans and Rosy Wertheim, notable for their activities and organization of clandestine concerts in Amsterdam during WWII. Their website is currently under construction, but you can visit Dall’Ombra clarinetist member Morrie Sherry’s site at www.morriesherry.com.
The Nu Quintet (woodwind quintet): The quintet will present a concert in September 2024 at the DiMenna Center in Midtown Manhattan. They live-stream their concerts as an integral part of their performance approach. You can view their website at https://www.nuquintet.com.
Josh Perry and Dennis Sullivan (percussion duo): The duo will present a concert combining the works of NYWC composers and their own compositions, featuring music that incorporates the use of electronics and/or multimedia, including (but not limited to) works with: fixed audio media, live audio electronic processing (analog or digital), fixed video media, and/or live video processing. The concert will take place at MISE-EN_PLACE in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Josh Perry’s website is https://joshperry-music.com/ and Dennis Sullivan’s Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/dennis.sullivan.75248.
Ginevra Petrucci (flutist): Supplementing her prior concert with NYWC composers featuring the flauto d’amore, Ginevra will present a recital for flutes (C flute, alto, piccolo, flauto d’amore) and piano, with the support of her colleague Amir Farid, who is himself a keen champion of repertoire of women composers. They plan a recital and recording in New York City in the Fall 2023 with works by women from the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, as well as world premieres. Ginevra and Amir’s websites are found at www.ginevrapetrucci.com and www.amirfarid.com.

2023-2024 Seed Money Grant Application Now Available!

Posted on April 17, 2023October 11, 2023 by Mykel Nairne

The Seed Money Grant Application for 2023-2024 is now available!

Deadline: May 26th, 2023

You can learn more about the Seed Money Grant program here: https://newyorkwomencomposers.org/seed-money-grants/

APPLY HERE

 

Marsyas Trio Seed Money Grant Concert – January 30, 2022

Posted on March 8, 2022 by facade_admin

New York Women Composers Showcase Concert

Performed by the Marsyas Trio
Sunday 30th January 2022
7-8pm GMT (2-3pm EST)

Music by Whitney George, Chen Yi, Elisenda Fabregas, Hilary Tann and Marilyn Bliss.

 

Live on Facebook, find us here: https://www.facebook.com/MarsyasTrio/live_videos/

(No Facebook account is necessary to watch our videos)

Concert also available as ‘Catch-Up’ after the live event.

Thomas Piercy Seed Grant Concert Sept 12, 2021

Posted on September 1, 2021March 8, 2022 by facade_admin

Sunday, September 12 @ 5pm EDT
Clarinetist and Hichiriki player Thomas Piercy performs Tokyo to New York “Celebration”
– A CELEBRATION of live music coming back to NYC. For many people, this will be one of their first live concerts to attend since early 2020. Featuring works by NYWC composers Elisenda Fabregas, Jane Leslie, Beata Moon, and Frances White. As well as Tania León, Miho Sasaki, Tengku Irfan, Masatora Goya, Toshi Ichiyanagi, and Michael Schelle.

Marc A. Scorca Hall, National Opera Center, 330 7th Ave, New York, NY 10001
This concert is open to the public free of charge thanks to the “New York City Artists Corps” Initiative to bring live music back to NYC. Seating is limited; early arrival recommended. Doors open at 4:30pm. The concert will last approximately 90 minutes with an intermission. Covid-19 safety protocols are in place at the hall.
If you can make it, contact Thomas to let him know how many guest tickets you would like by Friday, Sept. 10, and I’ll leave your name(s) at the front desk.

If you can’t make it in person, this concert will also be live-streamed. The livestream will be aired from the National Opera Center Youtube Channel. The event will show up within 24 hours of the event.
Concert Info

2021 Seed Money Grant Recipients

Posted on April 8, 2021September 29, 2022 by facade_admin

RESULTS OF THE NYWC 2021 SEED MONEY GRANTS

Presenting the winners of our 2021 Seed Money Grants! We have awarded seven grants, two foreign and five domestic. One grant is in a disseminated format, and the rest are focused grants.

2021 SEED-MONEY GRANT RECIPIENTS

1) Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone , with Paula Fan, accompanist (disseminated format). Mr. Williams is a well-known Welsh baritone whose thirty-year career has featured performances both in concert and on CDs of many women composers. He has toured widely throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, and North America and will be undertaking a new tour this fall starting in the US and Canada. http://jeremyhuwwilliams.com

2) Quintocracy Wind Quintet, (focused concert): Quintocracy is an established wind quintet based in the Capital District of New York State that presents concerts throughout that area and beyond. It is comprised of flutist Melanie Chirignan, oboist Kelly Lockwood, clarinetist Michael Dee, hornist Kathryn Svatek, and a bassoonist who is currently a guest. https://www.quintocracy.com/.

3) Canta Libre Chamber Ensemble (focused concert) Canta Libre, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 2002 by flutist Sally Shorrock to foster the performance and enjoyment of musical literature specifically written for flute, strings and harp. Canta Libre’s members are Sally Shorrock, flute, Bradley Bosenbeck, violin, Veronica Salas, viola, Bernard Tamosaitis, cello and Karen Lindquist, harp. https://www.cantalibre.org

4) Joel Braun, double bassist (focused concert): Joel Braun is Associate Professor of Double Bass at the University of Texas at Austin. As an orchestral musician he has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. http://www.joelbraunbass.com/

5) Aram Tchobanian, tenor (focused concert with additional performances): Tenor Aram Tchobanian, in an ensemble including Adam Kent, pianist, Anna Tonna, mezzo-soprano, and the 2Flutes ensemble, plans to present “The Faucon,” a vocal and chamber music concert that intends to be a tribute to mid-20th century and contemporary composers, by showcasing works inspired by “mystical” poems as well as texts from the Middle English and Elizabethan poets. https://www.conbrioensemble.org/aram-tchobanian-tenor

6) Hypercube Ensemble (focused concert): A quartet of saxophone, guitar, piano and percussion, HYPERCUBE embraces the boundaries of chamber music, at home in both electric and acoustic worlds. This group of gritty NYC musicians formed with the goal of performing high quality, cutting-edge, challenging repertoire that is often underperformed. The members of HYPERCUBE are Erin Rogers (saxophones), Jay Sorce (classical and electric guitar), Andrea Lodge (piano and accordion), and Chris Graham (percussion). http://www.hypercubemusic.org/

7) Marsyas Trio (focused concert): The Marsyas Trio is the UK’s leading flute, cello, and piano ensemble. They have several CDs to their credit and a long history of performing music by women. In the past year they have established a successful online series with an audience of over 5000 views. http://www.marsyastrio.com/

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