Programs
2009/2010 Composition Contest Winners
For Choral/Vocal Music
Twelve composers have been selected by the Society for Universal Sacred Music to have their works performed at the 4th Festival of Universal Sacred Music next spring. The compositions were chosen from an international contest that featured submissions from more than 260 composers of many nationalities including the United States, Sweden, France, Italy, New Zealand, Turkey, the Ukraine, Switzerland, Greece, Hong Kong, and the Czech Republic.
According to the Society's Artistic Director, Harold Rosenbaum, "Music is such a great transmitter of spiritual energy, and the caliber of pieces selected for this year's competition not only reflect the mission of the Society, but also the commitment of choral composers throughout the world to combine uplifting and profound texts to glorious music. The two choral concerts in our April festival feature more than a dozen choral works which give credence to the many different styles, both tonal and atonal, that composers all over the world are immersed in today and in recent times. The concerts feature mixed choir, women's choir, children's choir, a capella music, and works with up to 10 insturments. There is something here for everyone to enjoy!"
The 4th Festival of Universal Sacred Music will take place the evening of Saturday, April 24, 2010, and Sunday afternoon and evening, April 25, 2010 at Merkin Concert Hall in New York City.
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2010 Composition Contest Winners:
- Miguel Chuaqui, USA (Salmo 139)
- Gerald Cohen, USA (The Ocean of Peace Lies Ahead of Me)
- Malcolm Dalglish, USA (Throw the Window Open/Lay Me Low/Dappled Things)
- Ulrika Emanuelsson, Sweden (Manniska - Human Being)
- Mark Kilstofte, USA (Peace)
- Massimo Lauricella, Italy (Lux Aeterna)
- Kurt Leland, USA (Three Poems from das Stundenbuch)
- Joshua Shank, USA (Musica Animam Tangens)
- Suleyman Tarman, Turkey (DUA - Pray for Peace)
- Dale Trumbore, USA (Est Autem Fides Credere)
- Anne-Marie Turcotte, Italy (Jubilate Deo)
- Michael Wiener, Switzerland (Major autem ex his est caritas)
