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CALL FOR SCORES

EMERGING COMPOSERS COMMISSION COMPETITION

Each summer we offer an emerging composers competition for San Diego/Tijuana/Ensenada-based composers enrolled at the undergraduate level in the area, or enrolled elsewhere having graduated from high school in the area.

CONGRATULATIONS to the student composers selected for the 2024 Emerging Composers Concert on August 14, 2024 at the Athenaeum Art Center at Bread & Salt. Each composer will compose a new piece to be premiered on the concert.


Gabriel de Guzman - San Diego State University
Elliot Hayes - University of San Diego
Jacob Herrera - San Diego State University
Mai Pacumio - San Diego State University
Paolo Wahn - UC Berkeley/Canyon Crest Academy HS

 

2023

CONGRATULATIONS to the student composers selected for the 2023 Emerging Composers Concert on August 3. Each composer will compose a new piece to be premiered on the concert.

Joseph Ceballos - University of San Diego
Gabriel de Guzman - San Diego State University
Alex Laubach - Palomar College
Mai Pacumio - San Diego State University
Gerry Reoyo - San Diego State University

 

2022

CONGRATULATIONS to the student composers selected for the 2022 Emerging Composers Concert on July 27. Each composer will compose a new piece to be premiered on the concert.

Donovan Alcones - University of San Diego
Gabriel de Guzman - San Diego State University
Maile Pacumio - San Diego State University
Georgia Phipps - Palomar College
Tristan Shin - MIT/Canyon Crest Academy
Julianna Zheng - University of San Diego

 

2021

CONGRATULATIONS to student composer Zane Shrem-Besnoy, winner of the 2021 Falk Prize!

Zane Shrem-Besnoy is a senior at the University of San Diego studying Music Composition and English. Zane has served the San Diego music community as a concert organizer, promoter, and sound engineer in the independent rock and folk scenes throughout high school and college. His compositions and songs can be found under the name Zane Alexander on Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp.

The selection committee chose his composition Sagitta for solo clarinet as the winning selection of the 2021 Call for Scores. The work will be presented on a Digital Dose concert during the 2020-21 concert season.

The Falk Prize is sponsored by a generous contribution from Julia S. Falk, Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

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