Our inaugural instrumental and vocal competition received almost 2000 applications from musicians in 88 countries! Don't miss the opportunity to hear our 6 finalists in person and help decide who to award the audience prize to. 3 of our finalists will be selected to receive a $5000 prize and performances with us in our 2018-2019 season.

World premieres by:

Benjamin Beckman
Adam Karelin
Esther Ollivier
Isaac Pross
Benjamin Champion
Robby Good
Leo Major
Ethan Moffitt
Dylan Ollivier
Katherine Pieschala

World premieres by:

Sacha Feldman
Dylan Knowles 
Charles Meenagh
Rylan Daniels
Jahan Raymond
Ezra Shcolnik
Katherine Tam
Sydney Wang

Donald Crockett – And the River – world premiere commission
Hildegard von Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae
Christopher Cerrone – High Windows – west coast premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Premiere by Donald Crockett is in partnership with the HOCKET piano duo.

Donald Crockett – Title TBD – world premiere commission
Hildegard von Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae
Christopher Cerrone – High Windows – west coast premiere
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Premiere by Donald Crockett is in partnership with the HOCKET piano duo.

Katherine Balch – Responding to the Waves – west coast premiere
David Hertzberg – Spectre of the Spheres– west coast premiere
Dmitri Shostakovich –Symphony No. 5

Katherine Balch – Responding to the Waves – west coast premiere
David Hertzberg – Spectre of the Spheres– west coast premiere
Dmitri Shostakovich –Symphony No. 5

Nina Shekhar – Cajón– west coast premiere
Gregor Mayrhofer – Oktett– US premiere
Franz Schubert – Oktett in F major, D. 803

Nina Shekhar – Cajón– west coast premiere
Gregor Mayrhofer – Lageder Oktett – US premiere
Franz Schubert – Oktett in F major, D. 803

Viet Cuong - Re(new)al– west coast premiere
Aart Strootman – Requiem Apoidea– US premiere
Alyssa Weinberg – Rings And Roots – world premiere commission
Arnold Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

This program is in partnership with the Sandbox Percussion Quartet. 

Viet Cuong - Re(new)al– west coast premiere
Aart Strootman – Requiem Apoidea– US premiere
Alyssa Weinberg – Rings And Roots – world premiere commission
Arnold Schoenberg – Chamber Symphony No. 1, Op. 9

This program is in partnership with the Sandbox Percussion Quartet. 

W.A. Mozart - Trio in Bb Major, K. 502
Pascal Le Boeuf – Obliquely Wrecked– west coast premiere
Molly Joyce – Head to Toe– west coast premiere
Melissa Dunphy – Scallops and Bollocks for Tea– west coast premiere
Pascal Le Boeuf – Alpha– west coast premiere
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 5

W.A. Mozart - Trio in Bb Major, K. 502
Pascal Le Boeuf – Obliquely Wrecked– west coast premiere
Molly Joyce – Head to Toe– west coast premiere
Melissa Dunphy – Scallops and Bollocks for Tea– west coast premiere
Pascal Le Boeuf – Alpha– west coast premiere
Béla Bartók – String Quartet No. 5

Music by Murray Hidary

Emerging - world premiere commission
With - west coast premiere
Within - world premiere
Without - world premiere
Mindtravel - world premiere

This program is in partnership with CAP UCLA. For more info, please click HERE

Krists Auznieks – Snippets of Joy– world premiere
Peter Shin – Screaming Shapes– west coast premiere
Pamela Z 
     Quatre Couches/Badagada
     Typewriter
     Breathing
     Unknown Person
     And the Movement of the Tongue – world premiere
     (revision for string orchestra)
Gabriella Smith – Carrot Revolution– world premiere
(revision for string orchestra)

**This program is in partnership with Iris Company, with choreography from Sophia Stoller**

Krists Auznieks – Snippets of Joy– world premiere
Peter Shin – Screaming Shapes– west coast premiere
Pamela Z – And the Movement of the Tongue – world premiere
(revision for string orchestra)
Gabriella Smith – Carrot Revolution– world premiere
(revision for string orchestra)

**This program is in partnership with Iris Company, with choreography from Sophia Stoller**

Our November 18 performance is in partnership with the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Noon to Midnight program. For more info, please click HERE

J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Gabriella Smith – Brandenburg Interstices – west coast premiere
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Stephen Hartke – A Brandenburg Autumn– west coast premiere

J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Gabriella Smith – Brandenburg Interstices – west coast premiere
J.S. Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
Stephen Hartke – A Brandenburg Autumn– west coast premiere