Announcing the 2021-2022 Bass Ensemble Composer Competition
Brooklyn Youth Chorus is now seeking original score submissions for its Bass Ensemble 2021-22 Composer Competition.
The competition winner will receive:
A prize of $500 (US)
A world premiere performance by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus Men’s Ensemble
A well-rehearsed video or audio recording of the live performance
The Bass Ensemble is for advanced tenors and basses (changed voice singers) and is conducted by Kristopher Burke. They have performed or recorded with major orchestras and artists such as the New York Philharmonic, Barbra Streisand, Elton John, John Legend and for such important dignitaries as Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the New York Giants and Jets, among others.
Check out the competition highlights below and view the full competition guidelines.
PAST WINNERS
“Raw Sugar” by Nyokabi Kariuki and “Part 1: Community” from Meditations on the New Year by Alaina Ferris (2020)
Premier delayed; anticipated performance Fall 2021
“Arise, Look Up, and Go On!” by Donté Ford (2019)
“Field Notes” by Adam Hill (2017)
“Afternoon on a Hill” by Samuel Cho (2018)
