Barlow Endowment for Music Composition

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04/11/2024

General Commission Winner Paul Novak's "impossible inventions," will be premiered by the Balourdet Quartet on November 17th, 2024 at Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, CA at 4:00 pm. An additional performance is scheduled for March 11th, 2025 at the Fortas Chamber Music Series, the Kennedy Center, Washington DC.

04/11/2024

General Commission Winner Paul Novak's "impossible inventions," will be premiered by the Balourdet Quartet on November 17th, 2024 at Noe Valley Ministry in San Francisco, CA at 4:00 pm. An additional performance is scheduled for March 11th, 2025 at the Fortas Chamber Music Series, the Kennedy Center, Washington DC.

06/09/2024

2020 Barlow Prize Winner Christopher Trapani's commissioned piece, "the color of where you can never go" will be premiered by renowned soprano, Tony Arnold. The event will take place in the Music Building, Recital Hall at Louisiana State University On October 4th. More information can be found at https://calendar.lsu.edu/event/tony-arnold

"the color of where you can never go" will also be performed the following night, October 5th at 7:30pm. This performance will be held in the UNO: Performing Arts Center. Tickets are free but reservations are encouraged. More information can be found at https://www.uno.edu/sota-performances/music =77701196;instance=20241005193000?popup=1&lang=en-US

04/09/2024

2021 Barlow Prize Commission Winner Texu Kim's renowned piece, "Līlā" will be premiered in Asia on Thursday, September 12th. The Changwon Philharmonic Orchestra, with music director, Paul Ghun Kim will be performing "Līlā." More information will be found on Texu Kim's website.

30/08/2024

Barlow Endowment 2024 Application Statistics.

27/08/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Shelley Washington has received a General Barlow Commission and will be composing a piece for !

26/08/2024

Congratulations to Derrick Skye for receiving a General Barlow Commission! He will be creating a new piece for Sarah Rommel.

23/08/2024

We are happy to announce that Nikolaus Schroeder has received a General Barlow Commission and will be creating a work for .ensemble !

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22/08/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Scott Lee has received a General Barlow Commission! He will be composing a piece for the

21/08/2024

A big congratulations to Pascal Le Boeuf for being awarded a General Barlow Commission! His upcoming work will be created for the

Stay tuned for more!

20/08/2024

We are thrilled to announce that Gala Flagello has received a General Barlow Commission and will be composing a piece for

14/08/2024

After reviewing 384 submissions from 47 countries, the judging panel awarded Karim Al-Zand the $15,000 Barlow Prize to compose a major new work for organ, to be premiered by a consortium of performers which will include Chelsea Chen, Don Cook, Janette Fishell, and Bradley Hunter Welch.

Known for his “strong and startlingly lovely” music (Boston Globe), Canadian-American composer Karim Al-Zand’s compositions span a wide range of influences and inspirations. His diverse portfolio includes solo, chamber, vocal, and orchestral works that draw from a rich tapestry of sources such as graphic art, myths, world folk music, and his Middle Eastern heritage. With accolades including the ArtSong Prize and the Arts and Letters Award in Music, Al-Zand’s innovative compositions continue to leave a significant mark internationally. A founding member of Musiqa, Houston’s premier contemporary music group, Al-Zand is a Professor of Composition and Theory at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.

14/08/2024

The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition proudly announces 2023 Barlow Competition Commission recipients.

Visit our website for more information:
Barlow Prize recipient: https://barlow.byu.edu/prize-winner/
Barlow General and LDS recipients: http://barlow.byu.edu/commission-recipients/

14/08/2024

Natacha Diels’ premiere of “Sometimes It’s The Last Time,” part of a larger piece entitled, “Beautiful Trouble,” will be performed on February 10, 2025 in Berlin Konzerthaus. The premiere was held on February 2, 2024 at Penn Lives Arts in Philadelphia with a second performance on March 15, 2024 at Roulette in New York City.

26/06/2024

So, you applied for a Prize, General, or Latter-day Saints Commission ... What next? Our team is currently working on sorting and organizing the applications. Then in July, our directors, advisors, and judges meet here in Utah to evaluate the applications. Questions about the process? Message us!

01/06/2024

Applications due TONIGHT by 11:59pm MDT!