2012 Generation Next Winners
In an effort to stimulate interest in the music of our time and support young composers, the Music Institue of Chicago (MIC) began the Generation Next Young Composer's Competition in 2006. Each year, the winning scores from the competition are perfromed live in concert at Nichols Concert Hall in downtown Evanston, Illinois.
First Place - $350
Jonas Tarm | Las Ruinas Circulares (for flute, violin, cello and piano)
Highland Park | Highland Park High School
Teacher: Matthew Hagle
Second Place - $150
Robert Didier | Beatitudes - six preludes for piano
St. Charles | St. Charles North High School
Teacher: Carol Hoepe
Third Place - $100
Chason Goldfinger | Mediterrarabian Pastiche, op. 10, for Solo Clarinet in B-flat
Beryn, PA | Conestoga High School
Teacher(s): David Ludwig & Sheridan Seyfried
Honorable Mention - $75
Joseph Jordan | Impromptu on a CD Going Haywire (for piano)
New York, NY | Special Music School
Generation Next Winner's Concert
Friday, March 9, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Nichols Concert Hall
1490 Chicago Avenue
Evanston, IL
Free and Open to the Public
The Generation Next winner’s concert features the winning work from the composition contest and presentation of prizes, as well as works from the Music Institute of Chicago's Composer’s Lab Program and compositions by young composers from the studio of Chicago-based composer, Dr. Stacy Garrop.
One special component of the evening is a mini-contest. During intermission, audience member will vote for their favorite MIC Composer's Lab composition. At the end of the evening, a winner will be announced and s/he will receive a commission from the Music Institute of Chicago for a work to be premiered the following season. In addition, MIC is proud to partner with 98.7WFMT, Chicago’s Classical Experience, to record the performance for future broadcast on the popular radio program Introductions, hosted by David Polk, which celebrates talented pre-college classical musicians.
The Generation Next Concert is part of the Music Institute of Chicago's larger Four Score Festival, a special two-weekend celebration featuring concerts and master classes influential composers and their significant lifetime achievements.
