Welcome to our new website
Welcome to Junior Composers! You are looking at the new launch of our website, which contains the most current information about our upcoming programs. Our greatest ambition is to make it easy for you to find the information you need.
Finale® National Composition Contest
In partnership with MakeMusic, Inc. and the Grammy-winning ensemble eighth blackbird, the American Composers Forum announces the Finale® National Composition Contest. The objective of this competition is to encourage creativity by composers throughout the United States and to recognize and reward their accomplishments.
The focus of the competition will be chamber music. Three composers from the total applicant pool will be chosen as finalists.
Pianist Matthew McCright invites JC students on his quest
Pianist Matthew McCright has been on a quest to find a variety of compelling scores by composers living in "fly-over land" to perform at his Carnegie Recital Hall
Staff Blog: The Best of Times
The new director of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, was in the Twin Cities this week and he met with many arts leaders, observed artists at work, and met with a pivotally important legislator and advocate for the arts, Representative Betty McCollum.
One of the unspoken reasons for the visit is the unparalleled tax support now available to artists and arts organizations in Minnesota
Cody Bursch in "Hopkins High Movie"
Cody Bursch was featured in a story in an article appearing in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on the Young Filmmakers Club at Hopkins High School (Minnesota). Cody appeared as the title character in "Knowing Aaron" and composed the score for the hour-long film.
Alumni Register here!
Junior Composers follows the creative lives of alumni by documenting their accomplishments and sharing examples of their work.
What's your learning style?
The idea behind Junior Composers is to challenge students to become self-aware and intentional about different problem-solving styles. There are many theories that put labels on the ways we learn, think and create.
MPR News: Junior Composers work their magic with film
by Euan Kerr, Minnesota Public Radio
Junior Composers focus on scoring music for film
New Works By Composers Age 14-20 To Be Premiered In Minneapolis Festival
Minneapolis (July 15, 2010) – In July, young composers from across the country will converge in Minneapolis for an intensive learning experience presented by Junior Composers on the campus of the University of Minnesota.
Emily Vomacka blogs from Paris & the EAMA
The European American Musical Alliance is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this summer and JCI Alumna Emily Vomacka (JCI '02, '03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '08) is there to experience it. The Composition Program is held at the historic Schola Cantorum in Paris, France - and the program is taught in the tradition of the legendary Nadia Boulanger.
