score competition winners

The Cantori New York Score Competition recognizes original music for chorus and up to 5 instruments, between 15 and 30 minutes in duration.

Please visit the application page for upcoming deadlines, criteria, and all other submission details.

Congratulations to all of our past winners!


2023 Fall round

1st Prize ($4000)

Alisa Zaika, “The List of Sunken Ships”

2nd Prize ($2000)

Juhi Bansal, “Four Reflections on the Night”

3rd Prize (tie - $1000 each)

Nathaniel Parks, “but sometimes I worry”

Cole Reyes, “home”

Honorable Mentions

John Rotar, “Regarding Whalesong“

Eduardo Andrés Malachevsky, “Sanctus - Amen, Insha'Allah!“

Judges

Huge thanks to our Fall 2023 panel of judges!

Doug Balliett
Shawn Crouch
Alice Ping Yee Ho
Caroline Mallonee
Frank J. Oteri
Laura Schwendinger

Applicant Stats

We received 84 submissions from 22 countries on 5 continents. 74% were men; ages ranged from 17-90 (average: 46).

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Consistent with our values, Cantori NY will continue to recruit applicants from all backgrounds, especially those historically under-represented in classical composition.


To submit a score outside of our contest windows, please see our Contact Us page.