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New Music Competitions & Commissions

Competitions for new music are an important part of the Guild’s commitment to the future of organ and choral music. The  competitions below are conducted in cooperation with the AGO Committee on New Music and the donors as approved by the National Council.

Seeking to draw on particular individual strengths, the Committee on New Music has developed a procedure wherein composers submit proposals for commission rather than compose for stipulated criteria. For more information, see the AGO/Marilyn Mason, AGO/ECS, and Pogorzelski-Yankee sections. If you have any questions, please contact AGO National Headquarters by email or phone at 212-870-2311, ext 4320.

Listen to the winning compositions from past competitions.

Committee on New Music
Alexander Meszler, DMA, Director  Email
Elisa W. Bickers, DMA, FAGO Email
Anne K. Laver, DMA Email
Bruce E. Neswick, MM, FRSCM, FAGO Email

M. Jonathan Ryan, MM, FAGO, ChM, ex officio (Vice President/Councillor for Competitions and New Music)  Email

AGO Headquarters Email

 

 

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AGO New Music Links

Pogorzelski-Yankee Competition
AGO/ECS Publishing Award in Choral Composition
AGO Marilyn Mason Award in Organ Composition
Student Commissioning Project

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