2018 Commission Winners Announced
The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University
proudly announces winners of the 2018 commissions awards.
Out of 356 applicants from 36 countries, the judging panel awarded Canadian
composer Tawnie Olson of Hartford, Connecticut, the $12,000 Barlow Prize to
compose a major new work for unaccompanied SATB Choir.
The panel also granted Shih-Wei Lo of New York, New York, the
distinction of Honorable Mention. Click here for more information.
After considering 193 applications for the General and LDS commissioning
programs, the Endowment granted $80,000 to 13 composers. Click here
for more information.
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Stacy Garrop's General Commission,
Krakatoa, will be performed by
Michael Hall and Yasuko Oura
on November 10, 2018, at 7:00pm
at the Curtiss Hall Fine Arts Building
in Chicago, IL.
Yang Zheng's Chinese Commission,
The Fleeting Sacred River,
will be premiered by BYU's Group for New Music
on November 8, 2018, at 7:30pm
at Brigham Young University in Provo, UT.
Andrew Maxfield's LDS Commission, Armistice Sonnets,
will be performed by the Virginia Wesleyan Camerata
on November 9, 2018, at 7:30pm
at Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach, VA.
It will also be performed by St. David's Choir on
November 11, 2018 at 4:30pm in
St. David's Episcopal Church in Baltimore, MD.
Tina Tallon's General Commission,
excision no. 2 - they didn't know we were seeds,
will be premiered by Kurt Rohde
and Left Coast Chamber Ensemble
on March 3, 2019 at 7:30pm
at the Berkeley Hillside Club in Berkeley, CA.
Mission Statement
The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University
encourages and financially supports composers who demonstrate
technical skills and natural gifts for the composition of great music.
The Endowment achieves this through its Barlow Prize,
commissioning programs, and support of student composers.
encourages and financially supports composers who demonstrate
technical skills and natural gifts for the composition of great music.
The Endowment achieves this through its Barlow Prize,
commissioning programs, and support of student composers.
Barlow Prize 2019
$12,000 Commission
New Work for Pierrot ensemble + percussion and electronics
The winning composer will receive a $12,000 commission for a major new work for Pierrot ensemble + percussion and electronics.
The work will be performed in 2021 by a consortium of ensembles: Crash Ensemble (Dublin, Ireland), Eighth Blackbird (Chicago, IL),
and New York New Music Ensemble (New York City, NY).
The work is expected to meet the highest artistic requirements for the medium. Additional specifications for the work will be negotiated
among the Barlow Endowment, the composer, and the performing consortium. Half of the commission fee will be paid after
January 1st when the contract for the commission is finalized, and the other half will be paid when the finished
signed and dated score is submitted to the Endowment.
All applications and scores must be
RECEIVED before close of business on JUNE 1.
The Endowment does not receive mail on Saturday, Sunday, or US national holidays–please plan accordingly.
RECEIVED before close of business on JUNE 1.
The Endowment does not receive mail on Saturday, Sunday, or US national holidays–please plan accordingly.
Send materials to:
ATTN: Rebecca Ott
Barlow Endowment
A-501 Harris Fine Arts Center
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
USA
Express mail address:
ATTN: Rebecca Ott
Barlow Endowment
701 East University Parkway
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
USA
(801) 422-8611
(Note: USPS might not initially recognize this address, but it is correct)
The Barlow Endowment
The Barlow Endowment for Music Composition was established in September of 1983 under the auspices of Milton A. and Gloria Barlow, who presented a substantial gift to Brigham Young University to engender and support excellence in musical composition. The Board of Directors and Board of Advisors have subsequently been engaged in employing the proceeds of the Endowment to support four programs: The Barlow Prize, General Commissions, LDS Composer Commissions, and Education Grants.