CHANGES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

We are pleased to announce the addition of MARC HIRSCH to our Board of Directors. Marc has spent nearly 30 years in the media industry, specializing in all aspects of media sales and omnichannel strategies. He has cultivated strong relationships with holding companies and US-based independent agencies, spanning both traditional and digital advertising sales, and he has excelled at nurturing partnerships across all levels within these networks. He will serve as the Director of Development for NYCC.

RICHARD BROOKS has announced that he is stepping down from his position as Secretary of the Board of Directors and will assume an Emeritus position effective immediately. Richard has served on the Board of Directors for the past ten years, including four years as Chair of the Board and two years as Secretary. Before joining the Board, he served as the Executive Director.

Disclaimer: The cake should read “100+ Concerts.” The bakery made a mistake, but make no mistake, we will get to 200+ concerts!

SEASON 22 IS IN THE BOOKS!

The final curtain has fallen on the 2024-2025 concert season, and it was a memorable one for the New York Composers Circle. This was our 22nd season of concerts, which began the year with our 100th concert in November and ended with our 104th concert in May. In five concerts, we featured the music of 33 different composer-members with 24 world premieres, ten New York premieres, and one US premiere. Three of our remaining founding members had music performed this year — Debra Kaye, Patricia Leonard, and Gayther Myers — as did our five newest members — Alexa Canales, Sofia Jen Ouyang (winner of the 17th John Eaton Memorial competition), Jakub Polaczyk (runner-up of the 17th JEMC), Victor Xie, and Margarita Zelenaia. In January, we featured the music of Hubert Howe, who served as our Executive Director for the past ten years. We are forever grateful for the leadership he provided the organization during his years of service.

This season, we hosted two special salons with a presentation by Daniel Spreadbury, Marketing Director for Steinberg-Dorico Software, in March, and a harp presentation by New York City harpist Tiffany Wu. We will conclude our salon season in June with a presentation by Gina Genova, Director of the American Composers Alliance, on “Publishing: Yesterday and Today."

As the summer approaches, the executive staff begins the process of assembling our 23rd season. We will curate the music submitted from our roster of composers, as well as determine the winner of the 18th John Eaton Memorial Competition to put together another season of incredible new music. But no season would be complete without the support of our patrons, those of you who attend our concerts and show their support with donations. We appreciate every one of you. Thank you! We hope to see you at one of our upcoming concerts.