ANNOUNCING THE WINNER OF THE 19th ANNUAL JOHN EATON MEMORIAL COMPETITION

New York Composers Circle is happy to announce the winner and runners-up of the 19th annual John Eaton Memorial Competition. The selection of the winning work was a unanimous decision. Congratulations to our competition winner, LUCA PASQUINI, for his string quartet, Sospira. Congratulations also to our two runners-up, KOLTEN HEEREN for his string trio, Scherzo, and WHITNEY SHENG for Foxfire for solo alto flute. The winning work will be performed in our upcoming 24th concert season. Both the winner and runners-up will receive a complimentary one-year membership in the New York Composers Circle.

Our sincere thanks to all of the entrants in the John Eaton Memorial Competition. We wish you continued success in your musical endeavors. We look forward to getting to know Luca, Kolten, and Whitney and their music over the next year as they join the ranks of NYCC.

Luca Pasquini, 2026 Winner, for Sospira, for string quartet

Kolten Heeren, 2026 1st Runner-up, for Scherzo, for string trio

Whitney Sheng, 2026 2nd Runner-up, for Foxfire, for solo alto flute

WE WELCOME THESE NEW MEMBERS

We welcome FIVE new members to the roster of the New York Composers Circle. We are happy to announce that MATT KRANE, ALON NECHUSHTAN, CLOVIS NICOLAS, KARL SCHULTZ, and EMILIA TAMBURRI have been selected for membership as new composer members. Each composer presented their music at recent salons and has met all of the requirements for membership. We look forward to their continued contributions to NYCC, as well as the presentation of their music at concerts beginning in the 2026-2027 concert season.

Welcome aboard!

Matt Krane

Alon Nechushtan

Clovis Nicolas

Karl Schultz

Emilia Tamburri

Salon Schedule

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Announcement of the Upcoming 24th Season of Concerts is Coming Soon!

New York Composers Circle presented five concerts during our 23rd season, featuring 21 world premieres, 7 New York premieres, and 3 US premieres from 28 composers from our roster, and pieces from two of our Honorary Members, Richard Brooks and Raoul Pleskow. The winner of the 18th John Eaton Memorial Competition, Robert Carl, was featured in a performance of his winning work, Just Listen, in February. We also honored long-time composer member Kevin McCarter, who recently passed away, with a performance of his memorable work for viola and piano, Quiet Moments.

We are already hard at work putting together our 24th Season of Concerts, which will be announced in late summer. The season will be highlighted by many more premieres from our roster of composers, as well as the performance of the winner of the 19th John Eaton Memorial Competition, Luca Pasquini’s Sospira for string quartet. To stay informed of news and information from the New York Composers Circle, please click HERE to subscribe to our mailing list. You will be among the first to know when the new season is announced,