WNMF Composers Institute History
2024
2024 Institute Composers Judah Williams, Lauren Greenberg, Robert Humber, Tom Lachance, Yejin Kwon, Willyn Whiting
WSO Composer-in-Residence & WNMF Co-Curator Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Eugene Astapov & Amy Brandon
Conductors Julian Pellicano, Monica Chen, Serena Reuten
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winner Robert Humber – Warmth Comes (world premiere)
WNMF Composers Institute Participant Composers Lauren Greenberg – Bonds of Cosmic Origins (Canadian premiere); Willyn Whiting – Framework (world premiere); Tom Lachance – Blizzard Sylvestre (world premiere); Yejin Kwon – White Clad (world premiere); Judah Williams – Cosmic Abyss (world premiere)
2023
(L-R) Rebecca Adams, Nolan Hildebrand, Thomas Joiner, Eliazer Kramer, Jessica MacIsaac, Liam Ritz, Darren Xu, Isaac Zee, Gregory Parth.
WSO Composer-in-Residence & WNMF Co-Curator Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Kelly-Marie Murphy & Eliot Britton
Guest Composers & Artists Jocelyn Morlock, Joshua DeVries, Neil Weisensel, Amy Brandon, Kalevi Aho
Conductors Daniel Raiskin, Julian Pellicano, Jaelem Bhate, and Dmitri Zrajevski
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winners Isaac Zee – Day of Judgement (2021 Winner); Thomas Joiner – Dawn (2022 Winner); Gregory Parth – Teutoberg (2023 Winner)
WNMF Composers Institute Participant Composers Rebecca Adams – Lion’s Den; Nolan Hildebrand – ArtDiesSoundsRepeat; Eliazer Kramer – Fantasy for Orchestra; Jessica MacIsaac – Thirteen; Liam Ritz – Kaleidoscope; Darren Xu – To Liberate
2022 Edition (postponed to 2023 due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2021 Edition (cancelled due to Covid-19 Pandemic)
2020
(L-R) Mackenize Carroll, Matthew Emery, Henry From, Liam Ross Gibson, Julia Mermelstein, Matthew-John Knights, Simon Grégorcic.
WSO Composer-in-Residence & WNMF Co-Curator Harry Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Sarah Kirkland Snider & Jared Miller
Guest Composers & Artists Michael Daugherty, Dinuk Wijeratne, Neil Weisensel, Daniel Raiskin, Julian Pellicano, Naomi Woo
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winner Henry From (BC) – Isle of Pic
WNMF Composers Institute Participant Composers Matthew-John Knights (ON) – Voice les larmes avec lesquelles je pleure pour toi; Liam Ross Gibson (BC) – Monstera Deliciosa; Mackenize Carroll (ON) – Blood Sky; Matthew Emery (ON) – Unanswered Letters; Julia Mermelstein (ON) – in turn; Simon Grégorcic (QC) – Two Collages: on the waves of Lake Ballaton
2019
WSO Composer-in-Residence & WNMF Co-Director Harry Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Jocelyn Morlock & Kelly-Marie Murphy
Guest Composers & Artists Pēteris Vasks, Vivian Fung, Eliot Britton, Daniel Raiskin, Julian Pellicano, Roomful of Teeth
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winner Scott Ross-Molyneux (AB) – Ehrykaviss
WNMF Composers Institute Participant Composers Adam Hakooz (ON) – Flux Kirsten Ewart (BC) – Cueva de Villa Luz Noora Nakhaei (ON) – Garden of Earthly Delights Curtis Wright (ON) – Thuban & Eltanin Amy Brandon (NS) – 3 Portraits Tyler Versluis (ON) – Tragic Overture, “Phaeton”
2018
WSO Composer-in-Residence & WNMF Festival Co-Director Harry Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Sammy Moussa & Karen Sunabacka
Guest Composers Octavio Vasquez, Neil Weisensel, T. Patrick Carrabré
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winner Luis Ramirez (MB) – Chido
WNMF Composers Institute Participant Composers Chia-Lin Kuo (BC) – Urban Suite II: Loneliness Steven Webb (MB) – Monuments Austin Leung (ON) – Prelude Roydon Tse (ON) – Black Waltz Leslie Opatril (BC) – Whisky JackKristen Wachniak (MB) – Disjunction
2017
WSO Composer-in-Residence Harry Stafylakis
Mentor Composers Karen Sunabacka, Gordon Fitzell, Neil Weisensel, T. Patrick Carrabré, Örjan Sandred
Guest Composers Fjóla Evans, Cassandra Miller, Christos Hatzis, Dinuk Wijeratne, Meredith Monk, Eliot Britton
CMC Prairie Region Composition Competition Winner Michael Ducharme (BC) – X-1
Participants Harley Dyck (MB) – To Charge the Spear Mark Holmes à Court (MB) – The Swimmer’s Moment Mark Marinic (MB) – Winter’s Heart Luis Ramirez (MB) – Chido Morgan Thickson (MB) – Daughter’s Dance Tristan Zaba (MB) – Paraworlds II
