Previous Composers-in-Residence
Nyandeng juag
2023-2024 Young Composer-in-Residence
Young Composer Residency Commissions:
“Stranger” premiered November 10, 2023 in Chicago, IL by La Caccina
“The Black Finger” premiered January 14, 2024 in Evanston, IL at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
“Of Sun and Snow” premiered January 19, 2025 in Evanston, IL at the Music Institute of Chicago’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
“It’s been so exciting, and it’s given me so much to look forward to in the future as a composer and in my own career…It was a really great way to reflect on what classical music can be.”
— Nyandeng Juag, on her time as a Hearing in Color Young Composer-in-Residence
EPHRAIM CHAMPION
2022-2023 Young Composer-in-Residence
Young Composer Residency Commissions:
“A Stone of Hope” premiered January 2023
“All Things Sublime and Colossal” premiered November 2022
“It’s about the recognition of one’s smallness in a very vast and unknown world. But it’s not just that recognition, it’s also just the beauty of that idea as well.”
— Ephraim Champion
Gwen MAramba
2021-2022 Young Composer-in-Residence
Young Composer Residency Commissions:
“Standing on the Shoulders of Giants” premiered March 2022
“This residency has been the most amazing musical experience that I’ve ever had…It has been a challenge, but through all of that, I’ve learned so much about myself.”
— Gwen Maramba