The National Young Composers Challenge (NYCC) is a non-profit charitable organization whose goal is to promote the creation of new orchestral music and the next generation of American composers. The National Young Composers Challenge 501(c)(3) was incorporated in 2008 by Steve Goldman and funded by the Goldman Charitable Trust.
18-457: NYCC may refer to: National Young Composers Challenge New York Chiropractic College New York City Council New York Comic Con New York Communities for Change North Yorkshire County Council New York Cycle Club, a recreational bicycle club N.Y.C.C., a former Eurodance project who charted with a cover of "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" Topics referred to by
36-437: A 1,700-seat multiform theater achieves an N1 sound rating–the highest possible acoustical rating. The acoustically remarkable Steinmetz Hall can transform into three different theater styles (symphony concert hall, proscenium hall, and banquet hall) to accommodate multiple events and performances. Construction for Steinmetz Hall began on March 6, 2017 and officially opened on January 14, 2022. The final performance space to complete
54-453: A public event called "The Composium". In 2010, the competition was expanded to the entire United States. The purpose of the Composium is to involve and educate the public in the process of new music creation in order to build greater understanding and support for symphony orchestras and orchestral music. The Composium is part concert, part rehearsal, part recording session, and part seminar. At
72-605: A series of hearings and votes, culminating in final votes in the Orange County Board of County Commissioners on July 26, 2007, and the Orlando City Council on August 6, 2007. The design for the new venue was revealed on August 21, 2008. The venue features a 2,700-seat amplified hall, Walt Disney Theater, for Broadway musicals and multi-genre concerts as well as a 300-seat venue, Alexis & Pugh Theater, for smaller shows and events. The third theater, Steinmetz Hall,
90-542: A stage at the front of the venue. The series was meant to run until June 2020, but was extended another six months and had its final event on December 13, 2021. The Frontyard Festival™ won the Silver Stevie® Award for “Most Valuable Non-Profit Response to COVID-19” from The American Business Awards and the Golden Brick Award for “Innovation” from Downtown Orlando Partnership. The venue costs US$ 613 million, with
108-477: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Young Composers Challenge Starting in 2005, the NYCC began holding competitions for young composers between the ages of 13 and 18 years. Submissions are accepted in two categories: Chamber Ensemble (2 to 6 instruments), and Full Orchestra . Three submissions are typically selected in each category. Each of
126-607: The Marin Symphony . In Fall of 2015 a Composium will be held at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida. Since 2003, the NYCC has presented free all-day composition workshops for up to 150 young musicians, featuring lectures by professional composers and live demonstrations of orchestration techniques by professional chamber ensembles. Workshops have been held at
144-665: The University of Central Florida and Full Sail University in Central Florida, and at San Domenico School in the San Francisco Bay Area. Primary funding for the NYCC is provided by the Goldman Charitable foundation. Additional in-kind sponsors include the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts , the University of Central Florida , Rollins College , and Full Sail University . Dr. Phillips Center for
162-551: The Composiums, winning compositions are sight-read , rehearsed, discussed, and recorded in front of a live audience. In 2010, the geographic range of submissions was extended to include the entire United States. In 2013, two Composiums were held: one in Orlando, Florida with winning compositions performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra , and one in the San Francisco Bay Area with winning compositions performed by
180-671: The Performing Arts 28°32′17″N 81°22′41″W / 28.538032°N 81.378192°W / 28.538032; -81.378192 Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (commonly known as Dr. Phillips Center ) is a performing arts center in Downtown Orlando, Florida , United States . It joined the Bob Carr Theater , which originally opened as the Orlando Municipal Auditorium in 1927, to become Orlando's main performance venue. The center's grand opening
198-495: The arts center is Judson's Live, a dynamic music room with cabaret-style seating hosting intimate events and live entertainment, which opened on January 21, 2024 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Dr. Phillips Center came up with a concept for an outdoor, socially distanced venue to continue offering performances in a time when so much of the world had shut down. In May of 2020,
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#1732854953255216-470: The completion of Steinmetz Hall. Two-thirds of the funding comes from public funds, largely from the Orange County tourist development tax. The other one-third comes from private donations, including a large grant from the Dr. P. Phillips Foundation, the philanthropic organization funded through the estate of Philip Phillips . A slow-down in the tourist development tax and other economic conditions forced
234-528: The idea for creating the Frontyard Festival™, presented by AdventHealth began and officially launched on December 5, 2020 with its first show. Located on the front lawn of the Dr. Phillips Center, the Seneff Arts Plaza, the Frontyard Festival™ offered socially distant boxes that could seat up to six people. Food and drinks were delivered from on-site restaurants while performances and events were put on
252-524: The plans to become phased into two stages of construction. Walt Disney Theater and Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater were part of Phase I. Phase II included Steinmetz Hall and Judson's. Groundbreaking took place in June 2011. The center occupies two city blocks. Some of the existing structures demolished to clear room for the center include Orlando Fire Department Station #1 (which moved to Central Blvd.); an annex building of First United Methodist Church of Orlando ; and
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288-416: The winning ensemble composers is awarded a $ 500 honorarium , and each full orchestra composer is awarded a $ 1000 honorarium. Professional recordings of the performed submissions are made available to the composer and to the public on the NYCC website www.YoungComposersChallenge.org in order to encourage more interest in orchestral composition by young composers, and to help launch the composition careers of
306-569: The winning students. Initially, submissions were limited to young composers living in the Central Florida area, with the winning compositions performed by the Central Florida Youth Orchestra. Starting in 2007, the range of submissions was extended to allow submissions from young composers living anywhere in the southeast United States, with the winning compositions performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in
324-527: Was held on November 6, 2014. Barton Myers was the design architect with Artec Acoustic Consultants and Theatre Project Consultants co-designing the theaters. HKS Architects was the executive architect in association with Baker Barrios Architects, Inc. The venue was approved along with a new Amway Center (which replaced the Amway Arena ) and improvements to the Camping World Stadium after
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