Following the careful review of over one hundred twenty entries from across the globe, the Competition Jury is pleased to announce the winners of our Third Annual newEar Composers' Competition:

Category 1 - Composers studying privately or enrolled in a degree program
The selected student composer is guaranteed rehearsal time for the submitted work and mentoring sessions with newEar performers, a reading session of their work, a professional recording and a $500.00 honorarium. The submitted work will be considered for possible performance at an outreach concert.

• Winner: Chin Ting Chan, for the composition "Acoustic Field"

Category 2 - Composers not enrolled in a degree program
The selected professional composer is guaranteed a performance for the submitted work on newEar's main concert season, rehearsal time and mentoring sessions with the ensemble, participation in the pre-concert lecture, a professional recording of the work and a $1,000.00 honorarium.

• Winner: Joao Pedro Oliveira, for the composition "Iris"

newEar would like to thank all of the composers for for sharing their music.

Those composers having submitted an SASE with their scores will have them returned by mail.