Awards

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Toulmin Orchestral Commissions

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Toulmin Orchestral Commissions

The League of American Orchestras

League of American Orchestras, in partnership with American Composers Orchestra, has announced the formation of a second consortium, to take place from 2024 to 2026. As in the original consortium, six women composers—Brittany J. Green, Moni (Jasmine) Guo, Karena Ingram, Chelsea Komschlies, Marina López, and Meilina Tsui for this round—will receive commissions and a consortium of 30 U.S. orchestras (five orchestras paired with each composer) will perform the works. Six lead orchestras will premiere the commissioned works in the 2024-25 and 2025-26 seasons. Twenty-four additional orchestras will be selected over the coming months for repeat performances in 2024 through 2026. Networking, mentoring, career development, and community engagement opportunities are built into the program, and the composer cohort meets annually at the League’s National Conference, taking place in Houston, June 6-8, 2024.

Symphony Magazine: Toulmin Orchestral Commissions

Symphony Magazine: Toulmin Orchestral Commissions

Symphony Magazine

from the League of American Orchestras

Building on the impact of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program’s current 30-orchestra consortium that provides opportunities for women composers, the League of American Orchestras, in partnership with American Composers Orchestra, has announced the formation of a second consortium, to take place from 2024 to 2026. As in the original consortium, six women composers—Brittany J. Green, Moni (Jasmine) Guo, Karena Ingram, Chelsea Komschlies, Marina López, and Meilina Tsui for this round—will receive commissions and a consortium of 30 U.S. orchestras (five orchestras paired with each composer) will perform the works.

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In Conversation with Chelsea Komschlies

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In Conversation with Chelsea Komschlies

McGill University: Schulich School of Music

by Jordan Gasparik

Winner of the 2021-2022 Research Alive Student Prize, composer Chelsea Komschlies talks about her project, venturing outside one's field of study and finding a vibrant culture for research creation.

2021-2022 Research Alive Student Prize-winner, composer and doctoral candidate Chelsea Komschlies will give her presentation, "Crossmodal Correspondences in Composing and Listening to Music” this week. The Research Alive series aims to unveil what makes music so magical in the ears and minds of the listener through live performance and dialogue between researchers and musicians. 

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Announcing the Recipient of the 2020-2021 Andrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Composition

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Announcing the Recipient of the 2020-2021 Andrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Composition

McGill University: Schulich School of Music

Congratulations to Chelsea Komschlies (current PhD), winner of the 2020-2021 recipient of the Andrew Svoboda Prize for Orchestral Composition! We asked Chelsea a few questions to get to know more about her and the compositions she creates. Discover how she uses crossmodal correspondences in her work, where some of her references might originate, as well as some prime advice for budding composers.

What Happens After the Scholarship?

What Happens After the Scholarship?

The Community Foundation of the Fox Valley Region

We hear many of those stories from the students writing to us, thanking the donors who made their scholarships possible. One shining example is composer and Appleton native Chelsea Komschlies, who is making good on her Miller Family Music Education Scholarship, a fund within the Community Foundation.

Hermitage Artist Retreat, AMFS Awards Komschlies 2019 Hermitage Prize

Hermitage Artist Retreat, AMFS Awards Komschlies 2019 Hermitage Prize

SRQ Magazine

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) have announced that Chelsea Komschlies, a composition student at the Susan and Ford Schumann Center for Composition Studies at the AMFS, has been awarded the 2019 Hermitage Prize. She receives a six-week residency at the Hermitage, along with a $1,000 stipend for travel and food expenses. Komschlies was selected by a jury that included Alan Fletcher, AMFS president and CEO of the AMFS; Robert Spano, music director at the AMFS and the Atlanta Symphony; and Chris Theofanidis, a composition faculty member at AMFS. All three are Hermitage fellows. First awarded in 2013, the Hermitage Prize is given to a promising composer who is enrolled as a composition student at AMFS. The residency is the only one the Hermitage grants to an artist who is just embarking on his or her career.

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Composition student wins Hermitage Prize

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Composition student wins Hermitage Prize

Florida Weekly

First awarded in 2013, the Hermitage Prize is given to a promising composer who is enrolled as a composition student at AMFS. Bruce Rodgers, executive director of the Hermitage, said the residency is the only one the Hermitage grants to an artist who is just embarking on his or her career. “These students are already on their way to impressive careers with a multitude of recognized work under their belts,” he said, and added that, as “as the first female composer to be awarded the Hermitage Prize in Aspen, we look forward to having Chelsea on our campus and sharing her in a public program with our community.”

Composer Chelsea Komschlies wins the 2019 Hermitage Prize in Aspen

Composer Chelsea Komschlies wins the 2019 Hermitage Prize in Aspen

Sarasota Scene Magazine

The Hermitage Artist Retreat and the Aspen Music Festival and School (AMFS) announce that Chelsea Komschlies, a composition student at the Susan and Ford Schumann Center for Composition Studies at the AMFS, has been awarded the 2019 Hermitage Prize. Komschlies was selected by a jury that included Alan Fletcher, AMFS president and CEO of the AMFS; Robert Spano, music director at the AMFS and the Atlanta Symphony; and Chris Theofanidis, a composition faculty member at AMFS.