Jessie Montgomery with five young composers from 2022/23 Season.

Young Composers Initiative

Former CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery and the Negaunee Music Institute invite young composers in the Chicago area to apply for the Young Composers Initiative (YCI). With Jessie Montgomery’s mentorship, selected composers will workshop new pieces of chamber music throughout the 2024/25 Season, culminating in a performance by musicians of the Civic Orchestra of Chicago at Symphony Center on May 23, 2025.

Applications are now closed for the 2024/25 Season of the Young Composers Initiative.

Previous Young Composers Initiative Participants

 


Sponsors

The Young Composers Initiative is generously supported by Margo and Mike Oberman.