COMPOSERS

Juventas New Music Ensemble has performed the works of more than 300 living composers since 2005.

Click on a name below to learn more about each composer.

“Juventas stands out for their commitment to championing emerging composers, in particular—a focus that's unique among professional new music ensembles in the U.S.”
-Nell Shaw Cohen, Composer

"It's almost impossible to encapsulate Juventas’s enormous impact on my career as a young composer."

  -Avik Sarkar, Composer

"Juventas New Music Ensemble curates thoughtful, relevant and emotionally powerful concert listening experiences. I always know my music is in good hands and it’s been an honor to be part of their journey.”

  -Ingrid Stölzel, Composer

"Their playing combined sincere emotion with technical finesse, giving a powerful performance, and I would be happy to work with them anytime again."

  -Robert Ruohola, Composer

"Juventas took a chance on me as a young composer, and commissioned my opera Light and Power in 2011. The effect this has had on my musical life has been immeasurable."

  -Isaac Schankler, Composer