"Here Without Trying" @ Tenby Music Festival
Catch Here Without Trying, a string quartet enacting meditation, agitation, and the pursuit of stillness, live at the closing concert of the Tenby International Music Festival in Wales! The concert celebrates the music of Wales alongside exciting new works from this year’s international composition competition, which received 256 entries from across the world.
The programme brings Welsh music into conversation with voices from far beyond its borders, reflecting both tradition and new creativity. It’s a celebration of connection, exchange, and the way music continues to grow and travel across cultures and countries.
Will Stackpole named Composer Fellow at Tenby International Music Festival
August 13 - 16, 2026: Stackpole’s music will be featured among a cohort of three composer fellows in dialogue with music of Wales at this exciting festival. To learn more about the festival, purchase tickets and more, visit https://www.tenbymusicfestival.com
"From Scratch" Concert 2 @ Emerge Coalition
Hyun Jeong Helen Lee and Judith Gordon perform the opening movement of From Scratch alongside works by emerging composers from around the world.
EMERGE provides meaningful contemporary arts programming that couples the visual and performing arts with social, historical, and cultural contexts.
Featuring local and world renowned composers, we cultivate impactful experiences that challenges audiences and connects the musically curious. Our diverse musical palette produces a variety of interactive and engaging experiences that will appeal to a wide variety of communities.
"From Scratch" Concert 1 @ Emerge Coalition
Hyun Jeong Helen Lee and Judith Gordon perform the opening movement of From Scratch alongside works by emerging composers from around the world.
EMERGE provides meaningful contemporary arts programming that couples the visual and performing arts with social, historical, and cultural contexts.
Featuring local and world renowned composers, we cultivate impactful experiences that challenges audiences and connects the musically curious. Our diverse musical palette produces a variety of interactive and engaging experiences that will appeal to a wide variety of communities.
Will Stackpole Receives of 1st Prize from Tribeca New Music!
Will Stackpole’s string quartet Here Without Trying has won the national Tribeca New Music Division 1 Young Composer Competition for ages 22-35.
Here Without Trying will be performed in New York City and Chicago during the 2026-27 season
American Music Festival, Orchestration for the 21st Century Composer Workshop: Premiere of “This is all just fine.”
The premiere of “This is All Just Fine.” Presented as part of the Albany Symphony’s American Music Festival.
"A New Carnival" New York City concert - Presented by Soundbox Camerata
This chamber music and ensemble program celebrates storytelling through a multi-sensory experience with local premieres of new music! Join us for an evening in which music explores the fragility of life and boldness of characters.
Program
Sean Friar: Two Solitudes for solo piano
Ania Vu: Dance Variations on a Theme by J.S. Bach for violin and cello
Will Stackpole: Palette for string trio
Sarah Gibson: Carry for solo cello
Sergei Rachmaninov (arr. Heifetz): Z’des Khorosho
-intermission-
Marc Migó: Carnival de las Indias
Performers
Annie Dutoit-Argerich, narrator
Glen Cortese, conductor
Max Tan, violin
Jeremy Kienbaum, viola
Benjamin Tsai, cello
Reed Tucker, bass
Anna Urrey, flute
Sam Boutris, clarinet
Kwan Yi, piano 1
Jung-A Bang, piano 2
Oliver Xu, percussion
"A New Carnival" Presented by the Suncoast Camerata
This chamber music and ensemble program celebrates storytelling through a multi-sensory experience with local premieres of new music! Join us for an evening in which music explores the fragility of life and boldness of characters.
Program
Sean Friar: Two Solitudes for solo piano
Ania Vu: Dance Variations on a Theme by J.S. Bach for violin and cello
Will Stackpole: Palette for string trio
Sarah Gibson: Carry for solo cello
Sergei Rachmaninov (arr. Heifetz): Z’des Khorosho
-intermission-
Marc Migó: Carnival de las Indias
Performers
Annie Dutoit-Argerich, narrator
Glen Cortese, conductor
Max Tan, violin
Jeremy Kienbaum, viola
Benjamin Tsai, cello
Reed Tucker, bass
Anna Urrey, flute
Sam Boutris, clarinet
Kwan Yi, piano 1
Jung-A Bang, piano 2
Oliver Xu, percussion
Will Stackpole Joins Composition Faculty for Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program
Soundbox Ventures has announced that composers Will Stackpole and Ania Vu will become the newest Composer Faculty for their Suncoast Composer Fellowship Program.
The SCFP 2025 Recording Workshop offers opportunities to all composers at various stages of their careers (students through professional) to develop their portfolio, receive excellent mentorship from acclaimed composer faculty members, workshop and record their compositions at a high level with extraordinary performers, and preview the working environment of a composer’s career path in a supportive and nurturing environment.
INMF presents “chimera” on Competition Winners Concert
This Fall, Impulse New Music Festival will be featuring Chimera by Will Stackpole. The piece was named winner of their Call for Scores in 2024 and will be live-streamed.
Performance date TBD
Check back soon for a link to the broadcast.
Voices of Change Season 50 | Letters to Distant Cities ***premiere*** by Benjamin Hochman
Acclaimed pianist Benjamin Hochman joins VoC in a program highlighting the personal and professional relationships between today’s composers. The first half presents the world premiere of Will Stackpole’s Letters to Distant Cities, a work dedicated to three of his composer friends and colleagues who he was separated from during the pandemic. The second half features works by three Finnish masters — Kaija Saariaho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Magnus Lindberg — and explores their musical and personal ties.
Print Publication of New 32 Etudes for Clarinet Now Available
A collection of 32 newly-composed etudes written by contemporary composers. These etudes have been composed in each of the key areas of the time-tested Rose 32 Etudes. Each etude contains written preparation advice and guidance provided by Dr. Joshua Anderson. Now available for purchase at https://conway-publications.com/product/new-32-etudes-for-clarinet/
Cornelia Sommer & Dror Baitel {Performing "The End Justifies the Beans"}
As part of an album release tour, Cornelia Sommer, along with Dror Baitel, present a magical evening of original arrangements of classic fairy tale music, as well as newly commissioned works. On the concert, Dr. Sommer will be premiering “The End Justifies the Beans” by Will Stackpole.
Rothfritz Premieres "Grimalkin" for solo Viola
Acclaimed violist Maren Rothfritz premieres a new work commissioned by her for this concert. More info about the piece can be found here.
NYCC - featuring palette
On their 20th Anniversary Season New York Composers Circle will feature Palette , which won their John Eaton Memorial Prize.
Read more here.
CMA National Conference: Concept Lab
The Attacca Quartet workshops new works by composers Asuka Kakitani; Liza Sobel Crane ; and Will Stackpole at the CMA National Conference.
For this workshop, Stackpole composed the piece Halation Sketches. Read more about the workshop here
Concept Lab opens up the process of creating new musical works, and reframes the often-solitary work of the composer.
The Dolphins Quartet Performs Here Without Trying at Alice Tully Hall
The Dolphins Quartet perform Here Without Trying on Juilliard's Wednesdays @ 1 series at Alice Tully Hall.
CWU New Music Festival - featuring Chimera
Yu-Fang Chen performs Chimera as part of Central Washington University's inaugural Festival of New Music.
The Dolphins Quartet Performs Here Without Trying at Alice Tully Hall
The Dolphins Quartet premieres Here Without Trying on Juilliard's Wednesdays @ 1 series at Alice Tully Hall.
Quartetto Goldberg premieres Echoes in the Grain : presented by Juilliard Future Stages
A joint performance spanning two continents, this concert features new works performed simultaneously between musicians at the Juilliard School in New York, and the Stauffer Academy in Cremona, Italy.
This concert features the premiere of Will Stackpole's Echoes in the Grain.
Album Release: Neon & Oak by Red Dog Ensemble, featuring L'Abîme and Produced by Will Stackpole
NEON AND OAK is Red Dog Ensemble's premiere album. Keeping with their goal of breaking as many classical music traditions as possible, they commissioned four brand new pieces for this record, which will be heard for the first time only on this release. Thematically, these pieces reflect the experience of life in an unsettled world.
Works:
Flowers of Fire - Jon Cziner
Neon & Oak - Tom Morrison
The Imperfect Storm - Sato Matsui
L'Abîme - Will Stackpole
Stream the album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4TvYhL0ni5885HgPBDrERc?si=6Yo34CHWTnabnIHgfykMFQ
ACO Earshot Readings featuring: Increment
Featuring: Increment
ACO holds its 30th EarShot New Music Readings (formerly Underwood New Music Readings) in June 2022 in New York City, conducted by George Manahan.
Experience the full read through of works by seven composers including Adeliia Faizullina, Patrick Holcomb, Tommy Dougherty, Will Stackpole, Yuting Tan, Elijah Smith, Yuqin (“Strucky”) Yi. Read More about the selected composers, click here.
Led by conductor George Manahan, the room crackles with energy in anticipation of the expert music-making of ACO as they bring these emerging composers music to life.