Meet and hear our current Featured Composer, Minato Sakamoto, winner of the 2020 8SW Composer Competition. You can get to know Minato, about his work and obsession with trains in our latest Featured Composer interview. We’re very excited to be premiering Minato’s Rondo Americano in our first ever Live Streamed event on Saturday, November 21.

Sharing a very nice article from El Sincopado Habanero about some of the composers who submitted works for the 8SW Composer Competition. A Featured Composer interview with Minato Sakamoto, who received first place in this year’s competition, is coming soon. Stay tuned!

We are very pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 8SW Composer Competition. First Place: Minato Sakamoto (Japan; Duke University, USA) for Rondo Americano. We are very much looking forward to premiering Rondo Americano on November 20th at the Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City. Second Place: Daniel Toledo (Cuba; Hochschule für katholische

We are very excited to be announcing the results of our 2020 8SW Composer Competition. Please come visit us on Facebook at 10am on Friday, May 15 and watch our video. See you there!

We miss connecting with our audiences so much during this crazy time, so Ina made her first video blog! Please visit our blog page and take a look!

We’re very excited to announce that Suzanne has signed with Powell Flutes and joined the esteemed roster of Powell Artists. ‪#‎wearevqpowell‬

Our first 2020 PopUP is coming up on February 21! Please visit In Concert for more information.

Ina has posted another fantastic blog. Read about the first part of the trip we took to Havana in November. Definitely a great read!

Due to an issue with our server and problems with accessing our website, the deadline for the 2020 8SW Composer Competition has been extended to Friday, January 31, 2020 at 11:59pm.

Check out Ina’s latest blog about our trip to Tulane in New Orleans!