Second place went to Magill for “Crystalline Shards of Light,” a three-movement composition for brass quintet. This honor has made my return feel like a major success and has strengthened my connection with music at VT.” I had to take time away from school last year, and submitting to the Yee Award was one of my first major goals upon returning. Her piece, “Scam Likely,” is a fixed media electronic piece built off audio from scam phone calls.įlynn said her music 'involves both electronic and acoustic elements, emphasizing the uncanny nature of the blend of natural and artificial sounds.” Of the award, Flynn said it is 'a huge honor to receive any sort of memorial award, especially one honoring such a strong supporter of the arts. The three winning student composers will receive grants of $500, $250, and $100 during the New Music + Technology Festival concert at the Cube on Wednesday, May 3.įirst prize went to Flynn, who is double majoring in creative technologies in the School of Visual Arts in the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design and psychology in the College of Science. It is open each fall to all graduate and undergraduate students enrolled at Virginia Tech. Associate Professor of music Charles Nichols established the award in 2022. The prize is endowed by Gordon Yee, an associate professor of chemistry at Virginia Tech, on behalf of his mother who was an avid arts supporter. Yee Prize has been awarded to three Virginia Tech students who have demonstrated excellence in musical composition: seniors Caroline Flynn, Brianna Magill, and William Rhodes.

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