In honor of Jessie S. Yee, an avid supporter of the arts, Gordon Yee and the Virginia Tech School of Performing Arts are pleased to announce the first annual Yee Prize student composition competition.

All undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled at Virginia Tech, regardless of degree or school, are encouraged to submit their best music composition, in any genre or medium.  A panel of composition faculty and the winning composer of the Yee Memorial Commission will adjudicate submissions and select the top three student works.  The student composers of the top three works will receive $500, $250, and $100 and a certificate presented at the premiere of the Yee Memorial Commission and their pieces will be posted on the Yee Memorial webpage.

To apply for the competition, submit a MP3 or WAV audio recording or MP4 video recording of the piece, along with a PDF score of the music if applicable.  Information and files must be submitted at https://forms.gle/oaL1xgJBGoQZAST19, by December 1, 2021 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Contact Charles Nichols at csnii@vt.edu with any questions.