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As one of the most-performed living composers, the Pulitzer winner insists that her music communicate to everyone — from farmers to children to the classical music intelligentsia.

The 15th annual Jack Stone Award for New Music concert was held on March 25 at Northwest Vista College. Three student composers had their work performed by San Antonio ensemble Lux Musicae.

One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself.

At last, the ambitious composer finds herself in the spotlight, with a Carnegie Hall residency and a sparkling new album featuring Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Composer Anthony Brandt’s newest music features innovative dance scores created in collaboration with NobleMotion Dance and the University of Houston IUCRC BRAIN Center. The projects are both performances and scientific experiments, where dancers wore mobile brain-body imaging devices to better understand brain interaction. Brandt's music celebrates the human mind and its role in shaping our reality.

The revered interdisciplinary artist, now in her 80s, remains vigorous and regards the joy of curiosity as the key to staying young.

Barry Brake visits with Dallas-based composer Sophia Jani, whose new album of solo violin music is brand-new, a bit old-fashioned, and brimming with sounds like campfire stories from a seasoned storyteller.

Pianist Daniel Anastasio dropped by the KPAC 88.3 FM studios to perform live on-air, and preview the Unheard Of ensemble's upcoming series bringing composers and performers together to share new music at UTSA, Ruby City, Mission San Jose, and other beautiful spaces in San Antonio.

Sherman and his brother Robert became Disney Studios' first ever in-house songwriters. They won two Oscars for their songs and score to Mary Poppins and composed the classic "It's a Small World."

Unique among competitions for writing new classical music, the Jack Stone Awards, hosted by Northwest Vista College, is open exclusively to community college students.