Beth Morrison Projects has announced the semifinalists for BMP NEXTGEN 3.

Semifinalists include Bobby Ge, Sepehr Pirasteh, Felipe Hoyos-González, Rachel Jenna Epperly, Adeliia Faizullina, Harriet Steinke, Paul Gabriel L. Cosme, Anuj Bhutani, Julia Moss, and Sam Wu.

During the weekend of Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, the semifinalists will see their pieces performed at National Sawdust in New York City. The performances will be preceded by a two-hour rehearsal for each piece between Nov. 15-20 with tech and dress rehearsal set for Nov. 21 – 23.

Then, two composers will be selected for the final in 2025 by a panel of judges that includes Beth Morrison, Christopher Koelsch of the LA Opera, Peggy Monastra of Schirmer, composer Huang Ruo, and composer Paola Prestini.

“I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce the semi-finalists for this year’s NEXTGEN. Fostering the next generation of creatives is core to BMP’s mission, and we started this program many years ago to help BMP support and stay connected to the young talent coming up in opera and music-theatre. I feel strongly that this cohort exhibits the wide range of styles in which young composers today are writing, and I can’t wait to see what they will do to move the genre forward in the future,” said BMP President and Creative Director Beth Morrison.

Past winners include Emma O’Halloran and Niloufar Nourbakhsh.