Congratulations to our 2026 Vibrant Shores prize winner, Ya-Lan Chan! Her piece, Brief Candle, will be performed at Earplay's May 31, 2027 concert at Noe Valley Ministry. Stay tuned for more details! Earplay sponsors the annual Earplay Vibrant Shores Composers Competition, celebrating composers who identify as people of color. Earplay performs the prizewinning piece and presents a cash prize of $1,500 to the winning composer. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work, an

Congratulations to our 2026 Aird prize winner, Liu Changrui! His piece, Light pierces through the clouds, will be performed at Earplay's May 31, 2027 concert at Noe Valley Ministry. Stay tuned for more details! Earplay sponsors the annual Earplay Donald Aird Composers Competition, open to composers of any nationality and any age. Earplay performs the prizewinning piece and presents a cash prize of $1,500 to the winning composer. The competition honors the late composer/conduc

Congratulations to our 2025 Aird prize winner, Benet Casablancas! His piece, Haikus Notebook , will be performed at Earplay's March 24,...

Congratulations to our 2025 Vibrant Shores prize winner, Edmund Song! His piece, FlareStruck , will be performed at Earplay's May 25,...

Congratulations to our 2024 Vibrant Shores prize winner, Edna Alejandra Longoria! Her piece, El bailongo , will be performed at Earplay's...

Congratulations to our 2024 Aird prize winner, Paul Novak! His piece, entwining , will be performed at Earplay's January 20, 2025 concert...

The celebratory 40th season promises to be remarkable. In keeping with Earplay’s mission to foster the creation of the best possible new...

As of June 30, 2024, our invaluable Executive Director Lori Zook will move on after more than ten years with Earplay. The board sends its...

Congratulations to our 2023 Vibrant Shores prize winner, Sami Seif! Their piece, Syriac Fugato 2, will be performed at Earplay's May...

Congratulations to our 2023 Aird prize winner, Koh Cheng Jin! Their piece, Flower Mantis, will be performed at Earplay's March concert in...