April 30 at 7:30pm
RAM Composers ~ RAM Players 

May 1 at 7:30pm
Fifteen Minutes of Fame

May 2 at 3pm
KOE (Eva Ding, flute & Emma Kato, cello)

May 2 at 5pm TBA

May 2 at 7:30pm
Aaron Copland School of Music
Queens College Percussion Ensemble

May 3 at 3pm
Luminae Trio

May 3 at 7:30pm
RAM Composers/Players and Guest Composers
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Winner of the
RAM Queens New Music Festival
Composition Competition



QNMF Opening Concert​

Thursday April 30 at 7:30pm
RAM Composers ~ RAM Players ​

RAM Sings
Risa Harman, soprano
Seth Gilman, baritone
Adelina DeBella, flute
Thomas Piercy, clarinet
Laurel Gagnon, violin
Corey Chang, piano
Marina Iwao, piano
 

Corey Chang
“Shimmer” for piano
(2023/2024)

Gilbert Galindo
“Braided Soul” for soprano, flute, bass clarinet, violin, piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

Masatora Goya
"Robert Louis Stevenson Suite"
for soprano, baritone, flute, clarinet, violin, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere) 

Beata Moon
“Prayer of Saint Francis”
for baritone, clarinet, violin, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

Allen Schulz “8 miniatures” for alto flute and clarinet
(2026) (World Premiere)

Frances White
"The lily bearers" for narrator, alto flute, violin, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)




Friday May 1 at 7:30pm
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME

Saturday at 3pm
KOE (Eva Ding, flute & Emma Kato, cello) 


Saturday at 5pm
TBA
 

Saturday at 7:30pm
Aaron Copland School of Music
Queens College percussion students


Sunday at 3pm
LUMINAE TRIO


Sunday May 3 at 7:30pm
Closing Concert
RAM Composers/Players
Guest Composers
Winner of the RAM QNMF Composition Competition

Thomas Piercy, clarinet
Laurel Gagnon, violin
Elena Ariza, cello
Corey Chang, piano
Zhihua Hu, piano
Marina Iwao, piano


RAM COMPOSERS

Corey Chang
"Calm." for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

Daniel Hass
"Duo" for clarinet, and piano (2026) (World Premiere)

Zhihua Hu
"Wind" from "Autumn Wind" for clarinet and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

Frances White
“From the book of infinite secrecy”
for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (2025)


GUEST COMPOSERS

Miho Sasaki
“Winter Red Blossoms” for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

Michael Schelle
“Torched Songs” for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano
(2026) (World Premiere)

RAM Queens New Music Festival
2026 Composition Competition Winner 
Chihchun Chi-sun Lee
"Layers of Waves” for clarinet, cello, and piano
(2026) (World premiere)


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RAM and QNMF are delighted to announce that Chihchun Chi-sun Lee's winning composition "Layers of Waves" will receive a featured performance at this year’s Queens New Music Festival on May 3, 2026.
Winners

1st Place – Chihchun Chi-sun Lee (Taiwan)
"Layers of Waves" (2026) for clarinet, cello, and piano
World Premiere

2nd Place (tie) – Roxani Chatzidimitriou (Greece)
"Floating Inside" for clarinet, cello, and piano
2nd Place (tie) – Fabricio Gatta (Argentina)
"Tangueramente" for clarinet, cello, and piano