MATA Jr.

Founded in 2014 as the educational arm of MATA, MATA Jr. is a collaborative learning experience, connecting pre-college composers from around the world with MATA artists and performers. Over the course of several months, six pre-college composers work with MATA Jr.’s composer-mentors as they write new works, culminating in an evening of world premieres by New York’s top performers of new music. MATA Jr. participants are chosen through a free, global online call for submissions. Submissions are assessed by a jury consisting of MATA’s staff and that year’s composer-mentors, selected from MATA’s esteemed alumni.

MATA Jr. Alumni