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The YAMawards
celebrate the world's best
live music productions for young audiences
Every year the YAMawards puts out a global call to find the very best live music productions for young audiences.
Concerts that inspire, entertain, and awaken a sense of wonder and delight.
A programme of JM International, the YAMawards work to promote access to high-quality artistic experiences for all youth and children worldwide.
About
The Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMawards) honours creativity and innovation in the field of musical productions for young audiences, from all corners of the world, created by professional ensembles of all forms, from solo artist to orchestra.
The YAMawards aim to identify and support cutting-edge productions that inspire and engage young people giving them magic moments to keep for a lifetime. Music has a profound impact on young people and promotes intercultural dialogue and understanding.
Musicians/artists can apply in various categories, including Best Small Ensemble, Best Large Ensemble, Best School Concert, Best Opera and Best Participatory Project.
We crown the winners during the annual YAMsession, an international showcase conference that brings together the global YAM community in a different country each year.
Applications are currently closed
Awards
Best Small Ensemble for Young Audiences: €1000
Best Large Ensemble for Young Audiences: €1000
Best Opera for Young Audiences: €1000 (Powered by RESEO)
The Ebbe Hoyrup Award for Best School Concert for Young Audiences: €1000
Best Participatory Project with young audiences: €1000
Public Choice Award: €1000
Winners
Previous YAMawards winners include Trio Oro (Norway), Musiikkisirkus Avain hukassa (Finland), MishMash Productions and the Scottish Ensemble (UK), At Your Doorstep/Vor Deiner Tür (South Africa), English Touring Opera (UK), Heartbeat (Denmark), M'lart production (France), Barokksolistene (Norway), Harpa (Iceland), Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and David Chocron (Norway), City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (HK), Almir & Daniel (Norway), Oorkaan (The Netherlands), Gabor Vosteen (Hungary), Bach in the Street (Sweden), Cie Balle Rouge (France), Glyndeborne Youth Opera (UK) Rikskonsertene/Kulturtanken (Norway), Smalands Musik&Teater (Sweden), Body Rhythm Factory (Denmark), Zonzo Compagnie (Belgium), Umculo (South Africa) and Muziektheater Transparant (Belgium). See them all here!
Jury
The YAMawards jury is made up of international professionals working across some of the world's largest institutions for live music for young audiences.
Birgit
Hinterholzer
Director
JM Austria / Jeunesses
(Austria)
Jesper Gottlieb
Producer at Live Music in Schools (LMS)
(Denmark)
Nikola
Nejčev
Manager of
JM Serbia
(Serbia)
Sophie
Im
Artistic Programmer of
JM France
(France)
Elfa LIlja Gísladóttir
Manager
at List Fyrir Alla
(Iceland)
Matt
Clark
Programs & Marketing Director of JMI
(Belgium)
Noora Herranen
Director of
Konserttikeskus
(Finland)
Verica
Ajtovska
Manager
JM Macedonia
(Macedonia)
Emmanuelle Soupart
Artistic Director of JM Wallonie-Bruxelles
(Belgium)
Morten Brenne
Producer at
Kulturtanken
(Norway)
Patrick Lenaers
Director of
Jeugd en Muziek
(Belgium)
Helena
Rung
Producer at
JM Sweden
(Sweden)
Naima
Balic
Board Member of
JM Croatia
(Croatia)
Sarah
Thery
Board Member
RESEO
(Belgium)
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