YAMawards 2018: Nominees Announcement

Since 2010 the YAMawards have celebrated excellence in the field of live music experiences for young audiences by identifying and promoting the best musical productions for kids and youth from all around the world.  The YAMA nominees 2018 have been chosen from more than 60 incredible submissions from 27 countries. After intense deliberation, the international YAMA juries have nominated the following 11 productions:

Best Small Ensemble

• Bach in the street (Sweden)
• Pepe & Speedy (Austria)
• Maputo - Mozambique (France)
• Klopotec Orkestra (Belgium)

Best Large Ensemble

• Shadow Music (Norway)
• Rêvant le carnaval des animaux (Spain)
• IBERIA (Austria)

Best Opera

•  A Shoe Full of Stars (UK)
• Tout Neuf! (France)
• Belongings (UK)  
• Uitvinders (Netherlands)

From these 11 nominees, the YAMA juries will select the Best Small Ensemble, Best Large Ensemble and Best Opera (powered by RESEO) for young audiences. The YAMawards will also crown the prestigious “Production of the Year" as well as the highly contested “Public Choice Award”. You can now watch the trailers of the nominees' productions online and vote for your favourites. Voting for the YAMA Public Choice Award runs until October 17th at 17:00 CET.

The winners will be announced at the YAMawards Ceremony that will take place in Santiago de Compostela (Spain) at the Cidade de Cultura on the 17th of October 2018 during the YAMsession.

To attend the YAMsession and YAMawards Ceremony, please register online at yamsession.org.