Pursuing her master’s degree in jazz composition and arranging, Teresa Um has won the 2026 Fundamental Freedoms Commission from the International Society of Jazz Arrangers & Composers. Teresa will receive a world premiere performance of her piece at an ISJAC event, a cash award, and an offer of a publication contract for international distribution of her work.

Learn more at: https://isjac.org/prizes and at https://www.teresaummusic.com/bio