In 2017, Katia travelled on a music tour to Europe, performing in venues including St Peter’s Basilica and the Slovenian caves in Postojna. The 6th Contest received 90 applications submitted by composers from 33 countries. The intent of the Golden Key Piano Composition Competition is to encourage creativity and self-expression in new and upcoming composers and to provide an opportunity for winning compositions to reach an international audience at the World Composers’ Recital held as part of the Golden Key Music Festival of Vienna.. International Clarinet Association 829 Bethel Road, #216 Columbus, Ohio 43214 +1 888-983-5441 EDO@clarinet.org All Rights Reserved. Composition Competition 2020 Winners and Honourable Mentions, Society of Recorder Players - South Australia. Between 2018 and 2019, she performed with the UNSW Wind Symphony, as well as doing a number of musicals and performances. He maintains part-time involvement in music education as a composition tutor and choral conductor. Christina comes from a classical Conservatorium of Music education with a love for Jazz. Tatar Folk Tales. The winner of the 1st Annual WBDI Composition Competition for Women Composers is * The winning composition will be performed at MIGF. There was no sole composition that heavily inspired the work, but more a vivid image of an imploding mango, and what it would actually look like. Tibet Overture. Dream with us and consider making a donation to the USA International Harp Competition! Fiona Loader is a freelance musician – accompanist, singer, and composer – a Master’s graduate in Composition from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. High School Brass Quintet Composition Contest Winner! A few stats that may interest you about the competition: In total we had 38 scores submitted, with many recorder players, music teachers, and professional composers from all around Australia and New Zealand. The page you are looking for has been moved or deleted. Winning composition will be performed in the USA shortly after the winner is announced. With competitor fields representing many countries, top judges, and outstanding prize packages, winning the GFA has become a … The video details the four core programs which make up the USAIHC, and also highlights our invaluable community engagement in our Host Families program. He was named the Winner of the Junior Piano Performance of the 2019-2020 National Final Competition of Music Teachers National Association (MTNA). The style of this suite has been described as ‘neo-Baroque’ – in other words, Baroque elements with an unexpected twist, hopefully well suited to the instruments for which it is written. I aim to achieve this through the flutter tonguing, as well as the main motif in its truest form, being a sweet and melifluous melody, yet coupled with slight dissonances. Composition Competition Winners. We'd like to thank our four judges Ryan Williams, Helen Worthington, Benjamin Thorn and Zana Clarke. An attempt to frame and order the trauma, disjointed and peculiar situation we currently find ourselves in. If a winner wishes to have the Diploma sent by Certified Mail, FedEx, or some other guaranteed delivery service, please send an additional $45 for Diplomas sent within the US or $75 for Diplomas sent outside the US. Kym completed a Bachelor of Music Performance Honours in Practical Composition at the Victorian College of the Arts in 2012, during which they were awarded the Beleura Sir George Tallis Award from the 'Friends of the VCA' in 2009; and the Beleura John Tallis Award in 2010. Winners will also be mailed a trophy in recognition of their achievement. The resulting work is the “Rose Garden Suite” – a set of three movements based on the theme of walking and relaxing. Movement 3 is an expression of the multiplicity that has been expected of professional musicians who are also educators and have families.Those who have had increased workloads with new online commitments, as well as the morale boosting required for professional ensemble management, plus the expectation to continue being publicly creative through social media, all while keeping up the appearance of positivity. Marty’s musical versatility has enabled him to engage in a diverse range of genres including New Orleans style brass, Latin, Jazz (small to large groups), Reggae, Ska, dub, funk/soul, classical ensembles of all sizes, as well as his own original music for quartet, sextet, and big band. The second movement represents a well-earned siesta under a palm tree on a hot summer day. Additionally, I'd like to thank my friends Isabella Pinter and Elliot Wong who provided endless support: and for these two musicians I extend my gratitude. In 2018 he was awarded the annual SOUNZ Community Commission and in 2019 was a winner in the Atlanta Contemporary Ensemble’s composer competition. His choral music is widely performed, and is published in the UK, USA, Germany, Spain and Finland. We look forward to hosting another composition competition next year, with a new section: recorder solo. Fugue has a double meaning; both as the musical form, but also as a pyschological state in which the patient affected seems to be able to perform acts with full awareness but upon recovery has no memory of what they have done. He is well-known as a choral composer and conductor, workshop leader and adjudicator. The winners agree to use of his/her names and images in any publicity material. Written for SATB recorder quartet, Fugue and Dance: MMXX, is a personal response to 2020. We used to conduct email surveys to collect data. The third movement – is more a leisurely stroll through a beautiful, fragrant rose garden. Box 5008, Bloomington, IN 47407 812.856.5715    harpcomp@indiana.edu. The WSMA Student Composition Project is a program at the heart of creativity, encouraging young musicians to artistically take what they are learning in music education and apply it in their own way through original music compositions. Louisiana. "Recorders are a passion and an addiction in my life". Creativity is imperative in 21st century learning and what’s needed to prepare our youth for today’s workforce, regardless of the path they choose. His composition tutors have been Prof. Charles Bodman Rae, Dr. Anne Cawrse, and Dr. John Polglase. The American Prize in Composition recognizes and rewards the best composers in America of works for orchestra, chorus, concert band, chamber ensemble, pops, or theater music (opera-musical theater, theater, film, dance) that have been read and recorded or publicly performed.. COVID RULE CHANGE / RECORDINGS: Although readings or recorded … content you are seeking by clicking here. A recent work, Lorikeet Corroboree, has recently been released on ABC Classics on the album “Songbirds” performed by Ensemble Offspring. "Whirligig Following a brief rhapsodic opening section, the piece becomes faster and highly rhythmic through to the end. Composition Competition seeks new works for Wind Ensemble $5,000 total in cash prizes Winning compositions will be given a world… Closing date: 31 May 2021 Barcelona, Spain Cash prizes will be awarded to winners and honorable mentions. As the piece develops, I wanted to explore techniques such as polyrhythms and hemiolas, as I imagined for the mango to implode in this instance, and to visualise an entire room covered in mango. At the beginning of 2020, Katia began to attend the Sydney Conservatorium of Music studying a Bachelor of Music (Composition), and as of September 2020 she was a recipient of the Artology Open Fanfare Competition in which her work was performed by the Queensland Youth Chamber Orchestra. Thanks to QuestionPro's offline mobile app, collecting offline data is a piece of cake now, especially when you don't have to deal with paperwork anymore. This work would not have been possible without the continual guidance of Paul Stanhope and Liza Lim: for these two incredible musicians, I am eternally grateful. Each year, the NBA William D. Revelli Memorial Composition Contest Committee gathers at the Midwest Conference to select the piece they believe best reflects the mission to help further the cause of quality literature for bands in America. Arizona. Southwest Division. Second Place Towards the end, ideas from each section combine.A 'whirligig' is something that spins or revolves, such as a spinning top. 2016–2017 Season Winner Click here to see David's Website. One winner and one honorable mention will be selected. The 2020 winner is Brian Balmages with his … This is either because: You can return to our homepage by clicking here, or you can try searching for the A big thank you goes to our sponsors for the prizes - Sydney Society of Recorder players, Victorian Recorder Guild and Society of Recorder Players - South Australia. Kym Dillon is a composer, pianist, conductor and educator based in Geelong and Melbourne. Her Huan for solo harp is the winner of the Composition Contest for the 2007 USA International Harp Competition. I have always been an early riser even on holidays. We had an equal number of male and female composers submit scores. 2017–2018 Season Winner Bochan Li. The winner and honorable mention will receive a free festival pass for all events. While working on the piece, the word seemed to appropriately describe the way musical ideas revolve and repeat.". There is an error in the URL entered into your web browser. From here, she developed a passion for classical music and performing. In practical terms, however, I would describe it as a spirited study in gesture.". Details are available on the Composition Competition … The deadline to apply was May 1, 2020. For over 20 years Marty has performed as a musician on Trumpet, Trombone, Sousaphone and Flute, Alto, Tenor and Baritone Saxophones, taught brass, theory, composition and improvisation in several primary and secondary schools, directed large and small school and community ensembles including the Western Australian Youth Jazz Orchestra, Fremantle Jazz Orchestra and Swing Shift Big Band. There are two things that really appeal to me about this – seeing the early morning sunrise and hearing the birds chirping. Composition Title; PDF of Score & Parts; Recording or MIDI audio as .mp3 file; Composer Photo; Prizes. As such, I wish to leave the interpretation of the work up to the individual listener. The first and second sections, I imagined to be appreciating the sweetness and richness of the natural world: in this case, the mango, as well as the mystery around this particular fruit. Their work has been performed in Canada, the U.K., North America, Romania and Italy, and is often inspired by reflections on the nature of imagination, creation and art — what it means to create and what our creative compulsion says about us. The intent of the competition is to encourage creativity and self-expression in student musicians at all levels through the art of composing. MTNA/TMTA Composition Competitions The purpose of the composition competition sponsored by Music Teachers National Association is to encourage creativity and self-expression in student musicians through the art of composing and to recognize their achievements, as well as … Garrett Byrnes gained his Doctorate at Indiana University, where he has served as Associate Instructor of Composition. Winner. First Place - David Hamilton (New Zealand). Katia began composing at the beginning of high school, and at twelve she began to play the oboe, leading her to have a deeper passion for works written for both orchestra and wind symphonies. The main energetic activities of the day are expressed in the first and third movements: Third movement – Stroll through a rose garden. Kym also composed and performed two original jazz works for the VCA’s Improvisation Series in 2009, for which their ensemble won the 'Athanaeum Prize’. Each age group will award top places, and for the final round all the top compositions will be submitted to judges without age group restrictions to award a winner of the all-around prize. Christina Alexander is a teacher, composer and multi-instrumentalist living in rural NSW. The dance has interspliced and juxtaposed sections, with cross-rhythmic interplay between the different instruments. This dissatisfaction encouraged Hamish to begin transcribing and arranging many of the music he held dear, later compelling him to begin exploring the exciting creative process of composition. Tied Third Place - Kym Dillon (VIC)"The title began as a reference to something quite specific; but soon after I began to work on the piece the working title's ambiguity brought alive the musical material in an unexpectedly exciting way. Junior Composition: Winner: Elizabeth Deinhardt ... 2019 FSMTA Competitive Events Winners The competitions were held on Saturday, May 18 at Hillsborough Community College, Ybor City Campus. In 2019/2020 Fiona had the opportunity to work with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music based recorder consort, “The Judgment of Paris” and they invited her to write a work for their concert and CD repertoire. 2019–2020 Season Winner Adeliia Faizullina. The under 25 years category has been won by James Mitchell with Festival Toccata. He has been Deputy Music Director of Auckland Choral (1996-2011) and Composer-in-Residence with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (1999). This is represented musically with a Disney style of harmony at the outset followed by chromatic, staccato reactions to mark personal internal dialogue. Second place - Martin Pervan (WA)"Hindsight" is a three-part work that reflects my emotions and observations of life through the time of COVID-19. NAfME is seeking original music by student composers for featured performance at the 2020 NAfME National Conference. Composition competitions had less laureates or finalists, with usually only the winners who see their winning piece performed in the final of the competitions for instrumentalists receiving broad media attention. WSMTA winners advance to Northwest Division and possibly to the National competitions. The Sinquefield Composition Prize is an annual competition for students at the University of Missouri. She has held the position of composer in residence at Trinity Grammar School in Sydney and has had many works commissioned and performed by ensembles such as the Halcyon Ensemble, Ensemble Offspring, and the Leichhardt Espresso Chorus and for advent 2020, the Choir of Christ Church St. Laurence. Calvin Alexander. Ascolsia. Instrumental Solo First Place: 9/11 by Ana Ashworth from Madison Country Day School High School; Waunakee Second Place: The World Series by Mark Henke from Madison Country Day School High School; Waunakee Third Place: Winter by Kenton … The perfume of the flowers is intoxicating. 2021 Composers’ Symposium (High School Only) Up to six high school OMEA Composition Contest finalists may be selected to participate in the Composer’s Symposium sponsored by the Oregon Coast Youth Symphony Festival at … © Copyright 2021 Orpheus Music . He was the Mozart Fellow (2010–2011) at the University of Otago and the Auckland Philharmonia’s Composer in Residence (2009). David Hamilton (b.1955) was Head of Music at Epsom Girls Grammar School until the end of 2001 where he conducted the award-winning girls choir Opus. Both the GFA International Concert Artist Competition (ICAC) and International Youth Competition (IYC) represent the finest young classical guitar talent in the world today. MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARD WINNERS (Grades 5-8) Division Winner 3,455,261 Meters: A Suite in Three Movements by Ilsa Lofty from Paris Elementary School. Any personal data relating to the winner or other entrants will be used solely in accordance with current privacy law. Jing Zeng. His music has won numerous composer competitions in New Zealand, and also in Italy (2000), the USA (2005, 2006, 2008, 2016 and 2019), Israel (2007), and the UK (2008). Katia is an 18-year-old composer who began studying classical piano from the age of three. Listen Below. The 2020 NAfME Student Composers Competition is now closed. The Competition has National and International Divisions. In 2020 “Night Songs III” won the Delta Omicron Composition Competition (USA), choral works took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the IX Amadeus International Choral Composition Competition 2020 (Spain), and “Canticle 6: Fragments from Lorca” won the Philip Neill Memorial Prize in Music (NZ). From here, although Katia loved performing, there was something new and intriguing about composing that she just missed from simply just performing. Imploding Mango Written for four recorders (Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass). July 7, 2019: Lenka Petrovic, Laureate Recital, July 6, 2019: Remy Van Kesteren, Laureate Recital, July 5, 2019: Katherine Siochi, Laureate Recital, April 23, 2019: Harpyday Ensemble | Bloomington, IN, April 20, 2019: Harpyday Ensemble | Indianapolis, IN, April 18, 2019: Harpyday Ensemble | Chicago, IL. Chris was the inaugural University of Otago Wallace Arts Trust Artist in Residence at the Pah Homestead from July to September, 2010, a position he held again in 2011. USA International Harp Competition, Inc. P.O. During his mid teens, Hamish was dissatisfied with many of the videogame scores, which he listened to regularly, were not readily available as sheet music. Teachers and students are invited to submit original student compositions for Symphonic Orchestra or Reed Quintet. 2018–2019 Season Winner Chia-Ying Lin. The winner will receive $1,000 cash prize. Winners of RCO Composition Competition announced The Royal College of Organists (RCO) has announced the winners of the RCO Composition Competition 2020. Kym currently resides in Geelong, enjoying juggling work as a composer, arranger, pianist, accompanist, composition/theory teacher and choral conductor. The suite is a peaceful recollection of time spent on holidays in a tranquil location admiring beautiful rose gardens and relaxing in nature. The winner is given an opportunity to write an original work for one of Mizzou's premiere large ensembles and have his/her music performed and recorded. Compositions submitted that fall outside of the orchestral or chamber instrumentation g… Its use of chromaticism and harmonic ambiguity represent the uncertainty and chaos that have been abundant throughout the past year.Each movement is an expression of my personal observations and experiences. I wrote this work based off the principles of an ever changing and evolving piece revolving around a singular two bar motif. We are excited to announce the winner of the High School Brass Quintet Composition Contest! Jonathan Okseniuk. In 2019, Toni Watson (known as Tones And I) made history when she became the first artist to spend 24 weeks at #1 on the ARIA singles charts with her global smash "Dance Monkey," which she says took her only a little more than 30 minutes to write. The results of the 2020 NAfME Student Composers Competition have been announced; NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition The 2020 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition is now closed. In 2020 “Night Songs III” won the Delta Omicron Composition Competition (USA), choral works took 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in the IX Amadeus International Choral Composition Competition 2020 (Spain), and “Canticle 6: Fragments from Lorca” won the Philip Neill Memorial Prize in Music (NZ). Read program notes here. Please check the URL and try again. Students in elementary school, secondary school, college, and graduate school are eligible to submit compositions. First Prize: “White, those that stayed still” by Matthew Van Brink (New York – USA) Highly commended, for harmonic thought: “At that hour” by Tom Norman Harrold (Glasgow, Scotland, UK) In September of 2018, Rutledge’s Stretch Marks was selected to be performed as part of the Kaleidoscope Mus Art Odyssey Series, and in November of 2018, Rutledge was selected as the winner of the graduate division of the University of Miami in-house Ensemble Ibis Composition Competition. ISC is pleased to announce that "Dance Monkey" is the 2019 Grand Prize winner. Having since had original works commissioned by such organisations as the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Australian Youth Orchestra, Astra Chamber Music Society and Musica Viva, Kym now regularly composes for a wide range of ensembles and contexts. The 2nd movement is representative of the psychological challenges faced by forced isolation, the undulation of anxiety and depression with very brief moments of respite. As well as musically directing local music theatre productions, he is a regular part of the pool of pit musicians hired for international touring musical productions – most recently the Perth season of “Hair”, Tim Minchin’s “Matilda” and the Disney touring production of “Aladdin”. Starting out their early career as a performing jazz pianist, Kym’s unwavering curiosity about music soon led them to composition and art music as a primary focus. The first international Queen Elisabeth Competition for composition was held in 1953.