Listen to the Winners

This page contains recordings of the winning compositions from previous years. Since the first Composium in 2007, the winning compositions have been performed by renowned symphony orchestras. The recordings of these performances (Composium) and the synthesized MIDI or live audio files submitted by the young composers (Submission) are presented here.

2018 Composium

The 13th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• Divertimento No. 2 in E flat Major (Honorable mention)
  Ian Barnett - Key Biscayne, FL - age 13
• Winnipeg
  Benjamin Dickey - Seattle, WA - age 15
• Woodwind Quintet
  Misha Swersey - New York, NY - age 16
• ReInvention
  Oscar Basza - Arlington Heights, IL - age 17

Full Orchestra

• Ballet for Fighter Jets
  Zev Malina - Harrisburg, PA - age 16
• Distance
  Isaac Santos - Hollywood, FL - age 18
• An American Road Trip
  Brendan Weinbaum - Atlanta, GA - age 16

2017 Composium

The 12th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• 3 Night Pieces
  Paul Novak - Reno, NV - age 18
• The Story of Tristan and Isolde
  Gahwon Lee - Plano, TX - age 18
• Kuma Lisa
  Elise Arancio - Tucker, GA - age 16

Full Orchestra

• The Paper Man
  Harrison Collins - Little Elm, TX - age 17
• Dreamscape
  Zev Malina - Harrisburg, PA - age 14
• Fantasy for Orchestra
  Daniel Zarb-Cousin - Huntington Beach, CA - age 17

2016 Composium

The 11th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• Wind Quartet 1st Movement
  William Shabecoff - Greenwich, CT - age 15
• Violin Sonata op. 1, 3rd Movement
  Daniel Cho - Wyncote, PA - age 14
• On the Line
  Elise Arancio - Tucker, GA - age 15
• Eliptical Trinket
  Calvin Yost-Wolff - Lawrence, KS - age 17
• Letters Unwritten: A Short Brass Quintet
  Tucker Johnson - St. Petersburg, FL - age 17
• Piano Quartet no. 1 in B-Flat Major "Heroica"
  Theodore Servin - Hollywood, FL - age 14

Full Orchestra

• Colors of Spring
  Isabella Dussias - Hillsborough, NJ (honorable mention) - age 13
• Prelude Serrate
  Andrew Wang - Johns Creek, GA (honorable mention) - age 13
• Spira
  Julian Galesi - Brooklyn, NY - age 16
• Largo for Orchestra
  Daniel Zarb-Cousin - Huntington Beach, CA - age 16
• Full Measure of Devotion
  Robert Tindle - Miami, FL - age 18

2015 Composium

The 10th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• Fantasy for String Quintet
  Justin Zeitlinger - Dumont, NJ - age 14
• Ignis Fatuus
  Emil Ernstrom - Palo Alto, CA - age 18
• Polarity for String Quartet
  Avik Sarkar - Chestnut Hill, MA - age 14
• Sextet
  Evan Kauffmann - New York, NY - age 15

Full Orchestra

• Fractured Night/Blue Stars
  Paul Novak - Reno, NV - age 16
• Outbursts of Joy
  Robert Tindle - Miami, FL - age 18
• The Water Phoenix
  Sterling Maffe - Artesia, CA - age 18

2013 Fall Composium

The 9th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• Quartet in Eb Major
  Camden Boyle - Santa Barbara, CA - age 18
• R.E.M.
  Katya Richardson - Irvine, CA - age 16
• Over Countryside and Meadow
  Jonas Katona - Santa Clarita, CA - age 14
• String Quartet in D Major
  Jo Griffin - Oakland, CA - age 15

Full Orchestra

• A True Western
  Jonathan Maiocco - Roswell, GA - age 18
• Song of the Evening
  Robert Tindle - Miami, FL - age 17
• Pobi's Little Adventure
  Ray Kim - Studio City, CA - age 17

2013 Spring Composium

The 8th annual Young Composers Challenge winners are:

Ensemble

• Elegy of the Holocaust
  David Vorves - Merritt Island, FL - age 17
• Dissension
  Sequoyah Sugiyama - Pasadena, CA - age 15
• Adagio Dolce II
  Leigha Amick - Boulder, CO - age 15

Full Orchestra

• Adagio Dolce II
  Leigha Amick - Boulder, CO - age 15
• In Flanders Fields
  Robert Tindle - Miami, FL - age 16
• Four Watercolor Studies
  Thomas Feng - Albany, CA - age 18
• The House of Usher
  Justin White - Longwood, FL - age 18

2011 Composium

The 7th annual Young Composers Challenge winners were:

Ensemble

• String Trio 1
  Ryan Dodge - Winston-Salem, NC - age 18
• Reverie and Song
  Joseph Prior - Winter Park, FL - age 17
• The Sailor
  Bradley Kroehling - Merritt Island, FL - age 16
• Shining Brass March
  Caleb Bancroft - Oviedo, FL - age 15

Full Orchestra

• The New Frontier
  Tyler Durham - Nixa, MO - age 18
• Pillars of Creation
  Stephen Spies - Albany, CA - age 17
• Paean
  Kyle Duffee - Pueblo West, CO - age 18

2010 Composium

The 6th annual Young Composers Challenge winners were:

Ensemble

• Preparation: Trio for English Horn and Strings
  Sam Hooper - Austin, TX - age 18
• Dance Royale
  Joseph Prior - Winter Park, FL - age 16
• Tayna
  Craig Brotherton - Mount Dora, FL - age 17

Full Orchestra

• Atlantis
  Stephen Spies - Albany, CA - age 16
• Symphonic Poem in A flat, "The Beloved"
  Nathan Blair - Cumming, GA - age 16
• Uni Yunie
  Christian McLaughlin - Davenport, FL - age 17

2009 Composium

The 5th annual Young Composers Challenge winners were:

Ensemble

• Fun Times
  Wilmer Acosta - Sarasota, FL - age 17
• Canon and Postlude for String Trio
  Gabrielle Chou - Hollywood, FL - age 13

Full Orchestra

• A Cell of Incertitude
  John Callahan - Marianna, FL - age 17
• Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra
  David Kincaid - Longwood, FL - age 18
• La Noche de Fuego
  Justin Ward Weber - Mount Dora, FL - age 17

2008 Composium

The 4th annual Young Composers Challenge winners were:

Ensemble

• Natasha's Song
  Katherine Armstrong - Tavares, FL - age 17
• L'Invocation et la Dance
  Stephen Cassells-Hamby - Winter Park, FL - age 16
• Nocturne for Bassoon and Piano
  John Henderson - Marianna, FL - age 17

Full Orchestra

• Battle of Stalingrad
  Nathan Blair - Cumming, GA - age 14
• Flight of the Fourth Caravel
  John Callahan - Marianna, FL - age 16
• Restless Night
  Ryan Dodge - Winston-Salem, NC - age 15

2007 Composium

The 3rd annual Young Composers Challenge winners were:

Ensemble

• Nocturne
  Joe Coverston - age 18
• Two Roads Diverged in a Yellow Wood
  James Everett - age 16
• Ethereal Motion
  Samuel Ciullo - age 18

Full Orchestra

• A Dreamer's Field of Stars
  Joe Columbo - age 18
• Overture di Festival
  Nathan Blair - age 13
• Dark Flare
  Andrew Pease - age 17