2018 Finalists
The finalists are listed below in last name alphabetical order. This order does not imply relative ratings. Every finalist deserves the highest accolades for their tremendous achievement in compositional excellence.
Ensemble
Divertimento No. 2 in E Flat Major - Ian Barnett - Key Biscayne, FL - age 13
ReInvention - Oscar Basza - Arlington Heights, IL - age 17
Winnipeg - Benjamin Dickey - Seattle, WA - age 15
Pieces for String Quartet - Solomon Ge - San Jose, CA - age 15
Timeline for Piano Trio - Daniel Hagenbuch - Mechanicsburg, PA - age 17
I Know Not Seems - KT Kazis-Taylor - New York, NY - age 17
The Alkali Metals - Marina Lee - Plainsboro, NJ - age 17
Shadow Play - Michelle Li - Edison, NJ - age 17
Woodwind Quintet - Misha Swersey - New York, NY - age 16
Storm Cycle - Anton Von Sehrwald - Austin, TX - age 18
Waltz for String Quintet in B minor - Harrison Wu - Plano, TX - age 17
Full Orchestra
Sunset at Sea - Robin Butler - Arlington, IL - age 18
Niagara Falls - Daniel Cho - Wyncote, PA - age 17
Voyage to Proxima Centauri - Tiffany Cuaresma - Encinitas, CA - age 16
Piece for Orchestra - Jodi DiPiazza - Rochelle Park, NJ - age 16
Fairytale - Isabella Dussias - Hillsborough, NJ - age 15
Nine Suns - Bo Huang - Rutherford, NJ - age 17
El Tango Tonto - Liam Hughes - Kings Park, NY - age 15
Sketches From Salzburg - Louis Josephson - West Windsor, NJ - age 17
Ballet for Fighter Jets - Zev Malina - Harrisburg, PA - age 16
Prelude to Awakening - Sean McLaughlin - Broadlands, VA - age 14
Schizenwalde - Sam Parnin - Fort Wayne, IN - age 16
Symphony No. 1 Movement 2 - Dakota Pederson - Cedar Lake, IN - age 18
Distance - Isaac Santos - Hollywood, FL - age 18
The Last Race - Jayden Tiemann- Princeton, IL - age 14
An American Road Trip - Brendan Weinbaum - Atlanta, GA - age 16
Untitled - Yanfei Wen - Center Valley, PA - age 13
Story of a Sixteen Year Old Girl - Miranda Yu - Palo Alto, CA - age 16
Symphonic Prelude in E major - Daniel Zarb-Cousin - San Francisco, CA - age 18