2021 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition Winners
K-8
Jackson Laird for the piece, Run Away
- Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts, Columbus, Georgia
- Teacher, Samuel Brown
Honorable Mention:
Celeste Arndt for the piece, Lava
- Excelsior Elementary School, Excelsior, Minnesota
- Teacher, David Davis
Secret McNair, Carre Price, Kemani Heath, Aniyah Allen, and Jermiah Bademosi for the piece, We Black
- Center City PCS: Trinidad Campus, Washington, DC
- Teacher, DeAnte Willis
High School
Jessica Taylor for the piece, Cherry Plum
- Weaver Academy, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Teacher, Howell Ledford
Honorable Mention:
Grant MacMillan for the piece, Nimbus
- Loudoun County High School, Leesburg, Virginia
- Teacher, Lisa Fiorilli
Cameron Woody for the piece, Creature
- Weaver Academy, Greensboro, North Carolina
- Teacher, Howie Ledford
Collegiate
Crystin Williams for the piece, Showing Color
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Wilmington, North Carolina
Honorable Mention:
Nate Krebs for the piece, Boolean Input,
in collaboration with Andrew D. Meyer on Alto Saxophone
- Ohio University, Athens, Ohio
2020 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition Winners
K-8
Matthew Lee, “Breakthrough,” Allendale, New Jersey
- Teacher, Daseul Kim
- School, Primoris Academy
Honorable Mention:
Braylon Cook, “Rapid Fire,” Jacksonville, Florida
- Teacher, Lisa Butler
- School, Riverside Presbyterian Day School
Jackson Laird, “Alive,” Columbus, Georgia
- Teacher, Samuel Brown
- School, Rainey-McCullers School of The Arts
High School
Elijah Croyle, “Soul Dog,” Snohomish, Washington
- Teacher, Tadd Morris
- School, Glacier Peak High School
Honorable Mention:
Madeline Cahill, “Time Machine,” Los Angeles, California
- Teacher, Stephen Billington
- School, New Roads
Preston Leatherman, “To Mars and Back,” Defiance, Ohio
- Teacher, Brett Grime
- School, Tinora High School
Shawn McIntire, “Birth of a Legend,” Lake Villa, Illinois
- Teacher, Elliott Hile
- School, Lakes Community High School
Collegiate
Estevan Olmos, “Cali-Mexup,” Clovis, California
- School, California State University — Fresno
Honorable Mention:
Daniel Cobo, “You’ll Never Get To Heaven,” Rancho Cucamonga, California
- School, Azusa Pacific University
2019 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition Winners
K-8
Harrison TC Le, “Rift,” Tampa, Florida
- Teacher, Amy Callahan
- School, Carrollwood Day School
Honorable Mention:
Natalee Larsen, “Serendipity,” Spanaway, Washington
- Teacher, Monica Hemenway
- School, Elk Plain School of Choice
High School
Elijah Croyle, “Give It A Week,” Snohomish, Washington
- Teacher, Tadd Morris
- School, Glacier Peak High School
Honorable Mention:
Elijah Culp, “If Only,” Rochester, New York
- Teacher, Casey Springstead
- School, Irondequoit High School
Collegiate
Tim Kwasny, “As The World Turns,” Boston, Massachussetts
- School, Boston Conservatory at Berklee College of Music
Honorable Mention:
Jonathan Danner, “Ding Dream,” Cullowhee, North Carolina
- School, Western Carolina University
2018 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition Winners
K-8
Winston Schneider, “Ootheca (The Insect March),” Omaha, Nebraska
- Teacher, Dr. Ken Meints
Honorable Mention:
Harrison TC Le, “Patriot,” Tampa, Florida
- Teacher, Amy Callahan
High School
Elijah Croyle, “Rush (MP3 available here),” Snohomish, Washington
- Teacher, Tadd Morris
Honorable Mention:
Cj Rhen, “After The End,” McMurray, Pennsylvania
- Teacher, Milton Barney
Kai Xu, “Forcefield,” Foster City, California
- Teacher, Troy Davis
Collegiate
Sterling Severson, “Nemesis,” Jamestown, North Dakota
Honorable Mention:
Conner Couch, “Mariana,” Powhatan, Virginia
2017 NAfME Electronic Music Composition Competition Winners
K-8
Anika Fuloria, “Calling All The Haters,” Los Altos, California
- Teacher, David Hart
Honorable Mention:
Tristan McMahon, “Electro Rush,” Derby, New York
- Teacher, Paul Siekierski
High School
Michael Jan, “Mist and Stars,” Great Neck, New York
- Teacher, Janine Robinson
Honorable Mention:
Stephanie Chow, “Closer,” Bloomington, Illinois
- Teacher, Jason Landes
Hunter Galvin, “Far Away With You,” Schagticoke, New York
- Teacher, Jacqui Paglialonga
Collegiate
John Nydam, “7604319145,” Wellesley, Massachusetts
2013 Contest Winners
Elementary – Colton Casto, “The Altitude”, TN
- Teacher, Kristy Weekley
Middle – Christine Hermann, “Crazy Space” Amityville, NY
- Teacher, Jolene Maccarone
Honorable Mention, Julian Black, “The Sky is Falling”, TX
- Teacher, Mark Wurtzel
High School – Tatsuya Tasaki, “Graveyard” Greenwich, CT
- Teacher, Barbara Freedman
Honorable Mention, James Palmer, “Initiation” Russell, PA
- Teacher, Mark Napolitan
