2018 Student Composition Winners:

K-8

Winner

Winston Schneider of Omaha, Nebraska
for the piece, Scherzo of the Feather Stars

Winston’s teacher is Dr. Ken Meints

Honorable Mention

Josh Conklin of Basking Ridge, New Jersey
for the piece, Rekindling Phoenix

Josh’s teacher is Mark Fabio

William Thomas of Gainesville, Florida
for the piece, String Quartet #1

William’s teacher is Sangmi Kang

Sean McLaughlin of Ashburn, Virginia
for the piece, Ode to Grandeur

Sean’s teacher is Kelly Vaeth

Koharu Sakiyama of West Linn, Oregon
for the piece, Clockwork

Koharu’s teacher is Laura Arthur

High School

Winner

Helen Lyons of New York, New York
for the piece, Midnight Traveler

Helen’s teacher is Michael Stratechuk

Louis Josephson of West Windsor, New Jersey
for the piece, Reverence

Louis’s teacher is Jesse Argenziano

Honorable Mention

Daniel Cho of Wyncote, Pennsylvania
for the piece, Scherzo on Fire

Daniel’s teacher is Taia Harlos

David Jung of East Northport, New York
for the piece, Seafoam Green

David’s teacher is Frank Doyle

Reid Spreiter of Mantorville, Minnesota
for the piece, The Dueling Dances

Reid’s teacher is Anthony Boldt

Collegiate

Winner

Kalysha Chandler of Provo, Utah
for the piece, Uncommon Aberrance

Kalysha’s teacher is Kyle Chandler

Honorable Mention

Brandon Schwab of Clearwater, Florida
for the piece, Liftoff!

Brandon’s teacher is Nathan Muehl

Malik Turner of Emporia, Virginia
for the piece, Black Garb Myriad

Malik’s teacher is M. Shawn Hundley

About the Competition

NAfME is seeking original music written by student composers for featured performance in the Young Composers Concert. Teachers and students are invited to submit original compositions by students for possible inclusion in the concert. Students in elementary school, secondary school, college, and graduate school are eligible to submit compositions.

Compositions may also be submitted for specific chamber instrumentation and may be eligible for performance at the Young Composers Concert and a cash award. Compositions submitted that fall outside of the band or chamber instrumentation guidelines will be adjudicated but will not be eligible for awards or for performance.

Up to ten winning composers will receive cash awards, thanks to the generous support of the European American Musical Alliance (Dr. Philip Lasser, president) and the Double R Foundation. All entrants will receive written evaluations of their compositions.