Student Composers Winners 2023

PREPARATORY: 8 years & under
A1 An original work for solo instrument or any combination of instruments

• 1st place- Filip Ilea - The Secret Spy Mission 

 

DIVISION A: 11 years and under
A1 An original work for solo instrument or any combination of instruments

• 1st place - Louis Guo - Bounce
• 2nd place - Maggie Yufei Bai - Lively Cats
• Honourable Mention- Maggie Yufei Bai - The Ocean 

 

DIVISION B: 15 years and under
B 1 An original work for solo instrument or any combination of instruments

• 1st place - Joanna Peng - Orange Blossoms
• 2nd place - Will Zhu - Midnight Rendezvous

 

DIVISION C: 19 years and under
An original work for any instrument, voice, or combination of voices and instruments, with or without accompaniment

• 1st place - Houtian Zhong - Poem of Transcendence
• 2nd place- Christian Sutton - Wistful Daydreams 

 

DIVISION D: Open
An original work for any instrument, voice, or combination of voices and instruments, with or without accompaniment.

• No Winners

 

Adjudicator for 2023 - Nicholas Kelly