Fear No Music

Awards won by Young Composer Project Participants

(partial listing)

2010

• Sam Reising – wrote film score for “Clone Hunter” (2009), released on Amazon.com, check out details on www.imdb.com
• John Caughman – Portland Youth Philharmonic will premiere his new work “Sinfonietta” on their CONCERT-AT-CHRISTMAS: December 26, 2010 | Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, 7:30 p.m.
• Riley Crabtree -  1st Place,  Portland National Federation of Music Clubs, WA, Class IV

2009

• John Caughman – Winner, Oregon Symphony Young Composers Competition; “Scherzo Giocoso” was premiered by the Oregon Symphony on February 22, 2009.
• Cole Perkinson – Honorable Mention, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, Level II. St. Louis, MO.
• Riley Crabtree – 2nd Place, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, Level I, St. Louis, MO.- 1st Place, Pikes Peak Composition Competition, Chamber Ensemble Div 1 – 2nd Place, Community Music School, Webster University,  Level I
• Sam Reising – Honorable Mention, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, Level I, St. Louis, MO.

2008

• Edison Tsai – 3d Place, National Level– Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place, Regional Level, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place – Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level.
• Keith Buncke – Honorable Mention – Regional Level – Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, High School Level
• Cole Perkinson – 1st Place, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, High School Level, St. Louis, MO.
• Riley Crabtree – 2d Place, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, High School Level, St. Louis, MO.
• Ian Guthrie – Honorable Mention, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, High School Level, St. Louis, MO.
• Sam Reising – Winning Film Score at “The Indie Gathering 2008,” an independent film festival in Cleveland, Ohio.

2007

• Edison Tsai – 2d Place, National Level – Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place, Regional Level, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place – Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level.
• Keith Buncke – 2d Place National Level – Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Junior High Level; 1st Place, Regional Level, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Junior High Level; 1st Place – Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Junior High Level.
• Riley Crabtree – 1st Place, Solo Division, Pike’s Peak Young Composers Competition; Winner – 9th Grade, Washington Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition. 1st Place, Regional Level, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, High School Level; 1st Place – Washington Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, High School Level.
• Cole Perkinson – Honorable Mention, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, Level I, St. Louis, MO.

2006

• Cole Perkinson – 1st Place, Regional Division, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, High School Division; 1st Place, Oregon State Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, High School Division.
• Edison Tsai – 2d Place, National Level – Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place, Regional Level, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level; 1st Place – Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Grade School Level.
• Riley Crabtree – Honorable Mention, Washington Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Jr High Level.

2005

• Ryan Wickman – Winner, Washington State Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, High School Division
• Riley Crabtree – 1st Place, National Level – National Federation of Music Teachers competition, 2d Place, National Level – Music Teacher’s National Association, Winner, Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Junior High Division, Regional Winner – 1st Place.
• Christopher Dyson – Winner, Oregon State Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, High School Division, Regional Winner – 3d Place.

2004

• Alexander LaFollett – Winner of the “Conti Connection” award from the Oregon Symphony.
• Ian Holland, winner, Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Elementary Division.
• Josh Norville – 2d Place, Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Competition, Jr. High Division.
• Riley Crabtree – State Winner, Regional Winner, 3d Place in National Finals, National Federation of Music Clubs Composition Competition
• Lucas Threefoot – State Winner and 4th Place Regional Winner, National Federation of Music Clubs Composition Competition
• Christopher Dyson – Honorable Mention, Pike’s Peak Young Composer Competition.

2003

• Aaron Parecki – National Winner – 1st Place, High School Division for “Tangled Web.” National Federation of Music Clubs, Oregon Chapter.
• Award – National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Talent Search Program
• Riley Crabtree, 1st place, Western Regional Division, Composition Competition of Nat’l Federation of Music Clubs

• Fergus Firth, winner, Western Regional Division, Composition Competition of Nat’l Federation of Music Clubs
• Molly Boyl, winner, Western Regional Division, Composition Competition of Nat’l Federation of Music Clubs
• Lucas Threefoot, winner, Western Regional Division, Composition Competition of Nat’l Federation of Music Clubs

2002

• Josh Norville – Winner, Elementary Division for “Molly the Manufactured Martian Malfunctions.” Oregon Music Teacher’s Assoc. Composition Contest.
• Winner – Regional Elementary Division for “Molly the Manufactured Martian Malfunctions.” Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Contest.
• Britney Kaplan – Winner, Jr. High Division for “The Equinox.” Oregon Music Teacher’s Assoc. Composition Contest.
• 2nd Place, Regional Division, for “The Equinox.” Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Contest.
• Joy Perkinson – Winner, High School Division for “Things.” Oregon Music Teacher’s Assoc. Composition Contest.
• 3d Place Regional Division, for “Things.” Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Contest.
• Aaron Parecki – 2d Place, High School Division for “Tangled Web.” Oregon Music Teacher’s Assoc. Composition Contest.
• David Rivas -3rd Place, High School Division for “Fantasy Life.” Oregon Music Teacher’s Assoc. Composition Contest.

2001

• Joy Perkinson – Winner, Jr. High Division, for “Harry Potter #4”, Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• 3rd Place, Regional Jr. High Division, for “Harry Potter #4”, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Contest.
• Aaron Parecki – 1st Runner Up, High School Division for “Redwoods,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest

2000

• Ryan Francis – Commissioned by the Columbia Symphony for their 20th Anniversary. “The Straits of Annion” was premiered in fall 2001 under conductor Huw Edwards.
• Kelly Hansen – 1st Runner Up, Jr. High Division, for “Chatter,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• Winner, National Federation of Music Clubs State Composition Competition for “Chatter.”

• Ryan Hsu – 2nd Runner Up, Jr. High Division, for “Harmony of the East and West,” Jr. High Division
• Christopher Thomas – Winner, High School Division, for “We Don’t Tango With Fear,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• Wylie Overstreet – 1st Runner Up, High School Division for “Homage to Gershwin,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• Rachel Byron-Law – 2nd Runner Up, High School Division, for “Wind on the River,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• Megan Schroeder – Selected to attend Tanglewood Institute, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lenox MA.
• Honorable Mention, High School Division for “Separation: Genocide,” Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest
• Award – National Foundation for the Advancement in the Arts, Talent Search Program

1999

• Tiffany Barclay – National Winner, High School Division, Music Teacher’s National Association Composition Competition. “Escapades” was performed at the MTNA National Convention
• Ryan Francis – Selected to attend the Tanglewood Institute, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Lenox MA.
• Lucas Threefoot – Winner, Elementary Division, for “Adventurous”, Oregon Music Teacher’s Association Composition Contest