Awards won by Young Composer Project Participants
(partial listing)
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 – 2d Place, Harry and Arden Fisher Young Composer Competition, Level I, St. Louis, MO.
- 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