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2023 Composition Competition Results

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Congratulations to all 200+ talented participants from 18 countries on your hard work! We are thrilled to announce the competition results.

Each age category winner will be awarded a cash prize and the honor of having their composition performed by the esteemed Sempre Musick Orchestra during the 2024 season. We will communicate performance schedules at a later date.

All entrants will receive their personalized judges’ comments and certificates of participation by December 31, 2023. Given the impressive turnout, we will be dispatching these documents gradually over the upcoming weeks.

Adult (25 and older)

Winner:

Noam Faingold – Open Wide the Doors for All

Honorable Mentions:
Sobhan Afsarian – Piano Sonata, Movement III
Jingyan Chen – Invisible Waves
Anna Crestani – Hágoónee
Yi-de Li – In Search of Jasmine
Yu-Shiuan Mei – Ambivalence
Yuanyi Wang – Float
Chih-Yun Wang – Liminality

Collegiate (19-24)

Winner:

Miho Ikeda – Temptation of that Jade Vine

Honorable Mentions:

Sihoo Ahn – Mook Wa
Jennie Hu – Toccata for Woodwind Quintet
Seo Yoon Jang – Fest
Ethan Resnik – A Lakeside View with You

Senior (15-18)

Winners:

Yiheng Li – Album Leaf
Winston Schneider – Salt Creek Tiger Beetle Quintet; I: Allegro con Brio

Honorable Mentions:

Carter Smith – Sunset Fades to Night
Xiao Wen – Search
Ruoyao Wu – Q

Junior (11-14)

Winners:

Mona Mod – “Gretchen” (Faust)
Taige Wang – Chopin vs. Chopin 2.0 Piano Trio

Honorable Mention:

Yiyi Chen – Mother’s Ballade

Elementary (10 and younger)

Winner:

 Zoey Feng – Lost in Thunder

Honorable Mention:

Yuchen Liu – The Day Dr. Squeaks Won the Nobel Prize

2023 Results

67 students ages 5-20 performed with the Sempre Musick Orchestra in 2023!

Concerto & Solo and Ensemble with Orchestra Awards

2023 Grand Prix Winners

Aurelia Faidley-Solars

13, New York

Student of Natasha Brofsky

Will perform with the NH Philharmonic Orchestra 
May 11 and 12, 2024 
at Ste. Marie Roman Catholic Church, Manchester, NH

Roxane Park

15, New Hampshire​

Student of Alexander Korsantia

Will perform with the NH Philharmonic Orchestra
May 18 and 19, 2024
at Methuen Memorial Music Hall, Methuen, MA

Concerto & Solo and Ensemble with Orchestra Special Awards

Best Performance of a Baroque Concerto:
Myla Larmond, 10, New York, student of Elizabeth Faidley

Best Performance of a Classical Concerto:
Yunseo Chang, 20, Minnesota, student of Timothy Lovelace

Best Performer of a Composition by Alexander Peskanov:
Frederick Luo, 6, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova

Best Performer of a Composition by Alexander Peskanov:
Mason Goddard, 8, New York, student of Patricia Robinson

Best Performer of a Composition by Timothy Brown:
Austin Xu, 11, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova

Young Virtuoso Award:
Isabelle Bao, 9, New Jersey, Student of Choah Kim

Rising Star Award:
Aria Zhao, 9, Massachusetts, student of Jia Shi

Performance Competition Special Awards

Best Performance of a Composition by Catherine Rollin:
Jay Greer, 8, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova

Best Performance of a Composition by Frederic Chopin:
Katherine Chen, 13, Massachusetts, student of Eleanor McLaughlin

Best Performer of a Composition by Romeo Melloni:
Melinda Hu, 15, New Hampshire, student of Mila Filatova

Announcing 2023 Winners’ Recitals

Students Selected by Jury will perform with the Sempre Musick Orchestra

Location

West Parish Church

129 Reservation Rd, Andover, MA

Concert Schedule

Each concert has distinct repertoire.

Tickets

$25 at the door.

Announcing our 2023 events!

Sempre Musick is proud to announce our events for spring 2023! 

It is our mission to offer a wide variety of musical events and developmental opportunities for budding musicians. 

Participants are welcome to apply to multiple Sempre Musick events.

Special Prizes

We will have new special prizes for our performance events, with special prizes for the best performances of compositions by contemporary composers Timothy Brown, Romeo Melloni, Alexander Peskanov, and Catherine Rollin.

Registration 

Registration for all spring events is now open. Registration for fall events will be announced separately. Sign up below to be updated!

Competition with the opportunity to perform Concerto repertoire with orchestra. 

  • Application: one movement of approved repertoire
  • Deadline: April 22
  • Winners invited to perform with Sempre Musick Orchestra
  • Grand Prix Winner will be invited to perform with the NH Philharmonic Orchestra in the 2023-2024 concert season
  • Other Awards and Prizes

Competition with shorter repertoire selections and opportunity to perform with orchestra.

  • Application: selection from pre-approved repertoire
  • Deadline: April 22
  • Winners invited to perform with Sempre Musick Orchestra
  • Other Awards and Prizes 

Competition to recognize talent and scholastic efforts in music. 

  • All solo instruments, voice, and piano duet
  • Application: one to two contrasting compositions
  • Deadline: April 26
  • Winners invited to perform at live Winners’ Recital on May 14
  • Awards and Prizes

Non-competitive opportunity to perform and receive feedback from judges.

  • All solo instruments, voice, and piano duet
  • Application: one to two contrasting compositions
  • Deadline: April 26
  • Winners invited to perform at live Recital on May 14
  • Special Certificates of Recognition

Open to all composers, with feedback by our judges.  

  • Deadline: October 1
  • Selected repertoire will be performed by Sempre Musick in the 2023-2024 season.
  • Awards and Prizes

Autumn Leaves Judged Festival

  • Deadline: October 1
  • Performance with Orchestra mid-October 2023 (TBD)
More information coming soon!

2022 Concerto Competition Results

Grand Prix 2022

Congratulations to Evan Huang as the Sempre Musick 2022 Concerto Competition Grand Prix winner.

Evan Huang will perform with the NH Philharmonic Orchestra on April 15/16, 2023.

Peskanov Music Award Winners

Composer Alexander Peskanov has chosen to recognize multiple contestants for their outstanding performances:

Congratulations to all participants!