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2023 Composition Competition Results
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
- Saturday, May 27, 2:00 pm
- Saturday, May 27, 4:00 pm
- Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day), 2:00 pm
- Monday, May 29 (Memorial Day), 3:30 pm
- Saturday, June 3, 1:00 pm
- Sunday, June 4, 5:00 pm
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)
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:
- 1st Prize: Emily Hu
- 2nd Prize: Hailey Wang
- 3rd Prize: Sicong Jeffrey Qian and Austin Xu