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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 Concerto Competition 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 Performance of a Concerto by W. A. Mozart:
Eunha Basu, 13, Massachusetts, student of Mila Filatova
Rising Star Award:
Aria Zhao, 9, Massachusetts, student of Jia Shi
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
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
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