2011 Pikes Peak Young Composers Competition Winners and Honorable Mention by Division
Pikes Peak Young Composers Artistic Director, Leonard Rhodes, is pleased to announce the winning pieces in the 2011 competition. Thank you to all composers from throughout the USA, and China who entered this year’s competition.
DIVISION 1 (Ages 16-18)
Category A| 1st Pl | Creary, Serena | Incongruent Sketches | Natick, MA |
| HM | Nuzzo, Benjamin B. | Sonata in Violet (Mvmts I&II) | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Category B
| 1st Pl | Nuzzo, Benjamin B. | On Dreams and Delusions | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 2nd Pl | Petre, Travis | In Five | White Plains, NY |
| 3rd Pl | Yee-Paulson, Benjamin | Elysium Fantasia | Brookline, MA |
| 1st HM | Creary, Serena | Il Giogo | Natick, MA |
| 2nd HM | Coussons, Alaric | Lachrymation | Greenleaf, WI |
Category C
| 1st Pl | Creary, Serena | Park Images | Natick, MA |
| 2nd Pl | Nuzzo, Benjamin B. | Cello Concerto No. 1 (Mvmts I&II) | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 3rd Pl | Yee-Paulson, Benjamin | Overture for Henry V | Brookline, MA |
| HM | Coussons, Alaric | The Summit | Greenleaf, WI |
| HM | Duffee, Kyle | Symphony! Hallelujah! – I. Psalms | Pueblo West, CO |
Category C-NRO
| 1st Pl | Duffee, Kyle | “Paean” – Overture for Orchestra | Pueblo West, CO |
Category D
| 1st Pl | Coussons, Alaric | Song of the Sirens | Greenleaf, WI |
| 2nd Pl | Creary, Serena | Salve Regina | Natick, MA |
| 3rd Pl | Klarman, Jeremiah | Hallel, Shir V’or (Praise, Sing and Light) | Chestnut Hill, MA |
Category E
| HM | Moffat, Nathanael | Clear Shining | Forest, VA |
DIVISION 2 (Ages 13-15)
Category A| HM | Haven, Jonah | A Room | Natick, MA |
Category B
| 1st Pl | Lugo, Cameron | Quartet No. 1 in C minor, Op. 3 | Jonesborough, TN |
| 2nd Pl | Parsons, Michael | String Quartet No. 1 | Stirling, NJ |
| 3rd Pl | So Wai Lung | Family Ensemble | Hong Kong, China |
| HM | Bragg, Eleanor | Cello Sonata No. 1 | Brookline, MA |
| HM | Jayadev, Sidarth | Toute Le Monde | Bronx, NY |
Category C
| HM | Liu, Tsz-Shing | Unyielding Fire | Hong Kong, China |
Category D
| 1st Pl | Lugo, Cameron | How Excellent Is Thy Name, op. 5 | Jonesborough, TN |
| 2nd Pl | Goldfinger, Chason | Tempestas, op. 8 | Malvern, PA |
DIVISION 3 (Ages 10-12)
Category A| 1st Pl | NG Chin Pok, Bevis | Mystery for Clarinet Solo | Hong Kong, China |
| HM | Mike, Ryan | Opus 5, no.2 | Colorado Springs, CO |
| HM | Wenzelberg, Benjamin | My Tree - A Song “Rooted” | Tenafly, NJ |
Category B
| 1st Pl | Cheng, Christopher | Colour Abstract | Hong Kong, China |
| 2nd Pl | Willoughby, Stella G | Two Movements/Suite for Violin & Piano | Cambridge, MA |
| 3rd Pl | Grabow, Nathan | Concertino in G minor Piano/Strings | Lake Ariel, PA |
| HM | Wenzelberg, Benjamin | String Quartet Op.24 | Tenafly, NJ |
DIVISION 4 (Ages 6-9)
Category A| 1st Pl | Cho, Daniel | Invention in F Major | Rochester Hills, MI |
| HM | Wang, Stephanie | The Return of the Swan | Cary, NC |