Young Composers Competition Themes
2012
Composers were asked to submit a piece exploring different timbres.
2011
Composers submitted works which featured a motive of their choosing, woven throughout the piece.
2010
Submitted pieces higlighted each of the four instrument families, each famil or partial family playing prominently for more tnan a fem moments.
2009
Submitted pieces were based upon one of the four lines of Jesph Schwantner's poem, Chasing Light.
2008 (no theme)
Composers were asked to submit a 4- to 7-minute piece. The winning overture was the final piece on the Young People’s concert program (1/25/08).
2007
Submitted pieces were based upon themes of peace, tolerance and global understanding. The 2007 Young People’s Concert was centered around the winning composition and a reprised staged musical setting of the popular children’s book, Old Turtle.
2006
Composers were to submit a tone poem in three connected tableaux (innocence, confusion/fear, excitement/resolution), inspired by a favorite fairy tale or own original fairy tale. The mood could be as dark as Hansel and Gretel or as light as Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
2005
Composers were to submit a 3- to 5-minute piece to begin a concert for children. Following the opening winning piece, the concert’s script featured a clown battling the conductor for control of the orchestra.
2004
Submitted pieces were based upon themes of peace, tolerance, and global understanding. The 2004 Young People’s Concert was centered around the winning composition and a staged musical setting of the popular children’s book, Old Turtle.
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