The Winners of the Valley Winds International Composition Competition are:
First Prize: → Der Arme Poet (The Poor Poet) by Christiaan Janssen, The Netherlands – $ 4000,-
Second Prize: Brancaleone by Jayme Vignoli, Brazil – $ 1000,-
Congratulations to our two winners! We look forward to performing your works.
Congratulations to all of our finalists:
- Clackermonkey – Kent Darnielle, USA
- Fantasy Suite – Jeremy Makkonen, USA
- Mazurkas of Water and Fire – Roman Czura, Poland
- Millennial Sketches Part I – Neal Endicott, USA
- Pillars of Creation – Joshua Reed, United Kingdom
- Recondito – Israel Ruiz Ayala, Mexico
- Sinfonia Breve – Joseph Hallman, USA
- Tha-raack! – David Heuser, USA
We received 386 compositions from 50 countries. All identifying information about the composers and their home countries were redacted throughout the entire adjudication process until after the winners had been selected.
Special appreciation to our Jury Members:
- Tony Brackett, President of the Valley Winds and Composition Competition Coordinator
- Dr. Brian Messier, Artistic Director Valley Winds
- Janice Murphy, Principal Clarinet Valley Winds
- Justin Eliason, Trumpet Valley Winds
- Michelle Rakers, retired Trumpet and Conductor United States Marine Band, DENMARK
- Ingrid Martin, Artistic Director & Conductor of the Crosswinds Ensemble, AUSTRALIA
- Sarah Watts, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet Professor Royal Northern College of Music, UNITED KINGDOM
- Kristin Davidson, retired French horn United States Marine Band, USA
- David Zerkel, Professor of Tuba and Euphonium University of Michigan, USA
Many thanks to our generous sponsors:
- Vandoren USA
- Christopher Kempf, Euphonium Valley Winds
- Janice Murphy
- Dorothy Brackett
- The Valley Winds
- Tony Brackett
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