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WAC 2024 Student Composition Contest

he Wisconsin Alliance for Composers (WAC) is accepting submissions for its 2024 Student Composition Contest. Prizes will include cash awards and live performances at the WAC New Music Festival at UW Whitewater on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

WAC 2025 New Music Festival

The Wisconsin Alliance for Composers (WAC) is accepting submissions for its New Music Festival to be held at UW Whitewater on Sunday, April 27, 2025.

2023 Student Composition Contest Winners

Announcing the winners of WAC's 2023 Student Composition Contest:

Undergraduate Category

• First Prize: Eleri Beal, String Quartet No. 1 “and otherwise” (UW Whitewater)
• Honorable Mention: Ben Campbell, Variegation for alto saxophone and piano (Lawrence University)
• Honorable Mention: Jason Ford, Stratus for tenor saxophone and electronics (UW Oshkosh)
• Honorable Mention: Joshua Sheldon, Serpentine for solo cello (UW Oshkosh)

High School Category

• First Prize: Charlie Plante, Con Mistero for flute (Cedarburg HS)
• Honorable Mention: Aniket Singh, The Waves Beyond for solo euphonium, 3 B-flat clarinets, 1 bass clarinet (Hamilton HS)
• Honorable Mention: Alexander Tierney, Lament in Eb Minor for flute and piano (Verona Area HS)

Middle School Category

• First Prize: Reylin Williams, The Scary Old Mansion for piano (Eau Claire)
• Honorable Mention: Adharsh Aavan, Ocean Tides for flute and piano (Brookfield Academy)
• Honorable Mention: Liam Grimord, The Mountain Trek for piano (Northshore Middle School)
• Honorable Mention: Greta Lofgren, We Made It To State! for piano (Elk Mound)

Elementary Category

• First Prize: Dave Amadi, Off To School! for piano (Eau Claire)
• Honorable Mention: Leah Carter, Soccer! for piano (Eau Claire)
• Honorable Mention: Lena Hussien-Tabor, Starlight for piano (Eau Claire)
• Honorable Mention: Jameson Liddle, Rockin’ with Alberti for piano (Eau Claire)
• Honorable Mention: Daniel Mei, Ghosts in the Graveyard for piano (Wilson Elementary)