2003 Composition Winners Announced

First prize winner in the 2003 Composition Contest is Jessie Pounds, cello student of Nancy England. Jessie wrote a piece for flute, which gathered many compliments from the judges for being quite fresh and interesting, an appealing tune with interesting rhythms.

Second prize goes to Kirk Patterson, Rudolph Nemeth’s piano student, for an ambitious piano solo.

Third Prize is awarded to Matthew Wham, a piano student of Edward Pierce, for a piano piece with “neat rhythms” and a “catchy tune.”