The Winter Quarter Composition Contest came to an exciting close as works by Music Arts students were judged by a panel of seven of our instructors.

First Prize, to Elliott Ray, was for “Opus 2,” a lively jazz piece. His work was well admired by the judges for its upbeat manner, good compositional form and the emerging talent it showed.

Winners in the Music Arts Composition contest stand with their proud instructor Rudolph Nemeth. From left are Tarik Umar, Daniel Bridges, Nathan Dykas and Elliott Ray.

Second Prize went to Daniel Bridges, who submitted his “Opus 1,” with Third Prize awarded to Tarik Umar.

Honorable Mention awards were earned by Elliott Ray for “Opus 1" and by Nathan Dykas for “Spooky Song.”

Tarik Umar’s composition, also called “Opus 1,” was given a very special honor, the Music Arts Library Prize. With the composer’s permission, the piece will be added to our music library and be available for all piano students to use.

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