Winners of 2016 Carol Klose/Hal Leonard Composition Competition Announced
MILWAUKEE - October 14, 2016 - Hal Leonard Corporation proudly announced the winners of the third annual Carol Klose/Hal Leonard Composition Competition. The Grand Prize winner, chosen from any age division, will have their piece published by Hal Leonard.
Hal Leonard, the world's largest publisher of songbooks and music educational materials, created this online student piano composition competition in honor of Carol Klose (1945-2013), a popular piano teacher and prolific Hal Leonard composer. The purpose of the competition is to encourage the creative musical spirit that Carol always fostered, by giving piano students a platform to compose, perform and share their original pieces.
Nearly 200 contestants created original compositions and submitted YouTube videos of their performances in the competition's three age categories: Junior Composer (ages 12 and under); Teen Composer (ages 13-18); and Collegiate Composer (ages 19-23). They vied for prizes of generous Hal Leonard gift certificates. One winner, Megan Chang from the Teen Composer category, was also awarded the Carol Klose Award and will have her piece published as sheet music in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Showcase Solos series. The complete list of winners is attached and their
performances of their pieces are posted here.
Jennifer Linn, Manager of Educational Piano, said, "While we all miss Carol greatly, I know she would be truly honored by the beautiful music created by these dedicated young composers and happy that an event created in her name contributed to their ongoing musical development."
Details of the 2016 Carol Klose/Hal Leonard Composition Competition will be posted at
www.halleonard.com/klosecompetition.
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CAROL KLOSE AWARD
One winning composition was chosen from ALL age divisions to be published in the Hal Leonard Student Piano Library Showcase Solos.
MEGAN CHANG - *GOLD Medalist in the Teen Division
JUNIOR COMPOSER
(Ages 12 and under)
GOLD
MARILYN FAY GANS
Batavia, Illinois
Composition: Solstice
Piano Teacher: Carol Hoepe
SILVER
DESI SILVERMAN-JOSEPH
Denver, Colorado
Composition: Night Eagle Nocturne
Composition Teacher: Joyce Li
BRONZE
ABBY HARRIS
Kew Gardens, New York
Composition: Waltz in C Minor
Piano Teacher: Karine Koroukian
HONORABLE MENTION
AMBER LAWRENCE
Carlsbad, California
Composition: Hope's Theme
Piano Teacher: Isabel Cantania
HONORABLE MENTION
SOPHIA OCFEMIA
Tucker, Georgia
Composition: The Storm
Piano Teacher: Julie Mitchell Smith
HONORABLE MENTION
ADVAITH SUBRAMANIAN
Excelsior, Minnesota
Composition: Dancing in the Himalayas
Piano Teacher: Wendy Pace
TEEN COMPOSER
(Ages 13-18)
GOLD
*MEGAN CHANG
Torrance, California
Composition: To Mr. K
Piano Teacher: Carlton Liu
SILVER
DAVID BESONEN
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Composition: Lento in E-flat Minor
Piano Teacher: Chris Wolf
BRONZE (TIE)
VALERIE NARUMI
Yorba Linda, California
Composition: Ice Cream Land Fantasy
Piano Teacher: Dr. Ron Anderson
BRONZE (TIE)
WALTER THOMAS-PATTERSON
O'Fallon, Illinois
Composition: Furtive Chase
Piano Teacher: Amy Jo Sawyer
HONORABLE MENTION
PATRICK DETAR
Liberty Lake, Washington
Composition: Toccata in C
Piano Teacher: Colleen Hunter
HONORABLE MENTION
SUKI ZHANG
Liberty Lake, Washington
Composition: The Unforgettable
Piano Teacher: Karen Huntsberger
COLLEGIATE COMPOSER
(Ages 19-23)
GOLD
JEFFREY FONG
Coquitiam, British Columbia
Composition: Constellations
Piano Teacher: Daniel Mahlberg
SILVER
GARRISON GERARD
Suwanee, Georgia
Composition: Dust
Piano Teacher: Scott Carrell
BRONZE
MICHAEL PHAM
Poway, California
Composition: A Winter Romance
Piano Teacher: Michael Pham
HONORABLE MENTION
VIKRAMADHITYA KALAHASTHI
San Jose, California
Composition: Election
Piano Teacher: Dr. Namik Sultanov
HONORABLE MENTION
MEGAN STEINKE
San Jose, California
Composition: The Last Tempest
Piano Teacher: Louann Ford