VISION: To heal our world through music and wordsWednesday Feb 08, 2012Welcome to our 2011-2012 Season

    Choral Composition Competition

    The Choral Project's 4th Annual Choral Composition Contest 2011-2012

    High school students (grades 9-12) and undergraduate college students are eligible to submit their works for consideration. First place prize is $1.000, a live performance of the work, a recording of the live performance, and possible publication with Santa Barbara Music Publishing.

    Due to changes in our schedule this year, we have extended the deadline for the competition application postmark to be November 10, 2011. We will announce the winners by January 31, 2012.

    Choral Composition Contest application ()
     

    2008-2009 Winners:

    • First Place: "Song for the River," Collin Martin, Coto de Caza, CA
    • Second Place: "Aprill," Will Thomas, Rindge, NH
    • Third Place: "October Sky," Corey Smith, Temperance, MI
       

    2009-2010 Winners:

    • First Place (tie): "Pén Graté," Matteo Giuliani, GB Martini Conservatory, Bologna, Italy; and "Lullaby," Daniel B. Elder, University of Georgia
    • Third Place: "There Will Come Soft Rains," Joseph D. Kelly
       

    2010-2011 Winners:

    • First Place: "Grant Us Peace," Stephen Feigenbaum, Winchester, MA
    • Third Place (tie): "The Western Shore," Dale Sakamoto, Mission Viejo, CA; and "The Dancer," Nicolas Dahlquist, Lincoln, NE