2024 Ochestral Composition Competition
Celebration!
Featuring the Sonoma State University Symphony Orchestra, Alexander Kahn, Director
Composition Contest Winner Chosen!
Three EXCELLENT pieces were submitted to the annual Sonoma State Symphony Orchestra Composition Competition this year. Scores, recordings, and program notes were submitted anonymously by Ezra Costa (Legacy), Diego Borges (Festivities) and Alex Brown (Kahnic Celebrations). All three composers are also members of the SSU Symphony Orchestra. The winning score (chosen by a hair) is Ezra Costa's Legacy for orchestra. The piece will be premiered during the March 2025 Band and Orchestra Festival. Congratulations to all three composers on their outstanding work!!
Previous Composition Contest Winners
- Cameron Kaiser, Moritura Terra (2017)
- AJ Gonzales, La osa y la amopola (2019)
- Thomas Gosnell, home (2020)
- Michael Garrett, A Walk Home (2020)
- Emerson Kimble, Divertimento for Orchestra (2022)
- Jon Iten, The Main Attraction (2022)
- Charlie Gomez, The Tempered Valley (2023)