We are delighted to announce the results of our 5th annual competition for young composers.
12 years and under
Winner - Joseph Reynolds
Highly Commended - Luke Fitzgerald
Commended - Gawtham Ravivaruman, Jay Richardson
13-15 years and under
Winner - Alex Cook
Highly Commended - Damian Thompson
Commended - Donald Cummins
Unfortunately we had no entries for the oldest, 16-18 age group. Sadly this has meant that we have felt unable to make the overall Cambridge Young Composer of the Year award this time. On the positive side, the lower number of entries means that we will have time to perform all of the pieces at the composing workshop on 19 March.
We introduced the idea of a free composing workshop for the first time last year and it was such a success that we are making it an anual event. The compositions will be played by professional musicans allowing entrants to hear how their compositions sound in practice. Composing techniques will be discussed by the competition judge.
This year's workshop will be held at 7.00 pm of Friday 19 March 2010 in the Recital Hall at Anglia Ruskin University in East Road, Cambridge. All welcome!
Competition judge: Dr Jeremy Thurlow, composer and pianist, and Lecturer in Music at Robinson College, Cambridge.
Entry criteria
The competition is open to anyone aged 18 and under on 1 January 2010 who lives in Cambridgeshire (excluding Peterborough) or goes to school in the county.
This year's theme: animals!
This year the competition has an animal theme. Entrants were invited to compose a piece inspired by an animal or a poem about an animal. They could compose an instrumental piece or a song which sets a poem about an animal to music. If composing a song, they could write their own words or use an existing poem.
Age groups
Entries were judged in three age groups (age on January 1, 2010):
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Up to 12 years
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13 to 15 years
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16 to 18 years
Composition length
Entries in all age groups must be a maximum of 5 minutes long.
Composition scoring
Competitors were asked to compose their piece for one or more of the following:
A soprano voice
A violin
A viola
A cello
A clarinet
All competitors receive written feedback from the adjudicator.
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