We are pleased to announce the finalists and winning pieces of the 3rd WASBE International Composition Contest. The winning and finalist compositions will be made available for WASBE members for one year.

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Category I – Grades 1/2

Deep Space Voyage – J. Aaron Stanley (USA) | SCORE

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Gangsters in Green – Fran Griffin (Australia) | SCORE

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Viking March – Roar Kvam (Norway) | SCORE

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Category 2 – Grades 3/4

Rock Bottom – Derek Jenkins (USA) | SCORE

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Icelandic Youth – Roar Kvam (Norway) | SCORE

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Las Tijeras de Mattisse (Matisse’s scissors) – Enrique Hernandis Martinez (Spain) | SCORE

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Category 3 – Grades 5/6

Orchestra- Sonata No. 2 – Julian Meisenzahl (Germany) | SCORE

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Poemas de la Locura – Manuel Bonino (Spain) | SCORE

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#Suite – Marco Salvaggio (Italy) | SCORE

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Our objectives in this project are to: encourage composers to write new music for winds of high artistic merit at all grade levels, create a closer connection between composers and conductors, and promote a better understanding and appreciation for different cultures and traditions.

• Winning and finalist compositions will be made available for WASBE members for one year following the 2022 WASBE Conference.
• WASBE will work to find publishers interested in promoting and publishing new repertoire within the WASBE Competition Series and work to get all finalist pieces included and published. Individual composers may choose to have their compositions published elsewhere.
• For one year, WASBE will retain the exclusive distribution rights for all finalist compositions and will make available and distribute to WASBE members for a symbolic fee of $30.00 (USD).  For each piece “sold” during the first year, WASBE will retain $15.00 and will return $15.00 to the composer.

The 2nd International WASBE Composition Contest was a great success. Under the leadership of WASBE president Dario Sotelo (President from 2017-2019) we have received many outstanding compositions from around the world. At the WASBE Conference in Buñol, Spain, the WASBE Board of Directors carefully selected the winning pieces:

Category 1 (Grade 2-3):
1st: “The Brave Tin Soldier” by David Postiguillo Moscardó (Spain) | SCORE

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2nd: “Sunbeam Dances” by Michael Miller (USA) | published by Murphy Music

3rd: “DNA” by Giuseppe Calvino (Italy) | SCORE

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Category 2 (Grade 4-5):
1st: “Lux Futura” by Kevin Houben (Belgium) | SCORE

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2nd: “L’Orizzonte degli Eventi” by Girolamo Deraco (Italy) | SCORE

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3rd: “Aquila non capit muscas” by Maxime Aulio (France) | published by HaFaBra Music

Category 3 (Orchestral Winds):
1st: “I Long for the Furthest Star” by Fredrik Ekenvi (Sweden) | SCORE

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2nd: “Waterplace Park” by Gregory Fritze (USA) | SCORE

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3rd: “Lamento d‘introduction et Scène de prière” by Yunosuke Okamura (Japan) | SCORE

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Category 4 (Solo & Winds):
1st: “Diversions” (Clarinet) by Robert Spittal (USA) | SCORE

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2nd: “Euphonium Concerto” (Euphonium) by Alexandre Carlin (France) | published by Murphy Music

3rd: “Inner Resoution” (Trumpet) by Jason Wyse (USA) | SCORE

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