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The winners and finalists from the past are listed below.

The files below contain an application and information concerning this annual event which culminates in the top submissions being presented at the NJMEA Conference in February. Also in the file list are examples of submissions from previous years.

NJMEA Young Composers Competition Winners 

2013

Grand Prize:

"Arcus" - Webster Gadbois, Princeton High School

 High School Finalists:

 "Silver Moongrass" and "Oceania" - Webster Gadbois, Princeton High School

"Lunaire"  - Christopher Li, Millburn High School

 "Flight"  - Matt Wang, Glen Rock High School

Middle School Finalists:

 "The Elements of Nature" - Kevin Chen, Rosa International Middle School, Cherry Hill

 "A Farewell to Mandarin" - Nicholas McConnell, John Witherspoon Middle School, Princeton

2012

Grand Prize:

"Sitting In Am Open Field" - Matthew Liu, Marlboro High School

Middle School Finalist:

"Evening" - Nicholas McConnell, John Witherspoon Middle School

High School Finalist:

"Haunted House" - Jordyn Gallinek, Summit High School

"Island Honeymoon" - John Petrie, West Morris Mendham High School

2011

Grand Prize:

"High Stress" - John Caliendo, Point Pleasant Borough High School

Finalists:

"The Bird Cycle" - Andrew Monticello, Paramus High School

"A Prayer" - Dan Sullivan, Egg Harbor Twp. High School

"Corner Song" - Michael Matchen, Millburn High School

"We All Breathe" - Gabriella Natale, Pennsville Memorial High School

"25 Jewels, Self-Winding" - John Caliendo, Point Pleasant Borough High School

  

2010

Grand Prize:

"Mutual" - Benjamin Morris, Chatham High School

 Finalists:

"Separate and Together" - Jordan Lewis, Eastern Regional High School

"The Carnival" - Daniel Reeves, North Brunswick Twp. High School

"Desiderata Tanka" - Ryan J. Bridge, Belleville High School

"Halcyon" - Siddarth Viswanathan, East Brunswick High School