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Sunday, Apr 13, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
- Steinmetz Hall
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The best young composers in the country converge in Orlando to hear their work performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of maestro Christopher Wilkins. The National Young Composers Challenge Composium is part concert, part masterclass, part competition, and guaranteed to be thrilling from start to finish.
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Sunday, Apr 13, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
- Steinmetz Hall
- Purchase Tickets
- Jump to Program
The top young composers in the country converge in Orlando to hear their work performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of maestro Christopher Wilkins. The National Young Composers Challenge Composium is part concert, part masterclass, part competition, and guaranteed to be thrilling from start to finish.
Doors will be kept open during the event so that patrons can come to be inspired by your favorite young composer or stay for this entire amazing event. After the performance, everyone is invited to share refreshments and mingle with musicians, judges, the composers and their families, and of course Maestro Wilkins.
For detailed information about the NYCC, including a list of the winners, visit YoungComposersChallenge.org.
Presented in partnership with Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, University of Central Florida and the National Young Composers Challenge. Thank you to Rollins College and Full Sail University for their ongoing support of this event.
Generously supported by the Goldman Charitable Foundation.
Winning Chamber Ensemble Compositions
Journey of a Mountain Goat - Hudson Holland
Nora Lee Garcia, flute
Rié Suzuki, clarinet
Thad Anderson, percussion
Haley Rhodeside, harp
Ayako Yonetani, violin
David Bjella, cello
Villanelle - Billy Waldman
Rié Suzuki, clarinet
Ashley Heintzen, bassoon
Matt Sisaleumsak, trumpet
Luis Fred, trombone
Ross Winter, violin
Michael Hill, bass
Echoes of the Jungle - Mia Turakhia
Thad Anderson, percussion
Jeff Moore, percussion
Logan Newhouse, percussion
Winning Orchestral Compositions
When Indigo Grew Atop a Cloud - Fabian Leung
Caprice for Orchestra - Asher Schmidt
Chester’s Frog - Andrew Schneider
The Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Thank You to Our Supporters
Sponsored in part by the State of Florida through the Division of Arts and Culture and the National Endowment for the Arts.
- The Judith and David Albertson Endowment in the Arts
- Cartwright Family Humanities & Arts Endowment
- Phil and Jane Easterling
- LIFE at UCF
- Orlando Downtown Development Board
- OUC – The Reliable One
- Women’s Club at UCF, Inc.
Thank You to Our Festival Partners
- Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts
- National Young Composers Challenge
- Orlando Family Stage
- Orlando Shakes
- Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra
- UCF College of Health Professions and Sciences
- UCF School of Modeling, Simulation and Training