The top young composers in the country converge in Orlando to hear their winning compositions performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Christopher Wilkins. The National Young Composers Challenge Composium is part concert, part masterclass, 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 their 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 annually as part of UCF Celebrates the Arts, this event is a partnership with the National Young Composers Challenge, University of Central Florida, and the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

Generously supported by the Goldman Charitable Foundation

National Young Composers Challenge Composium

12:00 – 12:10 Introductions

12:10 – 1:10 Ensemble Performances

Elegy for Lost Time – Skye Neal – Lake Oswego, OR – age 15
Amsterdam – Evan Butler – Tallahassee, FL – age 16
I Think We Just Saw Saturn – Mia Turakhia – Hillsborough, CA – age 14

1:10 – 1:15 Ensemble Awards Presentations

1:15 – 1:30 Intermission

1:30 – 1:40 Introductions

1:40 – 3:10 Orchestra Performances

An Open Window – Hudson Holland – Murphy, NC – age 18
Unravel – Princeton Brooks – Walterboro, SC – age 17

3:10 – 3:30 Intermission

3:30 – 4:15 Orchestra Performance
Bizaan – Luke Soneral – Waconia, MN – age 17

4:15 – 4:20 Orchestra Awards Presentations

4:20 – 5:30 Reception – Refreshments and meet the composers