The 12th Annual New Jersey Young Composers Competition Finals
Andrew Lesser, Ed.D. Technology Chair, NJMEA Chairman, NJ Young Composers Competition
andrew.lesser@yahoo.com
www.andrewlessermusic.com
The 12th annual New Jersey Young Composers Competition (NJ-YCC) finals were held online on Saturday, Janu-
ary 30th, 2021 and aired at the virtual New Jersey Music Educators Conference in February. Students from all over the New Jersey area submitted original compositions in both instrumental and vocal divisions. Finalists were interviewed by competition judge and NJ-YCC Committee Member Patrick Burns of Montclair State University. Judges and committee members include Serge Puchinsky (Montclair State University), Scott Ordway (Rutgers University), Bruce Yurko (Rowan University), and Bob Frampton (Past-President, NAfME Eastern Division, Retired). Finalists included the following students:
Grand Prize “An Angry Young Man”
Composed by Hayden Marciszewski Rumson-Fair Haven High School
Instrumental Division “Trio in F Minor”
Composed by Aadhitya Raam Ashok John P. Stevens High School
“Providence”
Composed by Connor Morrissey Absegami High School
Vocal Division
“Dawn from Canticum Canticorum” Composed by Gavin Tomasco Morris Hills High School
“Tribute to the Trail of Tears” Composed by Barron Brothers
Hopewell Valley Central High School Recordings of each finalists' compositions are now posted on the NJMEA website under the Young Composers
Competition link. Applications for the 2021-22 competition will also be posted on the website in the Fall of 2021. Congratulations to all who participated, and we look forward to receiving more exemplary submissions for our next competition.
We are also looking for volunteers to participate in the committee of next year's competition. You do not need
to be a professional composer to be part of the committee. If you would like further information, please contact Dr. Andrew Lesser, NJ-YCC Chairman at
andrew.lesser@yahoo.com.
TEMPO 54 MARCH 2021
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