2010 Student Composition Contest Winners
In conjunction with the Luna Nova Music, the Beethoven Club of Memphis sponsors a student composition contest that is open to academic composers worldwide up to the age of 30. Winners received a performance at Belvedere Chamber Music Festival and a recording of the work made by members of the Luna Nova Ensemble. The 2010 contest had 46 compositions submitted from six countries. The winners are:
1st Prize
Ryan Jesperson
University of Missouri, Kansas City
"Hebdoman Squantiane [shark week] for flute, violoncello, piano
2nd Prize
Tonia Ko
Eastman School of Music
"Moments" for piccolo and guitar
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Winning composition were performed at the Belvedere Chamber Music Festival, June 23-26, 2009, Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church.