The Michigan Music Education Association is thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2023 Young Composers of Michigan Premier Concert.
Students in grades 1-12 from all over Michigan submitted their original compositions. We assembled a Mentor Panel of professional musicians/composers/educators to listen, review, and provide feedback on each piece. The panel then picked the compositions that will be featured in the 2023 Young Composers of Michigan Concert on January 21, 2023 at the Michigan Music Conference in Grand Rapids, MI.
Congratulations to the 2023 Lineup of featured composers:
- “The Sleepy Polar Bear” by Juniper Walker, Marble Elementary School, East Lansing, MI.
- “Drive” by Scott Dreaver, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI.
- “Flowers” by Aarya Kurup, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI.
- “In Line” by Amaya Rizvi, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI.
- “Mountains” by Henry Chubb, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI.
- “On The Way” by Haoze Arthur Li, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI.
- “I’m Running Out” by Salvador Ruiz-Nunex, Pattengill Elementary, Ann Arbor, MI.
- “Sonatine” by Janet Rucker, Legg Middle School, Coldwater, MI.
- “Sonatina for Oboe and Piano” by Eric Rucker, Coldwater High School, Coldwater, MI.
- “Railroad Street” by Gwendellyn Doerfler, Dewitt High School, Dewitt, MI.
- “Track Fanfare” and “Almost Home” by John Danzinger, East Lansing High School, East Lansing, MI.
- “Duckling Duet” by Samantha Sutter, Fitzgerald High School, Warren, MI.
- “The Noble Knight” and the Dreadful Dragon by Sam Critchley, Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, MI.
- “Magic” by Justain Oscar, Mona Shores High School, Norton Shores, MI.
- “Prelude Op. 13 No. 2” by Noah Sutton, Mona Shores High School, Norton Shores, MI.
- “The Difference of the Sum” by Mitchell Roth, North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, MI.
- “String Quartet No. 2” by Jonah Midtgard, Troy High School, Troy, MI.
