2025

Primary:

• Start  Again by Lucy Westrin, Grade 5, Herbison Woods Elementary, Dewitt, Mi 
• Disaster by Josie Baker, Grade 4, Bennett Woods Elementary, Okemos, Mi
• The Tiger’s Hunt by Joshua Tomazela, Grade 2, Hoover Elementary, Livonia, Mi
• March Over A Rainbow by Zi Kay Wong (Amber), Grade 3, Orchard Hills Elementary School, Novi, Mi
•  Toy Maker by Caeden Kerr, Grade 4, Orchard Hills Elementary School, Novi, Mi
• Friendship by Srinidhi Chenepalli, Grade 3, Orchard Hills Elementary School, Novi, Mi
• Hernandez-Tenorio by Mauricio-Alberto Hernandez-Tenorio (Maui), Grade 4, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, Mi
• Chilson by Emma Chilson, Grade 4, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, Mi

Secondary:

• The Adventures of the Forest Sprite by Janet Rucker, Grade 10, Coldwater High School 
• Laboratory by Fletcher Tilton, Grade 12, South Lyon High School, South Lyon, Mi
• The Abduction of Persephone by Leo Egen, Grade 11, Gull Lake Virtual Partnership
• Dogwood Iron (previously titled Tree Song) by Robin Dicks, Grade 8, Saline Middle School
• Jaxonian Blues by Emma Brugger and Ben Crockett, Grade 12, Jackson Northwest High School, Jackson, Mi
• The Moonlit Forest by VANYA SRIVASTAV, Grade 8, Frost Middle School. Livonia, Mi
• Polonaise for piano and strings by Connor Ast, Grade 9, Farmington High School
• Saxophone Quartet No. 1 by Nolan Musonda, Grade 12, Saginaw Heritage High School, Saginaw, Mi
• Lost by Noah Springer, Grade 11, Walled Lake Western High School, Commerce Township, Mi
• Our Planet: An Orchestral Suite by Sacheth Hegde, Grade 8,  Reuther Middle School, Rochester Hills 
• Beauty of the Lotus by Sam Critchley, Grade 11, Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, Mi

2024

• Dawn & Night- Obinna Umeh, Donley Elementary School, East Lansing, MI
• The Squirrel- Maylee Qu, Amerman Elementary School, Northville, MI
• DW- Demarion Williams, Pattengill Elementary School, Ann Arbor, MI
• The Lion Roars- Isabel Tomazela, Hoover Elementary School, Livonia, MI
• For Sunshine-Für Sonnenschein (Xing Xing)- Andy Quan and Gideon Bezikofer, Orchard Hills Elementary, Novi, MI
• Rondo in C Major for 2 Cellos, Eunyu Cho and Emma Yu, Novi Meadows Elementary, Novi, MI
• Lord of Poison- Tristan O’Keefe, MacDonald Middle School, East Lansing, MI
• Feel Good- Fletcher Tilton, South Lyon High School, South Lyon, MI
• Laser Robots, Caleb Carothers, Plymouth, MI
• PUSH!- Mitchell Roth, North Farmington High School, Farmington Hills, MI
• Save Me- Mass Dispute Band, Romeo High School, Romeo, MI
• Chronicle of a Forgotten Hero- Cameron Olson, Portage Central High School, Portage, MI
• The Constellations Suite- Sam Critchley, Lake Orion High School, Lake Orion, MI
• Piece for an Unusual Ensemble- Eric Rucker, Coldwater High School, Coldwater, MI

2023

• “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 Oscar Justian, 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. 

2020

• Maddie Bennett – Acting Insane
• Jonah Cohen – Images from an Original Theme
• Will Collin – Close Encounter
• Sam Critchley – Flying Squirrels
• Gwendellyn Doerfler – A Summer Day’s Night
• Leah Dunn – Hotel
• Zach Franklin – Octopi Rag
• Ted Garneau – Auburn Coals
• Sean Gleason – Horn Sonata (scherzo)
• Miles Goedert – Sketches
• Adam R Lenhart – The Message
• Breezy Love – Think Too Much
• Joseph Miller – Ode to a Clump of Fur
• Matthew Osterholzer – Loose Screws
• G. Sander Owens – Toccata Moderna
• Ian Plansker – L’aigle Chaconne
• Eric Rucker – Piano Concerto No. 2
• Richard Shao – Peaceful Views
• Teddy Tolbert & Tyler Mutinda – Truth to Power
• Aaron Wang – 5 Vignettes 
• Jason Zhang – Sentimientos

2019

• Andrew Wassell – 4 Summer Scenes
• Evan Gedert – Sands of Eternity
• G. Sander Owens – Ruminations on 574766
• Ian Plansker – Rondo for Piano and Orchestra
• Jack Reeves – O Fortuna
• Jonah Cohen – Waltz of the Forgotten
• Joseph Miller – Variations on a Portuguese Folk Dance
• Kinley Kiefer – I Could Sing to You
• Lillia McCurdy – Saoirse
• Maura Drinkert – Change on the Horizon
• Miles Goedert – Two Pieces for Cello and Piano
• Sean Gleason – Trombone Duet
• Shuto Nakagawa – Cosmos
• Weston Welch – Passages
• William Collin – Autumn Trio

2018

• Nicholas Bhandari – Beginning, End, and All in Between
• Tom Bowerman – Beginning, End, ad All in Between
• Maura Drinkert – The Ticking Clock
• Alex Ge – Harmonies of the Mystic Forest
• Miles Goedert – The Lost Muse
• Noah Mallett – The Peevish Little Parakeet
• Larissa Michel – Elegie
• Joseph Miller – Night Time Thoughts
• Ancel Neeley – Through Silver Moonlight
• Ian Plankster – Clavicembalo Sonata in G
• Jack Reeves – In The Water/The Fall
• Matthew Tan – Composition Project for Tamir
• Weston Welch – Distant Hope
• Jacob Zufall – Turbulence

2017

• Charles Berofsky – Cascade
• Carly Bins – One Shot of Courage
• Lucy Freeman – Blizzard
• Miles Goedert – Soliloquy
• Andrew Gretzinger – Elegie Appassionato
• Vaughn Haynes – Dance the Night Away
• Noah Mallett – Scherzo
• Liam McElroy – Autumn Sky
• Joseph Miller – Prelude in Bb Minor
• Sara Morden – Beyond the Elements
• Ancel Neeley – Askew
• Ian Plankster – Sonata for Two
• Clayton Riegger – Violincello Sonata in la Minore: Allegro
• Nikolas Simon – Recitative and Allegro Inspired by Sarasate
• Kendall Trinka – Hostage
• William VanZytyeld – Classical Musings
• Andrew Wassell – New England
• Weston Welch – Winter’s Night
• Nick Wood – The Passion of Jesus Christ