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ORIGINAL MUSIC / NEW IDEAS
The 2023-2025 Strings Competition Winners are:
JUNIOR DIVISION: (ages 9-16)
1st Place:
Bird Island: Michal Šlais (Unaccompanied Violin)
2nd Place:
Euler-Scherzo: Nathaniel Koh B.Y. (Accompanied Violin)
3rd Place:
whitewashed: Adah Kaplan (Unaccompanied Violin)
EMERGENT DIVISION: (ages 17-25)
1st Place
Prisoners of Hope by Kian Ravaei (Unaccompanied Cello Solo)
2nd Place
Rondo for Solo Violin No. 1 by Amir Avsker (Unaccompanied Violin Solo)
3rd Place
A Dialogue for Cello and Piano, by Rohan Srinivasan (Accompanied Cello Solo)
THE OM/NI PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED FOR APPLICATIONS. WATCH FOR ANNOUNCMENTS REGARDING FUTURE COMPETITIONS.
The 2023-2025 Strings Competition Finalists are:
JUNIOR DIVISION: (ages 9-16)
Euler-Scherzo: Nathaniel Koh B.Y. (Accompanied Violin)
Arise: Justin Harvey (Accompanied Cello)
Her Name’s…Mahogany: Antonia Zhurak (Accompanied Cello)
Bird Island: Michal Šlais (Unaccompanied Violin)
whitewashed: Adah Kaplan (Unaccompanied Violin)
Kaleidoscope: Koharu Sakiyama (Unaccompanied Violin)
Waltz in Bb Major: Skye Neal. (Unaccompanied Violin)
EMERGENT DIVISION: (ages 17-25)
Wintergale by James Pecore (Unaccompanied Violin Solo)
Rondo for Solo Violin No. 1 by Amir Avsker (Unaccompanied Violin Solo)
The Fairy and the Woodcutter by Soomin Kim (Accompanied Violin Solo)
Two Pieces for Solo Violin: Guy Shapira (Unaccompanied Violin)
Two Hispanic Dances for Violin and Piano by Jorge Tabares (Accompanied Violin Solo)
Distorted Plainsong by Alex Watson (Unaccompanied Cello Solo)
Prisoners of Hope by Kian Ravaei (Unaccompanied Cello Solo)
A Dialogue by Rohan Srinivasan (Accompanied Cello Solo)
WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE OM/NI PERFORMANCE AND RECORDING ON OCTOBER 26, 2025.
ABOUT
Original Music / New Ideas (OM/NI) is a new EPSMF Competition launched nationally in 2017 for classical composers in the Junior Division (ages 9 to 16) and Emerging Composer Division (ages 17 to 25). OM/NI fills a niche that provides young composers an opportunity to share original music. Finalists will be published in an “OM/NI New Works Compilation” and featured in the OM/NI Composition Showcase scheduled for August 2020 in the Sounds of St. Mark’s Series. Awards include cash prizes for the top 3 entries in each category. All Finalists are eligible for an Audience Choice Award.
Competition Instrumentation History
2023 - Violin, Viola, or Cello (solo or accompanied)
2021 - Violin, Viola, or Cello (solo or accompanied)
2020 - Flute (solo or accompanied)
2019 - Solo Piano II
2018 - Solo Piano I