Student Accomplishments
MSU College of Music Composition students achieve numerous accolades, including music premieres at festivals, participation with esteemed composer residencies, and earning awards in prestigious competitions. These student honors reflect the College of Music’s commitment to fostering creative excellence and professional success among aspiring composers.
Cortona Festival
- Kakia Gkoudina (2019)
Hartford Women’s Festival
- Kakia Gkoudina (2019)
highSCORE Festival (Pavia, Italy)
- Trevor Smith and Spencer Arias (2019)
Atlantic Music Festival
- Hannah Boissonneault (2019)
Fresh Inc. Festival
- Evan Snyder, Hannah Boissonneault, Chris Kaminski, Jordyn Davis, Megan Anderson, Sebastian Quesada (2019)
- Evan Snyder, Chris Kaminski (2018)
New Music on the Point
- Keaton Garrett (2018)
Donald Sinta Quartet Composition Competition
- Keaton Garrett (1st Prize, 2018)
North American Saxophone Alliance Composition Competition
- Kyle Landry (1st Prize, 2018)
Dallas Winds Fanfare Composition Competition
- Keaton Garrett (Honorable Mention, 2018)
- Christian Kolo (Winner, 2017)
Symphonia Chorale Composition Competition
- Ryan Jones (2016)
KLK New Music Orient/Occident Composition Competition
- Neal Endicott (2016)