2008 Composition Competition Winners

The Classical Marimba League congratulates the winners of the 2008 International Composition Competition! Four 1st Prize winners were selected from applicants hailing from 10 different countries. Two compositions were awarded Honorable Mention.

2008 1st Prize Winners

(works to be published and performed)

Baroque - No 1st Prize was awarded
Classical - Leander Kaiser (Germany) for "Minotaurus"
Romantic - Kit Mills (Oak Harbor, WA) for "Three European Folk Songs"
Impressionism - Chin-Cheng Lin (Taiwan) for "Flyology"
Tonal 21st Century - Casey Cangelosi (Houston, TX) for "Two Characters"

Honorable Mention

(works to be performed)

Casey Cangelosi (Houston, TX) in the Impressionism category; and Nils Rohwer & Jens Schliecker (Germany) in the Tonal 21st Century category

The CML is proud to present the 2008 award winners.  The 1st Prize winners will have their works commercially published by C. Alan Publications.  All winning works will also receive premier performances by the participating schools of music during the 2008-2009 concert season.

Information about the 2008 1st Prize Winners

Leander Kaiser, winner of the Classical category, wrote Minotaurus 4.3 for Marimba Solo.  This work will be performed at the University of Minnesota, Ithaca College, & Indiana Wesleyan University.

Kit Mills, winner of the Romantic category, wrote Three European Folksongs for Marimba Group [1 marimba, 6 hands].  The movements are based on French, English, and Spanish tunes.  This work will be performed at Samford University, the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, & Oklahoma City University.

Chin-Cheng Lin, winner of the Impressionism category, wrote Flyology for Marimba & Piano.  This work will be performed at Ohio University, University of Arizona, & Italy PAS.

Casey Cangelosi, winner of the Tonal 21st Century category, wrote Two Characters for Marimba Solo.  This work will be performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Texas A&M University-Commerce, & Mississippi State University.

Information about the Honorable Mention Winners

Casey Cangelosi, awarded an Honorable Mention in the Impressionism category, wrote Viscosity for Marimba Solo.  This work will be performed at Ohio University, University of Missouri-Columbia, & the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia.

Nils Rohwer & Jens Schliecker, awarded an Honorable Mention in the Tonal 21st Century category, wrote ConcorDance for Marimba & Piano.  This work will be performed at the University of Minnesota, & Ithaca College.

The Classical Marimba League would like to thank all who participated in the 2008 Composition Competition!  There were many wonderful compositions submitted.