Archive of NYSSMA Honors Composers,
Songwriters, and Composers-in-Residence
(Beginning in 2022, schools listed indicate where
students attended when writing the selected work.)
2023
25th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Brandon Boyd, Composer-in-Residence
Orion Edwards-Wilson, Grade 6, Cayuga
Elementary School, Lake Ronkonkoma
Eli Feldstein, Grade 10, Williamsville
East High School, East Amherst
Hermione Fung, Grade 4, Fox Meadow
Elementary School, Scarsdale
Louie Rickert, Grade 12, Allegany-Limestone
Middle/High School, Allegany
Delia Starr, Grade 9, Haldane Middle
School, Cold Spring
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 12, West Islip
High School, West Islip
Joshua Tchou, Grade 12, Jericho High
School, Jericho
Zoe Verduin, Grade 9, Hastings-on-Hudson High School, Hastings-on-Hudson
Aria Wang, Grade 6, Greenville Elementary School, Scarsdale
Nicholas Weir, Grade 12, Williamsville
North High School, Williamsville
Emma Zolnowski, Grade 6, William
Street School, Lancaster
28th Annual Student Electronic
Music Showcase
Michael Chung, Grade 12, Riverdale
Country School, Bronx
Connor Flynn, Grade 11,
Corning-Painted Post High School, Corning
James Giangregorio, Grade 12, South
Side High School, Rockville Center
Robin Gillespie, Grade 12, Sachem High
School North, Lake Ronkonkoma
Maria Grinberg, Grade 12, Onteora High School, Boiceville
Noah Kobayashi, Grade 11, Paul D.
Schreiber High School, Port Washington
Braden Moran, Grade 11, Syosset High
School, Syosset
Manato Ogawa, Grade 12, Eastchester
High School, Eastchester
Dylan Raghavan, Grade 8, Sleepy Hollow
Middle School, Sleepy Hollow
Jason Rapillo, Grade
12, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York
Jack Roche, Grade 9, North Salem
Middle/High School, North Salem
Matteo Sohn, Grade 11, Scarsdale High
School, Scarsdale
3rd Annual Student
Songwriters Honors Concert
Joshua Bromberg, Grade 11, Waldorf School of Garden City, Garden City
Harrison Candelario, Grade 12, Floral
Park Memorial High School, Floral Park
Felix Crotty, Grade 10, Waldorf School of Garden City, Garden City
Griffin Enders, Grade 7, Dana Lyon
Middle School, Bath
Kaya Jimenez, Grade 6, Waldorf School of Garden City, Garden City
Alex Melendez, Grade 12, Spackenkill
High School, Poughkeepsie
Sophia Orensteen, Grade 12,
Professional Children’s School, New York
Jason Rapillo, Grade 12, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, New York
Caleb Ryu, Grade 10, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius
Natalie Salmon, Grade 7, P.S./I.S. 187 Hudson Cliffs, New York
Elizabeth Schooley, Grade 10, Waldorf
School of Garden City, Garden City
Theo Shaut, Grade 6, Highland Middle
School, Highland
2022
24th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Vivian Fung, Composer-in-Residence
Constantine Darie, Grade 10, Potsdam
High School, Potsdam
Hayden Fung, Grade 9, Scarsdale Middle
School, Scarsdale
Rachel Harris, Grade 12, Mount Markham
High School, West Winfield
Yuri Lee, Grade 12, Tuckahoe High School, Eastchester
Joseph Lim, Grade 12, Edgemont Junior-Senior High School, Scarsdale
Juliette Moore, Grade 8, Rye Country
Day School, Rye
Mateo Ramirez, Grade 11, Hunter
College High School, New York
Margaret Shafer, Grade 12, Holland High School, Holland
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 11, West Islip
High School, West Islip
Aria Wang, Grade 5, Greenville
Elementary School, Scarsdale
Audrey Zolnowski, Grade 3, Hillview Elementary School, Lancaster
27th Annual Student Electronic Music Showcase
Maung-Gyi Akamatsu,
Grade 12, Jericho High School, Jericho
Joao Arakaki, Grade 11, Sleepy Hollow High School,
Sleepy Hollow
Constantine Darie, Grade 10, Potsdam High School,
Potsdam
Gabriel Duguay, Grade 10, Town
of Webb School, Old Forge
Ethan Kim, Grade 12, Jericho Senior High School,
Jericho
Manato Ogawa, Grade 11, Eastchester High School, Eastchester
Maria Rickert, Grade 11, Archbishop
Walsh Academy, Olean
Charlotte Scott, Grade 12, Indian
River High School, Philadelphia
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 11, West Islip High School,
West Islip
2nd Annual Student Songwriters Honors Concert
Maung-Gyi Akamatsu, Grade 12, Jericho High School,
Jericho
Caroline Chang, Grade 2, Searingtown Elementary
School, Albertson
Manny Coleman, Grade 12, Fayetteville-Manlius High
School, Manlius
Maria Grinberg, Grade 11, Onteora High School,
Boiceville
Alexandra Ives, Grade 11, Thousand Islands High
School, Clayton
Olivia Martens, Grade 12, Red Hook High School, Red
Hook
Sophia Orensteen, Grade 11, Columbia Grammar and
Preparatory School, New York
Mackenna Pashley, Grade 7, Hoosic Valley Elementary
School, Schaghticoke
Natlie Salmon, Grade 6, P.S./I.S. 187 Hidson Cliffs,
New York
Amanda Swickle, Grade 12, Jericho High School,
Jericho
Adam Tobar, Grade 12, Mineola High School, Mineola
Caroline Williams, Grade 11, Johnsburg Central
School, North Creek
23rd Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Viet Cuong, Composer-in-Residence
Emily
Chang, Grade 9, Herricks Middle School,
Albertson
Thea Costanzo, Grade 4, Allendale Columbia School, Rochester
Theodore Chang, Grade 5, Searingtown Elementary
School, Roslyn Heights
Benjamin Shea, Grade 11, Northport
High School, Northport
William Giegerich, Grade 12, Special
Music School, New York
Nakai Weeks, Grade 11, Red Hook High
School, Red Hook
Linden Figueroa, Grade 11, Special
Music School, New York
Grace Hwang, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East Amherst
Maier Suresh, Grade 12, Williamsville
East High School, East Amherst
Ebunoluwa Oguntola, Grade 11,
Jamesville-DeWitt High School, Dewitt
Patrick Hines, Grade 12, Northport
High School, Northport
26th Annual Student
Electronic Music Showcase
Jackson Briner, Grade 11, Northport High School, Northport
Austin Chin, Grade 12, Sleepy Hollow
High School, Sleepy Hollow
Robert Damast, Grade 9, Cold Spring
Harbor Jr. Sr. High School, Cold Spring Harbor
Eamonn Hubert, Grade 8, Jennie F.
Snapp Middle School, Endicott
Luciano Lopez-Parnetti, Grade 12,
Sleepy Hollow High School, Sleepy Hollow
Petra Roberts, Grade 12, Lynbrook High
School, Lynbrook
Henry Roffman, Grade 12, Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 10, West Islip
High School, West Islip
Adam Tobar, Grade 11, Mineola High
School, Mineola
Madison, Asiah, Ronneil, Cliff, &
Alexis, Grade 5, PS 65, Bronx
1st Annual Student
Songwriters Honors Concert
Ava Della Pietra, Grade 11, Ward Melville
High School, East Setauket
Sascha Harris, Grade 10, Columbia
Grammar & Preparatory School, New York
Kazmirah Jamroz, Grade 5, Girls Prep Lower East Side Elementary, New York
Ben Kolitch, Grade 11, Columbia
Grammar and Prep School, New York
Olivia Martens, Grade 11, Red Hook
High School, Red Hook
Sophia Orensteen, Grade 10, Columbia
Grammar & Preparatory School, New York
Amanda Swickle, Grade 11, Jericho High
School, Jericho
Alexa Valentino, Grade 12, Northport
High School, Northport
22nd Annual Young
Composer Honors Concert
(Virtual
concert due to cancelled Winter Conference)
David Chung, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Analie Ingalsbe, Grade 12, Onteora High School, Boiceville
Yuri Lee, Grade 10, Tuckahoe High School, Eastchester
Joseph Lim, Grade 10, Edgemont High School, Scarsdale
Leona Liu, Grade 12, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua
Philip Mancino, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Olivia Martens, Grade 10, Red Hook High School, Red Hook
Artemy Mukhin, Grade 10, Special Music School, New York
Ezri Rubenstein-Miller, Grade 9, Boynton Middle School, Ithaca
Caroline Skrebutenas, Grade 12, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 9, Beach Street Middle School, West Islip
2019
21st Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Jake Runestad,
Composer-in-Residence
Raychelle Adadjo, Grade 9, Columbia High School, East
Greenbush
Sam Bright, Garde 6, Bronxville Elementary School, Bronxville
Samuel Fisher, Grade 8, Tuxedo Park School, Tuxedo Park
Marcus Francisco, Grade 12,
Williamsville East High School, East Amherst
Gabriel Guo, Grade 12, Williamsville
East High School, East Amherst
Sarah Kayler, Grade 5, Fulmar Road Elementary School,
Mahopac
Noah Kotzin, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Leona Liu, Grade 11, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua
Helen Lyons, Grade 11, Hunter College High School, New York
Casey Mathur, Grade 12, Columbia Grammar and Prep School, New
York
Cole Wilks, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
20th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Roshanne Etezady,
Composer-in-Residence
Coleman Breining,
Grade 8, Manhattan East School for Arts and Academics, New York
Jesse Cohen-Greenberg, Grade 11, Guilderland High School,
Guilderland Center
Ellery Farbo, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Alexander Francisco, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Chaemin Lim, Grade 8, Edgemont Junior/Senior High School,
Scarsdale
Peter Giulio Mainetti, Grade 12, Northport High School,
Northport
Reese Mount, Grade 8, Ithaca High School, Ithaca
Aileen Park, Grade 12, Syosset High School Syosset
Emma Sanchez Grade 12, Ethical
Culture Fieldston School, New York
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 7, Beach Street Middle School, West Islip
Ben Togut Grade 12, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory
School, New York
Jasper Zimmerman, Grade 6, Farragut Middle School,
Hastings-on-Hudson
2017
19th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Gabriela Lena Frank,
Composer-in-Residence (Unable to attend due to
illness)
Julianna Austin, Grade 11, North Salem High School, North Salem
Allison Budd, Grade 12, Red Hook High School, Red Hook
Ananya Chakravarti, Grade 12, Williamsville East High
School, East Amherst
Rebecca Ferguson, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Samuel Fisher, Grade 6, Tuxedo Park School, Tuxedo Park
Alexander Francisco, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Leona Liu, Grade 9, Horace Greeley High School, Chappaqua
Peter Giulio Mainetti, Grade 11, Northport High School,
Northport
Alina Miller, Grade 9, Ithaca High School, Ithaca
Artemy Mukhin, Grade 7, Mott Hall II, New York
Priya Pindiprolu, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Max Rubenstein-Miller, Grade 9, Ithaca High School, Ithaca
Pakhi Tripathi, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Jasper Zimmerman, Grade 5, Hillside Elementary School,
Hastings-on-Hudson
2016
18th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Dan Welcher,
Composer-in-Residence
Drew Cone, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Ellery Farbo, Grade 10, Northport High School, Northport
Adam Kluge, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Leona Liu, Grade 8, Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua
Peter Giullo Mainetti, Grade 10, Northport High
School, East Northport
Immanuel Mellis, Grade 12, Wellington
C. Mepham High School, North Bellmore
Maureen Meosky, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Priya Pindiprolu, Grade 9, Transit Middle School,
Williamsville
Petra Roberts, Grade 7, Lynbrook South Middle School, Lynbrook
Sophia Stehlik, Grade 5, Paul J. Bellew Elementary School, West
Islip
Sammy Sussman, Grade 12, Fox Lane High School, Bedford Hills
Xingsheng Wei, Grade 12, St. Mary High School, Hicksville
Michelle Zhang, Grade 12, Half Hollow Hills High School West,
Dix Hills
Jasper Zimmerman, Grade 4, Hillside Elementary School, b
2015
17th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Abbie Betinis,
Composer-in-Residence
Harleigh Awner, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
E. Amherst
Mackenzie Brooks, Grade 12, Fairport High School, Fairport
Sajani Clerk, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, E.
Amherst
Owen Cummings, Grade 9, Ithaca High School, Ithaca
Olivia Galante, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Abe Gold, Grade 9, Hunter College High School, New York
Dominika Homa, Grade 6, Gananda Middle School,
Walworth
Leona Liu, Grade 7, Robert E. Bell Middle School, Chappaqua
Jon Madden, Grade 12, Fairport High School, Fairport
Peter Giulio Mainetti, Grade 9, Northport High School,
Northport
Nicholas J. Politi, Grade 12, Scarsdale High School,
Scarsdale
Caroline Xiong, Grade 4, P.S. 188 Q, Queens
2014
16th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Alex Shapiro, Composer-in-Residence
Jacob Ali, Grade 11, Taramac High
School, Brittonkill
Julianna Austin, Grade 8, North Salem Middle/High School, North
Salem
Adam Beiter, Grade 6, Hamburg Central Middle School,
Hamburg
Mackenzie Brooks, Grade 11, Fairport High School, Fairport
Sajani Clerk, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, E.
Amherst
Scott Etan Feiner, Grade 12, Roslyn High School, Roslyn
Heights
Noam Yeshaya Ginsparg, Grade 5, Cayuga Heights
Elementary School, Ithaca
Hannah Kosak, Grade 5, Boyle Road Elementary School, Port
Jefferson Station
Grace Ann Lee, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, E.
Amherst
Jon Madden, Grade 11, Fairport High School, Fairport
Peter Giulio Mainetti, Grade 8, East Northport Middle
School, E. Northport
Benjamin T. Rossen, Grade 7, Great Neck South Middle
School, Great Neck
Robin Steutville, Grade 9, Ithaca High School, Ithaca
Caroline Xiong, Grade 3, P.S. 188, Queens
2013
15th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Christopher Theofanidis,
Composer-in-Residence
Sajani Clerk, Grade 10, Williamsville East HS, E. Amherst
Kristina Dejuri, Grade 12, Kings Park HS, Kings Park
Noam Y. Ginsparg, Grade 4, Cayuga Heights ES, Ithaca
Alexander Hamilton, Grade 9, Alden HS, Alden
Steven Holmquist, Grade 7, RC Murphy JHS, Stony Brook
Peter Giulio Mainetti, Grade 7, E. Northport MS, E.
Northport
Emma Martinez, Grade 6, Setauket ES, Setauket
Shashaank Narayanan, Grade 6, Sand Creek MS, Albany
Nicholas J. Politi, Grade 10, Scarsdale HS, Scarsdale
Daniel Rudin, Grade 11, Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills
Elizabeth Wang, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas JHS, Setauket
Rebecca Zhang, Grade 6, Nassakeag ES, Setauket
2012
14th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Stephen Paulus,
Composer-in-Residence
Natalie Buckle, Grade 12, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Julia
Campanella, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas JHS, Setauket
Nate Doucette, Grade 12, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Scott Etan Feiner, Grade 10, Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights
Jessica Guo, Grade 6, WS Mount ES, Stony Brook
Sidarth Jayadev, Grade 10, Bronx HS of Science, Bronx
Michael Kavanaugh, Grade 12, Northport HS, Northport
Victor LaBozzetta III, Grade 10, Newfield HS, Selden
Grace Ann Lee, Grade 10, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Nicholas Jazz Politi, Grade 9, Scarsdale HS, Scarsdale
JP Redmond, Grade 8, Redmonds Home School, Hastings-on-Hudson
Timothy Sadov, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas JHS, Setauket
Elizabeth Wang, Grade 6, WS Mount ES, Stony Brook
Caroline Xiong, Grade 1, PS 188, Queens
2011
13th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Kevin Puts, Composer-in-Residence
Natalie Buckle, Grade 11, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Dean Deng, Grade 9, Hunter College HS, New York
Teagan Faran, Grade 10, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Jonathan Fenwick, Grade 8, Boynton MS, Ithaca
Julia Hu, Grade 6, W.S. Mount ES, Stony Brook
Michele Hu, Grade 7, R.C. Murphy JHS, Stony Brook
Justin Jaramillo, Grade 12, Excelsior Home School, Utica
Michael Kavanaugh, Grade 11, Northport HS, Northport
Lawrence Lan, Grade 6, W.S. Mount ES, Stony Brook
Albert Liu, Grade 7, R.C. Murphy JHS, Stony Brook
Libby Melnyk, Grade 12, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Luke Norris, Grade 11, Bethpage HS, Bethpage
Timothy Peterson, Grade 12, Rye Country Day School, Rye
Travis Petre, Grade 12, White Plains HS, White Plains
Aaron Robertson, Grade 12, Williamsville East HS, East Amherst
Gloria Zheng, Grade 11, Ward Melville HS, East Setauket
2010
12th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Chen Yi, Composer-in-Residence
Kayla Rose Benaburger, Grade 9, P.J. Gelinas Junior
High School, Setauket
Michael Bilfinger, Grade 6, Setauket Elementary School, Setauket
Emma Brown-Shaklee, Grade 12, Canaseraga Central
School, Canaseraga
Stephen Chu, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Julie Falango, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Scott Eitan Feiner, Grade 8, Roslyn Middle School, Roslyn
Heights
Brendan Lanighan, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Kathryn Leung, Grade 6, Nassakeag Elementary School,
Setauket
Thomas Li, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High School, Setauket
Libby Melnyk, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Kathleen O'Brien, Grade 6, Setauket Elementary School, Setauket
Thomas Reeves, Grade 11, The Dalton School, New York
Sara Rogers, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Eric Segerstrom, Grade 12, Bethlehem Central High School, Delmar
Madeleine Vaillancourt, Grade 10, Ward Melville High School, E.
Setauket
Martin Vaillancourt, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
2009
11th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Joan Tower, Composer-in-Residence
Kayla Benaburger, Grade 8, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Kayla Cashetta, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Stephanie Chen, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Ethan Cypress, Grade 11, Oneonta High School, Oneonta
Scott Feiner, Grade 7, Roslyn Middle School, Roslyn Heights
Ethan Geller, Grade 12, Ward Melville High School, E. Setauket
Solomon Hoffman, Grade 12, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port
Washington
Ariel Leong, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Thomas Li, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Cian McCarthy, Grade 12, Paul V. Moore High School, Central
Square
Maia McCormick, Grade 12, Hunter College High School, New York
Thomas Reeves, Grade 10, The Dalton School, New York
Renee Sima, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Eric Segerstrom, Grade 11, Bethlehem Central High School, Delmar
Hannah Yen, Grade 7, R.C. Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook
2008
10th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Paul Moravec, Composer-in-Residence
Carl Ackley, Grade 12, Shoreham-Wading River High School,
Shoreham
Kayla Benaburger, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Stephanie Chen, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony
Brook
Alex Clifton, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Mitchell Feinberg, Grade 12, Smithtown High School East,
Smithtown
Gary Ge, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Solomon Hoffman, Grade 11, Paul D. Schreiber High School, Port
Washington
Justin Jaramillo, Grade 9, West Canada Valley Central School,
Newport
Griffith Kazmierczak, Grade 12, Williamsville East High
School, East Amherst
David Lawrence, Grade 11, Comsewogue High School, Port
Jefferson Station
Thomas Reeves, Grade 9, The Dalton School, New York
Emmanuel Sikora, Grade 12, Cortland Junior-Senior High School,
Cortland
Jackson Smith, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Madeleine Vaillancourt, Grade 8, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
2007
9th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Steven Bryant,
Composer-in-Residence
Timothy Bontje, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Ray Chen, Grade 6, Arrowhead Elementary School, E. Setauket
Alexas Esposito, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Alina Jeon, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Jiyoon Kim, Grade 11, Williamsville East High
School, WEast Amherst
David Lawrence, Grade 10, Comsewogue High School, Port
Jefferson Station
Jerome Luo, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East Amherst
Phoebe McAuliffe, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Anne Polyakov, Grade 12, Ward Melville High School, E.
Setauket
Thomas Reeves, Grade 8, The Dalton School, New York
Emmanuel Sikora, Grade 11, Cortland Junior-Senior High School,
Cortland
John Adam Strub, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Madeleine Vaillancourt, Grade 7, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Gloria Zheng, Grade 7, RC Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook
2006
8th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Chen Yi, Composer-in-Residence (unable to attend due to inclement weather)
Pooja Bakhai, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Carolyn Chen, Grade 7, PJ Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook
Alexas Esposito, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Todd Kramer, Grade 12, Port Jefferson High School, Port
Jefferson
David Lawrence, Grade 9, Comsewogue High School, Port
Jefferson Station
Cristina Mata, Grade 6, Minnesauke Elementary School,
East Setauket
Thomas Reeves, Grade 7, The Dalton School, New York
Marco Schirripa, Grade 12, East Syracuse-Minoa High School,
East Syracuse
Marc Schwartz, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Sarah Szalasny, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Madeleine Vaillancourt, Grade 6, Setauket Elementary School,
Setauket
Dan White, Grade 12, Williamsville High School, East Amherst
Gloria Zheng, Grade 6, Arrowhead Elementary School, East
Setauket
2005
7th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Libby Larsen, Composer-in-Residence
Julia Bibko, Grade 5, Maple East Elementary School,
Williamsville
Valentina Bibko, Grade 5, Maple East Elementary School,
Williamsville
Carolyn Chen, Grade 6, WS Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Curtis Chen, Grade 7, RC Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook
Sean Cotty, Grade 9, Sanford H. Calhoun High School,
Merrick
Alexas Esposito, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Paul Kerekes, Grade 12, Northport High School, Northport
Meghan Kininger, Grade 12, Frontier High School, Hamburg
Christopher Lim, Grade 12, The Trinity School, New York
Loren Loiacono, Grade 12, Ward Melville High School, E.
Setauket
Andrea Pacella, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Chris Rogerson, Grade 12, Amherst Central High School, Amherst
2004
6th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
R. Murray Schafer,
Composer-in-Residence
Eva Alt, Grade 5, Maple East Elementary School, Williamsville
Pooja Bakhai, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Michael Brown, Grade 11, Oceanside High School, Oceanside
Curtis Chen, Grade 6, WS Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Howard Cohen, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Sean Cotty, Grade 8, Merrick Avenue Middle School, Merrick
Nathan Heidelberger, Grade 12, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry
Sarah Kim, Grade 6, Nassakeag Elementary School,
Setauket
David Lawrence, Grade 7, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Port
Jefferson Station
Christopher Lim, Grade 11, Trinity School, New York
Ann Polyakov, Grade 9, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Emily Rosen, Grade 5, Maple East Elementary School,
Williamsville
Erica Seguine, Grade 12, Columbia High School, E. Greenbush
Rachel White, Grade 5, Maple East Elementary School,
Williamsville
2003
5th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Joseph Schwantner,
Composer-in-Residence
Michael Brown, Grade 11, Oceanside High School, Oceanside
Curtis Chen, Grade 5 WS Mount Elementary School, Stony Brook
Nathan Heidelberger, Grade 11, The Masters School, Dobbs Ferry
Aseem Kishore, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
David Lawrence, Grade 6, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Port
Jefferson Station
Charley Liu, Grade 7, RC Murphy Junior High School, Stony Brook
Loren Loiacono, Grade 10, Ward Melville High School, E.
Setauket
Jonathan Meci, Grade 12, Ward Melville High School. E.
Setauket
Ann Polyakov, Grade 8, PJ Gelinas Junior High School,
Setauket
Christopher Ziemba, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
2002
4th Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Tania León, Composer-in-Residence
Michael Brown, Grade 10, Oceanside High School, Oceanside
Aseem Kishore, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Todd Kramer, Grade 8, Port Jefferson Middle School, Port
Jefferson
Rachel Krone, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
David Lawrence, Grade 5, Clinton Avenue Elementary School, Port
Jefferson Station
Christpher Lim, Grade 9, Trinity School, New York
Louis Lohraseb, Grade 6, Jefferson Elementary School,
Schenectady
Loren Loiacono, Grade 9, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Ann Polyakov, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Hector Luis Quiles Mercado, Grade 12, Fiorello H.
LaGuardia High School For Music & Art,
New York
Phoebe Rounds, Grade 12, West Irondequoit High School, Rochester
Matt Schwartz, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
2001
3rd Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Morton Subotnick,
Composer-in-Residence
Michael Brown, Grade 9, Oceanside Middle School, Oceanside
Drew Fornarola, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
Christopher Fisher-Lochhead, Grade 12, Friends Seminary, New
York
Stephanie Johnson, Grade 12, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High
School, Burnt Hills
Irene Kim, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
David Lawrence, Grade 3, Clinton Avenue Elementary School, Port
Jefferson Station
Loren Loiacono, Grade 8, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Jonathan Meci,
Grade 10, Ward Melville High School, E. Setauket
Ann Polyakov, Grade 6, Setauket Elementary School, Setauket
Audrey Szepinski, Grade 6, Chatterton School, Merrick
Christopher Ziemba, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
2000
2nd Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Wiliam Bolcom, Composer-in-Residence
Michael Brown, Grade 8, Oceanside Middle School, Oceanside
Christopher Fisher-Lochhead, Grade 11, Friends Seminary, New
York
Laura Friend, Grade 7, P.J.Gelinas Junior
High School, Setauket
Yoon-Jee Kim, Grade 10, Scarsdale High School, Scarsdale
Timothy Lambert, Grade 11, Clarence High School, Clarence
Loren Loiacono, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Cecilia Madariaga, Grade 7, P.J. Gelinas Junior High
School, Setauket
Mark Pietrusik, Grade 6, Orchard Park Middle School,
Orchard Park
Adam Same, Grade 11, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Matthew Schwartz, Grade 10, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Christopher Ziemba, Grade 9, Williamsville East High School,
East Amherst
1999
1st Annual Young Composer Honors Concert
Dan DePasquale, Grade 7, Johanna Perrin Middle School,
Fairport
Christopher Fisher-Lochhead, Grade 10, Friends Seminary, New
York
Kevin Hill, Grade 12, Oswego High School, Oswego
Alexandra Chao Luo, Grade 5, Progressive School of Long Island,
Merrick
Derek Muro, Grade 11, Smithtown High School, Smithtown
Loren Pola, Grade 7, North Shore Middle School, Glen Head
Dan Reitz, Grade 12, Williamsville East High School, East
Amherst
Christopher Tranchino, Grade 6, W.S. Mount Elementary
School, Stony Brook
Patrick van Nieuwenhuizen, Grade 6, W.S. Mount
Elementary School, Stony Brook
Christopher Ziemba, Grade 8, Transit Middle School, E. Amherst