Harmonium Choral Society

Harmonium's Thirteenth Annual Choral Composition Contest

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2009-2010 student choral composition contest. First Place went to Tim Laciano of New Providence High School for his piece, Hark! Hark! The Lark. Michael Rosin of Westfield High School won the Runner-Up prize for his submission, My Lady Sweet. Congratulations, Tim and Michael!

Dale Trumbore, our contest winner in 2005, is featured in the April issue of New Jersey Monthly. Check it out at njmonthly.com.

Official guidelines and text choices for the 2010-2011 Choral Composition Contest will be posted by the end of the summer. In the meantime, information from the last contest can be viewed below.

The Grand Prize is $1000, with a Runner-Up Prize of $250. Additionally, the adult sponsors of the winning students will receive $100 and $50 for the Grand Prize Winner and Runner-Up respectively. Questions, comments and suggestions may be sent to the contest coordinator.
Here are the official guidelines for the 2010 contest. Please heed all requirements and deadlines, as non-conformant entries will not be accepted.	Special E-Mail Deadline: email your intent to participate by February 21, 2010 to the contest coordinator, and submit the registration form, sponsor form, and manuscript complete and postmarked by March 8, 2010.
All entries must set one of four provided texts; no exceptions will be made. The permitted text choices are here.	Here is a list of some internet resources for student composers, including information relevant to those new to writing for choral ensembles.
Here are some valuable tips from our judges!	Still undecided? Read what some of our former winners have written about their experience: Brian Driscoll, our first Grand Prize winner Kevin Clark, 2003 Grand Prize winner

Results from previous contests: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010.
Where are the winners now?