RACHEL MOORE | COMPOSITION CONTEST
The Choral Project's Rachel Moore Composition Contest is open to high school students (grades 9-12) and undergraduate college students. The competition is designed to encourage the creation of original works for choir and to enable new collaboration between performers and composers.
- First place prize is $1,500, a live performance of the work in concert, a recording of the live performance, and possible publication with Santa Barbara Music Publishing.
- Second place prize is $750
- Third place prize is $500
"Daniel and the singers are not only phenomenally talented, but also so accommodating in genuinely wanting to see my musical vision become a reality! TCP has credited my music in a way that I never would have myself, and I thank God for opening this door. This entire process has been such a wonderful experience for me as a student composer making the transition into the real world, and I look forward to many other composers being able to benefit from this experience as I have :)" - 2015-16 1st Place winner Benjamin Low, Boston MA, "Oom Ji Ji"
To review the submission criteria and submit your choral composition, please go to our Registration page and send your $20 registration fee via PayPal using paypal@sjcp.org
2019-20 Contest Deadline: December 14, 2019
2019-20 Finalists Announcement: January 2, 2020
2018-19 Winners:
First Place (tie): "The Beauty of Cosmic Things" by Ethan R. Gonzalez Soledad, Miramar, FL
and “When I Rise Up” by Benjamin S. Markin, Seattle, WA
Second Place: no prize awarded
Third Place: “Daybreak" by Luke J. Gion, White Bear, MN
2017-18 Winners:
First Place: "Ma" by Kunal C. Gala, North Andover, MA
Second Place: “Qazamat” by Hamid Alipor Shirazi, Bojnurd, Iran
Third Place: “Dance of the Fairies" by Cathryn S. Davis, St. Paul, MN
2016-17 Winners:
First Place: no prize awarded
Second Place: “Run, Said the Sun," Jonathan Daniel, Overland Park, KS
Third Place: “For You Only," Zoe Heflin, Parkersburg, WV
2015-16 Winners:
First Place: “Oom Ji Ji," Benjamin Low, Brighton MA
Second Place: “Paris in Spring," Douglas Byler, Dayton VA
Third Place: “Ave Maria," Chase Shoemaker, Indianola IA
2014-15 Winners:
First Place (tie): "Incantation, Ritual and Dance," Stephen Jackson, Abilene TX,
and "A Prayer for the Future," Jacob Devol, Richmond VA
Third Place: no prize awarded
2011-12 Winners:
First Place: "Purple and Pearl," Christian T. Martin, Cortland NY
Second Place: "Beneath the Wave," Luke Flynn, Dubuque IA
Third Place: "Come To Me," Matthew Emery, Vancouver BC
2010-11 Winners:
First Place: "Grant Us Peace," Stephen Feigenbaum, Winchester MA
Third Place (tie): "The Western Shore," Dale Sakamoto, Mission Viejo CA,
and "The Dancer," Nicolas Dahlquist, Lincoln NE
2009-10 Winners:
First Place (tie): "Pén Graté," Matteo Giuliani, GB Martini Conservatory, Bologna, Italy 
and "Lullaby," Daniel B. Elder, Athens GA
Third Place: "There Will Come Soft Rains," Joseph D. Kelly
2008-09 Winners:
First Place: "Song for the River," Collin Martin, Coto de Caza CA
Second Place: "Aprill," Will Thomas, Rindge NH
Third Place: "October Sky," Corey Smith, Temperance MI
For questions or more information, please contact:
Daniel Hughes | Artistic Director
artisticdir@sjcp.org
Lori Abrahams | Outreach Manager
outreach@sjcp.org
