Young Composer Showcase

In an effort to find another means for furthering its mission to encourage and promote choral music in North Carolina, the High School Choral Section of NCMEA began the Student Composition Showcase in 2014. The objectives of the showcase are to acknowledge and to reward outstanding high school student composers by presenting the selected piece(s) at the NCMEA conference. The student composer winner will be formally recognized and congratulated during the annual Fall Conference.

Submissions should be made by May 1st to the High School Choral Section Awards Chair. Submissions should be made in PDF format. The selection committee will be appointed by the High School Choral Section Awards Chair and will include NCMEA members who are composers and teachers in North Carolina. The selection committee will review each submitted work to determine if the composition is deserving of the honor, is accessible yet challenging for a high school level choir and is representative of works performed by high schools in North Carolina. The committee may choose more than one submission for the showcase.