Thank you to all who submitted works for string quartet to our International Composition Competition! We want to express our admiration and gratitude to all of you for your creativity and enthusiasm! We received a total of 162 submisions, and it wasn't easy to choose the winners! We were completely blown away by the number of outstanding compositions we got to hear, play, and study. In addition to two Winners, we have announced four Honorary Mentions and eleven Finalists! |
International Composition Competition 2011 Winners
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David Heuser's music has be hailed as "all-American music at its most dynamic and visceral" (Houston Chronicle), "thoughtful, beautiful and wonderfully made" (San Antonio Express-News), and "just the sort of music classical music needs more of" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette). David Heuser began composing almost immediately after his first piano lessons at the age of seven, writing short tunes in imitation of the exercises he was studying. He continued to write music throughout his childhood, some for piano, chorus, and wind ensemble, and some for the rock bands he was in. After high school, he attended the Eastman School of Music and then the Indiana University School of Music, where he received his doctorate degree in music composition in 1995. A native of New Jersey, Heuser has resided in San Antonio since 1997. He is a Professor at the University of Texas at San Antonio teaching music composition and theory, and electronic music. Heuser is a storyteller, crafting emotional journeys for listeners, but his stories go beyond words to things only music can speak to. His over 70 compositions range from exuberant orchestral works to intimate chamber pieces.Heuser's music has been performed by various groups and individuals and on festivals and conferences throughout the United States and abroad. He has received commissions from such ensembles as the San Antonio Symphony, the New York Youth Symphony, the SOLI Chamber Ensemble, and the Texas Music Festival Orchestra. Heuser has won the 2007 Columbia Orchestra American Composer Competition, the 2006 Fauxharmonic Orchestra Composition Contest, an American Music Center grant, a grant from the Artist Foundation of San Antonio, and, most recently, the 2008 Dallas Wind Symphony Brass Fanfare Competition. His most recent work is a three-act comic opera which premiered in March 2010. Heuser's music is published by Non Sequitur Music, and works of his can be found on recordings on the Albany, Capstone, and Equilibrium labels. Heuser is a founding member of the Composers Alliance of San Antonio (CASA), and his song O The White Towns can be found on that group's first CD Works by San Antonio Composers Performed by San Antonio Performers. |
International Composition Competition 2011 Honorary Mentions
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String Quartet No.1: A Suite for Strings in 9 Movements
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String Quartet No.1: Poor Lazarus
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String Quartet No.1: Jewish Folk Fantasies |
Spirals (2010) |
International Composition Competition 2011 Finalists
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