The Wisconsin Alliance for Composers (WAC) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support and promote the composition and performance of new music in Wisconsin. Each year, WAC holds a Student Composition Contest to celebrate the creativity and musicianship of our outstanding student composers. We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Student Composition Contest below. Enjoy recordings of these fantastic compositions below, and congratulations to all of the winners, honorable mentions, and participants!

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First Prize: “The Crazy Giant”

Payten Hutter (Chippewa Falls) 

Honorable Mention: “Stormy And Sunny”

James Currier (Pewaukee) 

Honorable Mention: “Battleship”

Christopher Nelson (Keil) 

Honorable Mention: “Silent Wind”

Finley Paterson (Delafield) 

First Prize: “Luna”

Angelina Vu (Oshkosh) 

Honorable Mention: “B-13’s Blight”

Owen Kwiatkowski (Osseo) 

First Prize: “Waiting in the Woods”

Caleb Endres (Oak Creek) 

Honorable Mention: “Aero Plane”

Noah Durlam (Germantown) 

Honorable Mention: “Exploring”

Nora Otte (Fond du Lac) 

First Prize: “Yellowed Fan”

Joe Vande Hey (UW Oshkosh) 

Honorable Mention: “F.M.R.L.”

Benjamin Portzen (Lawrence University) 

Honorable Mention: “Waltz of the Nine”

Gavin Roberts (UW Oshkosh)