Listen online to the 2014 C.O.M.P. Festival

New award-winning works by Missouri student composers will be performed at the 2014 Creating Original Music Project Festival, which will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, April 19 in the Fine Arts Building on the Mizzou campus.

Admission to the concert is free and open to the public. The concert also will be streamed live online at http://music.missouri.edu/concert_streaming.html.

For nine years, the annual Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition has championed Missouri’s youngest composers, awarding cash prizes and performance opportunities to elementary, middle school, and high school students from across the state.

A joint venture of the University of Missouri School of Music and the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation, which provides an annual gift of $60,000 to sponsor the competition, C.O.M.P. was created in 2005 to encourage K-12 students in Missouri to write original musical works and to encourage performances of those works.

The winning composers in each of seven different categories and their schools receive cash prizes, and high school winners also receive a scholarship to attend Mizzou’s high school summer music composition camp.

“As recognition for Missouri as a center for new music continues to grow, we’re delighted that students from all around the state continue to express themselves, develop their skills, and be recognized for their talents,” said Jeanne Sinquefield of the Sinquefield Charitable Foundation. “For some of these kids, C.O.M.P. could be a first step toward a career as a composer or musician. We’ve already seen some winners become music majors in college, and given time, encouragement and hard work, there’s no telling how far they may go.”

The 2014 Creating Original Music Project (C.O.M.P.) competition categories and winners are:

Elementary School – Songs with Words
1) Sadie Tanner of Maplewood-Richmond Heights Elementary School, Richmond Heights, for “Trees.” Music teacher: Kristin Tanner. Sponsor: John Israel.
2) Grace Filer of Harrisonville Christian School, Harrisonville, for “Imagination.” Music teacher and sponsor: Al Sancken.
3) Elizabeth Hess of Southern Boone County Elementary School, Ashland, for “Magic.” Music teacher and sponsor: Sean Hennessey.

Elementary School – Instrumental
1) Weston Krenn of The Summit Preparatory School, Springfield, for “Frolic.” Music teacher and sponsor: Shawn Keech.
2) Emily Chevalier of The Country Schoolhouse, Amazonia, for “Winter’s Promise.” Music teacher: Rebecca Quimby. Sponsor: Michelle Bland.
3) Amelia Markwell of Green Trails Elementary School, Chesterfield, for “The Four-Leaf Clover.” Music teacher and sponsor: Jacquelyn Gross.

Middle School – Popular
1) Samuel Luetkemeyer of Immanuel Lutheran at Honey Creek, Jefferson City, for “The Jacks of Swing.” Sponsor: Debra Leech.
2) Emma Reinagel of Oakville Middle School, Mehlville, for “When You’re Awake.” Music teacher and sponsor: Lacey Cupp.
3) Menea Kefalov and Ande Siegel of Ladue Middle School, Ladue, for “You’re Alone.” Music teacher: Leah Gastman. Sponsors: Leah Gastman, Jeffrey W. Lidhorst and Elizabeth Dalby.

Middle School – Fine Art
1) Brandon Thibodeau of Kearney Middle School, Kearney, for “A Collaborative Conversation.” Music teacher: Narong Prangcharoen. Sponsor: Chris Heil.
2) Soyoung (Mary) Park of Smithton Middle School, Columbia, for “Dreamcatcher.” Music teacher: Eun Kim. Sponsor: Nellie Schrantz.
3) HyunJun (John) Yoo of West Middle School, Columbia, for “Rhythm Festival.” Music teacher and sponsor: Julie Swope.

High School – Jazz
1) Brian Lollman of Raytown South High School, Raytown, for “96.” Music teacher and sponsor: Michelle Dake.
2) Adam Cohen of Parkway Central High School, Chesterfield, for “Smokey Lounge.” Music teacher and sponsor: Winifred Crock

High School – Popular
1) Tanner Qualls, a home-schooled student from Lee’s Summit, for “Both Sides.” Music teacher and sponsor: Becky Qualls.
2) Kael Upschulte of Jefferson City High School, Jefferson City, for “Break Through.” Sponsor: Beth Dampf.
3) Silas Luetkemeyer of Calvary Lutheran High School, Jefferson City, for “Sunshine Rain.” Sponsor: Melissa Ahlers.

High School – Fine Art
1) Dustin Dunn of South Iron High School, Ironton, for “Mortuis Loqui.” Music teacher and sponsor: Eva Barnes.
2) Hans Heruth of Liberty High School, Liberty, for “Perception.” Music teacher and sponsor: Rika K. Heruth.
3) Joseph Misterovich of The Summit Preparatory School of Southwest Missouri, Springfield, for “i stand in the moon and call it good.” Music teacher: John Prescott. Sponsor: Shawn Keech.

Each student who enters the competition must have the signature and sponsorship of his or her school’s music teacher. Community agencies, churches, after-school programs, private teachers and other musical mentors also may sponsor their young musicians in partnership with the student’s school music teacher.