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    Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Composition Contest Winners

    2022 SOUSA-ABA-OSTWALD WINNER SELECTED


    Zhou Tian

    Sinfonia by Zhou Tian
    We are pleased to announce that Zhou Tian is the winner of the 2022 Sousa-ABA-Ostwald Award for his composition Sinfonia. Tian serves as Associate Professor of Composition at Michigan State University.

    The official Sousa-ABA-Ostwald performance of Sinfonia took place at the 88th ABA Convention in Lawrence, Kansas, on March 2, 2023. The Michigan State University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Kevin Sedatole, will perform the work as it was commissioned by the MSU Wind Ensemble to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the MSU band program.

    For more information on Zhou Tian and his award-winning composition, please select the following link: https://zhoutianmusic.com/sinfonia/

    Sinfonia was selected from an exceptional list of works that included 96 entries from composers representing 14 countries. The three additional finalists included David Biedenbender (Severence), Kevin Day (Concerto for Wind Ensemble), and Viet Cuong (Vital Sines).

    I would like to thank the members of the SAO selection committee, led by chairperson Tom Caneva, for their dedicated work throughout this process. Members of this year's committee include John Bell, Bruce Broughton, Steven Bryant, Robert Carnochan, Dick Clardy, Rick Clary, Johan de Meij, Steven Davis, Rodney Dorsey, Jason Fettig, Dennis Fisher, Richard Floyd, Sarah McKoin, Tim Mahr, Richard Mayne, Ken Megan, Emily Threinen, and Frank Ticheli.

    Kerry Taylor
    President
    The American Bandmasters Association
    Winning Compositions By Year

    2022 - Zhou Tian - Sinfonia
    2021 - Peter Meechan - Perpetua
    2020 - Erik Santos - The Seer
    2019 - David Biedenbender - Unquiet Hours
    2018 - James Stephenson - Symphony No. 2 - “Voices"
    2017 - Christopher Lowry - A Cypress Prelude
    2016 - Paul Dooley - Masks and Machines
    2015 - Aaron Perrine - Only Light
    2014 - Steven Bryant - Concerto for Alto Saxophone
    2013 - Aaron Perrine - Pale Blue on Deep
    2012 - Michael Gandolfi - Flourishes and Meditations
    2011 - Yo Goto - Songs for Wind Ensemble
    2009 - John Mackey - Aurora Awakes
    2007 - Michael Daugherty - Raise the Roof
    2006 - No Contest Held
    2005 - John Mackey - Redline Tango
    2004 - No Contest Held
    2003 - No Contest Held
    2002 - Peter Graham - Harrison's Dream
    2001 - No Winner Chosen
    2000 - Donald Grantham - Southern Harmony
    1999 - Donald Grantham - Fantasy Variations
    1998 - Dan Welcher - Circular Marches - Commission
    1997 - Dan Welcher - Zion
    1996 - Anthony Iannaccone - Psalms For A Great Country - Commission
    1995 - Anthony Iannaccone - Sea Drift
    1994 - Ron Nelson - Chaconne (In Memoriam) - Commission
    1993 - Ron Nelson - Passacaglia (Homage on B-A-C-H)
    1992 - Timothy Mahr - Endurance - Commission
    1991 - Timothy Mahr - The Soaring Hawk
    1990 - Gregory Youtz - Fire Works
    1989 - Martin Mailman - For Precious Friends Hid In Death's Dateless Night for Wind Ensemble, Op. 80
    1988 - Dana Wilson - Piece of Mind
    1987 - David Sartor - Synergistic Parable
    1986 - David R. Holsinger - In the Spring, at the Time When the Kings Go Off to War
    1985 - Joseph H. Downing - Symphony for Winds and Percussion
    1984 - James E. Curnow - Symphonic Variants for Euphonium and Band
    1983 - Martin Mailman - Exaltations
    1982 - David R. Holsinger - Armies of the Omnipresent Otserf
    1981 - James Barnes - Visions Macabre
    1980 - James E. Curnow - Mutanza
    1979 - No Winner Chosen
    1978 - James Barnes - Symphony, Opus 35
    1977 - William H. Hill - Dances Sacred and Profane
    1976 - Lorette Jankowski - Todesband
    1975 - Robert M. Panerio, Sr. - Jubiloso
    1974 - James S. Sclater - Visions
    1973 - Roger Nixon - Festival Fanfare March
    1972 - Robert E. Jager - Sinfonietta
    1971 - Karl Kroeger - Divertimento for Concert Band
    1970 - Fisher Tull - Toccata
    1969 - Richard Willis - Aria and Toccata
    1968 - Robert E. Jager - Diamond Variations
    1967 - Lawrence Weiner - Daedalic Symphony
    1966 - John Barnes Chance - Variations on a Korean Folk Song
    1965 - Frederick Beyer - Overture for Band
    1964 - Robert E. Jager - Symphony for Band
    1963 - Frederic H. Ashe - Concert Suite
    1962 - Fritz Velke - Concertino for Band
    1961 - Joseph Willcox Jenkins - Cumberland Gap Overture
    1960 - Florian Mueller - Overture in G
    1959 - Maurice Weed - Introduction and Scherzo
    1958 - J. Mark Quinn - Portrait of the Land
    1957 - J. Clifton Williams - Symphonic Suite
    1956 - J. Clifton Williams - Fanfare and Allegro

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