Composition Competition

The Chester County Concert Band's composition competition is aimed at encouraging young musicians in our area to consider creating new, quality music for large concert bands/ensembles. Current college and university music students in the Delaware Valley/Greater Philadelphia region are eligible to apply. As a non-profit music-performing organization centered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, we are interested in offering students an avenue for them to create, and have performed, music for large ensembles.

​Rules and application form for the 2024 Composition Competition are now available: Download 2024 Composition Competition form 

Good Luck to all - we are looking forward to receiving your entries!
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Michael Pettis, 2013
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Morgan Moss, 2020 (2021)
The 2023 winner of the composition competition is Dan Virgen, a talented instrumentalist and composer from Weehawken, New Jersey. He is currently a composition student at Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance. Congratulations! His composition, "Blue Jay," premiered at our Spring Concert, May 7, 2023.
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Dana Kacyon, 2016
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Mark Lortz, 2017
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Dan Virgen, 2023