(2023) CreArtMusic Call for Scores Competition
Winner | Piano Trio No.1 “In Search of Peace”. Selected from over 600 other submissions as winner of the CreArtMusic Call for Scores Competition Society. The winning work, arranged for flute, violoncello and piano was performed by the ensemble in November 2024 at the William Vale as part of their Circle Nior series and again December 2024 at Culture Lab Queens in New York City.
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