6th Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest (2018)
Uno Alexander Vesje (Norway), Life is flashing before my eyes and I realize that it all started with a blackbird
Winner:
for live harp and soundtrack
Uno Alexander Vesje (1989) is a Norwegian harpist and composer. He studied harp performance at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, where he received his Master’s degree. He also earned a Masters in Composition at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology with the project “Harp – from solo to bigger format.” As a composer, Uno’s awards include a grant from the Norwegian Arts Council and third prize in the International Edvard Grieg Composition Contest. In 2018, his harp concerto, Bragi’s Harp, was selected to be performed with the Bergen Philharmonic Youth Orchestra at the final gala concert of the Young Nordic Music Festival.
Composition Contest Finalists:
Ar Lan y Môr by Ceiri Torjussen (USA/UK)
Cogitation by Natalie Wong (Australia)
Design by Mingwei He (China)
Flamboyant by Marc-Henri Cykeirt (Belgium)
Lament by Maxwell Lafontant (USA)
Northern Wind by Uri Brener (Israel)
Semi-Finalists also featured at the Composition Forum:
Dialogues Rêvants by Ansgar Beste (Germany)
La bailarina de flamenco by Cécile Buchet (France)
The 6th Ruth Inglefield Composition Contest received 90 submissions from 30 countries.