African American Composers + Nina Simone Transcriptions

Congratulations to our winners!

Thank you to all who participated in our inaugural mini-competitions, the African-American Composer Competition, and the Nina Simone Transcription Competition.  The jury has reviewed all entries and we are pleased to announce the winners.

In the African-American Composer Competition:

Joshua Mhoon, with his performance of Joel Thompson’s American Preludes

In the Nina Simone Transcription Competition:

John Paul McGee, with his transcription of Nobody Fault But Mine

We also have two honorable mentions:

Tomas Jonsson with his transcription of Someone to Watch Over Me.

Seunghye Park with her transcriptions of Feelin’ Good and Ain’t Got No.