We are very pleased to announce the 2023 OPUS Composition Festival results. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries, and special thanks to our judge this year, Houston-based composer, Joel Love (www.joellove.com).

The winners in each age category are:

Elementary: Elijah Fan, student of Caroline Ahn, The Monster Under My Bed
Junior: Henry Olson, student of Caroline Ahn, A Timely Passage of Lonliness
Senior: Noah Strawhacker, student of Amanda Cornet, Nocturne in Db Major
Young Artist: Miles Carroll, student of Don Freund, Halves and Pairs

The winners in each age category will have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2023 at Anderson University and will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2023.

Congratulations all and keep up the good work!

We are very pleased to announce the 2022 OPUS Composition Festival results. Thank you to everyone who submitted entries, and special thanks to our judge this year, Brent Weaver.

The winners in each age category will have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2022 at Purdue University Fort Wayne and will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2022.

The winners in each age category are:

Elementary: Benjamin Breaux, student of Caroline Ahn, Mick, My Dog
Junior: Henry Olson, student of Caroline Ahn, Fanfare Fest
Senior: Noah Strawhacker, student of Amanda Cornet, Tarantella in C Minor

Congratulations all and keep up the good work!

We are very pleased to announce that the 2018 Opus Competition Festival results are in. We received many high-quality compositions and it made the festival very competitive. Congratulations to all students who submitted entries! Judge David Schneider mentioned how very impressed and extremely pleased with the compositions he was and stated that all of the students should be very proud of their works.

The winners in each category are:

Elementary: Madelyn Tanner, student of Amy Chaplin, Wish upon a Star
Junior: Aidan Feeney, student of Jennifer Feeney, Morning Prelude in E Major
Senior: Abigail Mohs, student of Annete Mohs, Chips ‘N’ Salsa
Young Artist: Katherine Bodor, student of Don Freund, Absent an Adjustment

The winners in each category have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2018 at Sweetwater and will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2018.

~Dr. Caroline Ahn, chair IMTA Opus Festival

Hello to all the teachers of IMTA!

It is time again to encourage your students to write music and submit their pieces for the 2018 OpusComposition Festival.

The Opus Composition Festival is a competitive event designed to encourage students to create and write music.  This event promotes creativity and educates students in the art and craft of musical composition. All students who enter receive a special certificate of participation, a ribbon, and a judge’s comment sheet.

Winning entries are offered an invitation to be performed at the 2018 IMTA State Conference. Additionally, winning entries will be offered a reimbursement of entry fees into the MTNA Composition Competition.

Entries must be postmarked no later than Saturday, March 17, 2018. 

Please refer to the https://indmta.org/opus/ for the rules and detailed guidelines.

Sincerely,

Caroline Ahn
IMTA Opus Composition Chair

The entry forms for the 2018 Opus Composition Festival are now available.

Both the entry form and the guidelines are available on the Opus page or you can download them from here:

Opus 2018 Entry Form
OPUS 2018 Guidelines

The entry deadline, normally the first Saturday in March, has been extended to Saturday, March 17, 2018. For questions regarding the Opus Composition Festival, please contact Caroline Ahn, Opus Chair.

We are pleased to announce that the 2017 Opus Competition Festival results! Thank you to all who submitted entries. Also, many thanks to our judge, David Schneider.
The winners in each category will have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2017 at Indiana Wesleyan University.
 
The winners in each category are:
 
Elementary: RachelAnn Lehman, student of Amy Chaplin
Junior: Anna Tanner, student of Amy Chaplin
Senior: Rida Bonday, student of Becky Baker
Young Artist: Alyssa Campbell, student of Caroline Ahn
 

I am very pleased to announce that the 2016 Opus Competition Festival results are in and students did a fantastic job! This year, we received 23 works for all 4 categories and many high-quality compositions made the festival very competitive. Congratulations to all the students who submitted entries! We were very fortunate to have nationally known teacher and composer, David Schneider as our judge this year. He told me that he was very impressed and extremely pleased with the compositions and stated that all of the students should be very proud of their works! I am sure teachers and students alike will be encouraged by his amazingly insightful comments.

The winners in each category are:

Elementary: Charlie Conner, student of Jean Ho
Junior: Timothy Duke, student of Nancy Spahr
Senior: Abigail Moh, student of Donald Campfield
Young Artist: Ian Callen, student of Caroline Ahn
 
The winners in each category have the opportunity to perform their composition at the IMTA State Conference in the fall of 2016 at Goshen University.
Winners of each category will receive their entry fee paid in full by IMTA into the state round of the MTNA Composition Competition in September 2016. Please note that IMTA will not pay any applicable non-teacher fees for entry into the MTNA Composition Competition.
A special thank you to teachers for continuing your students to compose, it has been a pleasure serving as the new chair for the Opus Festival this year and I look forward to chairing this event in upcoming years.
 
Sincerely,
 
Caroline Ahn
Opus Composition Festival Chair, 2016

Hello to all teachers of Opus Festival Students:
I am very pleased to announce that the 2015 Opus Competition Festival results are in and students did a fantastic job!!! This year, we received 30 works for all 4 categories and many high quality compositions made the festival very competitive. Congratulations to all the students who submitted entries! We were fortunate to have nationally known teacher and composer Wendy Stevens as our judge this year and she was extremely pleased with the compositions and stated that all of the students should be very proud of their works! I am sure teachers and students alike will be encouraged by her helpful comments.
The winners in each category are:
Elementary Category: Logan French, student of Becky Baker
Junior Category: Josh Catanzaro, student of Nancy SpahrContinue reading→