National Awards

 

The American Prize

 

WCSO competes in the community orchestra division, the division is for non-professional orchestras – ie. where most of the musicians of the orchestra are generally not paid for performing in the concert being submitted to the competition. However, the musicians can be professionals with other performing groups such as the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. WCSO normally does not pay any of its musicians. Further, no member of WCSO earns their living through being a performing musician. All WCSO musicians are generally skilled musicians working in other professions.

 

2023-24 NATIONAL COMPETITION (entered May 2023)

Orchestra Conducting – Joshua Thompson (March 2022)

Orchestral Performance (March 2022)

Orchestral Programming – John Gordon (March 2022)

Composing-Pops/Light Music (Professional Division) – Andrew Grainger “Symphonic Dance No. 1”

 

(2022)2022-23 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National 3rd Place: Orchestral Performance

National Finalist: Orchestra Conducting – Robert Laguna

National Finalist: Orchestral Programming – John Gordon

National Finalist: Composing-Pops/Light Music (Professional Division) – Dr. M. L. Daniels “Winter Serenade”

 

2021-22 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Finalist: Orchestra Conducting – Frank Simon

National Semi-Finalist: Orchestral Programming

 

2020-21 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National 1st Place: Orchestral Programming

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Finalist: Orchestra Conducting – Dr. Thomas Rainey

 

2019-20 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Composing-Pops/Light Music – Dr M L Daniels “Mysterious Journey” (Professional Division)

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas Rainey

 

2018-19 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National 2nd Place: Composing-Pops/Light Music – Conor Brace “Gettysburg” (Professional Division)

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Semi-Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Composing-Pops/Light Music – Dr. M. L. Daniels

 

2017-18 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Performance of American Music

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Semi-Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas Rainey

 

2016-17 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Performance of American Music

 

2015 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Orchestral Performance With Special Judges’ Citation

National Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas E Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Composition – Dr. M. L. Daniels

 

2014 NATIONAL COMPETITION AWARDS

National Finalist: Conducting – Dr. Thomas E Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Orchestral Performance

National Semi-Finalist: Programming – Dr. Thomas Rainey

National Semi-Finalist: Composition – Dr. M. L. Daniels