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'Into the Light' Composition Challenge

Entries are now closed.  Here are all the entries for you to enjoy whilst judging takes place.
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into the light winner guthrie wheeler
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into the light winner fitheach lawless
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into the light highly commended Rowan dobbie

Beaming Stars by Rowan Dobbie

*Highly Commended*

An Taigh Solas by Fitheach Lawless

*Winner*

Guthrie Wheeler - Into the Light

*Winner*

Liyana Novuroze - Forest Lights

Light as Dust by Alex Macdonald

The Light of the Beach by Eleanor Stoddart-Tolmie

The Light of the Candle by Clare Kevis

Into the Light by Oliver Doyle

'Light, the Hope' - Shaurya Srivastava

Weather Cycle (Autumn, Winter, Spring) by Olivia MacKay

Ruby Graham - Into the Light

Composition Category

Compose a piece inspired by the theme and submit a video recording of your performance. In addition, please include a written notation of your composition. This doesn’t need to be a complete score; you can simply provide the melody line or chords. We encourage everyone to give it a try!

Improvisation Category

Dive into a journey of free-flowing musical discovery! Choose the theme "Into the Light" and create a spontaneous performance on your instrument. Record your improvisation and share your unique interpretation.

Challenge Guidelines

Participants are encouraged to create a piece a music on the theme of Into the Light.  They can produce an improvisation or a composition (these are explained below) with entries to be submitted by 20th December 2024 (extended now until 10th January 2025 following requests for a little more time).  The upload button is below:

There are 3 age categories 

  • Ages 6 - 12 

  • Ages 13 - 17 

  • Adult 

Please provide a video file of you playing your piece together with a text document with your name, age, title of the piece and any other information you wish to share about the piece you have created.  Entries now closed

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composition challenge from Your Space Music Lessons