Kent State Universitys Glauser School of Music held the inaugural Roy Minoff Composition Competition in spring 2023 with judging completed in June. Max Grafe has been selected as the winner of the first annual Roy Minoff Composition Competition and has been awarded a substantial commission to create a 20 to 30-minute work for saxophone, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, and percussion.The goal of this competition is to support the creation of a significant new work that will receive its world premiere at Kent State by School of Music faculty in the fall of 2024, where Max will attend the world premiere of his new work and give a lecture on his music.
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