Creating Original Music Project (COMP): 2022 Winners

Elementary Division (K-5): Instrumental Music

1st Reichen Bechtel, The Dark Dance
Keysor Elementary, Kirkwood
Teacher: Tracy St. Clair

2nd Conrad Crutchley, Raiding the Cookie Jar

Meramec Heights Elementary, Arnold
Teacher: Kathy Hann

3rd Owen Heimann, Palindrome

Ozark West Elementary School, Ozark
Teacher: Michael Stine

Elementary Division (K-5): Song with Words

1st Lacie Reetz, First Snow
Williamsburg Elementary, Williamsburg
Teacher: Sherry Reetz

2nd Hannah Reetz, Dancin’ Dreams

Williamsburg Elementary, Williamsburg
Teacher: Sherry Reetz

Middle School Division (6-8): Fine Art Music

1st Nathan Crutchley, The Final Sunrise
Ridgewood Middle School, Arnold
Teacher: Stephan Harms

2nd Isabelle Ortis, The Seasons' Song

Christian Fellowship School, Columbia
Teacher: Alexander Siedhoff

Middle School Division (6-8): Pop Music

1st Violet Martin, My Paps Song
North Callaway Middle School, Auxvasse
 Teacher: Amanda Furtick

2nd Madelyn Hazlett, Anything, Everything

Lawson Middle School, Lawson
Teacher: Amanda Covey

3rd Rebecca Ninemire, Hidden Oceans

Hawthorn Hill Elementary, Lee's Summit
Teacher: Brian Vaughn

High School Division (9-12): Fine Art Music

1st Quincy Meyer, The March of the Cornstalks and the Soybean King of Westphalia
East Buchanan High School, Gower
Sponsor: Bryan Duddy

2nd Yueheng Wang, Fading Mirage

Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis
Teacher: David Werfelmann

3rd Eliot Blackmoore, Variations on a Theme by Bach

Clayton High School, Clayton
Teacher: Laura Schindler

High School Division (9-12): Pop Music

1st Jordin MacKenzie, Reckless
Blue Valley North High School, Overland Park
Teacher: Daniel Freeman

2nd Lucy Gray Hamilton, Living Through The Night

Park Hill South High School, Riverside
Teacher: Ariel Aguilar

3rd Ovya Diwakaran, Monopoly

Ladue Horton Watkins High School, St. Louis
Teacher: Thomas Lowery

High School Division (9-12): Jazz Music

1st Henry Rusten, Easy Does It
Central High School, Cape Girardeau
Teacher: Joshua Lamar

2nd Yoell Tewolde, None Of It

Rock Bridge High School, Columbia
Teacher: Patrick Sullivan
3rd Elliott Bryant, Cafe Morning
Fulton High School, Fulton
Teacher: Kelly Neudecker