The College Orchestra Directors Association
International Composition Contest Results
September 5, 2009
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
CODA 2009 Composition Contest Final Results:
1st place: “The Ever-fixed Mark”, by Marcus Karl Maroney
$2,500 Cash Award, plus featured at the CODA 2010 National Convention in Atlanta
2nd place: “Joyeuse”, by Philip Parker
$1,000 Cash Award
3rd place: “Inertia”, by Jonathan Pieslak
$500 Cash Award
Two honorable mentions:
“Rational Exuberance”, by John Wesley Flinn
and
“Cthonic Dance”, by Thomas Sleeper
PDF Files of the full scores and MP3 files of the recordings
of all five finalists' works are located in the CODA members section of this website.
WINNING SCORE AND RECORDING:

1st place: “The Ever-fixed Mark”, by Marcus Karl Maroney
Featured at the CODA 2010 National Convention in Atlanta:
Biographical information on our winning composer!(Click Here)
• Photos from the final round of the competition at Baylor University •

Winning composer Marcus Karl Maroney (left) and CODA National Conference Conductor Michael Alexander.

The Magnificent Concert Hall at Baylor University!