SPARK X Alev Lenz Composition Competition Winners

We would like to say a huge thank you to all of the composers who took part in the first ever SPARK competition. We hope that everyone who took part enjoyed delving deep into the Alev Lenz '3' sample library and we were impressed at the depth and variety of the entries. 

Amongst almost one hundred incredible submissions the following three pieces stood out for their creative and original use of the '3' sample library.

SPARK X Alev Lenz: Thibault Quillet - Spark

SPARK X Alev Lenz: Dorothy Shrödinger - The Emperor's New Mind

SPARK X Alev Lenz: Brian Spooner - Midnight March

Winner of the SA Recordings Recompose X Marshall Vincent Composition Competition

Recompose X Marshall Vincent - Jonathan Wing

Recompose Winner - Nyokabi Kariuki

Nyokabi’s work is unforgettable. It is cold and wet. It represents water. Maybe the threat of the fishermen or the knowledge of the ocean creatures? It is not safe, it is a unique voice and sets the stage for a new interpretation of the music; a new medium it could live in, through Nyokabi, a new room she has opened and welcomes us all into. Dive in at the deep end, learn to swim again.

https://www.nkariuki.com/
https://sarecordings.com/recompose
https://sarecordings.com/release/139626-alev-lenz-alev-lenz-3

Recompose x Alev Lenz : Nyokabi Kariuki - Fishermen

Recompose Runner-Up - Jordan Summers

Effortlessly Jordan weaves in new sonic elements into his recomposition, he imagines and builds worlds within a song that was originally just a vocal melody. The melodies make you want to listen to the track over and over again. It is enveloping and enchanting.

www.jordansummersmusic.com
https://sarecordings.com/recompose
https://sarecordings.com/release/139626-alev-lenz-alev-lenz-3

Recompose x Alev Lenz : Jordan Summers - It's Been a While

Recompose Runner-Up - Amy Langley

Amy’s cello goes straight to the heart, it throws you into the depths of her sensuality. It is so hard to essentially re-play a song and still make it your own. Where she adds notes, harmonises, adds piano and where she doesn't, where it swells and where it goes silent is desperately delicate - supported by her incredible playing and profound respect towards the original song.

https://www.amylangley.com
sarecordings.com/recompose
https://sarecordings.com/release/139626-alev-lenz-alev-lenz-3

Recompose x Alev Lenz : Amy Langley - Cigarettes & Blow

A London-based record label dedicated to songs and sounds by contemporary composers.

SPARK X Alev Lenz: Thibault Quillet - Spark

SA Recordings

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