Elliot Roman‘s orchestral composition entitled Tzirklshpitz has recently won a 2021 BMI Student Composer Award. The piece was one of six winning works out of several hundred applications. You can read more about it here: https://www.bmi.com/award-shows/sca-2021/ Kudos Elliot!

Editor’s Note: Here is Elliot’s bio from the BMI.com website, “Elliot Roman (b. 1999) is a multifaceted composer, pianist, flutist, and conductor. His compositions have won prizes around the world, and he has received commissions from ensembles such as the American String Quartet. Elliot played in the New York Youth Symphony on both flute and piano, performing at Carnegie Hall and touring in Spain. He has premiered works by other composers in programs such as the Carnegie Hall 2019 “Migrations” Festival. Elliot co-founded the Claremont Chamber Orchestra and serves as its artistic director and conductor. Elliot is a graduate student at the Manhattan School of Music, where he also received his undergraduate degree and was a recipient of the Jay Rubinton Scholarship.”