HONORS / COMPOSITION / LEADERSHIP
THE ART
OF ARRIVAL
Recognition is not an ornament. It is the patient craft behind every score, every orchestra, and every young musician invited into the work.
Columns hold their line. Gold catches the light. The city’s great facades remind us that lasting work asks for both vision and structure.
A PRACTICE BUILT TO ENDURE
STONE, GOLD, AND A CITY IN ASCENT
SELECTED HONORS
2019—2026
Selected Composer
2026
Sophia Art and Music Festival
Sophia, Bulgaria
Selected Composer
2026
Brasilia Orchestral Summit
Brasilia, Brazil
Selected Composer
2025
Veneto Art and Music Summit
Veneto, Italy
Selected Composer
2025
Composing in the Wilderness · Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
Stephen Lias, Founder and Leader
Anchorage, Alaska
Winner · Best COVID-19 Impact
2021
Action on Film Festival · August 2021
Las Vegas, NV
Honorable Mention
2021
World Championship in Composition
The Owens Valley · Franz Schubert Conservatory
Vienna, Austria
Winner · Best Song in a Film · Honorable Mention
2021
The Los Angeles Film Awards
Goodnight Zoom
Los Angeles, CA
Selected Composer
2020
Sophia Symphonic Summit
Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra · Music Director Nayden Torodov
Sophia, Bulgaria