2022 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards
Nominees, Classical Composition (Emerging Division)
INBAL COHEN-RASNER, SAINT JOHNS, FLORIDA, USA
I was born and raised in Haifa, Israel, but currently share dual United States citizenship. I am a board certified and fellowship trained Radiologist specializing in adult Neuroradiology and Pediatric Radiology. I am also a music Composer and concert Pianist. I gained my formal classical music education in piano and music composition at the Music Conservatory school in Haifa, Israel. I served two years in the Israeli army then went on to receive my medical degree from The Technion Institute. After completing my Radiology residency in 2004, I moved from Israel to the United States to further pursue specialized Radiology Fellowship training in Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology. Throughout my medical career, I have continued to write original music scores and perform at local music events. Around 2019, I started to expand my interest in composing music for films. I was the grand winner in the Oticons Faculty International Film Scoring competition 2021 and nominated the Top Finalist in the Film Scoring Academy of Europe contest 2022. I have been practicing medicine my entire adult life, and thoroughly enjoy my career as a physician, but at this point, I want to pursue my true passion as a music composer.
serge fattal, yerevan, armenia
Born in Aleppo, Syria, Serge started learning music at the age of 6. In 2014 he moved to Yerevan, Armenia to pursue a bachelor’s degree in music from Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan specializing in piano performance. After graduation he pursued musical composition and specialized in contemporary classical music. Serge has composed several pieces for piano, duets and a piece for string quartet. At the same time Serge wanted to start a career in film scoring which has always been a dream of his.
YUEHLING LI, NEW TAIPEI CITY, TAIWAN
YUEHLING LI is a young composer, music producer in Taiwan.
In 2021,she started releasing some music works on streaming platforms with the name ZEROYUEH. In the past, she majored in cello, but now she’d like to create imagination to reality, hoping that her music could bring people some joy, so she started a composition.
ruth roshan, melbourne, australia
RUTH ROSHAN – Mandolinist, Music Writer & Arranger, Gentle Singer
Ruth Roshan began learning the mandolin at the age of five, and has played professionally since she was a teenager, performing and touring with her ensembles, Nougat and Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir as well as mandolinist with orchestras including Orchestra Victoria, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and ANAM Orchestra.
She has written and recorded 3 albums of (loosely) tango inspired songs and instrumentals with her quintet, Ruth Roshan & Tango Noir. She is currently writing for a new chamber orchestra, Ruth Roshan & Chamber Noir.
SU-CHAN SANG, SANTO DOMINGO, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Su-Chan Sang is a composer from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. He is a Film Scoring graduate of Berklee College of Music where he was awarded the Achievement Scholarship for his academic prowess and the Don Wilkins Award for outstanding performance in the film scoring major. Su-Chan has worked on the music for short films and documentaries, which have premiered on film festivals worldwide, such as the Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival. Currently, he is moving more towards Classical Music concert composition, returning to his roots from when he studied Classical piano, while still working on scoring projects.