25-26 GA3D Contest
In the 25-26 academic year, UGA Dancz Center for New Music and Georgia Tech’s School of Music held the first GA3D composition contest. Students from both universities were invited to submit electronic pieces of any style or genre that utilize Ambisonics 3D audio formats. Selected finalists’ pieces were featured at a concert at the UGA Dancz Center Black Box Theatre in April 18, 2026.
2025-26 Winners
Listen to the binaural mixes of the winners:
1: Jack Hayley: Winter
2: Joey Miller: It Starts with a Breath
3 (a): Yunlang Zheng: Space Rhapsody
3 (b): Yun Qu Tan: Sketch
2025-26 Finalists
| Artist | Piece | Audio Player |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Arndorfer | Eyes Wide | |
| Changda Ma | Yi Trap | |
| Gabriel Pett | Faces Flash Through My Mind like Bees Nurture Honey and Larvae | |
| Charlton Hills | Unnamed | |
| Rafael Collado | New Thread | |
| Peter Underhill | Mepkin | |
| Mateo Wojtczack | Water Portraits I |
Jury
- Trinity Vélez-Justo (UGA)
- Alexandria Smith (Georgia Tech)
- Peter Van Zandt Lane (UGA)
- Henrik von Coler (Georgia Tech)
Thanks to the UGA Dancz Center for New Music for hosting a wonderful concert on a great sounding 28 channel system:
