{"id":295889,"date":"2026-01-06T12:49:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T10:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnuus\/ufs-student-wins-in-prestigious-composition-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T16:49:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T14:49:31","slug":"ufs-student-wins-in-prestigious-composition-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/ufs-student-wins-in-prestigious-composition-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UFS student wins in prestigious\u00a0composition competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BLOEMFONTEIN <\/strong>&#8211; The winner of the International Institute of the Arts (IIA), resident at the University of the Free State (UFS), Stefans Grov\u00e9 IIA National Composition Competition, was announced recently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The IIA was held for the seventh time and is considered one of South Africa\u2019s foremost platforms dedicated to the creation and advancement of new art music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prof Alexander Johnson founded the competition in honour of Prof Stefans Grov\u00e9, who served as his composition mentor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"295325\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Chesnay-Palmer-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Chesney Palmer\" class=\"wp-image-295325\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chesney Palmer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"295326\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/bloemnewsexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Nico-Smit.jpeg\" alt=\"Nicholas Smit\" class=\"wp-image-295326\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nicholas Smit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The\u00a0First Prize, valued at\u00a0R10 000, has been awarded to\u00a0Chesney Palmer\u00a0for his composition\u00a0<em>The Exhibition<\/em>, a work for string quartet inspired by the abstract artwork of Cathy Collins. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Conceived from a chromesthetic perspective, the composition derives its musical material from the colours, textures, and visual gestures of the artwork. 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