I just wished to congratulate VSL for holding this composition competition, and of course the winners and finalists. Hopefully this will not be a unique event, but will continue to be held anually.
I have a suggestion however, and that is to have separate categories for purely symphonic and/or chamber music, in order to foster and reward attempts at high art through your wonderful products, which make it possible these days for composers of non-gestural music (since very few articulations are available for such material) to simulate a very good realization of their conceptions.
Well done!