International Society of Jazz Arrangers and Composers (ISJAC), Call for Scores

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (May 18-20, 2017)

Outstanding New Instrumental Composition: Baião Moderno, by Cassio Vianna 

Performed by Chuck Owen’s Jazz Surge Big Band. 

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Jazz Education Network (JEN) 8th Annual Conference, Young Composer Showcase

Hyatt Regency Hotel, New Orleans, LA (January 4-7, 2017)

Winner composition: For the Rise of a New Day, by Cassio Vianna 

Performed by the UNC Lab Band I. 

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2016 National Band Association Jazz Composition Competition

McCormick Place, Chicago, IL (December 15, 2016)

Winner composition: April Song, by Cassio Vianna

Performed by the United States Army Field Band - Jazz Ambassadors. 

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Recipient of JP Morgan Music Technology Fellowship (2016-2017)

University of Northern Colorado

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Pathways to Jazz Grant - Boulder County Arts Alliance (2016)

Boulder, CO

Grant Awardee: Cassio Vianna. 

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2015-2016 Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest

Ithaca, NY (January, 2016)

Winner composition: For the Rise of a New Day, by Cassio Vianna

Performed by the Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble, featuring Tony Kadleck. 

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Recipient of JP Morgan Music Technology Fellowship (2015-2016)

University of Northern Colorado

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6th Open Space New Music Festival, Call for Scores

University of Northern Colorado (January 2016)

Selected composition: Winter Dances: Sonata for Alto Saxophone and Piano, by Cassio Vianna

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2014-2015 Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble Composition Contest

Ithaca, NY (January, 2015)

Honorable Mention: Rio Vermelho, by Cassio Vianna

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Recipient of JP Morgan Music Technology Fellowship (2014-2015)

University of Northern Colorado