Update 10th of May 2023: Happy to have won the competition. It was such a good experience, creating this musical story within the length of just 90 seconds. And hearing so many good pieces and interesting fragments from many other contestants, all feeding the neverending learning curve. Hearing the feedback from the judges, on all the 15 finalists submissions, was a prize also. A big thank you to Ryan Leach, Rachel Hardy, Christopher Siu and Gavin Leeper.

Livestream finalists judging video:
   • April 2023 Composing Competition - Wi...  

Conversation with Ryan Leach on my winning score:
   • The Winning Formula from a Top Compet...  

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My 1st Prize Winner submission for the Ryan Leach April 2023 Composing Competition.
I interpreted the given artwork image as followed:

...'Where zealous Mushtown crusaders
take their adventurous stories
and get purified by the Patron Saint'...

Competition organised by Ryan Leach -    / @ryanleach  

Judges:
Rachel Hardy -    / @rachelhardy  
Christopher Siu -    / @christophersiu  
Gavin Leeper -    / @gavinleepermusic  

Artwork: 'Mushtown' by Marcos de la Sierra - https://www.artstation.com/mus
Music: 'Temple of Catharsis' composed, mixed and produced by Jeff Hijlkema.