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Brannon Warn-Johnston (age 16) is an enthusiastic composer and multi-instrumentalist from Burien, Washington. She loves backpacking with her violin, often taking inspiration for her compositions from nature and the outdoors. Her compositions have been performed by the Seattle Symphony, Symphony Tacoma, Northwest Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Festival Orchestra, Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestras (SYSO), and Seattle Conservatory of Music. Brannon’s music has won awards from the Foundation for Modern Music International Composers Competition, Simon-Fiset Composition Competition, National Federation of Music Clubs Composers Contest, 2023 SYSO Inspiration Award, and more. Brannon has participated in the Merriman-Ross Young Composers Workshop at the Seattle Symphony for three years.