Isabella Dussias

Singer-Songwriter/Composer

About Isabella

Although her main focus is writing, producing, and performing her pop music, Isabella has a background in classical composition, film scoring, and musical theater composition. She likes to incorporate elements of each of these styles in her music as an artist.

Awards and Recognitions

  • 2015 Golden Key Piano Competition “Journey of the Swallows” for solo piano performed at Lincoln Center and Ehrbar Hall, Vienna, Austria
  • 2016 Golden Key Piano competition 1st degree “Rondo Della Notte” for solo piano performed at Carnegie Hall
  • 2016, 2017, and 2018 Marvin Hamlisch Film scoring finalist in youth category
  • 2016 ASCAP  Morton Gould Young Composer finalist “Rondo Della Notte” for solo piano and 2017  finalist  for “Colors of Spring” for full orchestra
  •  2016  National Young Composers Challenge   Honorable Mention for “Colors of Spring” performed at the Walt Disney Theater,Dr Phillips Center, Orlando, Florida and 2017 finalist for “Le Mystique” for full orchestra
  •  2017 Honorable Mention in teen category for Allentown Symphony Association  “Pictures at an Exhibition” composer competition
  •  2018 Finalist in Inspired Nation’s Tri-state Rocks
  • 2018 Finalist in National Young Composers Challenge for “Fairytale” for full orchestra
  • 2019 Finalist ASCAP Morton Gould  Young Composer Competition  for “Fairytale” for full orchestra
  • 2019 Semi-finalist Unsigned Only Music Competition in Teen category for “Unlock”
  • 2019 Semi-finalist International Songwriting Competition in Teen category for “Slow it Down”
  • 2020 Semi-finalist Unsigned Only Music Competition in Teen category for “Fire”
  • 2020 HERlead Fellow (Focus: Women in the Music Industry)- A national leadership program that trains and empowers the next generation of female leaders
  • 2020 International Songwriting Competition semi-finalist in Teen category for “More of This”
  • 2021 National Young Arts Foundation Merit winner in Voice: Singer-Songwriter
  • 2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Nominee(Youth Division) for film/Media Scoring 
  • 2020-2021 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Winner (Youth Division)Musical Theatre Composition
  • 2021 Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Honorable Mention
  • 2022 Marvin Hamlisch International Music Awards Finalist in the Contemporary/Pop Category