The CFMTA/FCAPM Student Composer Competition is a national competition for winners of Provincial and Territorial composition competitions.
Entries are submitted by Provincial and Territorial Student Composer Competition Coordinators for Canada-wide judging before June 1 each year. Scholarships are awarded to winners in each category, and the Helen Dahlstrom Award is given annually to the best national composition as selected by the adjudicator. Helen Dahlstrom was the founder of Canada Music Week.
CFMTA congratulates the following winners of the 2024 Student Composer Competition:
| Preparatory Level – 8 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument | ||||
| First place | Garrett Rostek | BC | When the Sun Rises | $50 |
| Second place | Esther Leyenhorst | SK | Rainy Day | |
| Third Place | Daniel Sutherland | ON | Daddy Fell Into the Pond | |
| Honourable Mention | Jeremy Chau | AB | Spy in the Dark | |
| Preparatory Level – 8 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice | ||||
| First place | Timisire Falode | NS | Spring is Coming | $50 |
| Second place | Emily Dietrich | AB | Nature | |
| Category A – 11 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument | ||||
| First place | Davin Chan | AB | The Thunderstorm | $100 |
| Second place | Shanti Lin | BC | Variations for Sugar & Meowchi | |
| Third Place | Jia He Andy Zhang | QC | Rondo in e minor | |
| Honourable Mention | Grace Shevkenek | SK | Blooming | |
| Category A – 11 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice | ||||
| First place | Ameerah Alao | NS | Moonlight | $100 |
| Second place | Nathaniel Mercer | MB | Fun With the Cinnamon Bun | |
| Third Place | Saylee Mori | AB | Shining Stars | |
| Category B – 15 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument | ||||
| First place | Mark Rico-Lam | AB | Poèmes d'automne | $150 |
| Second place | Gaoyuan (Thomas) Cheng | SK | Réflexions sur le lac | |
| Third Place | Joanna Peng | BC | Waltz at Midnight | |
| Honourable Mention | Favour Adelani | MB | The Jolly Wayfarer Variations | |
| Category B – 15 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice | ||||
| First place | Mark Rico-Lam | AB | Fugue for Choir and Organ | $150 |
| Category C – 19 years and under | ||||
| First place | Eason Fan | SK | Trio "Festival" | $250 |
| Second place | Théo Curras | QC | Sonate | |
| Third Place | Anders Currah | AB | Undercover | |
| Honourable Mention | Heidi Reimer | MB | Under Our Stars | |
| Category D – Open | ||||
| First place | Griffin Hook | ON | Rocky Mountain Portraits | $250 |
| Second place | Ezzra Cage | BC | Nocturne no.1 "Pastel Dreams" | |
| Third Place | Rochelle Ireland | AB | Summerlong | |
| Honourable Mention | Sarah Mercer | MB | Up to Me | |
| Helen Dahlstrom Award | ||||
| Mark Rico-Lam | AB | Poèmes d'automne | $250 | |
| Adjudicator | Dr. Stephen Chatman | |||