{"id":6096,"date":"2021-07-29T16:01:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T23:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/?page_id=6096"},"modified":"2026-08-23T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T01:51:10","slug":"student-composer-competition-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cfmta.org\/en\/student-composer-competition-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Composer Competition Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The CFMTA\/FCAPM Student Composer Competition is a national competition for winners of Provincial and Territorial composition competitions.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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CFMTA congratulates the following winners of the 2026 Student Composer Competition:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Preparatory - 8 Years and Under -\u00a0 Class 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nSylvie Hay<\/td>\nSK<\/td>\nThe End of a Wonderful Day<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nLeo Visscher<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nRaven Tag<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nMalek Abdel Aziz<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nFalling Through the Clouds<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Preparatory - 8 Years and Under - Class 2<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nMarianna Sutherland<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nWhisky Frisky<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nVera Anyigwe<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nI Like Candy<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nAutumn McClung<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nA Zebra Was Walking Down the Street<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category A - 11 Years and Under - Class 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nAndy Zhang<\/td>\nQC<\/td>\nQuartet in sol mineur<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 150.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nYanxi (Yancey) Liu<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nBallade<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nDaniella Torreon<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nMa R\u00e9verie<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nBenjamin Karolev<\/td>\nYT<\/td>\nDream Waves<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nSerenity Zhang<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nMy Heart Soars<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nShuxin Zhang<\/td>\nSK<\/td>\nJoyful Memories<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category A - 11 Years and Under - Class 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nEmily Dietrich<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nI'm Happy<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 150.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nDaniel Sutherland<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nThe Swing<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nTimi Falode<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nMorning Bells<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category B - 15 Years and Under - Class 1\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nMason Green<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nCascade<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 225.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nEmmett Flores<\/td>\nNB<\/td>\nTo Reminisce<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nJack Wang<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nA Machine's Lullaby<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nEmiliya Vasyl'yeva<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nNew Beginnings<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nAmy Bouter<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nWhispering Creek<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nJoshua Qisun<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nSouvenirs des Sommets<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category B - 15 Years and Under - Class 2\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nNathaniel Mercer<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nDrunken Dancer<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 225.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nKira Boehm<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nWeeping Willow<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nHarley Spencer-Lowe<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nPurple Pendant<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category C - 19 Years and Under\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nBoyan Hu<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nCupid Requiem<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 350.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nNick Oliver<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nWinter Symphony<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nHeinreich Schmuhl<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nStrixen \u2013 Tone Poem No. 1 for Orchestra<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable mention<\/td>\nWill Zhu<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nVelocity<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Category D - <\/span>Open\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1st place<\/td>\nMarco Pacheco<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nAs She Danced<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 400.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd place<\/td>\nJulia McClung<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nCrepuscule<\/em><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen Dahlstrom Award\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nBoyan Hu<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nCupid Requiem<\/em><\/td>\n\u00a0$\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 250.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Adjudicator :\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\nClark Ross<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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