{"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":"2025-08-15T21:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T04:44:47","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 2025 Student Composer Competition:<\/h4>\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\n\n\n
Preparatory Level \u2013 8 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nKayley Lu<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nA Sunny Trip<\/td>\n$75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nSylvie Hay<\/td>\nSK<\/td>\nCotton Candy Clouds<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nAmaru Rojas-Chan<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nBouncy<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Preparatory Level \u2013 8 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nMarianna Sutherland<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nI\u2019m Nobody! Who are You?<\/td>\n$75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nEmily Dietrich<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nStars<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third place<\/td>\nTimisire Falode<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nWhat\u2019s in the Sky?<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category A \u2013 11 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nNathan Syyong<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nDon\u2019t Ever Underestimate the Smallest Elephant<\/td>\n$150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nJia He Andy Zhang<\/td>\nQC<\/td>\n12 contes<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nSarah Wolfe<\/td>\nON<\/td>\nOctopus Song<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honourable Mention<\/td>\nIan Turcotte<\/td>\nYT<\/td>\nMemories of a Blue House<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category A \u2013 11 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nValerie Anyigwe<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nDoggy, Doggy, Doggy<\/td>\n$150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nOlivia Chung<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nAlways Family<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nNathaniel Mercer<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nDreamin\u2019 in My Memories<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category B \u2013 15 years and under, Class 1, composition for solo instrument\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nWill Zhu<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nAeris<\/td>\n$225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nGaoyuan Cheng<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nA Snowy Stroll<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nLiv Makarenko<\/td>\nPE<\/td>\nPegasus<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category B \u2013 15 years and under, Class 2, composition for voice<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nHarley Spencer-Lowe<\/td>\nNS<\/td>\nHide and Seek<\/td>\n$225<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nKalyse Hemsing<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nHarder<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category C \u2013 19 years and under<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nEason Fan<\/td>\nSK<\/td>\nMusique de Danse<\/td>\n$350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nAnders Currah<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nThe Roads not Taken<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nLouis Duffayet<\/td>\nQC<\/td>\nQuatre miniatures<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Category D \u2013 Open\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First place<\/td>\nSarah Mercer<\/td>\nMB<\/td>\nEasy as Cake<\/td>\n$400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Second place<\/td>\nKurt Stenner<\/td>\nAB<\/td>\nAvro Arrow<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Third Place<\/td>\nMax Francis<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nQuartet op. 6<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Helen Dahlstrom Award\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nWill Zhu<\/td>\nBC<\/td>\nAeris<\/td>\n$250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Adjudicator<\/strong><\/td>\nCorie Rose Soumah<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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