2020 Music Writing Competition

Adjudicator: Dr. John Burge

View winning scores in the 2020 summer issue of Notes Magazine here.

  • Class P1

    1st: Raya Campbell
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

    2nd: Waaseyaa Couchi
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

    3rd: William Palma
    Teacher: Jeryl-Anne Churchill (London Branch)

  • Class A1

    1st: Oliver Lo
    Teacher: Avila Lotoski (Central Toronto Branch)

    2nd: Helia Lotoski-Todd
    Teacher: Avila Lotoski (Central Toronto Branch)

    3rd: Soraya Godfrey
    Teacher: Natalia Ryjanovskaia (Central Toronto Branch)

    3rd: Connor Mahon
    Teacher: Matthew Gartshore (Kitchener-Waterloo Branch)

  • Class A2

    1st: Anthony Morasutti
    Teacher: Jen Smith Lanthier (Owen Sound Branch)

  • Class B1

    1st: Sky Yang
    Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

    2nd: Andrew Liu
    Teacher: Elanna Foster (London Branch)

    3rd: Ethan Sue
    Teacher: Karen Rowell (London Branch)

    3rd: Laura Nobili
    Teacher: Rachelle Newallo-Huang (North York/York Region Branch)

  • Class B2

    1st: Marissa Gosse
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

    2nd: Hayden Baertsoen
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

    3rd: Lilly Bartlam
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

  • Class C

    1st: Eric Bouchard
    Teacher: Catherine Donkin (Ottawa Region Branch)

    2nd: Anna Bartlam
    Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

    2nd: Quinn Bales D'Cruze
    Teacher: Susan Griesdale (Newmarket & Area Branch)

    3rd: Brandon Sambrano
    Teacher: Maria Case (Central Toronto Branch)

    3rd: Kimberly Yang
    Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

  • Class D

    1st: Griffin Hook
    (Eleanor Marzetti Scholarship)
    Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

    2nd: Sarah Dolan
    Teacher: Mary Muckle (Ottawa Region Branch)

    3rd: Matthew Montani
    Teacher: Leon Karan (Hamilton-Halton Branch)

  • Honourable Mentions

    Class A1
    Orly Ross (teacher: Elizabeth Shannon, Central Toronto Branch)
    Melissa Ann Mavers (teacher: Elanna Foster, London Branch)
    Tony Liu (teacher: Elanna Foster, London Branch)

    Class B1
    Oliver Gamble (teacher: Rachelle Courtney, London Branch)
    Zoe Brown (teacher: Rachelle Courtney, London Branch)

    Class B2
    Aryn Hershoran (teacher: Rachelle Courtney, London Branch)

    Class C
    Brandon Sambrano (teacher: Maria Case, Central Toronto Branch)
    Griffin Hook (teacher: Laura Sgroi, North York/York Region Branch)
    Nicholas Orcsik (teacher: Thomas Green, Windsor-Essex Branch)

    Class D
    Brice Hall (teacher: Natasha Finlay (Central Toronto Branch)

  • CFMTA Award Results

    The following students have received awards in the CFMTA Student Composer Competition:

    Raya Campbell - 2nd place, Class P1
    Anthony Morasutti - 2nd place, Class A2
    Marissa Gosse - 2nd place, Class B2
    Eric Bouchard - 1st place, Class C

    The following students have received Honourable Mentions in the CFMTA Student Composer Competition:

    Oliver Lo, Class A1
    Sky Yang, Class B1

    Eric Bouchard was the recipient of the CFMTA Helen Dahlstrom Award

No entries were received for Class P2