2021 Music Writing Competition

Adjudicator: Abigail Richardson-Schulte

View winning scores in the 2021 summer issue of Notes Magazine here.

  • Class P1

    1st: Sherridan Hamel
    Teacher: Deb Miller-Cushon (Ottawa Region Branch)

    2nd: James Hobden
    Teacher: Kathleen Howard (Ottawa Region Branch)

  • Class A1

    1st: Zixin (Andy) Wang
    Teacher: Chunson Park (Ottawa Region Branch)

    2nd: Sarvesh Kumar
    Teacher: Alexandra Weiss (Central Toronto Branch)

    3rd: Orly Ross
    Teacher: Elizabeth Shannon (Central Toronto Branch)

  • Class A2

    1st: Isabella Huang
    Teacher: Rachel Newallo-Huang (North York/York Region Branch)

  • Class B1

    1st: Khanh Mai
    Teacher: Chunson Park (Ottawa Region Branch)

    2nd: Allon Weis
    Teacher: Karen Marie Rowell (London Branch)

    3rd: Sameer Safdar
    Teacher: Kelsey Scrivo (Hamilton-Halton Branch)

  • Class C

    1st: Liliana Mahave
    Teacher: Tanya Tkachenko (Central Toronto Branch)

    2nd: Alex Liang
    Teacher: Victor Avila (Ottawa Region Branch)

    3rd: Emily Scadding
    Teacher: Darryl Cremasco (Kitchener/Waterloo Branch)

  • Class D

    1st: Sarah Dolan
    (Eleanor Marzetti Scholarship)
    Teacher: Mary Muckle (Ottawa Region Branch)

    2nd: Brice Hall
    Teacher: Natasha Finlay (Central Toronto Branch)

  • Honourable Mentions

    Class A1
    Arya Nuthulapati (teacher: Natasha Fransblow, Hamilton-Halton Branch)
    Keriana Hodson (teacher: Wendy Petch, Ottawa Region Branch)

    Class B1
    Laura Nobili (teacher: Rachel Newallo-Huang, North York/York Region Branch)

  • CFMTA Award Results

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

    Isabella Huang - 1st place, Class A2
    Khanh Mai - 2nd place, Class B1
    Liliana Mahave - 2nd Place, Class C
    Sarah Dolan - 2nd Place, Class D

No entries were received for Class P2 and Class B2