ORMTA Short Story Contest

In celebration of ORMTA’s 90th, we held a Short Story Contest for students of ORMTA teachers.
Congratulations to the winners!

Group 1

School grades 1-3

1st place - $100 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven for Kids”

Oliver McGary
“The Music Inside Big Ben”
Teacher: Alessandra DiCienzo (Niagara Falls Branch)

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2nd place - $75 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven for Kids”

Elodie Finlay
”Rosa et sa cabane du piano” (“Rosa and her Piano Cabin”)
Teacher: Natasha Frid (Central Toronto Branch)

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Read the English translation here

Honorable Mention

Theodore Zelman
”The Persevering Pianist”
Teacher: Alessandra DiCienzo (Niagara Falls Branch)

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Group 2

School grades 4-6

1st place - $100 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven and the Grrrls” and “Bach Beethoven for Kids”

Iris Wang
”Melody”
Teacher: Lisa Iwasaki (Etobicoke-Mississauga Branch)

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2nd place - $75 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven and the Grrrls” and “Bach Beethoven for Kids”

Tuan Yilmaz
”The Rusty Old Piano”
Teacher: Alessandra DiCienzo (Niagara Falls Branch)

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Group 3

School grades 7-8

1st place - $100 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven and the Grrrls” and “Bach, Beethoven and the Boys”

Brianna Werhun
”The Escape”
Teacher: Alessandra DiCienzo (Niagara Falls Branch)

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2nd place - $75 prize and a free copy of David Barber’s “Bach, Beethoven and the Grrrls” and “Bach, Beethoven and the Boys”

Michael Morson
”The Art of Practicing”
Teacher: Christine Tithecott (London Branch)

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