International Composition Festival
Music for Young Children’s 2010 International
Composition Festival is now in its 23rd year. A total of 12,219 Music
for Young Children students took part from across Canada, the U.S., New
Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam. Compositions are judged
within their level in seven different regions – Western Canada (BC, AB,
SK, MB), Ontario, Eastern Canada (PQ, NS, NB, PEI, NF), United States,
South Korea, Singapore, New Zealand and Vietnam. The first place
winners of each of these regions then compete internationally.
Fifteen reviewers, including visiting Canadian composer Dr. Stephen
Chatman, played every piece. “I found the MYC festival process
fascinating and completely unique, in the sense that it involves so many
very young composers. The experience of perusing multitudes of well
written little pieces by such an array of talented young children was
unforgettable,” according to Dr. Chatman.
Dr. Stephen Chatman is Professor and Head of the Composition Division at
the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. A consecutive winner
of the 2005 and 2006 Western Canadian Music Awards “Outstanding
Classical Composition” and a 2006 Juno nominee, Dr. Chatman is
recognized internationally as a composer of choral, orchestral and piano
music. Dr. Chatman is the only North American to have won three
consecutive BMI Awards to Student Composers, Inc.
Music for Young Children is the story of Frances Balodis who started the
business at her kitchen table and has seen it grow exponentially.
Frances Balodis believes music is a gift that lasts a lifetime, her
passion and dedication to bringing this gift to children stand
unsurpassed. In 1980, building on her background as an educator and
piano teacher, Frances set out to create an engaging music program for
children aged three to 11. Her goal was to develop the world’s first
keyboard-focused curriculum that, through clever merging of play and
study, welcomed children to the joy of music and also to give them a
seamless path to traditional conservatory programs. The result was Music
for Young Children, an internationally renowned music business.
MYC, celebrating its 30th birthday, is now taught to 24,000 students
annually across Canada, the United States, New Zealand, South Korea,
Vietnam and Singapore. For more information phone 800-561-1692.
International Winners
Sunshine 1 (3+4 years)
1. Tran Minh Khang, Going to the Park, Vietnam. Download View
2. Chloe Dzemalovic, Pretty Princess Chloe, Edmonton, AB. Download View
3. Charlie Brekke, Bumble Bees, Holmdel, N.J. Download Download View
4. Malina Samsoodeen, Snow Flakes, Mississauga, ON. Download View
Sunshine 2 (4+5 years)
1. Jin-Woo Lee, A Gloomy Hedgehog, Korea. Download View
2. Christie-Ann Koh, Little Ducklings, Singapore. Download View
3. Jaimie Edel, A Princess Lost Her Love, Winnipeg, MB Download View
4. Ethan Parikh, My Special Flag, Mississauga, ON. Download View
Sunbeams 1 (5+6 years)
1. Kaelin George-Wagner, My Little Hampster, Dartmouth, NS. Download View
2. Harriet Abley, Song in My Head, London, ON. Download View
3. Haley Kao, Piano Friends, Walled Lake, MI. Download View
4. Sanjay Shiva Kamar, A Little Tiger Playing, Singapore. Download View
Sunbeams 2 (6+7 years)
1. Jacob Fu, My Olympic Song, Maple Ridge, BC. Download View
2. Cora Annear, Snow is Falling, Kensington, PE. Download View
3. Akita Kotian, Akita’s Ladybug, Walled Lake, MI. Download View
4. Jo Mingi, Water Mill, Korea. Download View
Sunbeams 3 (7+8 years)
1. Betty, Splash, Korea. Download View
2. Joshua Balfour, Interest, Brantford, ON. Download View
3. Helena Gow, Happiness, Lunenburg, NS. Download View
4. Ryenne Feeney, Snakes, Topsfield, MA. Download View
Moonbeams 1 (7+8 years)
1. Do en Kim, Snow Slide, Korea. Download View
2. Parker Diggle, Bagels for Breakfast, Surrey, BC. Download View
3. Alexandra Rupert, Peace, Belmont, ON. Download View
4. Signey Hong, Catching Butterfly, Sacramento, CA. Download View
Moonbeams 2 (8+9 years)
1. Vu Dieu Anh, Peaceful, Vietnam. Download View
2. Kaitlyn Kao, Railroad Crossing, Walled Lake, MI. Download View
3. Mersadie Thiessen, The Moody Waltz, Steinbach, MB. Download View
4. Julie MacDonald, Fading Light, Mabou, NS. Download View
Moonbeams 3 (9+ years)
1. Ryan O’Leary, Imagination, Stow, OH. Download View
2. Tyler Stott, Enchanted Castle, Brantford, ON. Download View
3. Claire Scammell, Copy Cat, Torbay, NZ. Download View
4. Hubert, The Winter Route which is Delighted, Korea. Download View
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