News Release -For Immediate Release
KANATA, Ontario, May 27, 2009 – Mississauga Music for Young Children teachers and their students are celebrating International wins in MYC’s 2009 International Composition Festival. Isobel Gasparotto-See in her first year of Sunshine 1 placed first in Ontario for Families and went on to compete with 1,755 Internationally where she also came in 1st. Noah Baran in Sunbeams 3 came in 1st in Ontario for Nothing and competed Internationally against another 2,031 where he came in 2nd. Esther Chee, in My Choice 2, came in 1st in Ontario, 2nd Internationally against 383 with I Love Horses. The Festival is now in its 22nd year and is the largest in the world of its kind.
Below is the list of Mississauga students who placed in the top 4 in Ontario:
Pilar Bianchini, Sunshine 2, 2nd Pilar’s I Love Piano Song
Brandon Doria, Sunbeams 1, 4th The Snow Keeps Falling
Luke Doria, Sunbeams 2, 3rd Ski Time
Michelle Iwama, Sunbeams 2, 4th Canada Geese
Nathan Chu, Moonbeams 1, 3rd Lion Dances in My Dreams
Bobbie Alvernaz, My Choice 2, 3rd Sports are Good Fun
Evangelynn Chee, My Choice 2, 4th Jesus
A total of 12,718 Music for Young Children students took part from across Canada, the U.S., New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. 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 and New Zealand. The first place winners of each of these regions then compete internationally. Thirteen reviewers, including Canadian composer Nancy Telfer, played every piece.
Nancy Telfer has been a choral clinician and guest conductor for many provincial, national, and state organizations throughout Canada and the United States. Since 1979 Ms. Telfer has composed more than 260 works for soloists, chamber ensembles, orchestras, bands, pianists, and choirs, most of which are published in Canada and the United States. According to Ms. Telfer, “It is truly amazing to see what these children have composed – so much creativity and such a high understanding of music and music notation. As I was reading through the pieces I could hear the enjoyment the children must have had as they were writing. Composing is not a race where the greatest pleasure is often in the winning. It is while a composer is actually writing the music that the composer has the most enjoyment. I hope that these children will continue on with their composing. Music for Young Children has provided a unique opportunity for them!”
The successful Music for Young Children program, with corporate head office in Kanata, Ontario was founded in 1980 by Frances Balodis. The program, taught in small groups with adult and child both participating, includes piano instruction, singing, rhythm ensembles, sight reading, ear training, theory and composition. MYC is taught by independent teachers throughout Canada, the United States, New Zealand, Singapore, Vietnam and South Korea with approximately 24,000 students enrolled this year.
http://www.myc.com/. Janice Reade, Public Relations in Ottawa 613-592-7565
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