Past ORMTA Provincial Music Writing Competition Results - The Ontario Registered Music Teachers' Association

HomeMWC Results 2016-2020

Congratulations to all students who participate in ORMTA's Music Writing Competition, and to their teachers too!
Each First Place Winner will have part of their score published in an issue of Notes Magazine and these recipients have also gone on to represent Ontario in the CFMTA National Student Composer Competition.

2020 Results

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	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)

Honorable 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)

Adjudicator: Dr. John Burge

2019 Results

Class P1	1st: Raya Campbell	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Charlotte Guan	Teacher: Patricia Ross (Belleville Branch)
	3rd: Bayla Shabataev	Teacher: Jacqueline Leung (North York Branch)

Class P2	1st: Helia Lotostki-Todd	Teacher: Avila Lotoski (Central Toronto Branch)

Class A1	1st: Zofia Yan	Teacher: Colin Mack (Ottawa Region Branch)
	2nd: Sky Yang	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)
	3rd: Siddhant Pratap Rana	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)

Class A2	1st: Zoe Brown	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Chloe Bzowski	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)
	3rd: Zofia Yan	Teacher: Colin Mack (Ottawa Region Branch)

Class B1	1st: Eric Bouchard	Teacher: Catherine Donkin (Ottawa Region Branch)
	2nd: Enah Cheng	Teacher: Colin Mack (Ottawa Region Branch)
	3rd: Hugo Russell	Teacher: Marnie Van Wielden (Kitchener Waterloo Branch)

Class B2	1st: Piper Hook	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)

Class C	1st: Nicholas Wanstall	Teacher: Karen Broadhurst (Central Toronto Branch)
	2nd: Griffin Hook	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)
	3rd: Kimberly Yang	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York Branch)

Class D	1st: Patrice Bigaignon	Teacher: Kathy Schmidt (Thunder Bay Branch)
	2nd: Griffin Hook	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North Bay Branch)
	3rd: Brice Hall	Teacher: Natasha Finlay (Central Toronto Branch)

Honorable Mentions:

Andrea Escobedo, Anthony Liu, Chengrang Lorentz Liang, Liston Brown, Siddhant Pratap Rana, Ana Sofia Escobado, Marissa Gosse, Andrew Liu, Bhumitra Kesanakurti, Eva Kolomitro, Lily Griffiths, Jessica deKort, Enah Cheng, Abigail Herman, Eric Bouchard, Camryn Ruthven, Polina Chernik, Daniel Thorp, Justin Dulat, Lucy Kotaka, George Pentchev, Storm Lussier, Olivia Tavares, Emma Wang, Dhaboavan Sothivannan, Ally Jiang, Ethan Sue, Brandon Sambrano, Ivan Theriault

Adjudicator: Christopher Norton

2018 Results

Class P1	1st: Anthony Liu	Teacher: Elanna Foster
	2nd: Owen Dewar	Teacher: Susanne Murphy
	3rd: Evan Gallant	Teacher: Louise Foxcroft

Class P2	1st: Chloe Bzowski	Teacher: Laura Sgroi

Class A1	1st: Andrew Liu	Teacher: Elanna Foster
	2nd: Sky Yang	Teacher: Laura Sgroi
	3rd: Hayden Baertsoen	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney

Class A2	1st: Lily Bartlam	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney
	2nd: Zoe Brown	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney
	3rd: Daniela Raz	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney

Class B1	1st: Eric Bouchard	Teacher: Catherine Donkin
	2nd: Griffin Hook	Teacher: Laura Sgroi
	3rd: Sophia Kagolovskaya	Teacher: Jason White

Class B2	1st: Jessica deKort	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney
	2nd: Carlee McKenzie	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney
	3rd: Anna Bartlam	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney

Class C	1st: Nicholas Wanstall	Teacher: Karen Broadhurst
	2nd: Nicholas Wanstall	Teacher: Karen Broadhurst
	3rd: Rachel Andal	Teacher: Christopher Foley

Class D	1st: Kento Stratford	Teacher: John Burge
	2nd: Tony Lebane	Teacher: Laura Sgroi

ORMTA is pleased to announce that Kento Stratford is the winner of the Eleanor Marzetti Scholarship for 2018. Congratulations Kento!

Congratulations to all the participants, you really kept the adjudicator on her toes this year. Keep up the great work!

Adjudicator: Ivana Jokic

2017 Results

Class P1	1st: Benjamin Giffin	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Sophia Giffin	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	3rd: Ivan Theriault	Teacher: Louise Gallant Foxcroft (London Branch)

Class P2	1st: Chloe Bzowski	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

Class A1	1st: Sky Yang	Teahcer: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)
	2nd: Karim Khakimov	Teacher: Nathalie Tsoy (Newmarket & Area Branch)
	3rd: Ana Sofia Guiot Gomez	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

Class A2	1st: Polina Chernik	Teacher: Julia Chernik (Central Toronto Branch)
	2nd: Lily Bartlam	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	3rd: Aryn Hershoran	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

Class B1	1st: Hugo Russell	Teacher: Marnie Van Weelden (Kitchener-Waterloo Branch)
	2nd: Rachel Andal	Teacher: Christopher Foley (Hamilton-Halton Branch)
	3rd: Eric Bouchard	Teacher: Catherine Donkin (Ottawa Region Branch)

Class B2	1st: Jessica deKort	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Anna Bartlam	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	3rd: Kimberly Yang	Teahcer: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

Class C	1st: Dante Pettapiece	Teacher: John Burge (Kingston Branch)
	2nd: Phillip Christoffersen	Teacher: Liz Craig (Central Toronto Branch)
	3rd: Troy Lebane	Teahcer: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)

Class D	1st: Dante Pettapiece	Teacher: John Burge (Kingston Branch)
	2nd: Nathan Shreve	Teacher: Janet Fothergill (Central Toronto Branch)
	3rd: Peter Bedford	Teacher: Philip Corke (Hamilton-Halton Branch)

Honorable Mentions:

Class P1: Evan Archer
Class A1: Chloë Durocher, Tessa Mackinnon
Class B1: Eric Bouchard, Meghana Kesankurti, Susannah Salamon
Class B2: Molly Cronin
Class C: Nicholas Wanstall
Class D: Nathan Shreve

Updates:

The following students have received awards in the CFMTA Competition:

Polina Chernik - 1st place, Class A2
Chloe Bzowski - 1st place, Class P2
Hugo Ressell - 1st place, Class B1
Jessica deKort - 1st place, Class B2
Dante Pettapiece - 2nd place, Class C

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

Benjamin Giffin, Class P1
Sky Yang, Class A1
Dante Pettapiece, Class D

Adjudicator: Beverly Porter

2016 Results

Class P1	1st: Zoe Brown	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Hayden Baerstoen	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	3rd: Nina Kerr	Teacher: Natasha Frid Finlay (Central Toronto Branch)

Class P2	no entries received

Class A1	1st: Polina Chernik	Teacher: Julia Tchernik (Central Toronto Branch)
	2nd: Susannah Salamon	Teacher: Marion Miller (London Branch)
	3rd: Sophia Kagolovskaya	Teacher: Jason White (Kitchener-Waterloo Branch)

Class A2	1st: Lilly Bartlam	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)
	2nd: Rachel Hershoran	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

Class B1	1st: Leonid Nediak	Teacher: John Burge
	2nd: Eric Bouchard	Teacher: Catherine Donkin (Ottawa Region Branch)
	3rd: Rachel Andal	Teacher: Christopher Foley (Hamilton-Halton Branch)

Class B2	1st: Troy Lebane	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)
	2nd: Kimberly Yang	Teacher: Laura Sgroi (North York/York Region Branch)
	3rd: Kelsey Rombouts	Teacher: Rachelle Courtney (London Branch)

Class C	1st: Itamar Aharony	Teacher: Paulette Price (Ottawa Region Branch)
	2nd: Chanheum Lee	Teacher: John Burge (Kingston Branch)
	3rd: Phillip Christoffersen	Teacher: Liz Craig (Central Toronto Branch)

Class D	1st: Leonid Nediak	Teacher: John Burge
	2nd: Dante Pettapiece	Teacher: John Burge
	3rd: Itamar Aharony	Teacher: Paulette Price

Honourable Mentions:

Class P1: Evan Archer, Benjamin Giffin, Leah Hale
Class A1: Stuart Florescu, Tessa Mackinnon, James Quinn
Class B1: Giffin Hook, Anne Jewczyk
Class B2: Tori Bouck
Class C: Veronika Henzl, Alexander Nediak, Christopher O'Neill, Dante Pettapiece

Updates:

The following students have received awards in the CFMTA Competition:

Polina Chernik - 1st place, Class A1
Lilly Barlam - 1st place, Class A2
Troy Lebane - 1st place, Class B2
Leonid Nediak - 1st place & Helen Dahlstrom Award, Class B1 and 2nd place, Class D

Adjudicator: Karen Rowell