Junior Composers 2008 Winners

JUNIOR COMPOSERS
2008 WFMC WINNERS
Jeanne Kish, WFMC Jr. Composers Chair

There were 17 entrants in the 2008 WFMC Junior Composers Contest.  All compositions were judged in January and the following is a list of winners in each category.

CLASS I
First Place                 Andrew Cannestra
Second Place            Kalista Benton

CLASS II
First Place                 Joel Weng
Second Place            Claire Denny

CLASS III           
First Place                 Minh-Tam Trinh
Second Place            AlexndraGreene

CLASS IV
First Place                 Emily Cooley
Second Place            Evan Conway

Congratulations to all the winners!  The winning compositions have been forwarded to the North Central Region.  Regional winners will be forwarded to NFMC for national competition.

The first and second place winners will be offered a scholarship to attend the Junior Composers Institute in Minneapolis in July. WFMC is offering a $200.00 scholarship to all winners in Classes 3 and 4 of the Junior Composer’s Contest to attend this Institute!

NORTH CENTRAL REGION
2008 JR. COMPOSER WINNERS

The results of the 2008 regional Junior Composer Contest have been announced. The following is a list of winners from Wisconsin: 

CLASS I
Andrew Cannestra

CLASS II
Joel Weng

CLASS III           
Minh-Tam Trinh
Alexandra Greene

CLASS IV
Emily Cooley
Evan Conway

Winners from other North Central States were:
Anna Perry-Nebraska
Jemma Heigis-Iowa
Kate Meyer-Minnesota
Emily Custer-North Dakota

Each winner will receive a monetary award and their entry sent on to the National Competition.

2008 NATIONAL JR. COMPOSER WINNERS

The results of the 2008 National Junior Composers Contest have been announced. The following is a list of winners from Wisconsin: 

1st Place – Class I, Jr. Composers Contest                                                $100.00
Andrew Cannestra

Incentive Award – Class II, Jr. Composers Contest                                    $ 50.00
Joel Weng

1st Place – Class III, Jr. Composers Contest                                                $150.00
Minh-Tam Trinh
 
John & Margaret Pierson Composers Award in Class III                        $125.00           
Alexandra Greene

1st Place – Class IV, Jr. Composers Contest                                                $200.00
Emily Cooley

Incentive Award – Class IV, Jr. Composers Contest                                    $ 50.00
Evan Conway