Junior Composers 2010 Winners

JUNIOR COMPOSERS
2010 WFMC WINNERS
Jeanne Kish, WFMC Jr. Composers Chair

There were 23 entrants in the 2010 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                 Nellie Benton
Second Place           Kalista Benton

CLASS II
First Place                Andrew Cannestra
Second Place            John Schindler

CLASS III           
First Place                 Joel Weng
Second Place            Liam McCarty

CLASS IV
First Place                 Evan Conway
Second Place            Andrew Berger

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 in Classes III and IVwill be offered a $325 scholarship to attend the Junior Composers Institute in Minneapolis in July.

NORTH CENTRAL REGION
2010 JR. COMPOSER WINNERS

The results of the 2010 regional Junior Composer Contest have been announced. The following is a list of winners from Wisconsin:

CLASS II
Andrew Cannestra

CLASS III
Joel Weng

CLASS IV
Evan Conway

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

2010 NATIONAL JR. COMPOSER WINNERS

The results of the 2010 National Junior Composers Contest have been announced. The following is a list of winners from Wisconsin:

2nd Place – Class II, Jr. Composers Contest
Andrew Cannestra

1st Place - Class II, Jr. Composers Contest and John and Margaret Pierson Award
Joel Weng