Junior Composers 2011 Winners

JUNIOR COMPOSERS
2011 WFMC WINNERS
Jeanne Kish, WFMC Jr. Composers Chair

There were 15 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 II
First Place                Andrew Cannestra
Second Place            Jacob Beranek

CLASS III           
First Place                 Ethan Ackelsberg
Second Place            Vishnu Varadarajan

CLASS IV
First Place                 Alexander Cavalco
Second Place            Ascher Fickett

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
2011 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
Jacob Beranek

CLASS III
Ethan Ackelsberg

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

2011 NATIONAL JR. COMPOSER WINNERS

CLASS II
Andrew Cannestra