The Vancouver Chamber Choir gives outstanding support to the growth and development of talented young musicians. This year's competition finalists came from across North America and were selected from 61 pieces submitted worldwide. The judges were composer Larry Nickel, conductor Kevin Zakresky and Vancouver Chamber Choir Conductor and Artistic Director Jon Washburn. Each 1st and 2nd Prize piece was performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir prior to winner announcements.
Elementary (Ages 8 - 12)
- 1st Prize: Molly Mickelson In Springtime
- 2nd Prize: Emmalina Varelas Where go the Boats?
- Honourable Mention: Shaelyn Lorensen Winds across the meadow
- Honourable Mention: Daygan Olsson Shall I Fly With the Wind?
- 1st Prize: Joseph W. Goodhew Ave Maria
- 2nd Prize: Paul Mortilla Vos Estis Lux Mundi
- Honourable Mention: Samuel Dylan Rosner The Tyger
College/University (Ages 18 - 22)
- 1st Prize: Eric Choate Now Cheer our Hearts
- 2nd Prize: Saad N. Haddad The Little Boy
- Honourable Mention: Alexander Alberti The Sea
The 11th biennial Young Composers' Competition also included special awards for the best submissions by residents of British Columbia. The three Best of BC award winners were:
Elementary (Ages 8 - 12)
- Molly Mickelson, Vancouver In Springtime
Secondary (Ages 13 - 17)
- Aryo Nazaradeh, North Vancouver Breeze
College/University (Ages 18 - 22)
- Roydon Tse, Vancouver A Pure Heart, O God
A participation award was given to Langley Fine Arts School for submitting the most compositions. As a special and well received feature in the concert programme, soloists from the choir performed five pieces submitted by Robyn Lorensen's Grade 5 music class at the school. The selected student compositions were:
- Karl DeJong My Dog Kipper
- Samera Meyer Deogie
- Jasmine Robertson The Rainbow Song
- Sarah Stanley Space
- Ethan Strokon The Periodic Table
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