L-R: Sophia Colpitts, Isaac Howie, Kari Turunen, Micah Filate, Emile Deedes-Vincke
The five-member jury was pleased to award the following prizes:
- Winner, Elementary category: Parkour by Micah Filate
- Winner, Secondary category: Stood the Mother by Isaac Howie
- Honorable Mention, Secondary category: The Bird in My Heart by Sophia Colpitts
- Honorable Mention, Secondary category: The Sky Was by Henry From (lyrics by E. E. Cummings)
- Winner, College/University category: Where the Earth is Quiet by Emile Deedes-Vincke (lyrics by Saphren Ma)
The three winning pieces were performed by the Vancouver Chamber Choir at JUST SOCIETY, presented at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday, February 19th (video available soon on VANCC DIGITAL).
Be sure to watch the video interviews with the winning composers by clicking on the thumbnails below:
Our gratitude to the following for their support of this year’s competition:
The Edward C. Chiasson Law Corporation
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Photo Credit: Heather Beaty 2021