Monday, April 7, 2025 by Kara Myers | recitals

Hi everyone,

Thanks to everyone who voted in the YouTube recital this week! We had a record response which is fantastic.

Without further ado, here are this year’s winners!

Favourite Overall: Abby Spicer’s “The Missing Page” and Audrey Boland’s “Counting Stars”

First runner-up: Maya Fredell-McNeil’s “Luna”

Second runners-up: Aria Sherbo’s “Midnight Meadows”, Faith Wilson’s “Sledding, Skiing and Skating”, and Monty Leasak’s “Puppy Waltz”

   

   

Best Performance Etiquette: Tyler Simmons’ “Pressure” 

First runner-up: Faith Wilson’s “Sledding, Skiing and Skating”

Second runner-up: Bailey Bruinsma’s “Moon Gazing”

   

Most Polished Performance: Maya Fredell-McNeil’s “Luna”

First runners-up: Abby Spicer’s “The Missing Page” and Bailey Bruinsma’s “Moon Gazing”

Second runners-up: Audrey Boland’s “Counting Stars” and Tyler Simmons’ “Pressure”

   

Best Beginner: Faith Wilson’s “Sledding, Skiing, and Skating” and Monty Leasak’s “Puppy Waltz”

First runner-up: Alison Weatherall’s “City Rain”

Second runner-up: Charles Boland’s “Mystery of the Missing Pencil”

   

   

Most Creative: Evan Wilson’s “Where the Wind Blows”

First runner-up: Abby Spicer’s “The Missing Page”

Second runners-up: Audrey Boland’s “Counting Stars”, Katalina Leasak’s “Shadows of the Moon”, and Tyler Simmons’ “Pressure”

   

Winners are featured on FortePiano Studio’s blog and will receive $10 Bachs at their next lesson. First runners-up will get $5 Bachs!

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 by Kara Myers | news

A big congrats to Jesse for receiving Honourable Mention in the highly competitive province-wide APTA Composition Competition for 2024.

Keep up the great work!

Monday, April 8, 2024 by Kara Myers | recitals

Congratulations to everyone who composed and recorded a video for the 2024 YouTube Recital, "Reuse, Reduce, Recycle", and thank you to everyone who took the time to watch the recital and vote for their favourites over the past week and a half. 

Without further ado, here are this year's winners!

Favourite Overall: "Descending into Twilight" by Jesse Wilson

Runner up: "The Kraken" by Abby Spicer

   

Best Performance Etiquette: "Descending into Twilight" by Jesse Wilson

Runner up: "Love to Joy" by Cara Meikle

Most Polished Performance: "Descending into Twilight" by Jesse Wilson

Runners up (tied): "The Kraken" by Abby Spicer, "Flow" by Evan Wilson, "Foglie d'autunno" by Maya Fredell-McNeil

Best Beginner-Level Composition: "Love to Joy" by Cara Meikle

Runner up: "Miguel O'Hara" by Charles Boland

(Cara has requested her video not be shared for privacy reasons)

Most Original or Unique: "The Kraken" by Abby Spicer, "Eastminster Bridge" by Charles McLean, and "Foglie d'autunno" by Maya Fredell-McNeil

Runners up: "Starry Night" by Danae Carlson and "Ancient Days" by Daniel Wilson

   

   

   

Students who garnered the most votes will receive $10 Bachs for each category they won or tied in, and this year I'm also throwing in a $4 Bach bonus for first runner-ups (that confirmed voting)!

And finally, one more video of a composition I thought you might enjoy!

Teacher's Choice: "Moonlight Waltz" by Arya Boland

Amazing work, everyone!