Significant Music®™ Piano Competition

Site: "Paramount Theatre, Paramount Canada's Wonderland"

Number of Contestants with Honours standing or better: 21 (87.5%)

Adjudicators: Laurie Evan Fraser, Jennifer Knelman

All contestants received "Wonderland Performance Participation Award", courtesy of Paramount Canada's Wonderland. Check out the site at http://www.canadaswonderland.com. All contestants also received "Metropolitan Toronto Police Certificate for Respect & Integrity in the community", courtesy of "Metropolitan Toronto Police (Intelligence Services)"

Prizes:

1st place - $300.00

2nd place - $100.00

3rd place - $50.00

Please read Rules and Regulations.

Award Winners (June 7, 1997)

Group A Class 1	Group B Class 2
1st Place - Kyle Smith	1st Place - Sophie Doria
2nd Place - Joseph Chu	2nd Place - Alexandra Zullo
3rd Place - Julien Doria	3rd Place - (not awarded)
Group B Class 3	Group B Class 5
1st Place - Cecilia Lau	1st Place - Philip Hornung
2nd Place - Adrian Lui	2nd Place - Herman Thang
3rd Place - Andrea U, Michelle Wang	3rd Place - Peggy Ho
Group B Class 6	Group C Class 7
1st Place - Banjo Chen	1st Place - Philip Hornung
2nd Place - Philip Hornung	2nd Place - Surinder Mundra
3rd Place - (not awarded)	3rd Place - Nancy Ho

Group A Class 1	Group B Class 2
1st Place - Melanie Doria	1st Place- Amanda Koon
2nd Place- Austin Lui	2nd Place- Philip Hornung
3rd Place - Adrian Lui, Marielou Eguaras	3rd Place- Surinder Mundra
Group B Class 3	Group B Class 4
1st Place - Surinder Mundra	1st Place - Philip Hornung
2nd Place - Katherine Mairs	2nd Place - Amanda Koon
3rd Place - (not awarded)	3rd Place - (not awarded)

"We would like to take this opportunity to thank you [Significant Music®™] for all your efforts in organizing the Piano competition at Canada's Wonderland. It was a great success! You brought students together and participants gained positive experience in public performance, needless to mention how much they enjoyed your musical pieces. Your commitment to promote a positive initiative of today's youth is greatly appreciated and we wish you every success in future endeavours. "

- the Lui family

"The Significant Music®™ Piano Competition provides a marvelous opportunity for students at various levels to explore contemporary piano music of various styles. The compositions are accessible and useful tools for approaching a number of technical and stylistic challenges the student faces. Participation in this festival affords the student an opportunity for enrichment and is a positive vehicle for exposing students to new music and ideas."

- Laurie Evan Fraser, Adjudicator

"As an adjudicator and examiner listening to music all across Canada, I can say that the quality of music used for this competition is of the highest level, from both a pedagogical, and compositional point of view. But, more importantly to the students, it's some of the most appealing! And easy to read and understand scores make the teacher's task simpler too. I recommend Ennio Paola's music for anyone looking for tuneful, accessible and well-written Canadian music."

- Jennifer Knelman, Adjudicator

"Just thought I'd drop a note to extend a sincere thank you for holding such a successful competition. It was nice to be able to compete against, and recognize fellow area musicians. And, I never thought the day would come which I'd actually go to Wonderland and make $80.00. I hope you are proud of such a successful morning, and the competition will return next year. Good luck with all your school's future endeavours and thanks again."

- Katherine Mairs