The 10th Annual Cooma Music Competition conducted at St Paul’ s Anglican Church Hall on Sunday 21st June was a great success. An audience of over 100 people were treated to a huge variety of music from over 60 fine musicians. 19 different  heats for the competition started at 12 noon and went through until 6pm. A Finals Concert was then held at 7pm where the 10 major prizes were allocated. The major prizes consisted of trophies and cash prize money totalling $950 were awarded to the winning musicians.
Cooma School of Music presents this wonderful music competition every year. The competition is open to all musicians not just the music students at Cooma School of Music.
Cooma School of Music now presents three major competitios each year. They are: the Cooma Youth Music Awards, ambulance Cooma Music Competition, and the enormously popular Australian National Busking Championships.
Here are the results from this year’s Cooma Music Competition.
THE RESULTS
HEATS:
All the winners of their heats receive a special medal.
- Piano – Primary: Ella Mrsic
- Piano – Secondary: Mia Mrsic
- Piano – Open: Matthew Ventura
- Strings – Primary: Ella Mrsic
- Strings – Secondary: James Hines
- Woodwind & Brass – Primary: Abigail Sopniewski
- Woodwind & Brass – Secondary: Jarrod Sopniewski
- Woodwind & Brass – Open: Rowena Evans
- Classical Guitar – Primary: Olo Brademann
- Classical Guitar – Secondary: Brunum Brunum Brademann
- Contemporary Guitar: Oscar Litchfield
- Instrumental Ensemble – Primary: String Trio – Holly Gardner, Ella Mrsic, Chantelle Bennett
- Instrumental Ensemble – Secondary: String Theory – Tamara John-Natley, Magdalene Shatrov, Alex Lemcke, Dante Clavijo
- Voice – Primary: Molly Brabham
- Voice – Secondary: Mina Bradshaw
- Voice – Open: Tim Cooke
- Group Voice – Secondary: Bradshaw Sisters – Mina, Laila & Samirah Bradshaw
- Original Composition – Secondary: Oscar Litchfield
- Original Composition – Open: Matt Charlesworth & Timothy Cooke (A Tie)
FINALS CONCERT MAJOR AWARDS:
- Frank Scott Music Award (Trophy plus $50 cash) – Kim Solomon
- Russell & Jackie Fox Music Award (Trophy plus $50 cash) – Ella Mrsic
- P D Murphy Award for Strings (Trophy plus $50 cash) – James Hines
- Peter de Jager Piano Prize (Trophy plus $200 cash) – Mia Mrsic
- Narrawong Classical Guitar Award (Trophy plus $200 cash) – Burnum Burnum Brademann
- Ron Cox Music Award (Trophy plus $100 cash) – Mina Bradshaw
- Award for Original Composition (Trophy plus $50 cash) – Timothy Cooke
- Contemporary Guitar Award (Trophy plus $50 cash) – Oscar Litchfield
- Snowy Monaro Arts Council Music Award (Trophy plus $100 cash) – String Theory
- Peoples Choice Award (Trophy plus $100 cash) – Mia Mrsic & Molly Brabham (A Tie)
