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ATLANTIC YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION 2012
On April 21, 2012 the Atlantic Young Artist Competition was held at Mount Allison University in Sackville, NB. Heemin Choi (violin) from Nova Scotia was chosen as the winner of this competition. Alain Gaudet (guitar) from New Brunswick was named runner-up. The award for the competition will be a concert tour of the Atlantic provinces in the fall of 2012. The next competition will be held in 2014.
The Atlantic Young Artist Competition and Tour are projects of the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' Association and its provincial counterparts in New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The competition is open to pianist, singers and instrumentalists between the ages of 16 and 25 (27 for vocalists) who are currently studying with a Registered Music Teacher. Competitors must be performing at the Senior Concert level.
The Young Artist Series was initiated in 1942 under the direction of Saskatchewan music educator Dr. Lyell Gustin, in order to give talented young performers an opportunity to gain concert tour experience. The Young Artist Series now operates in three regions of Canada: Atlantic, Western, and Ontario.
Many Young Artist soloists, who had their first major concert experience through the Series, have gone on to make careers in music. Our Atlantic Young Artist winners have included:
| 1985 | Michelle Beaton, piano (NS) |
| 1986 | Donald Fraser, organ (PEI) |
| 1987 | Vicki McNutt, piano (NS) |
| 1989 | Deborah Pardy, voice (NF) |
| 1991 | Jonathan Weiser, piano (NF) |
| 1993 | Thomas Yee, piano (NF) |
| 1995 | David Sharpe, piano (NB) |
| 1997 | Measha Gosman, voice (NB) and Marke Barter, piano (NF) |
| 1999 | Lynn Kuo, violin (NF) |
| 2001 | Mark Djokic, violin (NS) |
| 2003 | Patrick Cashin, piano (NF) |
| 2006 | Philip Roberts, piano (NS) |
| 2008 | Michael Thibodeau, piano (NB) |
| 2010 | Pierre-André Doucet, piano (NB) |
| 2012 | Heemin Choi, violin (NS) |
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