Canadian
National Conservatory of Music has released the Northern Lights Level 6 Collections. (published by Mayfair /Montgomery) for release in July 2010. This collection includes Maryanne's junior piano piece Creaky Chorale.
In the fall 2009 issue of The Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' journal, The Canadian Music Teacher a composer was profiled from each province. Maryanne was selected by MRMTA's President as the composer to be profiled for Manitoba.
Maryanne adjudicated for piano classes at the Selkirk and Dictrict Piano Festival April 21-25, 2008. Earlier in March 2008 she was asked to adjudicate the Manitoba Composition Contest entries for the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals competition.
CNCM Announces Selections for Piano Collection Levels 1 and 2
The Project Manager for CNCM (Canadian National Conservatory of Music)
Ms. Tenley Dyck announced in early 2007 that the Selection Committee has chosen Maryanne's compositions Butterfly and Fun for Two to be included in the book Northern Lights - An Exploration in Canadian Piano Music Levels 1 & 2. A Gala celebration took place July 16, 2007 in Palmerston ON to launch this book as well as the book Making Tracks - Small Town Canada.
Ontario
Teachers choose Selections for CMW Syllabus
Selections from Maryanne's elementary piano collection Sand Play were
included in a Canada Music Week Syllabus developed by music teachers in
Harriston, Drayton, Palmerston and Fordwich Ontario.
In the fall 2006 issue of The Canadian Federation of Music Teachers' journal, The Canadian Music Teacher a composer was profiled from each province. This is to celebrate the upcoming Canada Music Week held November 19 – 25, 2006. Maryanne was selected by MRMTA's President as the composer to be profiled for Manitoba.
CNCM
Announces Selections for Piano Collection
The Project Manager for CNCM (Canadian National Conservatory of Music)
Ms. Tenley Dyck has announced that the Selection Committee has chosen
Maryanne's composition Will Someone Please Play? to be included in the
book Northern Lights - An Exploration in Canadian Piano Music.
This is part of the larger CNCM Library Series being published by
Mayfair/Montgomery.
This
collection is the first book in a series of Pre-Grade One to Post Associate
level Canadian repertoire. The collection includes works by composers from
coast to coast, with a wide range of styles and character. It will also include
notes, photos and biographies for each work and composer.
Another
book being published is an all-encompassing level collection based on a train
theme which is part of Making Tracks - An Expedition in Canadian Piano
Music. Both of these appealing collections were premiered at Summer
Sizzle (Palmerston, ON) and Summer Sizzle Da Capo 2006 (Yorkton, SK, Canada).
Further collections are planned
for the future, and preliminary work is underway for a Grade 1 piano
collection.
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