The 10th Anniversary of Music Marathon was held at Sunridge Mall on May 24, 2025

The board wishes to thank the conveners for planning and carrying out this important event!
Lorna Sewell, Nadia Khlynovskaya, Sandra Narvaez

74 students from 11 studios braved their nerves to perform for inquisitive mall-goers and raised pledges for the Endowment Society

Participating students raised $3856!

Each student who participated was given a 10th-Anniversary Music Marathon bag to carry to their music books

A BEAUTIFUL 7-foot Boston grand was provided at no cost by Steinway Piano Gallery!

Thank you to our sponsors for their generous support of
ARMTA Calgary's 2025 Music Marathon!​

Please click our sponsors' logos to visit their websites

Sunridge Mall (Primaris REIT) provided the venue and completed all the set-up and tear-down

Donated a family membership to the highest fundraiser and a day pass to the 2nd and 3rd highest fundraisers!

Donated rental of a gorgeous grand piano!

Studio Spirit Award

Went to the teacher whose studio collected the most donations

Donated two theatre tickets for the Studio Spirit Award (the winning teacher generously gave the tickets to the student who tied for 3rd in pledges)

RANDOM DRAW: CPO donated concert tickets to the two students whose names were drawn

Sandra Joy Friesen (Chair) skillfully took on the role of master of ceremonies throughout the day. She also kept the piano singing between performers.

PRIZES AWARDED

Top Fundraisers

 

Place

Student

Amount RaisedTeacherPrize
#1Tia Podesky$625Karen GerelusStudio Bell Annual Family Membership
#2Margaret Chen$300Sandra Joy FriesenStudio Bell day pass for four
#3 (tie)Christian Bracho$200Nadia KhlynovskayaStudio Bell day pass for four
#3 (tie)Michael McGuire$200Amanda KinnearTwo Stage West tickets

Random Draw Winners

 

Place

Student

TeacherPrize
#1Tania LiNadia KhlynovskayaTwo CPO tickets
#2Iris ZhengNadia Khlynovskaya$30 cash from ARMTA Calgary Branch
#3Darius AtkinsonLorna Sewell$30 cash from ARMTA Calgary Branch

THANK YOU!

The conveners wish to thank the following volunteers for their invaluable assistance:
Sandra Joy Friesen, Russ Khlynovskaya, April Leung, Mary Martell

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