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 Raised | Teacher | Prize |
| #1 | Tia Podesky | $625 | Karen Gerelus | Studio Bell Annual Family Membership |
| #2 | Margaret Chen | $300 | Sandra Joy Friesen | Studio Bell day pass for four |
| #3 (tie) | Christian Bracho | $200 | Nadia Khlynovskaya | Studio Bell day pass for four |
| #3 (tie) | Michael McGuire | $200 | Amanda Kinnear | Two Stage West tickets |
Random Draw Winners
| Place | Student | Teacher | Prize |
| #1 | Tania Li | Nadia Khlynovskaya | Two CPO tickets |
| #2 | Iris Zheng | Nadia Khlynovskaya | $30 cash from ARMTA Calgary Branch |
| #3 | Darius Atkinson | Lorna 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