In a competition involving thousands of students from across Canada, four schools from the District have made the finals. Collectively, they have seven song entries that have made the “Top 10s” in their category of the .
Each year, music instructors choose a Canadian song from a list created by CBC Music, which runs the competition.
The winners will be announced on December 14 with first prize ranging from $1,000-$3,000 in new musical instruments and a plaque.
The following are the finalists from Burnaby, with students as young as Grade 3 in the running for the national honour and two schools having been selected for their rendition of Nikamo, a Cree lullaby.
Scroll down to see their music video entries.
CATEGORY: PRIMARY INSTRUMENTAL (Grades K-3)
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY –Division 11 –“Paper Heart”
GLENWOOD ELEMENTARY –Division 3 –“Paper Heart”
CATEGORY: ELEMENTARY INSTRUMENTAL (Grades 4-6):
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY– Division 7, Multi-Age Cluster Class – “Back in Your Head”
CAPITOL HILL ELEMENTARY– Resonance, Hand Bell and Chime Ensemble–“Nikamo”
SECOND STREET COMMUNITY SCHOOL – Division 6 –“Paper Heart”
SECOND STREET COMMUNITY SCHOOL – Division 4 –“Sucker”
CATEGORY: INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES PRIZE (Favourite Performance of “Nikamo”)
MARLBOROUGH ELEMENTARY– Grade 5/6 classes –“Nikamo”
Click on the videos below to hear the amazing musical entries by the finalists from the District.
In 2019, the Burnaby School District’s very ownSound Wave Handbell Choir took top spot in their category.
Posted December 7, 2022
