The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

b6 economistsurusuntribune most likely to top the charts fridaydec262003 young composer in league of her own byrocervarley staff writer when it comes to composing music cassandra cassie luftspring is in a league of her own thats the opinion of judith young general manager oftorontos renowned amadeus choir after the 15yearold thomhill student won the choirfs annu al international competition for christmas and chanukah songs in her age category for the sixth year in a row ms young said the choir received between eight and 10 submissions in cassies age group all submissions were judged blind meaning the judges did not know who submitted any of the compositions before choosing winners last year as youth she said this was cassies last year competing in the child category for the next few years if cassie chooses to she is eligible for the youth competition shes in a totally different league even from the youth category ms young said she is an incredibly talent ed young woman the progress she has made in her musicality and in her com posing is fantastic to watch ms young said cassies composi tions become more sophisticated each year its a learning experience for me but im looking for other competitions and challenges this year is her best yet she said our conductor lydia adams said this is so gorgeous cassies entry this year a chanukah song in sevenpart har mony called light of god was to be performed by the choir along with other winning entries at the toronto centre for the arts in north york dec 20 i tried something different this year an experiment with new harmonies cassie said but she isnt sure she will be entering the competition next year its a learning experience for me she said but im looking for other com petitions and challenges its not just her compositions earning recognition cassie was one of the fea tured soloists with the toronto childrens choir when it appeared this month with canadian skating stars at the holiday on ice show at torontos ricoh coliseum now she is preparing for a phenomenal women concert in the spring at vaughans city playhouse at which she will be singing a duet with canadian recording artist amy sky and also perform some of her own composi tions chamber choir composition back on the composing side one of her works has also been added to the repertoire of lachan the inter nationally known toronto jewish chamber choir the composition up to jerusalem was commissioned last year by the choirs music director cantor benjamin maissner who said at the time cassandra has the talent and promise to go far im impressed with her writing her flair for harmony he said cassandra is also on a list of canadian composers compiled by temple emanuel in toronto who can be hired by synagogue members to write music for special occasions stafe photosteve somerville cassandra luftspring 15 won the amadeus choirs annual international com petition for christmas and chanukah songs in her age category for the sixth year in a row boxing week blowout 2004 canadas 1 selling subcompact msrp from 12895 iiutmiihhi rituivi plus 10 pptnts i20diys with pubihftse frhghtr down security included payment deposit 48mwws no own on mecteoss m00t give- to dvehope richmond hill 580577 restyled for 2004 elantra gl or lease from purchase financing eeieeel msrp from 15625 wseucitommfls security deposit permo60mos freight pde included 2099 down payment nolubilli plus jolly good leas deili ijm pkvn ain m ymi tana sm im 2xi ton kwn mfctffmnmlsmlmi m t u juciw can m srrw ib h m dmcf w m m u ta mm mi vi at m s r markham hyundai h hyundri s yijw 100000 km warranty 4641 hwy 7 markham atkmty salehotuhe i n n i r roadside zlhk assistance program 9059480080 showroom hours mondaythursday 9am9pm fridaysaturday 9airj6pin s 9 ul 5 ui z 5 a highway 7 iggg n wte s 5 ui z z a 407 tjcvsecsag a place in markham for people ages 16 and up to meet friends use a computer see movies learn to cook receive supportive counselling find out about local services a safe open and fun environment the living room is a program of the canadian mental health association york region a member agency ofunltcduy of ymv region 9052010432 thl mossaflo brought to you as a community nto ot tno economist a sunsuntrtbuno