2014 International letter-writing competition for young people

The 2014 UPU annual competition asked budding writers to explain how music can influence lives.

A poignant letter written by a violin proved music to the international jury’s ears, earning 13-year-old Nataša Milošević, from Bosnia and Herzegovina, the gold medal. 

It is the first time that Bosnia and Herzegovina wins the international competition since becoming a UPU member in 1993. The silver medal is awarded to 10-year-old Zou Canyan from Bai Shan (Ji Lin Province), People’s Republic of China, while 11-year-old Ashley Nicole Abalos, from Manila, Philippines, takes bronze.

The international jury was composed of Jesse Boere, a young singer-songwriter from the Netherlands and Chair of IMC Youth, the youth group of the International Music Council; Matt Clark, programme manager with Jeunesses Musicales International, the world’s largest youth music non-governmental organization; Emily Randall, outreach assistant at Playing for Change, a U.S.-based organization that creates and supports music schools around the world; Adrian Kreda, professor and dean of piano at the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève; and Damiano Giuranna, music and artistic director of the World Youth Orchestra, a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. 

Source : http://www.upu.int/en/the-upu/international-letter-writing-competition-for-young-people/2014-competition.html