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Congratulations to the winners of the
VFMC 2026 Mary Smart Competition!

Virginia Federation of Music Clubs annual scholarship competition results!

The VFMC Mary Smart Competition was held during the VFMC Convention on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in Roanoke, Virginia. Juniors throughout the state of Virginia competed in a preliminary competition in conjunction with the Federation Festival. Juniors must have played in the festival and received a Superior Rating. Their level must be Elementary 1 or above and they must have also received 2 previous Superior Ratings. Each junior performed their “Required” festival piece in the competition. Winners in the final competition received monetary awards.

Division l Winners:

• Ryan Cheng – 1st Place

• Ethan Zhang – 2 nd Place

• Anna Wang – 3 rd Place

• William Goodrich – Jan Schiffner Incentive Award

Division ll Winners:

• Avery Wen – 1 st Place

• Olivia Riavez – 2 nd Place

• Leland Mills – 3 rd Place

• Emily Amidon – Jan Schiffner Incentive Award

Division lll Winners:

• Hailey Cheng – 1 st Place

• Sophia Liu-2 nd Place

• Neev Heneghan – 3 rd Place

• Zachary Lin – Jan Schiffner Incentive Award

• Sandra Anderson Senior Award - Hailey Cheng

National Federation of Music Clubs’ 2025 Young Artist Winner, Misha Galant, conducted a Master Class for the juniors before the competition. Misha performed for the VMFC Convention and juniors Friday evening.

Mary Smart never had any formal training in music, but she was a most dedicated music lover. Her husband, Dr. Frank Smart, a prominent eye specialist, was a musician by avocation, and he would often have his friends come to his house to perform. Mary would always provide something to eat. Mary was overjoyed when she was asked to join the Scherzo Music Club in Norfolk and she contributed by making refreshments for a group of under-privileged children sponsored by the Scherzo Club. She became interested in the Past Presidents Assembly because of its purpose to help young musicians. She was so anxious to become a member of PPA that she organized and federated the Smart Family Ensemble and made herself President so that she could fulfill her wish.

Unfortunately, Mary developed cancer and was soon confined to her bed, but her enthusiasm for young musicians did not diminish. She made and sold dozens of aprons with the label- “Handmade by Mary Smart” sewn inside. The money was turned over to the club for the Scholarship Program Fund. About this time, a Norfolk vocalist, Shirley Thompson, entered the NFMC Young Artist Auditions and attracted the attention of the Scherzo Past Presidents Assembly. Shirley won at the Sate and District levels, but she did not win the National Auditions. However, she did pursue a successful musical career in Europe. The Assembly decided to give Shirley scholarship money and called it the Mary Smart Scholarship. Since then, the Virginia State Scholarship awards have become known as the Mary Smart State Scholarship. Each year, VFMC Awards this Scholarship to 12 outstanding juniors.

Events

Welcome to the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs.  In 1920, just 32 years after the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) was founded, representatives from the Virginia State Teachers Association and numerous State Music Clubs came together and took the initial steps to become a state organization under the NFMC. Since that historic gathering, the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs (VFMC) has become a “Star State” within the NFMC. At its inception, the VFMC adopted the objectives established by the NFMC – to promote creative and performing arts in America and to foster young musical talent. To this end the VFMC has remained committed to high musical standards, the advancement of music and the arts in our communities, music education in our schools, and promotion of American music and musicians.

On a national level, Virginia consistently ranks at the top in festival participation, performance opportunities and competitions, junior composer awards, junior club activities, and awards presented to its senior members by the NFMC. Over the years, numerous VFMC members have held critical positions in the NFMC as committee chairs, division leaders, elected and appointed officers, and board members.

Through its eighteen music clubs, the VFMC brings musical opportunities for musicians and music lovers, young and old, to communities throughout the state of Virginia. Its structure parallels that of the NFMC with three member-classifications: Juniors (under age 19), Seniors (age 19 and older), and Student/Collegiate members (ages 19-25). Membership in both the VFMC and the NFMC is accomplished by simply becoming a member of one of the Senior or Junior Music Clubs in Virginia or by joining as an Individual member.

Both the VFMC and NFMC offer competition and award opportunities to members in all three classifications and all are listed on this website. The VFMC Competitions & Awards are those sponsored by the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs, while the NFMC Competitions & Awards are promoted by the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs but sponsored by the National Federation of Music Clubs. Additionally, there are ten NFMC Festivals located throughout the State of Virginia that are open to participation by both Junior and Senior members.

For those of you interested in supporting the goals of the NFMC/VFMC, please consider membership in the Virginia Federation of Music Clubs. It is gratifying to see the impact of music on people of all ages, and it is especially rewarding to enrich the lives of young musicians through various musical outlets.

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