2015 Award Winners
Congratulations to all the participants in the festival and to the remarkable work done by the adjudicators: Don Bennett, Bands; Muge Buyukcelen, Strings; Matt Hill, Voice; Darlene Brigadear, Jr. Piano; and Anne Wilson Unger, Sr. Piano.
Award recipients by discipline:
PIANO AWARDS:
Best of the Festival for Piano: Stephen Moore
BCRMTA Shuswap Branch Awards ~ Junior: Aleta Lu and Nadya Henrie;
Intermediate: Connor Levins & Jessica Neudorf; and Senior: Ashley Fong
Outstanding Junior: Aleta Lu
Outstanding Intermediate: Jennika Bobryk
Outstanding Senior: Aria Izik-Dzurko
Junior Duet: Calia Mortenson & Gerogia Rands
Intermediate Duet: Hilary & Samantha Vukadinovic
Senior Duet/Trio/Quartet: Robyn de Wet, Holly McCallum, Eva Mosher, Jessica Neudorf
Junior/Intermediate Concert Class: Katie Wall
Junior/Intermediate Composition: Anna Biernacki
Senior Concert Class: Hannah Bennison
Senior Composition Award: Holly McCallum
2 Pianos 4 or 6 Hands Ensemble: Holly McCallum & Jessica Neudorf
Sr 2 Piano Ensemble: Ashley Fong, Elena Bruns, Rebecca McDonald, Lara May McCallum
Graded Piano Scholarships:
Pre-Grade 1: Mira Shaw
Grade 2: Jonathan Breugem
Grade 3: Eric Moore
Grade 4: Tessa Elliot
Grade 5: Julianne Moore
Grade 6: Teslyn Bates
Grade 7: Eva Mosher
Grade 8: Rachel Bates
Grade 9: Jessica Brown
Grade 10: Lara May McCallum
ARCT: Elena Bruns
VOICE AWARDS:
Best of the Festival for Voice: Mairead Raupach
Pre-Grade One Vocal Scholarship: Evje Knutson
Outstanding Junior Classical: Siera Dubyna
Outstanding Intermediate Classical: Destinee Trentalance
Outstanding Senior Classical: Spencer Christensen
Junior Musical Theatre: Adelynn Heyes
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Paige Tower
Senior Musical Theatre: Sidney Cummings
Best Intermediate Vocal Ensemble: Dubyna Sisters (Saige, Siera, Sheyanne & Salena)
MARY FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP for Excellence in Classical Voice: Spencer Christensen
CHORAL AWARDS:
Best Youth Choir: North Okanagan-Shuswap Honor Children’s Choir
Best Adult Choir: Shuswap Men’s Chorus
Best Ensemble: Ancora Women’s Ensemble
BAND AWARDS:
Best Elementary/Middle School Band: Shuswap Middle School Gr 8 Concert Band
Best Secondary School Concert Band: Salmon Arm Secondary Gr 9 Concert Band
Best Jazz Band: Salmon Arm Secondary Jazz Band
STRINGS AWARDS:
Best of the Festival for Strings: Anna Konrad
Outstanding Junior: Nadya Henrie
Outstanding Intermediate: Holly McCallum
Intermediate Ensemble: Anna & Simone Konrad
Concert Class: Holly McCallum
Graded Strings Scholarships:
Pre-Grade 1: Anya Massa
Grade 1: Cheyanne Haak
Grade 5: Simone Konrad
Grade 8: Libby Wyse
BLAIR BORDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Lara May McCallum.
PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS for the BC Provincial Music Festival, May 26-30, 2015 at Powell River, BC:
PIANO
Junior Piano: Aria Izik-Dzurko (Competitor), Stephen Moore (Observer)
STRINGS
Junior A: Holly McCallum (Competitor), Anna Konrad (Observer)
VOCAL
Junior Classical Voice: Georgia Nitchie (Competitor), Destinee Trentalance (Observer)
Intermediate Classical Voice: Spencer Christensen (Competitor), Sidney Cummings (Observer)
Junior Musical Theatre: Jenna Romailler(Competitor) Zoe Plummer (Observer)
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Mairead Raupach (Competitor) Megan Barss (Observer)
Ensemble: Ancora Women’s Choir (Competitor)
Choir: Shuswap Men’s Chorus (Competitor)