2023 Award Winners
VOCAL AWARDS
“BEST OF THE FEST” in Voice: Alexandrina Thiessen
Outstanding Junior Classical: Etoile Brown
Outstanding Intermediate Classical: Karis Borstel
Advanced Senior Trio: Ulyana Doerksen/ Julia Atkins/ Alexandrina Thiessen
Intermediate Duet: Glitter Esquivias/ Evje Knutson
Junior Duet: Joy Brady Pel/ Noemie MacLachlan
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Glitter Esquivias
Senior Musical Theatre: Ariel Klim
Graded Vocal Scholarships
Classical 1: Charlotte Padgham
Classical 2: Esther Langridge
Classical 3: Tove Brown
Classical 4: Noemie MacLachlan
Classical 5: Joy Braby Pel
Junior Musical Theatre 1: Sammy Smelsky
Junior Musical Theatre 2: Esther Langridge
Junior Musical Theatre 3: Tove Brown
Junior Musical Theatre 4: Jocelyn Moore
Junior Musical Theatre 5: Etoile Brown
GEORGINA LAZAROTTO VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP – Myla Goshulak/ Sabrina Lor
MARY FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – Alexandrina Thiessen
CHORAL AWARDS
Best Elementary School: Bastion Choir
Best Middle School: Shuswap Middle School Choir
Best Senior High School: SAS Sullivan Choir
Best Adult: Shuswap Singers
PIANO AWARDS
“BEST OF THE FEST” in Piano: Nathan King
Outstanding Junior: Georgina Vrana
Outstanding Intermediate: Kael Ukkonen
Outstanding Senior: Calia Mortenson
Junior Duet: Molly Maclean/ Tamara Mead
Junior ‘2 Piano 4 Hands’: Molly Maclean/ Tamara Mead
Intermediate Duet: Norah Wooster/ Adelle Larson
Intermediate ‘2 Piano 4 Hands’: Leila Sui/ Sissi Ouyang
Intermediate ‘2 Piano 8 Hands’: Leila Sui/ Sissi Ouyang/ Nico Glanville/ Brodie Maclean
Advanced Senior duet: Jenna Maclean/ Nathan King
Senior ‘2 Piano 4 Hands’: Rachel Maclean/ Calia Mortenson
Advanced Senior ‘2 Piano 8 Hands’: Jenna Maclean/ Nathan King/ Rachel Maclean/ Calia Mortenson
Level Piano Awards
Level 1: Austin Moran
Level 2: Al Chen
Level 3: Tamara Mead
Level 4: Psalm Kesler Reyes
Level 6: Leila Sui
Level 7: Jace Mortenson
Level 8: Kira Larson
Level 10: Jenna Maclean
KLEIN FAMILY AWARD-Piano: Nathan King
NANCY LEATHERDALE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Calia Mortenson
STRINGS AWARDS
“BEST OF THE FEST” in Strings: Claire Weathermon
Outstanding Junior: Maya Swerdelian
Outstanding Intermediate: Aya Swerdelian
Outstanding Senior: Anya Massa/ Autumn Sunderland
Concert Class Level 2: Mia Durant
String Level Awards
Level 1: Zoe Niemen
Level 5: Simone Oakden
Level 6: Hugh Weathermon
Level 9: JC Card
BLAIR BORDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP: Claire Weathermon
KLEIN FAMILY AWARD-Strings: Autumn Sunderland and Anya Massa
Band Awards
Concert Band B100: A.L. Fortune Band 7
Concert Band B200: A.L. Fortune Band 7/8
Concert Band B300: A.L. Fortune Band 9-12
Concert Band B400: Pleasant Valley Secondary Band 10-12
Jazz Band J100: Shuswap Middle School Jazz Band
Jazz Band J200: Jackson Secondary Jazz Band
PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
PIANO – Junior A: Nico Glanville (competitor), Leila Sui (alternate)
–Intermediate: Nathan King (competitor), Calia Mortenson (alternate)
STRINGS – Junior A: Aya Swerdelian (competitor), Claire Weathermon (alternate)
–Junior B: Autumn Sunderland (competitor), Anya Massa (alternate)
VOCAL – Junior Classical: Etoile Brown (competitor), Joy Braby Pel (alternate)
–Senior Classical: Alexandrina Thiessen (competitor)
–Senior Musical Theatre: Glitter Esquivias (competitor), Ariel Klim (alternate)