Mayor Alan Harrison stands with young musicians from the 2023 Festival who were recommended to attend the B.C. Provincial Performing Arts Festival. Ariel Klim, standing far right, went on to win Honourable Mention in the Senior Musical Theatre category at the Provincial Festival .
Rob Hislop, Daybreak Rotary, presents Nathan King with “Best of the Festival in Piano”.
Andrea Bajova presented the Georgina Lazzarotto Vocal Award to Myla Goshulak (Junior) and Sabrina Lor (Intermediate).
Jody Boudreau, Shuswap Rotary Club, presents “Best of the Fest in Strings” to Claire Weathermon.
Claire Weathermon is presented with the Blair Borden Memorial Scholarship by Tom Brighouse, a former colleague and friend of Borden’s.
Calia Mortenson is the first candidate to win the new Nancy Leatherdale Memorial Scholarship, presented by Rotarian, Sherry Gilroy.
School bands entered in the 2023 festival performed at Song Sparrow Hall, a new venue for the festival.
Michelle Reed, Vice Principal Music School District #83, accepts the Concert and Jazz Band Awards from June Stewart, SASCU, and Cory Bagg, Acorn Music.
Bryan Kassa, Shuswap Community Foundation, presents the Mary Fowler Memorial Scholarship for excellence in voice to Alexandrina Thiessen.
Alexandrina Thiessen accepts “Best of the Fest in Vocal” from Norm Brown, Salmon Arm Rotary Club.
Salmon Arm Mayor, Alan Harrison, congratulates the candidates recommended to compete at the BC Provincial Festival in Penticton, May 28-June 2.
At the Strings session during the last week of the Shuswap Music Festival, Andrea Case, strings adjudicator, praises the violin performance of four year old Michaela Vrana who was accompanied on piano by her sister, Georgina.
Gabi Klein presented three Klein Family Awards to Nathan King, Autumn Sunderland and Anya Massa.
