Thank You Notes – 2015
We received a colourful and creative assortment of thank you notes from the scholarship recipients wishing to express their appreciation to all our wonderful donors. Here is a sampling of the thoughts expressed. . .
SENIOR PIANO CONCERT CLASS
Thank you for your recognition and the generous donation of $45 for the senior piano concert class. Thanks to you, music is thriving and growing in the Okanagan Valley. – Hannah Bennison
BEST OF THE FEST – STRINGS
Thank you for the Shuswap Music Festival Society “Best of the Fest” Strings scholarship! – Anna Konrad (musical embellishments)
SENIOR PIANO QUARTET
We would like to thank our donor and the Shuswap Music Festival for this wonderful scholarship. We have been performing in the festival as an ensemble for the past 8 years, and have been enjoying every second of it. Even though we are sad about 2015 being our last year of festival, we are forever grateful that the festival has provided us with these lasting memories. Thank You! – Elena Brun, Rebecca McDonald, Ashley Fong & Lara-May McCallum (musical notes to decorate)
INTERMEDIATE BCRMTA PIANO
Thank You for the encouraging scholarship! It is a great learning experience to play in the music festival. I have played in the festival for five years now and hope to continue. Thank you for your support! 🙂 – Jessica Neudorf
PIANO ARCT SCHOLARSHIP
Thank you so much for your donation! I have enjoyed the high quality adjudicators and all the valuable feedback they give me, for many years! Having competed in other festivals, I can really appreciate how organized and smooth this festival runs. It’s definitely the best fest in the area! Thank you so much for another great year! ! – Elena Bruns
STRINGS CONCERT CLASS
Thank you for the award! I was really excited to receive this award. 🙂 I love how you help make the music festival possible for young musicians to experience and further their musical abilities. I really enjoyed it! Thank you! – Holly McCallum
TWO PIANOS 4 HANDS ENSEMBLE
Thank you – from both of us! We’ve been playing ensembles for four years and hope to play for many more! We really appreciate your support in the music festival! Many thanks, Holly McCallum & Jessica Neudorf
OUTSTANDING INTERMEDIATE STRINGS
I am thrilled to have received this award! I play the cello, and have been playing for six years. I also play in the Okanagan Symphony Youth Orchestra. I am in grade seven in both school and cello, and great eight in piano. I love music and hope to make a career of it! Sincere thanks, Holly McCallum
BLAIR BORDEN AWARD
I’m honoured and delighted to have received this amazing award! I am grateful, thankful and excited to be able to use it towards pursuing my musical dreams. Currently I am working on finishing my Grade 10 piano and Grade 8 violin. In the next year or two I hope to complete my ARCT in piano and Gr. 10 in violin before continuing on to university for music! – Sincerely, Lara-May McCallum (notes)
GRADE 10 PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
I’m so happy and grateful to be receiving the Grade 10 Piano Scholarship this year. I’m excited to use the award towards pursuing my musical dreams. I’m very thankful to the Shuswap Music Festival Society for pulling off the Festival each year! I have been participating in the festival for sic years now – and each year it is the highlight of my musical endeavours! Sincerely, Lara-May McCallum
SENIOR PIANO BCRMTA AWARD
I would like to thank the Shuswap Music Festival and the donors for presenting me with this generous scholarship. I have been participating in the festival for the past 8 years and I’ve learned so much. Each year I look forward to acquiring more musical knowledge and I am never disappointed! I am deeply saddened that this was my last year of music festival, but eternally grateful for all the
memories I have made through-out the years. Thank-you! Ashley Fong
SENIOR PIANO QUARTET
We would all like to to thank you! We had lots of fun learning, practicing, and performing together. We’re looking forward to playing more ensembles together! Thank you for your encouragement to a music-filled future. – Robyn deWet, Eva Mosher, Jessica Neudorf & Holly McCallum
SASCU BEST JAZZ BAND
THANK YOU FROM THE SAS JAZZ BAND. Thank you Salmon Arm Savings and Credit Union for the music festival scholarship. Home-made card signed creatively by 22 students
PRE-GRADE ONE VOCAL
Dear Music Festival, Thank you for the scholarship! From Evje Knutson (with lots of hand-drawn notes)
INTERMEDIATE STRINGS ENSEMBLE
Thank you for the Shuswap Music Festival Society Intermediate Strings Ensemble scholarship! From Anna & Simone Konrad (musical tree illustration)
ROTARY CLUB “BEST OF THE FEST” PIANO
Dear Music Festival Association and Donors, Thank you very much for hosting such a wonderful event. I love performing in the festival and am very grateful tor receive the generous “Best of the Fest” scholarship. I plan on using the money to buy materials for Basic Harmony, which I will be taking this summer, Thank you! Stephen Moore
GRADE THREE PIANO
THANK YOU SO MUCH! Thank you so much for hosting such a marvellous event. Thank you for awarding me $25 for recognition of my piano. Thank you to the adjudicators for giving me great advice for my piano. Thank you to the sponsors for making this event happen. I enjoyed it very much. Yours sincerely, Eric Moore
JUNIOR DUET – PIANO
Dear Shuswap Music Festival Society, I would like to thank you for the honour of playing piano at the evening of Stars Gala night and for blessing me with a scholarship which I will use to further my learning. God Bless! – Calia Mortensen
SASCU BEST SECONDARY SCHOOL CONCERT BAND
To the Salmon Arm Savings & Credit Union. A VERY large hand-made card with various thank you notes from 28 students. SAS Grade 9 Band
OUTSTANDING JUNIOR PIANO
Thank you that you gave me the scholarship and award. I really appreciate it. I will keep working on my music study. Sincerely, Aleta Lu
GRADE 7 PIANO
Thank you for the scholarship. I have been playing in the festival for the past four years and it has been a great experience. Thank you for creating the opportunity for young musicians. Eva Mosher (musical notation)
GRADE 8 STRINGS
Thank you so much for the grade 8 strings scholarship. I really enjoyed playing in the festival and I appreciate your support. Libby Wyse
SENIOR MUSICAL THEATRE
Thank you SO MUCH for providing me with the Senior Musical theatre Scholarship! As I plan to continue with musical theatre as a career, your contribution is greatly appreciated! May your days be abundant with music! Kindest regards, Sidney Cummings 🙂
GRADE 4 PIANO
Thank you very much for organizing a fun and enjoyable festival. I’m pleased to receive a scholarship, thank you very much for the money. I’m looking forward to continuing with piano and playing again next year! From Tessa Elliott
OUTSTANDING SENIOR CLASSICAL VOICE
Thank you ever so much for your generous scholarship! This money will go towards next years’ voice lessons. Thank you again, Spencer Christensen
JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE PIANO COMPOSITION
Thank you for the scholarship!! From: Anna Biernacki (Stickers & smiles)
GRAND 9 PIANO
Dear Donors, thank you very much for your generous donation. I really appreciate it. This scholarship means a lot to me and I am very honoured to be the recipient. I am planning to use your donationn to purchase my Grade 10 piano books and additional music for sight-reading and my enjoyment. Thank you again for your donation. From Jessica Brown
MARY FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
I am so grateful for the Mary Fowler Memorial Scholarship. This amount of money will be going towards audition expenses for post-secondary education in Classical Voice and Opera. Thank you ever so much, Spencer Christensen
GRADE 5 PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Dear Donors and Music Festival Society, Thank you so much for hosting such a wonderful event. I have learned a lot and have improved greatly with advice from the adjudicator. I would like to thank the donors for a generous $35 scholarship! The money will help me in my musical career by buying music books and paying for music lessons. Yours Sincerely, Julianne Moore (flower)
OUTSTANDING JUNIOR STRINGS & JUNIOR BCRMTA STRINGS
I was so surprised when I heard I was going to receive two awards at the Night of Stars! Thank you. It was a really fun experience to play that night. I look forward to next years festival. Nadya Henrie
GRADE 5 STRINGS AWARD
(Musical heart illustration) Thank you for the Shuswap Music Festival grade 5 strings award! From Simone Konrad
PRE-GRADE 1 STRINGS
Thank you very much for my scholarship money! I used the money to buy my new violin. I really appreciate it. Sincerely, Anya Massa
INTERMEDIATE CLASSICAL VOICE
Dear Donor, Thank you for all your generosity. It is very well appreciated. The scholarship will be put to good use. I am so thankful for all that you do to make festival such a wonderful event. I will always treasure the time that I had practicing for this competition. Thank you again for all the encouragement that you give through your support. Sincerely, Destinee Trentalance
SENIOR PIANO COMPOSITION AWARD
Thank you for this award! I feel honoured to have received this award, and really appreciate your kind donation to the music festival. Looks like I’ll be buying a lot of composition paper! Sincerely yours, Holly McCallum
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Our thanks for the generous scholarship for Best Ensemble. We are excited to be entering the Provincial Arts festival! We will let you know how we make out. Terry Logan & Ancora Women’s Ensemble
OUTSTANDING INTERMEDIATE PIANO
Thank you to the Shuswap Music Festival Society for the scholarship. I am honoured to have received it. Sincerely, Jennika Bobryk
INTERMEDIATE MUSICAL THEATRE
Thank you very much for your generous scholarship. I appreciate it greatly. This money will help me continue my pursuit of music while attending university in Vancouver next year. Sincerely, Mairead Raupach
Thank you to all those who supported the Music Festival in 2015.
The dates for the 2016 Shuswap Music Festival will be posted when available.