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2019 Award Winners
VOCAL AND CHOIR AWARDS
GEORGINA LAZZAROTTO VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP –Presented by Lorne Lazzarotto to Étoile Brown, Devan Lansdowne, Afton Papworth
MARY FOWLER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP –Excellence in Classical Voice ~ Presented by Norma Jean Gomme to Jenny Sunderland
Rotary Club “Best of the Fest” in Voice: Jenny Sunderland–Presented by Sherry Gilroy, Rotary Club of Salmon Arm, Shuswap
Outstanding Junior Classical: Evje Knutson
Outstanding Intermediate Classical: Afton Papworth
Junior Musical Theatre: Evje Knutson
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Afton Papworth
Junior Ensemble: David Langridge & Evje Knutson
Choir Awards ~ Sponsored and Presented by Chrisi Davies & Denise Menzies, SASCU
Best Youth Choir: Bastion Choir;
Best Adult Choir: Vallee Harmony Choir;
Best Ensemble Choir: SAS Jackson Choir
PIANO AWARDS
Rotary Club “Best of the Fest” in Piano: Holly McCallum–Presented by Rob Hislop, Rotary Club of Salmon Arm, Daybreak
BCRMTA Shuswap Branch Awards ~ Presented by President BCRMTA, Jane Hein
Best Performance of a Canadian Piece Award: Junior: Josée Marie Ramsay; Senior: Stephen Moore & Teslyn Bates
Adjudicator’s Choice: Junior: Gideon Breugem Senior: Sarah Trentalance
Outstanding Junior: Venetia Trentalance
Outstanding Intermediate: Sophie Joerissen
Outstanding Senior: Henry Baker
Intermediate Concert Class: Sophie Joerissen
Senior Concert Class: Henry Baker
Junior Composition: Alina Polyakh
Piano Ensembles Awards Presented by Chris Papworth, Salmar Community Assoc.
Junior Duet: Beatrice Gagne & Emma Muddiman, Jonas Roberts & Evje Knutson
Intermediate Duet: Camille Hanry & Sophie Joerissen
Senior Duet: Matthew Neudorf & Jonathan Breugem
Advanced Senior Duet: Shiloh Jansen & Ashley Nicks, Teslyn Bates & Eva Mosher
Concerto Award: Shiloh Jansen
Intermediate 2 Pianos Ensemble Award: Joanna & Lois Osborn
Senior 2 Pianos 8 Hands Award: Matthew Neudorf, Jonathan Breugem, Jenna MacLean & Brynne Smith
Advanced Senior 2 Pianos Ensemble Award: Holly McCallum & Jessica Neudorf
Advanced Senior 2 Pianos 8 Hands Award: Teslyn Bates, Julianne Moore, Samantha & Hilary Vukadinovic
Quartet Award: Holly McCallum, Jessica Neudorf, Eva Mosher & Robyn de Wet
Graded Piano Scholarships
Grade 1: Norah Wooster
Grade 2: Sam He
Grade 3: Alina Polyakh
Grade 4: Kael Ukkonen
Grade 5: Brynne Smith
Grade 6: Robert McBain
Grade 7: Ava Stanley
Grade 8: Matthew Neudorf
Grade 9: Ashley Nicks
Grade 10: Teslyn Bates
ARCT: Jessica Neudorf
STRINGS AWARDS
Rotary Club “Best of the Fest” in Strings: Holly McCallum—Presented by Martin Ketteringham, Rotary Club of Salmon Arm
BCRMTA Shuswap Branch Awards ~ Presented by President BCRMTA, Jane Hein
Best Performance of a Canadian Piece: Akasha McCleary
Adjudicator’s Choice Award: Hannah Breugem
Outstanding Junior: Kade McChesney
Outstanding Senior: Libby Wyse
Concert Class: Holly McCallum
Senior Ensemble: Libby Wyse and Holly McCallum
Graded Strings Scholarships
Grade 1: Isabella Haak
Grade 2: Jack McChesney
Grade 3: Zaela Thiessen
Grade 4: Claire Weathermon
Grade 5: Autumn Sunderland & Anya Massa
Grade 6: Olivia Sunderland
Grade 10: Madelyn Stoney
BLAIR BORDEN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP –Presented by Tracey Kutschker, Director/Curator, SA Arts Council to Holly McCallum
KLEIN FAMILY AWARD–Presented by Dr. Melany Dyer, Shuswap Community Foundation to Teslyn Bates, Henry Baker, Holly McCallum & Libby Wyse
PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS—Announced by Dr. Melany Dyer, Shuswap Community Foundation
PIANO ~ Junior B Piano: Teslyn Bates (Competitor)
Intermediate Piano: Jessica Neudorf (Competitor), Henry Baker (Merited Participant)
Holly McCallum recommended in Kamloops festival for Intermediate Strings & Piano
STRINGS ~ Junior A Strings: Olivia Sunderland (Merited Participant)
Senior Strings: Libby Wyse (Competitor)
VOCAL ~ Junior Classical: Jonas Roberts (Competitor)
Intermediate Classical: Jenny Sunderland (Competitor)
Junior Musical Theatre: Evje Knutson (Competitor)
Intermediate Musical Theatre: Afton Papworth (Competitor), Jenna Romailler (Merited Participant)
CHOIRS ~ Bastion Choir, Vallee Harmony Choir, SAS Jackson Choir
2019 Photos
SAS Jackson Choir: The recently formed high school choir directed by David Izik-Dzurko won the award for Best Ensemble Choir. Vallee Harmony won Best Adult Choir and Bastion School won Best Youth Choir. These awards were sponsored by SASCU. All three choirs have been recommended to compete at the BC Performing Arts Festival later in May.
(Photo Credit: Susan Wolff)
2018 Photos
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- Jane Hayes, Senior Piano adjudicator, meets with music students at the opening session of the 18th Annual Shuswap Music Festival on Monday, April 16. Hayes is a distinguished teacher, active recording artist and concert performer. Her concert tours have taken her across Canada, the USA, Europe and Mexico. During her current sabbatical year, she will be travelling to China to work with Chinese piano professors.
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- Afton Papworth - Somewhere Over the Rainbow Photo Credit: Noreen Sadiwynk
Choral – Terry Logan
Terry holds Associate degrees from the Royal Conservatory of Music in voice and piano. She completed her advance studies in voice with Phyllis Mailing at the Vancouver Academy of Music and piano with Edward Parker.
The Logan Studio has produced many fine singers and pianists who have earned top awards at the local and Provincial levels. Numerous students have been awarded Gold Medals for achieving the highest marks in BC on their practical exams.
Terry has founded and conducted several community and church choirs. The Logan Studio choir, The Chantant Youth Ensemble, have received many local and Provincial awards. Her current women’s choir, The Ancora Ensemble (ancoraensemble.ca), became Provincial award winners in their inaugural year of 2013. Terry is also the music director of the Celtic Cara show and the conductor of the Vernon Community Singers.
What’s New for 2019
For the 2019 Festival we have added:
- The ARCT for Strings has been added to the Strings Discipline for the 2019 Festival.
- The Band Discipline has been postponed for the 2019 Festival. Changes in School District #83 to the funding and staffing of the music program has necessitated a ‘leave of absence’ for the next Shuswap Music Festival. The Shuswap Music Festival Society is hopeful that Band will return as a viable discipline in future years.
Performing Arts BC 2018 Official Winners
Strings – Laurie Syer
Laurie teaches violin and viola students in the small community of Bergen, Alberta. A former member of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, she has performed as soloist in a wide variety of venues in western Canada and in Europe. Laurie is a founding member of Calgary’s Allegra String Quartet, and has performed as a chamber musician with such groups as the Lyric Chamber Players, New Works Calgary and many other ensembles, both in Alberta and British Columbia. She is founding Artistic co-Director of Strings & Keys: a summer music workshop which welcomed dozens of students to Bergen beginning in 1995. Laurie is involved with many community projects, and enjoys gardening, baking in her outdoor wood-fired oven, and hanging out with her Boder Collie, Skipper.
Vocal/Choirs – George Roberts
George Roberts is a graduate of the School of Music UBC and the Vancouver Academy of Music where he was privileged to study under Phyllis Mailing. A member of the Vancouver Chamber Choir, he is a frequent soloist in concert and on recordings. He has adjudicated music festivals from Victoria to Winnipeg, and has facilitated choral workshops throughout BC. His solo career has included engagements with the Pacific Baroque Orchestra, Early Music Vancouver, Festival Vancouver, Trinity Western University, the Vancouver Symphony, and many community organizations in the Lower Mainland. For 25 summers, George has been the vocal instructor at the West Coast Family Music Festival, offering group instruction in vocal technique, song interpretation and diction for singers. He is an instructor in the Music Department at Capilano University, North Vancouver and the Co-ordinator of Music at Highlands United Church, North Vancouver. The Highlands Youth Choir were musical guests of First United Church in May 2018. He occasionally presents solo recitals and is highly regarded for his ease of production and expressive singing. Originally from Enderby, Geordie makes his home in North Vancouver with his wife, Frances, and sons, Aidan and Garreth and Liam, no longer all sopranos.