2013 Provincial Festival - Results

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF)

Following are the results of the 2013 Provincial Music & Speech Arts Finals that took place May 24th – 26th at Canadian Mennonite University in Winnipeg. Representatives from 28 local festivals came to compete for scholarships and the honour of representing their community. Thanks go to all of our scholarship donors and to our sponsors: Manitoba Arts Council; Manitoba Culture, Heritage, Tourism & Sport and Wawanesa Insurance. A very special thank you goes to our fabulous volunteers – their hard work and support is greatly appreciated by the staff at AMAF. We could not have done it without you.

Manitoba Composition Competition winner

Award Winner: “For Whom the Bells Toll” by Tallia Penner

Award Winner:“Northern Night” by Mykayla Santilli

Honourable Mention:“Lost in the Desert” by Jude Courcelles

Honourable Mention:“Beaver Tails” by Jeffrey Holm

Provincial Classes

Junior Vocal Class

1st Place: Sam Friesen-Beardsell, Winnipeg Music Festival

Brandon Festival of the Arts

2nd Place: Sara Sylvester, Boissevain Festival of the Arts

Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

 

Intermediate Vocal Class

1st Place: Meaghan Fletcher, Winnipeg Music Festival
Mercier Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Meghan Drake, Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival
Mercier Family Scholarship

 

Advanced Vocal Class

1st Place: Julie Lumsden, Winnipeg Music Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship

2nd Place: Beth Rempel, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship

 

Senior Vocal Class

1st Place: Jessica Kos-Whicher, Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association Scholarship

 

Junior Piano Class

1st Place: Georg Neuhofer, North Western Marquette Festival
Carberry Music & Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Jillian Reader, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship

3rd Place: Michelle Terry, Winnipeg Music Festival
North Western Marquette Festival Scholarship

 

Intermediate Piano Class

1st Place: Ethan Lin, Winnipeg Music Festival
Meridian Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Ty Lernowicz, Prairie Sounds Festival
Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival Scholarship

3rd Place: Keiran Placatka, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Edith Munroe Scholarsh

 

Advanced Piano Class

1st Place: Hannah Chan, Winnipeg Music Festival
James McFee Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Aidan Shamray, Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association

3rd Place: Dane Wanke, Thompson Festival of the Arts
Edith Munroe Scholarship

Senior Piano Class

1st Place: Albert Chen, Winnipeg Music Festival
Edith Munroe Scholarship

 

Junior Strings Class

1st Place: Gabriella Nowicki, Winnipeg Music Festival
Gordon K Braybrook Scholarship

2nd Place: Micah Loewen, Morden Festival of the Arts
lizabeth Lupton Scholarship

 

Intermediate Strings Class

1st Place: Samuel Nadurak, Winnipeg Music Festival

Rockwood Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: James Bergen, Morden Festival of the Arts
Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship

 

Advanced Strings Class

1st Place: John Sellick, Winnipeg Music Festival
Tiger Hills Festival of the Arts Scholarship

 

Senior Strings Class

1st Place Elyse Loewen, Morden Festival of the Arts
Vi Streuber Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Rachel Enns, Winnipeg Music Festival
Elizabeth Lupton Scholarship

 

Junior Classical Guitar Class

1st Place: Ben Lamont, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Dana Kapoostinsky, Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

 

Intermediate Classical Guitar Class

1st Place: Sammy Cooper, Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

 

Advanced Classical Guitar Class

1st Place: James Kollar, Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

 

Senior Classical Guitar Class

1st Place: Grant Miller, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

 

Junior Woodwinds Class

1st Place: Rose Sanders, Pembina Valley Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Dmytriy Tymtsiv, Winnipeg Music Festival
Ted & Brenda Doell Scholarship

 

Intermediate Woodwinds Class

1st Place: Signy Baragar, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

 

Advanced Woodwinds Class

1st Place: Mollin Balisi, Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association

 

Senior Woodwinds Class

1st Place: Katy Thurmeier, Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Amanda Forest, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

 

Intermediate Brass Class

1st Place: Samuel Hughes, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

 

Advanced Percussion Class

1st Place: Claire Ploughman, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

 

Senior Chamber Class

1st Place: Jerry Ossachuk, Matt Robinson, Jesse Thomas, Curtis Wiens, Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

 

Junior Canadian Class

1st Place: Bonita Shin, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Maria Golas, Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

3rd Place: Kristelle Falk, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Christina Thanisch-Smith, Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C Eckhardt-Gramatté Scholarship

 

Intermediate Canadian Class

1st Place: Jane Son, Gladstone Music and Arts Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Kady Evanyshyn, Winnipeg Music Festival
Hurton Family Scholarship

3rd Place: Scott Funk, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Jacinta Van Den Bussche, Brandon Festival of the Arts
S.C Eckhardt-Gramatté Scholarship

 

Advanced Canadian Class

1st Place: Fan En Chiang, Winnipeg Music Festival
Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Seth Friesen, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship

Jane Fingler, Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C Eckhardt-Gramatté Scholarship

 

Senior Canadian Class

1st Place: Megan Dufrat, Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Jaena Kim, Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

James Graham, Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C Eckhardt-Gramatté Scholarship

 

Junior W.A. Mozart Class

1st Place: Jeremy Tran, Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Honourable Mention: Manuel Diewert, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

Intermediate W.A. Mozart Class

1st Place: Holly Smith, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

 

Advanced W.A. Mozart Class

1st Place: Keira Friesen, Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

 

Senior W.A. Mozart Class

1st Place: Titus Lee, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship

 

Poetry or Prose, Grades 7-9 Class

1st Place: Ayla Hamilton, North Western Marquette Festival
Thorleifson Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Hadassah Maendel, Mountain Poetry & Drama Festival
Hurton Family Scholarship

3rd Place: Payam Salimi, Morden Festival of the Arts
North Western Marquette Scholarship

 

Poetry or Prose, Grades 10-12 Class

1st Place: Joey Simms, Brandon Festival of the Arts
Colin Mailer Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Alanna Orsak, North Western Marquette Festival
Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival Scholarship

 

Public Speaking, Grades 7-9 Class

1st Place: Tessa Lupkowski, Prairie Sounds Festival
Evergreen Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Wyatt Baloun, Pembina Valley Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

 

Public Speaking, Grades 10-12 Class

1st Place: Chloe Hayward, Virden Music & Arts Festival
Larry Moore Scholarship

 

Junior Musical Theatre Class

1st Place: Alenna Mark, Winnipeg Music Festival
The Pas Music & Fine Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Sara Sylvester, Boissevain Festival of the Arts
Tempo Festival of the Arts Scholarship

 

Intermediate Musical Theatre Class

1st Place: Elliot Lazar, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Nicole Heide, Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

 

Advanced Musical Theatre Class

1st Place: Julie Lumsden, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

 

Senior Musical Theatre Class

1st Place: Ashley Fredette, Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

 

National Classes

Performers whose names are in bold and followed by an asterisk (*), have been recommended to represent Manitoba at the National Music Festival in Waterloo, ON, August 7th-10th, 2013.

 

National Vocal Class
Recommended:  Jessica Kos-Whicher*, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Piano Class
Recommended:  Albert Chen*, Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Jinsung Kim, Brandon Festival of the Arts

 

National Strings Class

Recommended:  Nathan Wong*, Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Rachel Enns, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Guitar Class

Recommended:  James Graham*, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Woodwinds Class

Recommended: Jaena Kim, Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Heather Jonasson, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Brass Class

Recommended:  Miles Thomsen*, Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Daniel Lehmann, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Choral 100 – Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman Class

Recommended:  Esprit de Choeur*, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Choral 103 - Paul J. Bourret Class

Recommended:  Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute – Concert Choir*, Winnipeg Music Festival

 

National Choral 106 – David Ouchterlony Class

Recommended:  Gladstone Elementary School Grades 6-8 Choir*, Gladstone Music and Arts Festival

 

National Choral 109 – Barbara Clark Class

Recommended: Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute – Chamber Choir, Winnipeg Music Festival