2026 Provincial Music and Arts Festival Results June 5-7, 2026
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF) congratulates all participants in the 2026 Provincial Music and Arts Festival for their excellent performances. We were delighted to see so many member festivals and communities represented. Further congratulations are extended to the recipients of the awards listed below. AMAF thanks its generous financial supporters and scholarship donors. A special thank you is extended to all volunteers. Without the support of sponsors, donors and volunteers, this event would not be possible.
Primary, Elementary, Junior, Intermediate,
Advanced and Senior Classes
Primary Vocal:
1st Place: Aubree Wang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Marley Jonnson – Boissevain Festival of the Arts
Elementary Vocal:
1st Place: Avya Shrivastav – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Lilah Brockie – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Junior Vocal:
1st Place: Denise Howatt – Pembina Valley Music Festival
2nd Place: Brooklyn Stitt – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Intermediate Vocal:
1st Place: Amalia Hickerson – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Chloe Waldie – Winnipeg Music Festival
Advanced Vocal:
1st Place: Bennett Dale Radcliffe – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Daelyn Elsie Fefchak – Virden Festival of the Arts
Senior Vocal:
1st Place: Sophie Caron – Winnipeg Music Festival
Primary Piano:
1st Place: Lawrence Guo – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Mark Alles – Winkler Festival of the Arts
J.S. Bach Scholarship: Mateo Kriwolapow – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Elementary Piano:
1st Place: Amy Stuermer – Winkler Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Evelyn Chen – Brandon Festival of the Arts
J.S. Bach Scholarship: Amy Stuermer – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Junior Piano:
1st Place: Koji Pell – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Matai Peters Loewen – Winkler Festival of the Arts
J.S. Bach Scholarship: Mary Mierau – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Intermediate Piano:
1st Place: Ziyue (Jack) Zhao – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Yegor Zvieriev – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Advanced Piano:
1st Place: Aurora Zhang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Aubree Wang – Winnipeg Music Festival
J.S. Bach Scholarship: Aubree Wang – Winnipeg Music Festival
Senior Piano:
1st Place: William Theuerer – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
2nd Place: Marek Song – Winnipeg Music Festival
J.S. Bach Scholarship: David Yu – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Primary Strings:
1st Place: Olenka Cardwell – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Austyn Strachan – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Elementary Strings:
1st Place: Gabriella Winters – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Elliot Oracheski – Winnipeg Music Festival
Junior Strings:
1st Place: Melina Hehn – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Holly Lysak – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Intermediate Strings:
1st Place: Jai Claire – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Lexi Barkman – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Advanced Strings:
1st Place: Xinyan Jiang – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Lilly Kandera – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Senior Strings:
1st Place: Sophie Caron – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Bella-Sophia Rogers – Winnipeg Music Festival
Primary Classical Guitar:
1st Place: Fotina Hehn – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Junior Classical Guitar:
1st Place: Meera Dadiala – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Dexx Wilson – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Intermediate Classical Guitar:
1st Place: Jiesen Zhang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Théo Melnyk – Winnipeg Music Festival
Advanced Classical Guitar:
1st Place: Alyssa Harder – Winnipeg Music Festival
Primary Woodwinds:
1st Place: August Black – Winnipeg Music Festival
Elementary Woodwinds:
1st Place: Eve Campbell – Deloraine Border Festival
2nd Place: Chenning (Janice) Yang – Winnipeg Music Festival
Junior Woodwinds:
1st Place: Kaia Vinluan – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Maeve Martens - Winnipeg Music Festival
Intermediate Woodwinds:
1st Place: Aaron Jude Abellera – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Yebeen Kim – Winnipeg Music Festival
Advanced Woodwinds:
1st Place: Angelia (Meichen) Meng – Winnipeg Music Festival
Advanced Percussion:
1st Place: Lok Tung (Kate) Yuen – Winnipeg Music Festival
Elementary Chamber Group:
1st Place: Les Trois Violoneux (Nikola Slavuta, Hugo Slavuta, & Elliot Oracheski)
– Winnipeg Music Festival
Primary Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Davison Gee - Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Brayden Billings – Virden Music & Arts Festival
Primary Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Davison Gee
Elementary Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Evelyn Chen – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Chloelynn Quives – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Elementary Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Sadie Lee
Junior Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Denise Howatt – Pembina Valley Music Festival
2nd Place: Alina (Tongxi) Liu – Winnipeg Music Festival
Junior Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Alina (Tongxi) Liu
Intermediate Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Kaci Huggins – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Damilola Afolabi – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Intermediate Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Kaci Huggins
Advanced Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Mikaela Ha – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Reuben Alles – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Advanced Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Mikaela Ha
Senior Canadian Composers:
1st Place: Victoria Lee – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: David Yu – Brandon Festival of the Arts
3rd Place: Juliana West – Winnipeg Music Festival
Senior Manitoba Composers Scholarship: Juliana West
Primary Mozart:
1st Place: Judah Giesbrecht – Winkler Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Mark Alles – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Elementary Mozart:
1st Place: Olivia Roienko – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
2nd Place: Lias Fochtberger – Winkler Festival of the Arts
3rd Place: Chloelynn Quives – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Junior Mozart:
1st Place: Kevin Zhang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Alina (Tongxi) Liu – Winnipeg Music Festival
Intermediate Mozart:
1st Place: Sophia Sihan Liang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Lucille Theuerer – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Advanced Mozart:
1st Place: Vivian Liang – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Darwin Chen – Brandon Festival of the Arts
3rd Place: Riley Goldberg – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Senior Mozart:
1st Place: William Theuerer – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Primary Popular/Contemporary:
1st Place: Charlotte Klassen – Winkler Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Reena Wang – Winnipeg Music Festival
Elementary Popular/Contemporary:
1st Place: Reese Morales – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
2nd Place: Westin Howatt – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Junior Popular/Contemporary:
1st Place: Connor Ahweng – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Brooklynn Stitt – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Intermediate Popular/Contemporary:
1st Place: Sylvia Wang – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Biljana Miladinoska – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Advanced Popular/Contemporary:
1st Place: Karl Sebastien Haw – Winkler Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Evan Raes – Boissevain Festival of the Arts
Primary Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Layla North – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Oliver Williamson – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Elementary Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Lilah Brockie – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
2nd Place: Sawyer Schmidtke – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Junior Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Cassandra Star Armstrong – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
2nd Place: Ruby Padua – Winnipeg Music Festival
Intermediate Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Niamh Ukrainec – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Augustus Sanders – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Advanced Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Sienna Cariati – Winnipeg Music Festival
Senior Musical Theatre:
1st Place: Abby Corpus – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Lizzie Rochon – Winnipeg Music Festival
Junior Operetta:
1st Place: Denise Howatt – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Intermediate Operetta:
1st Place: Amalia Hickerson – Winnipeg Music Festival
2nd Place: Austin Penner – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Advanced Operetta:
1st Place: Ainsley Brennan – Winnipeg Music Festival
Senior Operetta:
1st Place: Abby Corpus – Winnipeg Music Festival
Primary TV/Movie Musical:
1st Place: Margaret Kristin Magat – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
2nd Place: Aubree Wang – Winnipeg Music Festival
Elementary TV/Movie Musical:
1st Place: Karli Janzen – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Sadie Lee – Winnipeg Music Festival
Junior TV/Movie Musical:
1st Place: Adalynn Tupper – Evergreen Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Cassandra Star Armstrong – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Intermediate TV/Movie Musical:
1st Place: Devin Kerman-Forsythe – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Kaci Huggins – Winnipeg Music Festival
Poetry and Prose Grades 4-6:
1st Place: Gabriella Jerema – Morden Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Pierce Ronceray – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Poetry and Prose Grades 7-9:
1st Place: Kennidy Routledge – Virden Music & Arts Festival
2nd Place: Corbyn Waller – Virden Music & Arts Festival
Poetry and Prose Grades 10-12:
1st Place: Rixon Suski – Brandon Festival of the Arts
2nd Place: Rebecca Kagan – Morden Festival of the Arts
Prepared Speech Grades 4-6:
1st Place: Hayden Jamieson – Virden Music & Arts Festival
2nd Place: Sadie Rampton – Virden Music & Arts Festival
Dramatic Monologue Grades 4-6:
1st Place: Trinity VanMackelberg – Deloraine Border Festival
Dramatic Monologue Grades 7-9:
1st Place: Adeline Galinski – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Dramatic Monologue Grades 10-12:
1st Place: Avrin Krieser – Virden Music & Arts Festival
2nd Place: Tristan Plaisier – Virden Music & Arts Festival
3rd Place: Rixon Suski – Brandon Festival of the Arts