Nine individuals and Kamala Choir been recommended by the adjudicators of the Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival to represent the Battlefords at the 2016 Provincial Music Festival.
Announced at a gala concert Wednesday evening at the Dekker Centre, the following will move on to the provincial level June 3-5 in Saskatoon:
• Kamala Choir in Open Choral and Children’s Choral;
• Spencer McKnight in Senior Voice Oratorio, Senior Voice Operatic, Senior Vocal Concert Group Grade A;
• Mikael Steponchev in Senior Grade B Male Voice, Senior Musical Theatre Ballad and Senior Musical Theatre Up-Tempo;
• Ericka Revet in Intermediate Musical Theatre Ballad;
• Mikayla Martens in Intermediate Musical Theatre Up-Tempo;
• Tawnie Kotyk in Intermediate Female Voice;
• Khrystia MacKinnon in Intermediate Bach, Intermediate Chopin, Intermediate Recital and Intermediate 20th, 21st Century/Canadian Piano Solo;
• Chinu Youn in Intermediate Haydn or Mozart Piano Solo;
• Aiden Bellows in Intermediate Woodwind;
• Zaide Masich in Intermediate Cello.
In addition, Spencer McKnight and Mikael Steponchev have been recommended to the Provincial Level of the National Festival Competition in Vocal and Musical Theatre respectively.
In Speech Arts, Ecole Monseigneur Blaise Morand received two scholarships, one for Promising Group in Choral Speech and one for Promising Group in French language.
Receiving promising performer scholarships in Speech Arts were Kathleen Abrahamson, Kacy Tkachuk (Sacred Reading), Sarah Iverson and Jorja Geddes.
In the Band category, scholarships went to the Kinsmen High School Band for Highest Mark in Band or Orchestra and for Promising and or Instrumental Ensemble, Noah Esquirol for Last Post or Promising Trumpet Solo, to Victoria Mahmood for Promising Instrumental Solo Entry, 12 and under, Micah Carter for Outstanding Instrumental Solo (BKMFC Norm Lehman Memorial Award) and NBCHS Jazz Band for Promising School Instrumental Group. Promising Performer, any genre, scholarships were awarded to North Battleford City Kinsmen Band, Aiden Bellows, Jeanny Jung, EMBM Grade 6-7 Band and Kinsmen Beginner Band.
In the Strings category, Dmitri Masich, Anna Currie and Zaide Masich received scholarships for Promising Performer, Strings, Victoria Mahmood received a scholarship for Promising Performer, Junior Strings and Jeanny Jung received the McPhail Cup and Scholarship for Promising Performer in Piano or Violin.
In Musical Theatre, Dance Connection Senior Musical Theatre Ensemble received scholarships for Promising Performers in Musical Theatre, Duets/Ensembles and for Promising Performer, any genre. The Shelagh Newsham-Edge Memorial Scholarship for Promising Performer in Musical Theatre went to Ericka Revet. The Ivor Newsham Memorial Scholarship for Promising Performer in Musical Theatre was won by Courtney Wouters. The Charles Davies Memorial Shield for School Chorus, Promising Entry, was won by NBCHS Choir. The Phoebe Wesson Cutbush Crystal Cup for Promising Vocal Performer, Canadian Music, went to Victoria Mahmood, who also won scholarships for Promising Junior Vocal Performer, Promising Junior Canadian Vocal Solo and Outstanding Entry in Folk Song Classes. Scholarships for Promising Vocal Ensemble or Duet went to Kamala, which also won a scholarship for Best Use of Harmony for Two or More Voices, 18 and under. The Robert Mackay Family Music Scholarship and Ted Sloan Family Music Plaque went to Mikayla Martens and Shawn Martens. Shawn also received a scholarship for Promising Male Vocal Performer and Mikayla received a scholarship for Promising Performer, Senior Vocal. A Promising Performer, any genre, scholarship went to Abbey Neufeld. Promising Performer, Junior Vocal, and Promising Performer in Sacred Music scholarships went to Ava Bahrey. Jordyn Nachtegaele received scholarships for Promising Performer in Musical Theatre, Promising Performer, Individual, French Language, and Promising Performer, Senior Vocal. A Promising Performer, Vocal, scholarship went to Kacy Tkachuk. Tawnie Kotyk received the Patricia Hickley Cup for Promising Vocalist, 16 and over.
In Piano, the following awards were made:
Canadian Classes, highest mark, junior, Sam Haase; Bach/Baroque Classes, highest mark, junior, Minju Kim; Sonata/Sonatina Classes, highest mark, junior, Chinha Youn; Junior Piano, Sonata/Sonatina classes, Chinha Youn; Promising Performer, Junior Piano Canadian Classes, Vladimir Pristojko; Promising Performer, any genre, William Haase; Promising Junior Piano Performer, Chimin Youn; Promising Junior Girl Pianist, Minju Kim; Promising Junior Boy pianist, Chinha Youn; Promising Performer, Junior Piano, Ava Bahrey; Beatrice Marshall Shield, Promising Performers, Junior Piano Duet, Ava Bahrey and Madison Higgs; Promising Performers, Senior Duet, Chinu Youn and Chinha Youn; Promising Performer, Canadian Piano Classes ages 13 - 16, Scott Klippenstein; Baroque Classes, ages 13-16 highest mark, Ashlyn Elmer; Sonata/Sonatina Classes, ages 13–16, highest mark, Ashlyn Elmer; Promising Performer, Sonata/Sonatina classes, ages 13-16, Ashlyn Elmer; Highest Mark in National Anthem Classes, Ashlyn Elmer; Promising Performer Music of Edvard Grieg, Emily Jung; Doris Hellofs Green Memorial Scholarship for a Promising Performer, 20th/21st Century Music or Canadian Music, Khrystia MacKinnon; Promising Performer Senior Piano, Chopin Classes, Khrystia MacKinnon; Promising Piano Performer, Chinu Youn; Promising Performer Senior Piano, Ashlyn Elmer; Promising Performer, Senior Piano, Emily Jung;
Hickson Cup for Outstanding Piano Solo Entry in the Festival, Khrystia MacKinnon; and the Evelyn Ulmer Memorial Piano Scholarship for Promising Piano Performer, Khrystia MacKinnon.
At the gala Wednesday, festivities were opened with O Canada played by Ashlyn Elmer, followed by performances by the NBCHS Jazz Band conducted by Jackie Kroczynski; Jorja Geddes (Speech Arts); Ericka Revet (Musical Theatre); Emily Jung (Senior Piano); Aiden Bellows (Woodwinds); Ava Bahrey (Junior Vocal); Chimin Youn (Junior Piano); Jeanny Jung (Strings); Dance Connection (Senior Musical Theatre Ensemble); Sam Haase (Junior Piano); Victoria Mahmood (Junior Vocal); Dmitri Masich (Strings); Chinu Youn and Chinha Youn (Piano); Kathleen Abrahamson (Speech Arts); Jordyn Nachtegaele and Courtney Wouters (Musical Theatre); Minju Kim (Junior Piano); Micah Carter (Woodwinds); Abby Neufeld (Senior Vocal); Khrystia MacKinnon (Senior Piano); Mikayla Martens and Shawn Martens (Senior Vocal); Zaide Masich (Strings); and Kamala Youth Choir conducted by JoAnne Kasper and Dianne Gryba.
