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