2019 Provincial Music and Arts Festival Results
May 25-26, 2019
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF) congratulates all participants in the 2019 Provincial Music and Arts Festival for their excellent performances. We were delighted to see that all 30 member festivals and their communities were 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.
Manitoba Composition Competition
Three compositions were entered in the competition, with the following results:
Award Winner: Pierre Desorcy
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Preliminary, Junior, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Classes
Preliminary Vocal
1st Place: Antonietta Bueti (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Bruch-Wiens Scholarship
2nd Place: Jazmin Farley (Niverville, MB) - Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Meridian Arts Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Jessica Ramachandran (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Vocal
1st Place: Dariyan Dubik (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Brandon Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Carter Martin (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
3rd Place: Shelby Wytinck (Cypress River , MB) – Tiger Hills Festival of The Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Vocal
1st Place: Randi Roy (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Prairie Sounds Festival
Mercier Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Stephanie Bell (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
3rd Place: Mathieu Reimer (Lorette, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship
Advanced Vocal
1st Place: Rose Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship
2nd Place: Svetlana Gharagyozyan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship
Preliminary Piano
1st Place: Danita Zhang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Claire DuBois Scholarship
2nd Place: Xinshu (Angel) He (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship
3rd Place: Joel Harnett (Niverville, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Red River Valley Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Preliminary J.S. Bach: Ashley Kaluzny (Starbuck, MB) – Meridian Arts Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Junior Piano
1st Place: Victoria Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Carberry Music and Arts Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Elias Mierau (Winkler, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
North Western Marquette Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Marie Janke (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior J.S. Bach: Victoria Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Intermediate Piano
1st Place: Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Meridian Arts Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Malena Neufeld (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Tristen Kaluzny (Starbuck, MB) – Meridian Arts Festival
Virden Music & Arts Festival Scholarship
Intermediate J.S. Bach: Malena Neufeld (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Advanced Piano
1st Place: Seanne Jacob Buenafe (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Raven McKenzie (St. Lazare, MB) – Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival
Prairie Sounds Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Georg Neuhofer (Roblin, MB) – North Western Marquette Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced J.S. Bach: Paige Adam (Winnipeg, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Senior Piano
1st Place: Anna Schwartz (Fort Frances, ON) – Red River Valley Festival of the Arts
James G. McFee Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Anica Warkentine (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association Scholarship
Senior J.S. Bach: Anna Schwartz (Fort Frances, ON) – Red River Valley Festival of the Arts
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Preliminary Strings
1st Place: Jude Villaluz-Rigey (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Logan Wiebe (Winkler, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Strings
1st Place: Bella-Sophia Rogers (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Gordon Braybrook Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Samuel Kroeker (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Vi Streuber Memorial Scholarship
Intermediate Strings
1st Place: Thomas Kroeker (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Sophie Reimer-Epp (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Vi Streuber Memorial Scholarship
Advanced Strings
1st Place: Ava Smith (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Tiger Hills Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Cecilia Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Preliminary Classical Guitar
1st Place: Ulrich Moller (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Sydney Komanac (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Marek Goller (Ste. Agathe, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Classical Guitar
1st Place: Antoni Klonowski (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Classical Guitar
1st Place: Brett Knott (Wasagamack, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Stephan Engelbrecht (Brandon, MB) - Brandon Festival of the Arts
Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship
Advanced Classical Guitar
1st Place: Alyssa Cohen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Gloria Aza Farje (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Preliminary Woodwinds
1st Place: Seungyeon (Sophie) Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Vivian Zhao (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship
Intermediate Woodwinds
1st Place: Qichang (Shelley) Shen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Catherine M. Wood Scholarship
2nd Place: Bryce Kabatay (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Woodwinds
1st Place: Alexandra Funk (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship
Junior Brass
1st Place: Sam Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship
Junior Chamber Group
1st Place: Awesome Foursome (Isla Penner, Asher Yip, Elazar Schwartz & Sophie Caron) (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Morna-June Morrow Scholarship
2nd Place: Bella-Sophia Rogers, Mikayla Sawatzky & Estella Roberts (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Preliminary Canadian Composers
1st Place: Antonietta Bueti (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Alexus Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
3rd Place: Joshua Fehr (Winkler, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Preliminary MB Composers Award: Sarah Stephens (Pilot Mound, MB) – Rock Lake Festival of the Arts
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Junior Canadian Composers
1st Place: Capri Derenchuk-Ganaden (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Boissevain Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Karson Perche (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Bella-Sophia Rogers (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Junior MB Composers Award: Karson Perche (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Intermediate Canadian Composers
1st Place: Azaria Neuschwander (Gladstone, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Heidi Cowie (Glenboro, MB) – Tiger Hills Festival of the Arts
Hurton Family Scholarship
3rd Place: Hannah Storsley (East St. Paul, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate MB Composers Award: Jessica Ramachandran (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Prairie Sounds Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Advanced Canadian Composers
1st Place: Kasia Swintak (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Angela Suet Kee Ng (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship
Advanced MB Composers
Award: Rose Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Senior Canadian Composers
1st Place: Elisheva Schwartz (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Scholarship
2nd Place: Naomi Derksen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Senior MB Composers Award: Naomi Derksen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Preliminary W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Qien Yang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Vienna Chang Lu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Junior W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Alyssa Newitt (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Intermediate W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Brianna Eldridge (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Advanced W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Matthew Pahl (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Rose Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Senior W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Anica Warkentine (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Preliminary Musical Theatre
1st Place: Emma Thiele Meza (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Selina Hay (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rock Lake Festival of the Arts Scholarship
3rd Place: Dakota Harms (Snowflake, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Musical Theatre
1st Place: Carter Martin (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Holly Owens (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
3rd Place: Kaitlyn Goertzen (Lorette, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship
Intermediate Musical Theatre
1st Place: Mersadie Thiessen (Mitchell, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Rockwood Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Ben McIntyre-Ridd (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Mercier Family Scholarship
3rd Place: Emily Cochrane (Virden, MB) – Virden Music & Arts Festival
Southeastern Manitoba Festival Scholarship
Advanced Musical Theatre
1st Place: Anton Sokalski (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Deloraine Border Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Emma Coley (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rock Lake Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Senior Musical Theatre
1st Place: Rebecca Driedger (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Alec Baldwin (Gimli, MB) – Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Dariyan Dubik (East St. Paul, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Capri Derenchuk-Ganaden (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Julia Anderson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Seth Moule (Kleefeld, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Jaimie Rose (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Ray Andi Marcel Arsenio Ignacio (Neepawa, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 4-6
1st Place: Ian Fehrmoore (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Jasmyne Andries (Virden, MB) – Virden Music & Arts Festival
North Western Marquette Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Manu Tarubal (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Virden Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 7-9
1st Place: Danika Robb (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Thorleifson Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Dylan Southam (Virden, MB) – Virden Music & Arts Festival
Hurton Family Scholarship
3rd Place: Madison Teichroeb (Langruth, MB) – Gladstone Music & Arts Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 10-12
1st Place: Zara Stahl (Lauder, MB) – Deloraine Border Festival
Colin Mailer Memorial Scholarship
Public Speaking Grades 4-6
1st Place: Yuvan Ramachandran (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Prairie Sounds Festival
Rolling River Festival of The Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Mae Fulton (Birtle, MB) – Birdtail River Fine Arts Festival
Tiger Hills Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Public Speaking Grades 7-9
1st Place: Jessica Ramachandran (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Prairie Sounds Festival
Larry Moore Scholarship
2nd Place: Austin Smith-Sigvaldason (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
National Classes
The following have been selected to represent Manitoba at the 2019 National Music Festival, held August 6-10 in Saskatoon, SK:
National Vocal
Recommended: Hailey Witt (Winnipeg, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
National Piano
Recommended: Sabina Rzazade (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts Alternate: Albert Chen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Strings
Recommended: Juliana Moroz (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Woodwinds
Recommended: Alaina Majewski (Regina, SK) – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Brass
Recommended: Allyson Crang (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts Alternate: Erik Larson (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
National Chamber Group
Recommended: Con Brio Trio – Gabriella Nowicki (Winnipeg, MB), Elisheva Schwartz (Winnipeg, MB) & Ari Hooker (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Tritone Trio – Karol Mabel Contreras Jaramillo (Brandon, MB), Yanik Fillion-Murphy (Brandon, MB) & Eva Michelle Reimer (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
National Musical Theatre
Recommended: Rebecca Driedger (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
The following have been selected to represent Manitoba (via recordings) at the 2019 National Music Festival, held August 6-10 in Saskatoon, SK:
National Choral Class 101
Recommended: Winnipeg Boys’ Choir – Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Winnipeg Boys’ Choir Senior Chorus – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Choral Class 102
Recommended: Pembina Trails Voices - Cantemus – Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: St. James-Assiniboia School Division Senior Concert Choir – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Choral Class 103
Recommended: Maples Collegiate Chamber Choir – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Choral Class 105
Recommended: St. James-Assiniboia School Division Junior Concert Choir – Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: Pembina Trails Voices - Chorale – Winnipeg Music Festival
National Choral Class 107
Recommended: Pembina Trails Voices - Choraliers – Winnipeg Music Festival
Alternate: St. James-Assiniboia School Division Children’s Concert Choir – Winnipeg Music Festival