2023 Provincial Music and Arts Festival Results
May 27-28, 2023
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF) congratulates all participants for their excellent performances in the 2023 Provincial Music & Arts Festival held at the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music. It was wonderful to see that although not all AMAF festivals are ‘up and running’ yet, 18 member festivals and their area communities were represented. Further congratulations are extended to the recipients of the awards listed below. AMAF thanks its many generous financial supporters and scholarship donors for supporting our 2023 participants.
A very special thank you is extended to all volunteers. Without the support of sponsors, donors and volunteers, this event would not be possible.
Preliminary, Junior, Intermediate, Advanced, Senior Classes
Preliminary Vocal
1st Place: Amalia Hickerson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Claire DuBois Scholarship
2nd Place: Angèle Fouasse (St. Malo, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association Scholarship
Junior Vocal
1st Place: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Brandon Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Rachel Tarrant (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Vocal
1st Place: Chiara Wilson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship
2nd Place: Isaias Odiatu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Vocal
1st Place: Shelby English (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Mercier Family Scholarship
Senior Vocal
1st Place: Azaria Neuschwander (Gladstone, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award
Preliminary Piano
1st Place: Melody Liu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Karli Janzen (Winnipegosis, MB) – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Carberry Music and Arts Festival Scholarship
Preliminary J.S. Bach: Peggy Xi (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Junior Piano
1st Place: Wei-Yan (Megan) Kung (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Edith Munroe Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Emre Zacharias (Plumas, MB) – Gladstone Music and Arts Festival
Edith Munroe Memorial Scholarship
Junior J.S. Bach: Justin Afolabi (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Intermediate Piano
1st Place: Vienna Lu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Darwin Chen (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Intermediate J.S. Bach: Denise Howatt (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Advanced Piano
1st Place: Marek Song (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Victoria Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
James G. McFee Memorial Scholarship
Advanced J.S. Bach: Samuel Tin Yu Li (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship
Senior Piano
1st Place: David Yu (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award
2nd Place: Raymond Ding (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award
Preliminary Strings
1st Place: Amelia Cheung (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Jianhao Ma (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Vi Streuber Family Memorial Scholarship
Junior Strings
1st Place: Vivian Liang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Mary Mierau (Neuenberg, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Vi Streuber Family Memorial Scholarship
Intermediate Strings
1st Place: Clara Pauls (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Xiaomo (Jenny) Xu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Strings
1st Place: Tyrsa Friesen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Julianna Pauls (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Senior Strings
1st Place: Chloé Strain (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards
2nd Place: Rachel Graham (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards
Preliminary Classical Guitar
1st Place: Isaiah Nasby (Deloraine, MB) – Deloraine Border Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Classical Guitar
1st Place: Ulrich Möller (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Alyssa Harder (Portage La Prairie, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association Scholarship
Intermediate Classical Guitar
1st Place: Sydney Komanac (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
2nd Place: Luisa Velandia (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
3rd Place: Chenyue Xue (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship
Senior Classical Guitar
1st Place: Christopher Woytyshyn (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award
Preliminary Woodwinds
1st Place: Sadie Van Winkle (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Intermediate Woodwinds
1st Place: Leeanne Gerry (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship
Intermediate Brass
1st Place: Nate Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Advanced Brass
1st Place: Eli Granger (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship
Senior Brass
1st Place: Sam Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Scholarship
Junior Chamber Group
1st Place: Lenore Quartet (Isla Johnson, Adalyn Leonard, Clara Pauls & Mabel McManus) (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Intermediate Chamber Group
1st Place: Assiniboine Quartet (Elazar Schwartz, Nadia Lee, Juliet Eskin & Matthew Lee) (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Advanced Chamber Group
1st Place: The Triad (Bella Rogers, Mikayla Sawatzky & Sophie Caron) (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Morna-June Morrow Scholarship
Preliminary Canadian Composers
1st Place: Amalia Hickerson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Liam Cowell (Rivers, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
Preliminary MB Composers Award: Amalia Hickerson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Junior Canadian Composers
1st Place: Evan Raes (Deloraine, MB) – Boissevain Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship
2nd Place: Lilly Kandera (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Junior MB Composers Award: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Intermediate Canadian Composers
1st Place: Darwin Chen (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Avery Simard (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate MB Composers Award: Ainsley Brennan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Advanced Canadian Composers
1st Place: Kristian Cahatol (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Shelby English (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship
Advanced MB Composers Award: Victoria Lee (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
S.C. Eckhardt-Gramatté Manitoba Composers Scholarship
Senior Canadian Composers
1st Place: Caeden Toth (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards
2nd Place: Azaria Neuschwander (Gladstone, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards
Preliminary W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Amelia Cheung (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Junior W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Aubree Wang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Intermediate W.A. Mozart
1st Place: Vienna Lu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Grace Xia (Winkler, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Advanced W.A. Mozart
1st Place: William Theuerer (Lac du Bonnet, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Petr Malyshev (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship
Preliminary Musical Theatre
1st Place: Devin Kerman-Forsythe (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
2nd Place: Amalia Hickerson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Junior Musical Theatre
1st Place: Augustus Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Meridian Arts Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Maija Buduhan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Musical Theatre
1st Place: Aoife Ukrainec (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Deloraine Border Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Avery Kellett (Blumenort, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Musical Theatre
1st Place: Vina Dimayuga (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship
2nd Place: Hazel Wallace (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Virden Music & Arts Festival Scholarship
3rd Place: Myah Dalanie Klassen (La Broquerie West, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Junior Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Evangeline (Eva) Gould (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Intermediate Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Zoe Gagnon (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Advanced Gilbert and Sullivan
1st Place: Sienna Cariati (East St. Paul, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 4-6
1st Place: Andrea Ronceray (Somerset, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Hurton Family Scholarship
2nd Place: Evelyn Parks (The Pas, MB) – The Pas Music & Arts Festival
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 7-9
1st Place: Dayna Maendel (Portage La Prairie, MB) – Prairie Sounds Festival
Larry Moore Scholarship
2nd Place: Cassandra Star Armstrong (Fort Frances, ON)
– Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Virden Music & Arts Festival Scholarship
Poetry and Prose Grades 10-12
1st Place: Dylan Southam (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Colin Mailer Memorial Scholarship
2nd Place: Anne Forman (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship
Public Speaking Grades 10-12
1st Place: Austin Smith (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Thorleifson Family Scholarship