Redvers and District Music Festival: Competition Awards Program April 25, 2016

            The Redvers and District Music Festival Competition Awards Program was held on Monday, April 25, at the Knox United Church in Redvers. The competition saw students compete from Carlyle, Manor, Arcola, Stoughton, Storthoaks, Bellegarde, and Redvers. The program saw performances by award winners and presentations to winners.

            “Our entries were up from last year,” Carroll Dyck explained. “The students participated in band, piano, vocal, and speech arts.”

            “We feel it was a successful festival and the competitors received good feedback from the adjudicators. We appreciate all the help we received from the volunteers from Redvers and the surrounding communities.”

Winners included:

RYLAN OHNANDER, Redvers, Piano: “Pirate of the North Sea” Faber & Faber

-Trophy for Novice Piano, 8 years and under

VALEN KEATING, Storthoaks, Piano: “Skip to My Lou” Traditional

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) Primary Piano, 10 and under

JONAH DYCK, Carlyle, Alto Saxophone: “Flowers Lullaby” Arr. Rascher

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under or 3^rd Year of Instruction

-Excellence Scholarship ($125) – Instrumental

JENNA AULIE, Redvers, Euphonium

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under or 2^nd year of Instruction

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – RCM/CC Piano Classes

MAIA WILSON, Stoughton, Piano: “Snowflake Rag” Faber & Faber

-Proficiency Scholarship ($60) - Elementary Piano, 12 & under

MERRICK SANBORN, Redvers, Piano: “Fiesta Espana” Faber

-Trophy for Junior Piano, 14 years and under

MEGAN PERREAUX, Bellegarde, Vocal Solo: “Castle On A Cloud” Kretzimer/Schonberg

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Novice Vocal, 8 years and under

-Trophy for Novice Vocal, 8 years and under

JAYCEE GERVAIS and MACKENZIE CHICOINE, Redvers and Storthoaks, Band Duet: “Playing Around” O’Reilly/Kinyon

-Instrumental Duet Scholarship ($30), 10 and under

ALLI TOMS and KATE PIRLOT, Redvers, Band Duet: “Song” Gurlitt

-Instrumental Duet Scholarship ($60), 12 and under

JORY DYCK, Carlyle, Alto Saxophone: “Nuits Blanches” Crepin

-Recommendation to Provincial Woodwind Competition for Alto Saxophone

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 17 years and under

-Instrumental Proficiency Scholarship ($60) – Instrumental Solo, 17 years and under

REDVERS JUNIOR BAND, GRADE 6-7, Redvers: Full Band Scholarship ($150)

AMARA LEES, Arcola: Honourable Mention – Beginner Piano, 6 years and under

KARSYN GERVAIS, Carlyle: Honourable Mention – Beginner Piano, 8 years and under

REESE KARLUNCHUCK, Arcola: Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Popular Piano Classes

JAMES BENNING, Carlyle: Trophy for Beginner Piano, 8 years and under

KATELYN RUTTEN, Carlyle: Honourable Mention – Novice Piano, 8 years and under

LOGAN PROCYK, Carlyle: Trophy for Beginner Piano, 10 years and under

ZADIE GERVAIS, Carlyle: Trophy for Primary Piano, 10 years and under

KARA BRIMNER, Manor: Achievement Scholarship ($30), Primary Piano, 10 years and under

DRAZMINE PALMA, Carlyle: Achievement Scholarship ($30), Primary Piano, 10 years and under

KAYLEE OHNANDER, Redvers: Trophy for Elementary Piano, 12 years and under

RILEY PARK, Carlyle: Honourable Mention – Elementary Piano, 12 years and under

TYRELL DIXON, Carlyle: Honourable Mention – Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under

LOGAN ROMANIUK, Carlyle: Honourable Mention – Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under

LYNKA ITOGAWA and MILAY ITOGAWA, Stoughton: Piano Duet Scholarship ($60), 12 years and under

MAIA WILSON, MICAH WALBAUM and LYNKA ITOGAWA, Stoughton: Piano Trio Scholarship ($90), 12 years and under

TRISHA TOMS and JULIA ULRICH, Redvers: Honourable Mention – Instrumental Duet, 12 years and under

TRISHA TOMS and BREE HUTTON, Redvers: Honourable Mention – Instrumental Duet, 12 years and under

ETHAN DYCK and JONAH DYCK, Carlyle: Instrumental Duet Scholarship ($60), 14 years and under

KAMILA SANBORN, Redvers:Achievement Scholarship ($30), Canadian Piano Classes

BECKY AULIE, Redvers: Trophy for Intermediate Piano, 16 years and under

JORY DYCK and ETHAN DYCK, Carlyle: Honourable Mention Instrumental Duet,18 years and under

SPENCER HILL, Redvers, Piano: “Trumpet Song” Clarke

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) –Beginner Piano, 8 years and under

MILAY ITOGAWA, Stoughton, Piano: “Moonwalker March” Ogilvy

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Primary Piano, 10 years and under

KAYSHA TURNER, Carlyle, Trumpet: “Iliad” Smith

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under or 2^nd year of Instruction

KALYSA RICHARDSON, KAYLEE REVILLE and BRIANNA BORRESON, Redvers, Band Trio: “Star Chase”   O’Reilly/Kinyon

-Hall Funeral Services Trophy – Band Ensemble, 10 years and under

BRIANNA BORRESON

-Achievement Scholarship ($30), Instrumental Solo, 10 years and under

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 10 years and under

JONAH DYCK, Carlyle, Speech Arts: “Strange Restaurant” Silverstein

-Proficiency Scholarship ($60) – Elementary Speech Arts, 12 and under

-Trophy for Speech Arts, 12 years and under

HANNAH JOHNSTON, Arcola, Piano: “Spanish Cabellero” Faber & Faber

-Proficiency Scholarship ($60) – Primary Piano, 10 years and under

LYNKA ITAGOWA, Stoughton, Piano: “Minuet in G Major” J.S. Bach

-Excellence Scholarship ($125) – Piano

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Bach/Baroque Piano Classes

ETHAN DYCK, Carlyle, Alto Saxophone: “Berceuse” Jarnafelt

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Instrumental Solo, 14 years and under

-Trophy for Instrumental Solo, 14 years and under

-The Flower Shoppe, Carlyle, Trophy - Piano

TRISHA TOMS, BREE HUTTON, JULIA ULRICH and CORDELIA PATTON, Redvers, Band Ensemble: “The Conquering Hero” O’Reilly/Kinyon

-Instrumental Ensemble Scholarship ($80), Band Ensemble

JORY DYCK, Carlyle, Piano: “Feelin’ Good” Bonsor

-Achievement Scholarship ($30) – Sonata/Sonatina Piano Classes

-Trophy for Senior Piano, 18 years and under

2016 Music Festival Poster Winners

Kindergarten:1^st Kyler Kamp, 2^nd Hayden Henderson

Grade 1: 1^st Jhace Blerot, 2^nd Weston Thibault

Grade 2: 1^st Jacob Ulrich, 2^nd Kaleen Lemieux

Grade 3: 1^st Ava Steenbrugen, 2^nd Chase Borreson

Grade 4: 1^st Rachel Tinant, 2^nd Valen Keating

Grade 5: 1^st Kalysa Richardson, 2^nd Jade Krainyk

Grade 6: 1^st Donavyn Fortin, 2^nd Brooklyn Ewert

Grade 7:1^st Bree Hutton, 2^nd Ashlyn Shumanski

Grade 8:1^st Jessica Magotiaux, 2^nd Merrick Sanborn

Grade 9:1^st Mary Joy Casi, 2^nd Jacob Hinz