The 66th edition of the Prince George & District Music Festival has just finished, with scores of competitive performances in piano, vocal, and instrumental categories.
There were soloists, duos, trios, choirs, ensembles large and small.
The adjudicators hand out a spectrum of prizes for the days and days of competition.
The top level of reward for these accomplished musicians is getting picked to move on to the provincial competition, the Performing Arts BC festival, where each region's best are called together. The event is being held this year in Kamloops from May 28 to June 1.
These are the representatives attending from the Prince George festival:
Junior Strings
Delegate - Luke Chen
Observer - Hannah Yin
Instrumental
Intermediate Brass Delegate- Noah Jacob
Vocal Junior Classical
Delegate - Emmanuelle Jacob
Observer - Sean Robinson
Junior Musical Theatre
Delegate - Victoria van Delft
Observers - Olivia Forgeron and Erika LeBlanc
Vocal Intermediate Classical
Delegate - Finlay Petersen
Observers - Neyve Egger and Jennifer Bourque
Intermediate Musical Theatre
Delegate - Makenna Thiffault
Observers - Katie Hogan and Jennifer Bourque
Vocal Senior Classical
Delegate - Courtney Hayhurst
Senior Musical Theatre
Delegate - Susie MacRae
Observer - Eve Ghostkeeper
National Voice Musical Theatre
Delegate - Emma Forgeron
Florine Despres Award for School Choir 12 Years of Age and Under - Immaculate Conception Choir (Director, Neil Wolfe)
Margaret Wharton Memorial Award for Community Choir 10 Years of Age and Under - District #57 Tapestry Singers - Juniors (Director, Carolyn Duerksen)
The Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman Award - Community Choir 19 Years of Age or Over - Nove Voce (Director, Robin Norman)
Junior Piano
Delegate - Grace Li
Observers - Chloe Bialuski & Luke Chen
Intermediate Solo Piano
Delegate - Katherine Li
Observer - Justin Corbett
Senior Piano
Observer - James Corbett
Gold Seal Award winners - all categories
INSTRUMENTAL
Post Romantic/Impressionist
Level 3 Connor Normandeau
Level 5 Rebekah Ryan
Classical Concert Group
Level 5 Wesley Luo, Chloe Bialuski, Heidi Winnig
Repertoire
Level 4 Anthony Lee
Level 5 Wesley Luo
Level 8 Grace Li
Canadian
Level 3 Abigail Vienna Clark-Chretien
Level 8 Luke Chen, Grace Li
Level Open Katherine Li
Trio
Junior - Saige McCall, Callie Peterson & Claire Westerlaken
Duet
Junior - Hina & Kairi Reiffarth, Sara Cote & Makenna Nelless, Breanna Hunter & Alysha Cheang, Nathan Hunter & Thomas Trinh, Abigail & Cassy Clark-Chretien, Tina Zhang & Abigail Zhao, Felicity & Victoria Bleecker, Alencia Graham & Jai Singh, Kimberlyn Chow & Erin Rushton
Intermediate - Chloe Bialuski & Daniel Chui, Abigail Smith & Daniel Ly, Cole & Olivia Wankling, Sabrina & Sarah Gyllich
Senior - James & Justin Corbett, Amanda & Emilialyn Carter
Duet - Trumpet/Piano
Intermediate
Noah Jacob & Anican Yu
PIANO
Classical Concert Group
Level 1 Andrew Lee, Alysha Cheang, Alexander McKellar
Classical
Level 1 Hina Reiffarth
Level 3 Cassy Clarke-Chretien, Paige Danilec
Level 4 Victoria Bleecker
Level 5 Chloe Bialuski, Alysha Krell
Level 7 Daniel Ly, Zeka Toyata
Level 8 Olivia Wanikling, Luke Chen
Popular Concert Group
Level 2 Richard Tang
Level Open Maggie Maloney
Pop/TV/Movie
Level 1 Andrew Lee
Level 3 Connor Normandeau
Level 4 Jai Singh
Level 5 Chloe Bialuski, Heidi Winnig
Level 6 Daniel Chui
Level 7 Ethan Hofstede
Romantic
Level 7 Kristin Harfman
Level 8 Kristi Corbett
Level 9 Elizabeth Klassen
Level 10 Julia Yu
Level ARCT James Corbett
Level Open Katherine Li
Romantic
Level 3 Zachary Clements
Classical Concert Group
Level 8 Kristi Corbett, Grace Li
Level 9 Justin Corbett
Contemporary
Level 6 Daniel Chui, Abigail Smith
Level 7 Zeki Toyata
Level 8 Sabrina Gyllich
Level ARCT Zakery Simpson, Justin Corbett
Concerto
Level 8 Grace Li
Level ARCT Nancy Li, Emily Jurek
Level Open Katherine Li
Classical Concert Group
Level 1 Hannah Corbett, Michelle Luo, Elsa Winnig, Elizabeth Hillhouse
Level 3 Tina Zhang, Anika Hollybow
Level 4 Anthony Lee, Erin Rushton
Baroque
Level 4 Alencia Graham
Level 5 Alysha Krell
Level 6 Nakeisha Graham
Level 7 Tadd Mao
Level 8 Luke Chen, Olivia Wankling
Level 10 Julia Yu
Post Romantic/Impressionist
Level 9 Justin Corbett
Level ARCT Zakery Simpson
Level Open Katherine Li
Contemporary
Level 1 Hina Reiffarth
Level 2 Alaina Goodlet, Kyle Smith
Level 3 Zachary Clements
Level 4 Bethany Bohmer, Mycah Jolley-Shul, Jai Singh
Level 5 Joseph Roberts, Alysha Krell
Sight Reading
Level 8 Kristi Corbett
Own Choice
Level 1 Bridget Roberts
Level 2 Breanna Hunter-O'Neill, Alaina Goodlet, Kyle Smith
Level 3 Abigail Vienna Clark-Chretien
Level 5 Joseph Roberts
Classical Concert Group
Level 6, Nakeisha Graham
Level 7, Tadd Mao, Ethan Hofstede
Level ARCT, Nancy Li, Emily Jurek
MUSICAL THEATRE GROUPS
Grade 7 Brenna Jacobson, Katie Hogan
Grade 8 Libby Bell, Sophie Harris, Cecil Macrae, Julya Osiowy, Laura Smith
Grade 9 Steven Buchanan, Jennifer Bourque, Emma Forgeron, Makenna Thiffault, Aine Hogan, Elayne Taylor
Grade 10 Neyve Egger, Finlay Peterson, Susie Macrae, Courtney Hayhurst, Eve Ghostkeeper, Jaymie Walker, Emily Ryan
Diverse Styles solo
Grade:
5. Erika LeBlanc
8. Amy Chester
8. Sabrina Hogan
10. Jaymie Walker
Diverse Styles Concert Group
Grade 8 Julya Osiowy
VOICE
Junior classical solos
Grade:
1. Claire Westerlaken
3. Sofie McCarthy
6. Sarah Dereshkevich
6. Emmanuelle Jacob
6. Elizabeth Simmons
6. Victoria van Delft
Junior Classical Groups
Grade 5. Olivia Forgeron, Erika Le Blanc, Grace Li
Intermediate Classical Solos
Grade:
6. Quin Reimer
8. Brenna Jacobson
8. Sophie Harris
8. Cecil MacRae
8. Brenna Ryan
9. Makenna Thiffault
10. Neyve Egger
Junior Classical Group
Grade 6 Sarah Dereshkevich, Emmanuelle Jacob, Sean Robinson, Victoria van Delft
Adult Musical Theatre Group
Open Tracy Summerville
Musical Theatre Ensemble
Grade 10 Courtney Hayhurst, Susie MacRae & Elayne Taylor
Adult open
Men in Tights
Ladies Steerage
The Little Sisters of Hoboken
Junior Musical Theatre Solos
Grade:
2. Linnea Helfrich
3. Jayde Walner
4. Sofie McCarthy
5. Olivia Forgeron
6. Elizabeth Simmons
Grade 5 Musical Theatre concert group
Skyler Fitzpatrick
Erika LeBlanc
Grace Li
Intermediate Musical Theatre Solos
Grade:
6. Mateya Tomasino
8. Katie Hogan
8. Brenna Ryan
9. EmmaForgeron
Intermediate Musical Theatre Duo Grade 10
Finlay Peterson & Neyve Egger
Senior Classical Solos
Grade:
9. Brianna Harasimiuk
10. Courtney Hayhurst
10. Eve Ghostkeeper
Intermediate Classical Solos
Grade 10 Finlay Peterson
Duets
Junior Classical
Grade 6 Olivia Kozoris & Sean Robinson
Adult Classical
(Open) Katy Dillon & Jennifer Foxcroft, Neyve Egger & Tracy Summerville
Junior Musical Theatre Group
Grade 6 Laura Buchanan, Sarah Dereshkevich, Keara Hicks, Emmanuelle Jacob, Olivia Kozoris, Nyah LaMarre, Sean Robinson, Brooklyn Truant, Victoria van Delft
Classical Concert Groups
Grade 7 Katie Hogan, Brenna Jacobson
Grade 8 Libby Bell, Sabrina Loose, Airah Truant
Grade 9 Jennifer Bourque, Emma Forgeron
Grade 10 Finlay Peterson, Jaymie Walker
Senior Musical Theatre
Grade 9 Brianna Harasimiuk
Senior Own Choice
Grade 10 Eve Ghostkeeper
Senior Classical Concert Groups
Grade 8 Maria Sluggett
Grade 10 Courtney Hayhurst, Susie MacRae
