National Music Festival

August 16 - 18, 2012 in Fort McMurray, AB

The top performing National class students at the PABC Provincial Festival in Piano, Strings, Woodwinds, Brass, Guitar, Classical Voice and Chamber Music are recommended to advance to the National Music Festival.

Please follow the link for more information on the National Music Festival, including the Syllabus:

www.fcmf.org

The following represented BC at the 2011 National Festival in Antigonish, NS, held August 11-13:

The Arbutus Trio (Esther Hwang, violin; David Shin, cello; Emma Woo, piano), representing the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival, placed SECOND in the Chamber Music class and also won an award for THE MOST SPIRITED PERFORMANCE! Jessy Je Young Kim, representing the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival placed THIRD in the Strings class. The Coastal Sound Youth Choir, Carrie Tennant, conductor, representing the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival placed FIRST in competition for Class 109: Barbara Clark, the Magee Chamber Choir, Greg Quan, conductor, representing the Vancouver Kiwanis Festival placed SECOND in competition for Class 103: Paul Bourret and the Nanaimo Youth Choir, Marian Smith, conductor, representing the Upper Island Festival placed SECOND in competition for Class 106: David Ouchterlony! Congratulations all!

The following also represented BC at the 2011 National Festival:
Piano - Emma Woo, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Woodwinds - Michael Oh, Cowichan Festival

Class 102: George S. Mathieson - British Columbia Girls Choir, Fiona Blackburn, conductor, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Well done everyone!