2011 - Winners List
Junior Piano
Winner – Claire Lee, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Kamloops Festival
Honourable Mention – Keaton Ollech, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention – Carter Johnson, North Island Festival
Honourable Mention – Paul Williamson, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Honourable Mention – Jasper Yoo, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Honourable Mention – Aaron Kam, Coquitlam Festival
Intermediate Piano
Winner – Vivian Lou, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Carol Zhang, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup – Christy Yip, Coquitlam Festival
Honourable Mention – Yanik Fillion-Murphy, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Senior Piano
Winner – Mi Ou Lee, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Josh Herrett, Chilliwack Lion’s Club Festival
Honourable Mention – Nicole Linaksita, Coquitlam Festival
National Piano
Winner – Emma Woo, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Christopher Kusuhara, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Junior Canadian Piano
Winner – Jaeden Izik-Dzurko, Kamloops Festival
Runnerup - Paul Williamson, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Intermediate Canadian Piano
Winner – Carter Johnson, North Island Festival
Runnerup - Joanna Chou, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Senior Canadian Piano
Winner – Nicole Linaksita, Coquitlam Festival
Junior Classical Voice
Winner – Amanda Yi Wen Na, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Madison Mailey, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup – Emily Janzen, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Honourable Mention – Shannon Thompson, Powell River Festival
Honourable Mention – Ernesto Ahuatzin, Kiwanis Central Okanagan Festival
Intermediate Classical Voice
Winner – Saige Carlson, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Charlotte Beglinger, Shuswap Music Festival
Honourable Mention – Olivia Kurth, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention – Olivia Janaye Krusel, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention – Hannah Gomme, Kamloops Festival
Senior Classical Voice
Winner – Paul Winkelmans, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Simone McIntosh, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Natalie Image, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup – Alexa Hildebrandt, Central Okanagan Kiwanis Festival
National Classical Voice
Winner – Kirsten MacKinnon, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Barbara Cole Walton, Greater Victoria Festival
Junior Musical Theatre
Winner – Lauren Phillips, Coquitlam Festival
Runnerup – David Thomson, Howe Sound Festival
Maggie Trepanier, Nechako Valley Festival
Ryan Dawson, North Island Festival
Intermediate Musical Theatre
Winner – Katherine Bermiller, Kamloops Festival
Runnerup – Andrew Tresolini, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup – Nadine Arnott, Prince George Music Festival
Senior Musical Theatre
Winner – Chad Abrahamson, Central Okanagan Kiwanis Festival
Junior Vocal Variety
Winner – Amanda Yi Wen Na, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Lauren Phillips, Coquitlam Festival
Runnerup – Teigan Litke, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Intermediate Vocal Variety
Winner – Saige Carlson, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Emily Janzen, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Olivia Janaye Krusel, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention – Elias Wilson, Coquitlam Festival
Senior Vocal Variety
Winner – Elizabeth Holliday, Pacific West Festival
Runnerup – Lucas Penner, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Junior Strings
Winner – Peter Pao, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Alice Haekyo Lee, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup –Rebecca Ruthven, Kiwanis Central Okanagan Festival
Honourable Mention – Tate Zawadiuk, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention –Gabrielle Jacob, Prince George Music Festival
Honourable Mention – Stephen Li, Coquitlam Festival
Intermediate Strings
Winner – Suzi Park, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Eehjoon Kwon, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Nathan Bomans, Cowichan Festival
Runnerup – Rebecca Jung, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Senior Strings
Winner – David Shin, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup- Diane Min Hye Yeo, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Nicholas Denton-Protsack, Central Okanagan Kiwanis Festival
National Strings
Winner – Jessy Je Young Kim, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Esther Hwang, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Junior Woodwinds
Winner – Hanson Jaeho Kang, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Steven Carson, Powell River Festival
Honourable Mention – Christopher James, Kamloops Festival
Intermediate Woodwinds
Winner – Min Ha Kim, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Steven Hao, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention – Amber Chou, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention –Logan Wriglesworth, Powell River Festival
Senior Woodwinds
Winner – Allison Miller, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Brian Chi-Suk Kang, Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Honourable Mention – Serguei Krakhmal, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Honourable Mention – Seung Hyun Min, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
National Woodwinds
Winner – Michael Oh, Cowichan Festival
Runnerup – Alexander Richards, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Tina Dee Su, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Junior Brass
Winner – Erika-Shaye Gair, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Lynne McDonald, Powell River Festival
Intermediate Brass
Winner – David Cheng, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Senior Brass
Winner – Ray Seong-Jin Han, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Junior Chamber Group
Winner – American Quartet (Nathan Bomans, Aline Dumalski, Chloe Kersen, Jacob van der Sloot) Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup - Aspen Trio, (Amy Friedman, Julien Haynes, Madeleine Haynes) Kamloops Festival
Runnerup- Agilemente Trio, (Trisha Doo, Stephen Li, Ben Su), Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Intermediate Chamber Group
Winner – Schweitzer-Hocking Trio, (Madeline Hocking, Eli Schweitzer, Josiah Schweitzer), Powell River Festival
Runnerup - Ardente Piano Quintet, (Ceilidh Briscoe, Natasha Galitizine, Jacinta Green, Eehjoon Kwon, Karnsiri Laothamatas), Greater Victoria Festival
Senior Chamber Group
Winner – Techno Trio, (Ariana Chang, Paul Hung, Margit Juhasz), Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup - Fuerte Fuoco String Quartet, (Kitty Chan, Sunny Chan, Eunbi Kim, Rebekah Schumacher), Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
National Chamber Group
Winner – Arbutus Trio, (Esther Hwang, David Shin, Emma Woo), Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Cordova Quartet, (Jennifer Ing, Brad Justason, Ashton Nesbeth, Alexander Richards), Greater Victoria Festival
Junior Guitar
Winner – Oliver Korman, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Intermediate Guitar
Winner – Sofia Dennecke, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Corey Spetifore, North Island Festival
Junior Speech Arts
Winner – Emma Tow, Kamloops Festival
Runnerup – Anika Green, Prince George Speech Festival
Honourable Mention – Emily Jordon, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention – Christian Taylor, North Island Festival
Honourable Mention – Espoir Segbeaya, Kootenay Festival
Honourable Mention – Sophia Zanardo, Pacific Northwest Festival
Intermediate Speech Arts
Winner – Rowan MacPhail, Prince George Speech Festival
Runnerup – Alex Mendes, Kamloops Festival
Runnerup – Sarah Khan, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Emily MacLise, Prince George Music Festival
Honourable Mention – Jordan Taylor, North Island Festival
Honourable Mention – Brett Cosco, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Senior Speech Arts
Winner – Erik Leisinger, Prince George Speech Festival
Runnerup –Zoe Walter, Kamloops Festival
Honourable Mention – Tia Mueller, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention – Regan McMillan, Prince George Speech Festival
Honourable Mention – Alexandria Butterfield, Greater Victoria Festival
Junior Shakespeare
Winner – Emily Jordon, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup –Christian Taylor, North Island Festival
Runnerup – Espoir Segbeaya, Kootenay Festival
Honourable Mention – Jessica Chen, Prince George Speech Festival
Honourable Mention – Anika Green, Prince George Speech Festival
Intermediate Shakespeare
Winner – Carmen Leung. Kiwanis Fraser Valley Festival
Runnerup – Tahsis Jensen, 100 Mile Festival
Runnerup – Grace Hua, Coquitlam Festival
Honourable Mention – Jordan Taylor, North Island Festival
Senior Shakespeare
Winner – Zoe Walter, Kamloops Festival
Runnerup- Emily MacLise, Prince George Speech Festival
Honourable Mention – Heather Kramer, Kootenay Festival
Best Canadian Performance Junior Piano:
Keaton Ollech, Greater Victoria Festival
Best Canadian Performance Junior Classical Voice:
Emily Janzen, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Best Canadian Performance Intermediate Classical Voice:
Charlotte Beglinger, Shuswap Music Festival
Best Canadian Performance Senior Classical Voice
Simone McIntosh, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Best Canadian Performance Intermediate Musical Theatre:
Nadine Arnott, Prince George Music Festival
Ballet I
Winner – Masha Shcherbyna, Surrey Festival of Dance
Runnerup – Chihiro Abe, Pacific West Festival
Runnerup – Clare Fleming, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention - Amanda Solheim, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Ballet II
Winner – Theo Duff-Grant, Surrey Festival of Dance
Runnerup – Brooke DeArmond, Victoria Danceworks
Runnerup – Jana Meerman, Pacific West Festival
Ballet III
Winner – Danielle Gould, Surrey Festival of Dance
Runnerup – Candace Gordon, Pacific West Festival
Stage I
Winner – Keily Stewart, Quesnel Festival
Runnerup – Halle Konrad, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Colleen Zander, Kamloops Festival
Honourable Mention - Rachael Withers, Surrey Festival of Dance
Honourable Mention - Hailey Chretien, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Stage II
Winner – Alexandra Fontaine, Upper Island Festival
Runnerup – Kristina Akester, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Alanna Cooke, Pacific West Festival
Honourable Mention - Anh Duong, BC Annual Dance
Honourable Mention - Hannah Cam, Pacific Northwest Festival
Honourable Mention - Desiree Manning, Surrey Festival of Dance
Stage III
Winner – Aimee Payne, Surrey Festival of Dance
Runnerup – Devon Chan, Victoria Danceworks
Runnerup – Chelsea Schaddelee, Greater Victoria Festival
Honourable Mention – Melissa McCracken, Prince George Dance Festival
Honourable Mention - Madison Nuyts, Upper Island Festival
Honourable Mention - Devan Genereux, Surrey Festival of Dance
Honourable Mention - Brittany Bosch, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Modern II
Winner – Samantha Sadler, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Runnerup – Natassja Marc, Victoria Danceworks
Runnerup – Tristan Ghostkeeper, Prince George Dance Festival
Honourable Mention - Benjamin Bermiller, Kamloops Festival
Honourable Mention - Sally Turnball, Kootenay Festival
Honourable Mention - Carmen McIntosh, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Honourable Mention - Malia McMullen, Cowichan Festival
Modern III
Winner – Tessa Charlesworth, Victoria Danceworks
Runnerup – Emily Cowling, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Nicolas Ventura, Surrey Festival of Dance
Honourable Mention - Bronwen Luck, North Island Festival
Choral Classes:
Class #100, Honourable Barbara A Hagerman
Winner – Coastal Sound Women’s Choir, self-directed, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Academy Chamber Choir, Conductor: Don James, Powell River Festival
Runnerup – Vancouver Island Chamber Choir, Conductor: Wade Noble, Greater Victoria Festival
Class #101, City of Lincoln
Honourable Mention – Chor Musica, Conductor: Don James, Powell River Festival
Class #102, George S. Mathieson
Winner – British Columbia Girl’s Choir, Conductor: Fiona Blackburn, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Class #103, Paul J. Bourret
Winner - Magee Chamber Choir, Conductor: Greg Quan, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Mt. Baker Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Conductor: Evan Bueckert, East Kootenay Festival
Class #104, Richard W. Cooke
Winner – Nove Voce, Conductor: Robin Norman, Prince George Music Festival
Honourable Mention – EnsemBelles, Conductor: Nancy Hollmann, Powell River Festival
Honourable Mention – Choralations Youth Choir, Conductor: Janice Brunson, Sunshine Coast Festival
Class #105, Dr. & Mrs. J.F.K. English
Winner – Coastal Sound Children’s Choir, Conductor: Diana Clark, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Class #106, David Ouchterlony
Winner – Nanaimo Youth Choir, Conductor: Marian Smith, Upper Island Festival
Class #107, Margaret Wharton Memorial
Winner – Kamloops Thompson Children’s Choir, Conductors: Jayne Latta & Jennica Alpaugh, Kamloops Festival
Class #108, Florine Despres
Winner – St. Patrick’s Intermediate Choir, Conductor: Kathleen Seu, Greater Victoria Festival
Runnerup – Vanway Trebles, Conductor: Neil Wolfe, Prince George Music Festival
Class #109, Barbara Clark
Winner – Coastal Sound Youth Choir, Conductor: Carrie Tennant, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Runnerup – Sinclair Singers, Conductor: Sharon Sinclair, Upper Island Festival
Scholarships:
Ian Graham Memorial Scholarship for the most outstanding performer in the Speech Arts Division – Erik Leisinger, Prince George Speech Festival
Dr. & Mrs. J.F.K. English Scholarship for the most outstanding performance at the National Concert – Arbutus Trio, (Esther Hwang, David Shin, Emma Woo), Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
John Emerson Memorial Scholarship for the most outstanding performance at the Dance Semi-Finals Concert – Samantha Sadler, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Phyllis Schuldt Award for the most outstanding performance in the Choral Classes at the Provincial Festival – Coastal Sound Youth Choir, Conductor: Carrie Tennant, for ‘Abendlied’
AND Nanaimo Youth Choir, Conductor: Marian Smith, for ‘Laudete Dominum’
Tom Cuff Scholarship for the most outstanding performer in the Canadian Piano Classes – Nicole Linaksita, Coquitlam Festival
School of Alberta Ballet, Summer School Scholarships - Natassja Marc, Victoria Danceworks and Jana Meerman, Pacific West Festival
Gotta Sing!Gotta Dance! Scholarships - Lauren Phillips, Coquitlam Festival and David Thomson, Howe Sound Festival