2019 - Official Winners List
Intermediate Piano Winner – Matthieu Foresi, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Aubrey Zhang, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Chuck Xie, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Ricky Chiu, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Renee Chai, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Senior Piano Winner – Linkai Zhang, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Zixu Qin, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Hamilton Lau, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Honourable Mention – Braden Eguia, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Evelyn Krieger, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival
National Piano Winner – Aslan Aslanov, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Emma Hoglund, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Towa Stewart, North Island Festival Honourable Mention – Mina McKenzie CDMF Performing Arts Festival
Junior Canadian Piano Winner – Bo Kun (Brayden) Liu, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Bonnie Lu, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Tallulah Tam, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Verity Leung, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Saasha Gillis, North Island Festival
Intermediate Canadian Piano Winner – Lauren Hehn, East Kootenay Festival Honourable Mention –Kassy Koutorjevski, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Senior Canadian Piano Winner – Samantha Sterkenberg, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Braden Eguia, KPU International Festival
Junior Classical Voice Winner – Lucy Gill, Howe Sound Festival Runnerup – Jack Spring, East Kootenay Festival Runnerup – Kai Janzen, Bella Coola Valley Festival Honourable Mention – Jan Swanson, Powell River Festival Honourable Mention – Samantha Love, Lakes District Festival
Intermediate Classical Voice Winner – Anjulie Djearam, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Brian Chan, Kootenay Festival Runnerup – Claire Bidulka, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Honourable Mention – Charles Hartnell, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention – Forrest Yusen Xie, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Senior Classical Voice Winner – Lilu Scott, Upper Island Festival Runnerup – Anne-Marie Ryan, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Alyssa Lennox, Cowichan Festival
National Classical Voice Winner – Adam Schmidt, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Raymond Salgado, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention – Jordana Goddard, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Junior Musical Theatre Winner – Cassius Ford, Cariboo Festival Runnerup – Pyper Standing, East Kootenay Festival Runnerup – Makena Thomas, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Honourable Mention – McKayla Carse, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Serena Zhang, Upper Island Festival
Intermediate Musical Theatre Winner – Ashley Pistilli, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Lyrie Murad, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Runnerup – Makenna Jensen, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Sarah Luedke, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention – Gracie Ivany, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Senior Musical Theatre Winner – Kendra Cordick, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Brooklyn White, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Runnerup – Jaxon Jensen, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Jennifer Bourque, Prince George Music Festival Honourable Mention – Julie MacLean, KPU International Festival
National Musical Theatre Winner – Bethany Caldwell, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Tiana Ferlizza, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Junior Vocal Variety Winner – Neveah Cowie-Duperon, Pacific West Festival Runnerup – Makena Thomas, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Runnerup – Maya Lefebvre, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Nia’druan Schoeffel, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Eloise Hobi, Cariboo Festival
Intermediate Vocal Variety Winner – Amelia Macintosh, Cowichan Festival Runnerup – Claire Bidulka, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Honourable Mention – Anjulie Djeram, Greater Victoria Festival
Senior Vocal Variety Winner – Jaxon Jensen, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Julia MacLean, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Talia Bowell, Upper Island Festival
National Vocal Variety Winner – Tiana Ferlizza, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Raymond Salgado, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention - Bethany Caldwell, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Junior A Strings Winner – Joshua Tom, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Jonah Kassel, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Seowoo Jeon, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Emma Donnelly, 100 Mile Festival Honourable Mention – Amanda Chin, KPU International Festival Junior B Strings Winner – Brooklyn Wood, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Davin Mar, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Sophia Huang, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Luke Kim, Greater Victoria Festival
Intermediate Strings Winner – Kai Chow, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Lexie Krakowski, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Holly McCallum, Kamloops Festival Honourable Mention – Caleb Chiu, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Senior Strings Winner – Solchan Kim, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Kaira Fukui, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Kailey Kou, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Mizuki Yaesawa, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Catherine Teng, KPU International Festival
National Strings Winner – Annis Lee, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Angela Zeng, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Katie Purcell, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention - Da-Wei Chan, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Jennifer Lim, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Junior Woodwinds Winner – Uei-Young Jung, Upper Island Festival Runnerup – Anka Stefanovic, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Elaine Yang, KPU International Festival
Intermediate Woodwinds Winner – Roy Jiang, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Smile Chow, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Wellesley Kerr, KPU International Festival Senior Woodwinds Winner – Megan Chow, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Tiana Ropchan, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Alyssa Hordyck, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Sujung Lee, Greater Victoria Festival
National Woodwinds Winner – Robin Black, KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – Joel Goh, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Yimin (Mikhail) Wang, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Junior Brass Winner – Toby Mar, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Intermediate Brass Winner – Evan Overman, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Nico Bucher, Kootenay Festival
Senior Brass Winner – Jackson Howard, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
National Brass Winner – Ben Parker, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Ishaan Modi, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Junior Chamber Group Winner – Trio con Brio (Tasmin Carlow-Ujiie, Matthieu Foresi), Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Salish Quartet (Mai Ikemura, Elijah Kim, Luke Kim, Keisha McKay), Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Chestnut String Quartet (Trevis Wong, Hannah Elworthy, Heather Elworthy, Sebastian Hyland), Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Intermediate Chamber Group Winner – Humphreys String Quartet (Seung Choi, Lexie Krakowski, Boris Li, Rebecca Reader-Lee), Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Honkitonks (Anton Baker, Francis Baker, Henry Baker, Marcus Coetzee), Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Apassionata (Anton Baker, Emily Baker, Henry Baker, Adam Kunyk, Emily Kunyk), Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Yarrow String Quartet (Bea Longhurst, Finn Longhurst, Nicholas Voth, William Voth), KPU International Festival
Senior Chamber Group Winner – Sequoia Quintet (Kai Chow, David Han, Davin Mar, Catherine Teng, Hannah Zhou) KPU International Festival Runnerup – Trio Migos (Da-Wei Chan, Mischa Gerbrecht, Carl Teng), KPU International Festival Honourable Mention – James Hunter Quartet (Daniela Orellana Gonzalez, Emily Groseth, Sujung Lee, Liam Mcdonald-Horak), Greater Victoria Festival
National Chamber Group Winner – Trio Muvészeti (Robin Black, Samantha Sterkenburg, Gower Sun), Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Sobremesa Saxophone Quartet (Karsten Brewka, Matt Fichter, Todd Morgan, Connor Stairs), Greater Victoria Festival
Junior Guitar Winner – Adrian Chen, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Selina Zhou, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention - Kurtis Medwenitsch, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Intermediate Guitar Winner – Raymond Tian, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Peter Lu, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Carson Sautner, Kamloops Festival
Senior Guitar Winner – Hazel Szekely, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Junior Canadian Music Winner – Brooklyn Wood, KPU International Festival Runnerup – Luke Kim, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Toby Mar, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Jonah Kassel, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Senior Canadian Music Winner – Solchan Kim, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Tiana Ropchan, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Davin Mar, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Elise Wiesinger, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
National Canadian Music Winner – Robin Black, KPU International Festival Runnerup - Trio Muvészeti (Robin Black, Samantha Sterkenburg, Gower Sun), Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Junior Speech Arts Winner – Hayden Anthony, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Keanu Chan, East Kootenay Festival Runnerup – Andrew Isaac, Prince George Speech Festival Honourable Mention – Victoria Goss, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Alex Middleton, Kamloops Festival
Intermediate Speech Arts Winner – Zara Smith, Vancouver Speech Festival Runnerup – Allison Keogh, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Runnerup – Julia McDermott, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Meg Peters, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Alexander McLauchlan, Prince George Speech Festival Honourable Mention – Catherlin Lu, Vancouver Speech Festival
Senior Speech Arts Winner – Nasya Moore, Upper Island Festival Runnerup – Jessica Kelly, North Island Festival Runnerup – McKenna Jennings, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Tiffany Chen, CDMF Performing Arts Festival Honourable Mention – Melissa Clemson, Penticton Kiwanis Festival
Junior Shakespeare Winner – Keanu Chan, East Kootenay Festival Runnerup – Victoria Goss, Greater Victoria Festival Honourable Mention – Hayden Anthony, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival
Intermediate Shakespeare Winner – Breanna Challen, Prince George Speech Festival Runnerup – Alexander McLauchan, Prince George Speech Festival Runnerup – Meg Peters, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Cindy Wu, Cariboo Festival Honourable Mention – Nic Gillespie, Kamloops Festival
Senior Shakespeare Winner – McKenna Jennings, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Melissa Clemson, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Nasya Moore, Upper Island Festival
Open Duo Winner – Jessica Kelly & Isaiah McAleese, North Island Festival Runnerup – Grace Li & Anthony Lee, Prince George Speech Festival Runnerup – Meg Peters & Melissa Clemson, Penticton Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Cindy Wu & Michelle Luo, Prince George Speech Festival
Ballet I Winner – Naiah Kulla, Victoria Danceworks Runnerup – Hailey Chan, Pacific West Festival Runnerup – Alicia Hinojosa, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Nolan Robinson, BC Annual Dance Honourable Mention – Owen Kincade, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival
Ballet II Winner – Tess Browning, Pacific West Festival Runnerup – Mackennzie Mount, Upper Island Festival Runnerup – Hazuki Kishida, Victoria Danceworks Honourable Mention – Nicole Parry Souza, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Kaia Neal, Surrey Festival of Dance
Ballet III Winner – Emily Hogan, Sunshine Coast Festival Runnerup – Madelena Klein, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Kira Dillon, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention – Ana Laura Aranda Garcia, Victoria Danceworks Honourable Mention – Moeka Mizusawa, Victoria Danceworks
Stage I Winner – Lexi Cairney, Pacific West Festival Runnerup – Ava Burgham, Surrey Festival of Dance Runnerup – Macaela Eve, Surrey Festival of Dance Honourable Mention – Jimmy Hampshire, Victoria Danceworks Honourable Mention – Momona Tamada, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Stage II Winner – Taylor Jackson, BC Annual Dance Runnerup – Owen Hogg, Cowichan Festival Runnerup – Lillian Chen, Pacific West Festival Honourable Mention – Brianna Godsoe, Quesnel Festival
Stage III Winner – Bella Olson-Brooks, Surrey Festival of Dance Runnerup – Erin Lum, Victoria Danceworks Runnerup – Marlowe Zimmerman, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Caitlin McCormick, Prince George Dance Festival
Modern I Winner – Ryen Wise, Surrey Festival of Dance Runnerup – Madelyn Cavesin, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Aislyn Loptson, Victoria Danceworks Honourable Mention – Emma Ramos, Pacific West Festival Honourable Mention – Samantha Venus, Kootenay Festival
Modern II Winner – Amélie MacDonald, Victoria Danceworks Runnerup – Daniel Lugo, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Emily Nguyen, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – Clara Keefer, Cowichan Festival Honourable Mention – Juliana Leduc, Victoria Danceworks
Modern III Winner – Esreal Haile, Greater Victoria Festival Runnerup – Shona Kiyama, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Runnerup – Hannah Bateman, Pacific West Festival Honourable Mention – Hannah Durkan, Upper Island Festival Honourable Mention – Kirsten McLennan, North Island Festival
Choral Classes:
Class #100, Community Choirs, 19 years and over Winner – Nove Voce Choral Society, Robin Norman, director, Prince George Music Festival Runnerup – Zephyra Women’s Choir, Fiona Blackburn & Sandra Meister, co-directors, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Class #101, Male Choir Winner – Acafellas, Sheila Johnson, director, Cowichan Festival Runnerup – Oak Bay High School Men’s Choir, Steven Price, director, Greater Victoria Festival
Class #102, Community Choir, 19 years & under Honourable Mention – District 57 Tapestry Singers, Seniors, Carolyn Duerksen, director, Prince George Music Festival
Class #103, School Choir, 19 years & under Winner – St. Thomas More Collegiate Chamber Singers, Johnson Lui, director, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Frances Kelsey Secondary School Choir, Michelle Weckesser director, Cowichan Festival
Class #104, Ensemble Honourable Mention – Vox, Shane Monkman, director, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival Honourable Mention – Cantora Alegre, Katherine Pereira, director, Prince George Music Festival
Class #105, Community Choir, 16 & under Winner – British Columbia Girls Choir ~ Seniors, Fiona Blackburn & Sandra Meister, co-directors, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Class #106, School Choir, 16 & under Winner – SAS Jackson Choir, David Izik-Dzurko, director, Shuswap Festival Runnerup – Crofton House Grade 7 Choir, Michelle Hartley, director, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Class #107, Community Choir, 12 & under Winner – British Columbia Girls Choir ~ Juniors, Fiona Blackburn & Sandra Meister, co-directors, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival Runnerup – Okanagan Children’s Choir, Frances Chiasson, Kelowna Kiwanis Festival Honourable Mention – District 57 Tapestry Singers ~ Juniors, Carolyn Duerksen, director, Prince George Music Festival
Class #108, School Choir, 12 & under Winner – Collingwood 6/7 Chamber Choir, Erin Deighton, director, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Winners of classes #100, 101, 103, 106, 107 and 108 will be representing BC at the National Festival.
Scholarships:
Marilyn Wiwcharuk Memorial Scholarship for the most outstanding performance at the National Concert – Robin Black, KPU International Festival
Linda Stobbe Memorial Award for the winner of the National Piano Class – Aslan Aslanov, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival
Marilyn Wiwcharuk Memorial Scholarship for the most outstanding performance at the Dance Finals Concert – Emily Hogan, Sunshine Coast Festival Marilyn Wiwcharuk Memorial Scholarship for the most outstanding performance in the Speech Arts division - Zara Smith, Vancouver Speech Festival Phyllis Schuldt Award for the most outstanding performance in the Choral Classes at the Provincial Festival – Nove Voce Choral Society, Robin Norman, director, Prince George Music Festival
Tom Cuff Scholarship for the most outstanding performance in the Canadian Piano Classes – Samantha Sterkenburg, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival
Gotta Sing! Gotta Dance! Scholarships – McKayla Carse, KPU International Festival, Jimmy Hampshire, Victoria Danceworks, Issac Shoults, Cariboo Festival, Makena Thomas, CDMF Performing Arts Festival