Winners

2021 - Official Winners List

Junior A Piano

Winner – Verity Leung, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Ryder Hsu, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Honourable Mention – Yishan (Natalia) Xia, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Junior B Piano

Winner – Aisha Hsu, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Owen Wang, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Honourable Mention – Paul Wang, KPU International Festival

Intermediate Piano

Winner – Rafael Brisebois, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Carey Wang, Greater Victoria Festival

Honourable Mention – Elsie Lu, KPU International Festival

Senior Piano

Winner – Johnathan Devey, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – BoKun Liu, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Aubrey Zhang, KPU International Festival

Provincial Excellence Piano

Winner – Ryan Zhu, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Runnerup – Brian Li, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Ivy Lin, KPU International Festival

Junior Canadian Piano

Winner – Verity Leung, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Owen Wang, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Honourable Mention – Raizo Buenvenida, Mid Island Festival

Intermediate Canadian Piano

Winner – Keisha McKay, Mid Island Festival

Runnerup – Tadd Mao, Prince George Festival

Honourable Mention – Teslyn Bates, Shuswap Festival

Senior Canadian Piano

Winner – Johnathan Devey, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – Megan Hanks, Kamloops Festival

Honourable Mention – Easton Roy, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Provincial Excellence Canadian Piano

Winner – Ivy Lin, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Jamie Phillips-Freedman, Mid Island Festival

Junior Classical Voice

Winner – Maya Lafebvre, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Leo Teixeira, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Shaylee Martin, Cowichan Festival

Intermediate Classical Voice

Winner – Forrest Xie, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Nadia Lurie, Greater Victoria Festival

Honourable Mention – Grace Li, Prince George Music Festival

Senior Classical Voice

Winner – Samantha Unger, Quesnel Festival

Runnerup – Bryn Posey, Cowichan Festival

Honourable Mention – MacKenna Wilson, KPU International Festival

Junior Musical Theatre

Winner – Solomon Wong, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Étoile Brown, Shuswap Festival

Honourable Mention – Genevieve Reimer, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Intermediate Musical Theatre

Winner – Shael O’Brien, Kamloops Festival

Runnerup – Liam Lynch, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Sonoma Brawley, Howe Sound Festival

Senior Musical Theatre

Winner – Cloe Papworth, Shuswap Festival

Runnerup – James Meyer, Cowichan Festival

Honourable Mention – Morgan Brown, Howe Sound Festival

Provincial Excellence Musical Theatre

Winner – Tiana Ferlizza, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Lyrie Murad, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Junior Vocal Variety

Winner – Maya Lafebvre, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Holly Lemke, Mid Island Festival

Honourable Mention – Owen Kincade, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Intermediate Vocal Variety

Winner – Lucy Gill, Howe Sound Festival

Runnerup – Serena Zhang, Mid Island Festival

Honourable Mention – Samuel Mellemstrand, Cowichan Festival

Senior Vocal Variety

Winner – Zoë Chow, Mid Island Festival

Runnerup – Morgan Brown, Howe Sound Festival

Honourable Mention – Katie Barlow, Kamloops Festival

Provincial Excellence Vocal Variety

Winner – Emma Forgeron, Kamloops Festival

Runnerup – Ava Maria Safai, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Intermediate Vocal Canadian Music

Winner – Madalyn Clempson, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Sarah Dereshkevich, Lakes District Festival

Senior Vocal Canadian Music

Winner – Samantha Unger, Quesnel Festival

Provincial Excellence Vocal Canadian Music

Winner – Tiana Ferlizza, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Junior A Strings

Winner – Tianna Li, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – XinYi Wang, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Zephan Wu, KPU International Festival

Junior B Strings

Winner – Xenia Huang, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Elijah Kim, Mid Island Festival

Honourable Mention – Carl Teng, KPU International Festival

Intermediate Strings

Winner – Sanne Heaven, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Tegwen Sak, KPU International Festival

Honourable Mention – William Voth, KPU International Festival

Senior Strings

Winner – Davin Mar, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Holly McCallum, Kamloops Festival

Honourable Mention – Luke Kim, Greater Victoria Festival

Provincial Excellence Strings

Winner – Kai Chow, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Lexie Jana Krakowski, Greater Victoria Festival

Honourable Mention – Da-Wei Chan, KPU International Festival

Junior Woodwinds

Winner – Aeri Seong, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Anka Stefanovic, KPU International Festival

Intermediate Woodwinds

Winner – Uei-Young Jung, Mid Island Festival

Runnerup – Judy Gan, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Honourable Mention – Gyubin Lee, KPU International Festival

Senior Woodwinds

Winner – JinJoo Park, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Nicole Hepting, Greater Victoria Festival

Provincial Excellence Woodwinds

Honourable Mention – Ayari Kasukawa, Greater Victoria Festival

Junior Brass

Winner – Arnav Modi, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Intermediate Brass

Winner – Nicolaj Bucher, Kootenay Festival

Junior Chamber Group

Winner – Jelly Roll Morton Trio, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – Astral String Quartet, KPU International Festival

Honourable Mention – Arbutus Trio, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Intermediate Chamber Group

Winner – Florence Price Piano Trio, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – Trio Pyora, KPU International Festival

Honourable Mention – The Three Musketeers, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Provincial Excellence Chamber Group

Winner – Sequoia Quartet (Kai Chow, David Han, David Mar, Brooklyn Wood), KPU International Festival

Runnerup – BRAMS Quintet (Rafael Brisebois, Brooklyn Gerber, Sanne Heaven, Anna Krahn, Michaela Krahn), Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Junior Guitar

Winner – Haoyue Tang, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Kurtis Medwenitsch, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Intermediate Guitar

Winner – Avery Reicher-Craft, KPU International Festival

Runnerup – Adrian Chan, Greater Victoria Festival

Provincial Excellence Guitar

Winner – Hazel Szekely, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Morgan Sheeley, Greater Victoria Festival

Junior Instrumental Canadian Music

Winner – Evan Kim, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – Zelda Faulkes, Creston Festival

Honourable Mention – Jonah Kassel, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Intermediate Instrumental Canadian Music

Winner – Garron Stuart, East Kootenay Festival

Runnerup – Sanne Heaven, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Honourable Mention – Louise Rose Piano Trio, Mid Island Festival

Junior Speech Arts

Winner – Malak El ouadghiri, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – Gemma Yin, Vancouver Speech Festival

Honourable Mention – Andrew Lee, Vancouver Speech Festival

Intermediate Speech Arts

Winner – Xing Rui (Sunny) Liu, Vancouver Speech Festival

Runnerup – Scott Joseph Mitchell, Greater Victoria Festival

Honourable Mention – Megan Pak, Vancouver Speech Festival

Senior Speech Arts

Winner – Grace Beek, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Runnerup – Zara Smith, Vancouver Speech Festival

Honourable Mention – Ally Boyd, Powell River Festival

Junior Shakespeare

Winner – Rita Zhu, CDMF Performing Arts Festival

Runnerup – Zachery Hirt, Prince George Speech Festival

Honourable Mention – Rohan Cooper, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Intermediate Shakespeare

Winner – Xing Rui (Sunny) Liu, Vancouver Speech Festival

Runnerup – Scott Joseph Mitchell, Greater Victoria Festival

Honourable Mention – Elena Sales, Mid Island Festival

Senior Shakespeare

Winner – Alexander McLauchlan, Prince George Speech Festival

Runnerup – Breanna Challen, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Open Speech Duo

Winner – Elena Sales & Lyra Sales, Mid Island Festival

Runnerup – Jason Jiang & Rei Ge, Mid Island Festival

Ballet I

Winner – Ava Heales, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Kylie Sergeant, Surrey Festival of Dance

Honourable Mention – Lilika Kovacs, Victoria DanceWorks

Ballet II

Winner – Natalie Martin, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Emma Tomlinson, Surrey Festival of Dance

Honourable Mention – Alicia Hinojosa, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Ballet III

Winner – Mackennzie Mount, Victoria Danceworks

Runnerup – Mimori Hosokawa, Victoria Danceworks

Honourable Mention – Caitlyn Woo, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Stage I

Winner – Mya Sivertson, Victoria DanceWorks

Runnerup – Leah Park, Surrey Festival of Dance

Honourable Mention – Anthony Juo, Surrey Festival of Dance

Stage II

Winner – Vanessa Hodges, Surrey Festival of Dance

Runnerup – Tamara Kiyama, Victoria Danceworks

Honourable Mention – Kayden Gawley, Penticton Kiwanis Festival

Stage III

Winner – Marlowe Zimmerman, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Runnerup – Colby Mackenzie, Surrey Festival of Dance

Honourable Mention – Shona Kiyama, Victoria Danceworks

Modern I

Winner – Keenan Mentzos, Surrey Festival of Dance

Runnerup – Kessa Yee, Surrey Festival of Dance

Honourable Mention – Shaylee Gardiner, North Island Festival

Modern II

Winner – Madalyn Sawa, Surrey Festival of Dance

Runnerup – Jayda Zhu, Victoria Danceworks

Honourable Mention – Evangeline Laurie, Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival

Modern III

Winner – Carter Hayes, Surrey Festival of Dance

Runnerup – Lola Clare, Chilliwack Lions Club Festival

Honourable Mention – Taylor Nepomuceno, Pacific West Festival

Choral Classes:

Class #100, School Choirs: Grade 12 and Under

Winner – Mount Baker Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Evan Bueckert, director, East Kootenay Festival

Class #102, School Choirs: Grade 8 and under

Winner – Crofton House School Grade 7 Choir, Michelle Hartley, director, Vancouver Kiwanis Festival

Class #103, School Choirs: Grade 6 and under

Winner – Aspen Grove Choir 2, Cathryn Gunn, director, Mid Island Festival

Class #104, School Choirs: Grade 4 and under

Winner – Aspen Grove Choir 1, Cathryn Gunn, director, Mid Island Festival

Class #107, Community Choirs: Average age 16 and under

Winner – Victoria Children’s Choir, Teodora Georgieva, director, Greater Victoria Festival

Runnerup – In Song Youth Choir, Melanie McKinnon, director, Quesnel Festival

Class #110, Other: Female voices only

Winner – Nove Voce, Robin Norman, director, Prince George Music Festival