Music festival
Rose Bowl, Junior Cup and other awards announced
SPECIAL PRIZES The Junior Cup
The Junior Cup, its keeper trophy and scholarship of $500 is donated by the Fraser family in memory of their mother. It is awarded to a competitor, 16 years and under, who shows most promise and musical ability, having competed in at least six classes, four of which must be in the same discipline, with repertoire at least at a Junior Level (as defined on Page 2, Section A of the Syllabus). Lucas March
The Rose Bowl
The Rose Bowl, its keeper trophy and scholarship of $1000, is donated by Mr. Harold Renouf. It is awarded to a solo performer, 18 years and under, who is playing at least advanced level repertoire as defined on Page 2, Section A of the Syllabus. The solo competitor will show outstanding promise and musical ability, having competed in at least six (6) classes, four (4) of which must be in the same discipline. Jesse Hemmings
MUSICAL THEATRE
Bernadette Halliday-Smith Memorial Award Awarded to a performer in an elementary and/or junior class in Musical Theatre who is not necessarily the winner of a class but who demonstrated a joy of performing and a love of music. Annika Murray Reese Richards Award Awarded to a performer in an intermediate and/or senior class in Musical Theatre who is not necessarily the winner of a class but who demonstrated a joy of performing and a love of music. Elise Canning Hayley MacGregor Recommended Alternate Junior Music Theatre, Provincial Music Festival Helen & Esther Lawrence Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding elementary performer in Musical Theatre. In Memory of Ann Hobin Simon Bannerman Dairy Queen, New Glasgow, Award Awarded to an outstanding junior performer in Musical Theatre. Noel Fougere 70th New Glasgow Music Festival Award Awarded to an outstanding intermediate performer in Musical Theatre. In Memory of Ann Hobin Victoria Straub Recommended Junior Provincial Music Festival 65th New Glasgow Music Festival Anniversary Trophy Awarded to an outstanding senior performer in Musical Theatre. Donor: In Memory of Ann Hobin Jesse Hemmings Senior New Glasgow Musical Theatre Trophy and the Gertrude MacLeod Holton Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding senior performer in Musical Theatre. Adrienne Munroe Recommended Senior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival Elizabeth Delaney MacNeil Memorial Trophy Awarded to the outstanding duet in Musical Theatre. Donor: Jessie Parkinson MacNeil Noel Fougere and Cameron Osgood Senior Musical Theatre Duet Awarded to the outstanding Senior duet in Musical Theatre. Nicole Ross and Jesse Hemmings Senior/Open Class Musical Theatre Award Awarded to competitors who give distinguished performances, though not necessarily winning performances, of a piece from a recent (about the last 15 years) stage musical. Aidan Canning Sarah English Recommended Alternate Senior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival
BAND Award
Awarded to the most promising band of the festival. NGA Beginner Band 70th New Glasgow Music Festival Band Award Awarded to the outstanding band of the festival. Dr. John H. Gillis Concert Band Mary Embree Band Scholarship Awards Each Pictou County/Antigonish County school band director will recommend one player to receive this scholarship. This player will be from their bands, be an active participant in the band and the Music Festival, show musical promise, and benefit from attending a summer music camp. Alexandra Keefe, Antigonish Tessa Pelrine, Summerside Lauren Conrad, Dr. W.A. MacLeod Consolidated Victoria Whittemore, New Glasgow Academy Jesse Chevrier, A. G. Baillie Memorial School Declan Rorison, Pictou West New Glasgow Music Festival Plaque Awarded to an outstanding middle school instrumental or choral ensemble. NGA Junior Percussion Ensemble New Glasgow Music Festival Plaque Awarded to an outstanding senior instrumental or choral ensemble. The Undecided, Dr. John H. Gillis High School CHORAL Marion Irving Memorial Award Awarded to a deserving entry in a choral class. Athena Vocal Ensemble New Glasgow School Music Festival Plaque, donated by the New Glasgow High School Music Auxiliary given in memory of Sister Blanche Gillis Awarded to the outstanding school choir of the festival. NNEC Jazz Choir Recommended, Mathieson Class, Provincial Music Festival Award in memory of Sister Blanche Gillis Awarded to a deserving school choir. NNEC Concert Choir
INSTRUMENTAL Award
Awarded to a deserving instrumental student. Seth Prindiville Award Awarded to a deserving flute player. Hannah Bryant Award Awarded to a deserving instrumental student. Justin Skinner Sister Blanche Gillis Memorial Award Awarded to a senior instrumental student. Lucas March Recommended Senior Woodwind, Provincial Music Festival STRINGS Award Awarded to a deserving string player (bowed instrument) In Memory of Vesta Mosher Nell Cameron Award Awarded to a deserving string player (bowed instrument). In memory of Vesta Mosher Eilidh Cameron Award Awarded to a deserving string student (bowed instrument) Katey Aucoin Scottish Fiddle Award Awarded to an emerging and talented fiddler in a ScottishKlorissa Farnsworthclass. Hannah Fraser Award Awarded to an outstanding competitor in a Scottish Class. In Memory of Vesta Mosher Amelia Parker Pictou County Celtic Association Workshops in Music and Gaelic Scholarships in Memory of Fleur Mainville Awarded to emerging fiddle players who have a love of music and would benefit from attending this summer camp. Rowan Larson-Urquart Pictou County Celtic Association Workshops in Music and Gaelic Scholarships in Memory of Fleur Mainville, full tuition Awarded to three emerging fiddle players who have a love of music and would benefit from attending this summer camp. Dylan Newell Paige Gammon Emma Semple Mary Benvie Memorial Award Awarded to a deserving string (bowed instrument) player of any age, from northern Nova Scotia, who has achieved a minimum mark of 85 in a sonata, concerto or advanced solo class. Caroline Boulter Joyce Goodman Memorial Award for Strings Awarded to an outstanding string player (bowed instrument) who has played advanced level repertoire in at least three classes and who has also competed in a sight reading class, and who shows both musical talent and a joy in music making (if no string player is eligible for this award, it may be given to a student of voice). Jesse Hemmings Recommended Alternate Junior Voice, Provincial Music Festival VOICE Mima C. Day Memorial Trophy Awarded to a promising young singer. Memorial donation in memory of Ann Hobin Hayley MacGregor Ann (Nan) Roblee Memorial Trophy Awarded to a promising young singer. In Memory of Ann Hobin Bethany Antle Award Awarded to a deserving voice participant, between the ages of 11 to 14 years, who is not necessarily the winner of a class. William Austin Award Awarded to an emerging young soprano displaying commitment and versatility in repertoire. Victoria Straub Award Awarded to a boy and a girl who each gave an outstanding performance of a sacred solo. Luke MacIsaac Grace Henshaw Award Awarded to a deserving boy or girl and not necessarily the winner of a class. The winner should be 16 years of age or younger. Cameron Osgood Noel Fougere Awarded necessarily Doreento winners promising Blenkhornof their junior class. Memorialsingers, who Awardwere not CharlotteAnnike Murray Adams Awarded to two outstandingTwo Awards young singers of a vocal duetIn memoryclass. of Vesta Mosher Nicole Ross and Victoria Straub Awarded Helento the outstandingCreighton Folk performanceSong Awardof a selection from Jesse the HemmingsHelen Creighton Collection. Awarded Laureate to Kappaan outstanding Chapter singerof Beta of Sigmafolk songs. Phi Shield Sarah English Fleur Mainville Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding of a traditional folk song. Miranda Goodman Emma Lee Stewart Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding singer and/or composer of a contemporary folk song. Aidan Canning Jane Sutherland Memorial Award Awarded to a deserving student in a Junior Voice Class. Rebecca DeCoste Award Awarded to an outstanding young singer of an Intermediate Voice Class. In memory of Vesta Mosher Leah McPherson Margaret Durning Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding senior student of voice. Nicole Ross Recommended Junior Voice, Provincial Music Festival Susan Fraser Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding senior vocalist who has performed advanced level repertoire in at least three classes. These classes must include Operatic Solo, Sacred Aria, and Lieder. Laycie Sutherland Joyce Goodman Memorial Award for Voice Awarded to an outstanding student of voice who has sung advanced repertoire in at least three classes and who has competed in a sight reading class, and who shows both musical talent and a joy in making music. Miranda Goodman Evelyn Adamson Johnstone Memorial Award Awarded to the most promising Soprano, 16 years of age and over. Sarah English Recommended Senior Voice, Provincial
Music Festival
PIANO/KEYBOARD Juanita Connors Memorial Trophy Awarded to a promising young pianist. In memory of Ann Hobin Aidan MacMaster Norma E. Young Scholarship Awarded to a deserving male or female student in piano. Katey Aucoin Award Awarded to a deserving piano participant, between the ages of 11 to 14 years and not necessarily the winner of a class. Pierre Aucoin Two Awards Awarded to a deserving young pianist, and not necessarily the winner of a class. The winner will be 11 to 16 years of age. Beth McNeil Victoria Dunn Heather and Charles Coll Awards Awarded to a deserving Intermediate boy and Intermediate girl performer on piano. Eilidh Cameron Nikos Bonvie Llaina Donkin Memorial Scholarship Awarded to an outstanding piano student. Eilidh Cameron Vesta Mosher Memorial Scholarship Awarded to an outstanding player of the piano who is also a graduating student and will be entering a tertiary level music program. Annette Diao Scottie Cameron Memorial Award Awarded to a piano student age 15 to 17 years, who has exhibited exceptional ability and the quality of dedication required to pursue a career in music. In addition, the student must have entered a piano baroque class and a piano sonata class, both at a minimum Grade 8 level of difficulty and one other piano class, which may be an ensemble class. The combined marks awarded by the adjudicator (including a sight reading class) must total 340 points or more. Emma Cameron OTHER Bernadette Halliday Memorial Plaque Awarded for the best in family music. The DeCoste Family The Mary Diane Polley Award Awarded to a performer in strings, piano or voice, who best exemplified a one-of-a-kind love and talent for music. The performer does not necessarily have to be a winner of any class at the festival. Justin Skinner Elizabeth J. Stalker Memorial Award Awarded to a resident of Pictou County, who has not received any other award this year and who shows musical talent. Cameron Boulter Commitment and Dedication Award Awarded to a young performer who is not necessarily a first place winner but who has displayed outstanding commitment and dedication to the art of music making. James Lawrence The William Sebastian Georgallas Scholarship Awarded to a young performer (under 12 years) who best exemplifies a joy of performing and a love of music. This young performer does not necessarily have to be a winner of any class at the festival. Noella Fraser Ollie Bowen Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding performer in either voice or piano. Madison Spurr Shirley Bent Memorial Award Awarded to an outstanding performer in either voice or piano. Nell Cameron Harry Murray Memorial Award Laura Sellers Award Miranda Goodman, Recommended Junior Woodwind, Provincial Music Festival Chris Mac Karacher Memorial Award Awarded to a deserving student in Pictou County Adrienne Munroe Vivian Brand Memorial Scholarship Awarded to a senior performer from Pictou County, who has displayed outstanding artistry and musicianship in at least three classes in any discipline. Preference will be given to a graduating high school student. Luke MacIsaac Isabel Morton Award Awarded to an outstanding performer in at least three classes, which must include a concert group, of any discipline, and one who exemplifies a genuine passion for making music. Brian Yang Recommended Junior Piano, Provincial Music Festival Award Awarded to a senior student, in either voice, piano or instrumental, who shows musical promise. Lucas March Municipality of Guysborough County Awards Awarded to deserving students from Guysborough County. Rebecca MacKean Sightreading Awards Awarded to the highest mark in Senior Sightreading in each of the following disciplines: piano, vocal, violin and strings, and instrumental. Annette Diao, Luke MacIssac, Lucas March Festival Awards: Nikos Bonvie Hannah Bryant Pirrre Aucoin Andrew Fraser