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National Capital Region
Music Festival (1945)
PROGRAMME
Photos courtesy of Jamie Johnson, various concerts
Any errors are our errors and we
apologize for the inconvenience.
Virtual Festival, April 2021 www.okmf.ca
Please contact kim@okmf.ca
published Apr 3, 21
Our heartfelt thanks goes to all the Kiwanis Clubs of
the National Capital Region; their members who give
so freely of their time (in a normal year you’d see them
selling tickets at the venues and helping out back-stage
at Music Theatre) and so generously of their hard-
earned funds.
Since the mid-1980s, our community’s Kiwanis Clubs
have been an integral part of the success of the
Festival and have supported thousands of young
musicians as they grow in their art and become
successes in whatever life may bring to them.
On behalf of our participants, our teachers,
our parents, and the Festival itself,
Thank You!
Special Note: If you see errors or omissions in this
program, know that it is probably our error and we
apologize for any inconvenience.
Please contact kim@okmf.ca or festivalcorrections@gmail.com
to make corrections.
National Capital Region Music Festival (1945)
o/a Kiwanis Music Festival - NCR
934A Hamlet Rd., Ottawa, ON K1G 1R5 Tel 613-226-7572 | info@okmf.ca| www.okmf.ca
Charitable # 118984251RR0001
INDEX
Patrons and Donors.................................................... 7
Lifetime Award Winners............................................... 9
OMFA Winners 2020.................................................. 10
Scholarships and Trophy Winners 2020........................ 13
Adjudicators............................................................ 21
Brass...................................................................... 31
Composition............................................................ 32
Guitar..................................................................... 35
Harp....................................................................... 36
Music Theatre.......................................................... 37
Orchestra................................................................ 44
Organ..................................................................... 44
Percussion............................................................... 44
Piano, Junior by Grade.............................................. 47
Piano, Junior by Age................................................. 55
Piano, Intermediate by Grade..................................... 60
Piano, Intermediate by Age........................................ 63
Piano, Senior by Grade.............................................. 66
Piano, Senior/Open by Age........................................ 70
Strings, Junior/Intermediate...................................... 73
Strings, Senior/Open................................................ 78
Voice, Junior/Intermediate......................................... 81
Voice, Senior/Open................................................... 87
Woodwinds, General................................................. 92
Woodwinds, Flute..................................................... 93
World Instruments, Chinese Instruments..................... 94
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Management
Board of Directors Staff
Andrew Xhignesse, Chairperson Executive Director - Kim Chadsey
Vacant, Vice Chair Syllabus/Programme Coordinator -
James Puskas, Past Chair Christopher Askwith
Geoff White, Secretary Office Admin - Anna McCready
Roger Lavictoire, Treasurer
Directors Discipline Coordinators
Ron Catterall, Kiwanis Club of Sage Susan Chadsey, Flutes/Woodwinds
Donnie Deacon, at large Richard Cherry, Jr and Sr Vocal
Elke McCumber, Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Anne Galla, Music Theatre
Riley McIntyre, at large Dorene Givens, Jr, Int, and Sr Piano
George Old, Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Barbara Jeffrey, Jr and Sr Strings
Carmen Papalia, at large Donna Nicholson, Harp, Organ and Voice
Michael Pollard, Brass
Andy Xhignesse, Guitar
Volunteer Management
Pat MacDonald, Music Library
Vacant, Adjud. Assist. Coordinator
Ruth Smith, Membership Coordinator
Vacant, Trophy Coordinator
Vacant On-site Adjud. Coordinator
Vacant, Front-of-House Volunteers Coordinators
There are many ways to get involved in the Kiwanis Music Festival.
Visit www.ottawakiwanismusicfestival.com to find out more.
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Circle of Patrons | Benefits and Privileges
Symphony Circle ($1,000+)
• Tax receipt for residual value of donation. Eg. If you wish four Sonata Passes ($30 each,
including Trophy Classes) and four Highlights Tickets ($27 each) then your donation is the
difference between what you gave and the total value of the passes and tickets ($228). The
difference must be $10 or more in order to receive a tax receipt.
• e-Festival updates! Receive email newsletters and keep up-to-date with Festival activities
throughout the year.
Concerto Circle ($500 - $999)
• Tax receipt for residual value of donation. Eg. If you wish three Sonata Passes ($30 each,
including Trophy Classes) and three Highlights Tickets ($27 each) then your donation is the
difference between what you gave and the total value of the passes and tickets ($171). The
difference must be $10 or more in order to receive a tax receipt.
• e-Festival updates! Receive email newsletters and keep up-to-date with Festival activities
throughout the year.
Cantata Circle ($100 - $499)
• Tax receipt for residual value of donation. Eg. If you wish two Sonata Passes ($30 each,
including Trophy Classes) and two Highlights Tickets ($27 each) then your donation is the
difference between what you gave and the total value of the passes and tickets ($114). The
difference must be $10 or more in order to receive a tax receipt.
• e-Festival updates! Receive email newsletters and keep up-to-date with Festival activities
throughout the year.
Sonata Circle ($30 - $99)
• Tax receipt for residual value of donation. Eg. If you wish a Sonata Pass ($30, including
Trophy Classes) then your donation is the difference between what you gave and the value of
the pass. The difference must be $10 or more in order to receive a tax receipt.
• e-Festival updates! Receive email newsletters and keep up-to-date with Festival activities
throughout the year.
Sonatina Circle (up to $29)
• Tax receipt for residual value of donation. Eg. If you wish a Sonatina Pass ($20, does not
include Trophy Classes) then your donation is the difference between what you gave and the
value of the pass. The difference must be $10 or more in order to receive a tax receipt.
• e-Festival updates! Receive email newsletters and keep up-to-date with Festival activities
throughout the year.
* Privileges and benefits for all levels are annual unless otherwise specified.
Privleges and benefits are subject to change.
** Tax receipts will be issued for any donations with a minimum residual value of $10
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Cadenza Circle (Major and Planned Gifts)
PLAY A LEADING ROLE!
The Cadenza Circle pays tribute to our patrons who have chosen to support the work of the
Kiwanis Music Festival - National Capital Region through a number of planned gift arrangements.
The Festival’s Cadenza Circle provides a wonderful opportunity for you to help secure the
artistic and financial stength of the Festival for future generations of young aspiring musicians
and music lovers. By including the Kiwanis Music Festival - NCR in your estate plan, you may
obtain significant income and estate tax savings. We will be pleased to work with you and your
advisors to assist you in developing a plan that meets your philanthropic and financial goals.
Serenade Circle (Gifts in Honour or in Memory)
There are many opportunities to commemorate family members, friends, or colleagues on an
anniversary or other occasion. These gifts are greatly appreciated by the people being honoured
and their families, as well as by the Kiwanis Music Festival. Naming opportunities include but are
not limited to:
• Creating a named scholarship, fund or award to help support a specific musical class,
instrument or service offered by the Festival
• Honouring a loved one by having his or her name attached to a specific trophy to be awarded
during the Festival.
• Dedicating one regular Festival competition, series of competitions or Highlights Concert
performance. This can be a one-time memorial or a perpetual dedication, depending on the
gift level.
Gifts in Honour: You will receive a receipt for your donation and your gift recipient will receive
a personal letter from the Festival telling him or her that you made a gift in his or her honour.
Gifts in Memory: As per your instructions, family members or friends will receive a letter from
the Festival informing them of your memorial donation. We will send you a receipt for your
donation.
Canon Circle (Matching Gifts)
Increase your contribution to the Kiwanis Music Festival - NCR with your company’s matching
gift program and you may even receive additional privileges. To find out if your company
participates, and the amount they will match, please contact your company’s human resources
department.
Tax receipts will be issued for all donations.
A “donation” is the residual value of your contribution minus the value of any items that you
receive such as Festival Passes or Highlights Tickets. For example, a $100 donation where you
ask for a Sonata Pass (at a value of $37) means that your tax receipt will be for $63.
This is a CRA rule.
For additional information or to become part of our Circle of Patrons, please contact:
Kim Chadsey, Executive Director
Kiwanis Music Festival - NCR
934A Hamlet Rd, Ottawa, ON K1G 1R5
613-818-4664 (cell)
kim@okmf.ca
* Privileges and benefits for all levels are annual unless otherwise specified.
Privleges and benefits are subject to change.
** Tax receipts will be issued for any donations with a minimum residual value of $10
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Circle of Patrons
Symphony Circle
Cathay Holdings Inc.
Duck Family
Friends of the NAC Orchestra
Pomer Family
Kiwanis Club of Nepean
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa
Kiwanis Club of Rideau
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West
Musical Arts Club
Musicians’ Association of Ottawa Gatineau
Ottawa Pianos / Yamaha Canada
Ottawa International Chamber Music Festival
Concerto Circle
Mrs. Dorene Givens Tsippi Guttmann-Nahir
Optimist Club of Nepean Jackie Morris
The Ottawa Music Club Royal Canadian College of Organists
Glenn Scullion
Cantata Circle
Mr. F. Blander Peter Dooher
Maryann Dunn Linya Feng
John Flook Elaine Keillor
Ms. Judy Kropp Fred MayNicholas McHaffie
Ms. S. McGugan Chunson Park
Mrs. W. Poon Nita Smith
Mr & Mrs K Sziladi Yoriko Tanno-Kimmons
Ellen Tsai Dongmei Wei
Lawrence Wilson
Ontario Registered Music Teacher’s Ass’n
Harmelodic Music Club
Kanata Music Club
Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Ottawa
Ottawa Flute Association
Ottawa Welsh Society
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Sonata Circle
Cathy Babyak Shelley Brown Leslie-Ann Chang
Shu Chen Karen Fung-Harris Gustave Goldmann
Jiangping Yu Victor Li Terry McGovern
Hasib Mamtaz Anne Naylen Vincent Pham Jiye
Shen Christos Yannakis
Lii Zhao
Sonatina Circle
Jason Bennett Laurel Boucher Nichole Brenes
Sarah Dolan Aimee Garcia Julie Grabowy
Matthew Hong Samuel Hong Marta Lamosova
Taylor Lee Zhuomin Liu Emily Marks
Tina Pucci Frank Qin Yang Qu
Samantha Schneider Dan Sun Chris Van Barr
Patrick Yang
Note that there were numerous anonymous donations of various
amounts. Many thanks to all our generous donors.
Serenade Circle
(Gifts in Honor or in Memory)
Norman Albert Memorial
Aruna-Rupa Anantaraman Memorial
Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial | Gladys Barnes Memorial
Jean Burgess Memorial
Joan Burnside Memorial | Carl Craig Endowment
Andrew Paul Denis Memorial | Irene Duck Memorial | Ronald Duck Memorial
Joseph Engler Memorial | Peter Evans Memorial
Glebe St. James UC Provincial Delegate Bursary
Muriel & Bill Goodwin Memorial | Grimes-Landry Memorial
Ann & Douglas Harvey Memorial
Marion Hewitt Memorial | Harry Hodder Memorial
Sid Holmes Memorial | Margo Huber Memorial
Sid Ingrey Memorial | Millicent Kavanagh Memorial
Elaine Kruse Memorial | Isabel Laidlaw Memorial
Kathleen Lett McLaine Memorial | Sheila Mah Memorial
Ken Mercer Memorial | Edith Merrill Memorial | Margaret Misericordia Memorial
Bill Navan Memorial | Phyllis Osler Memorial
Nita “Taw” 80th Commemoration Scholarship
Senator Norman Paterson Memorial | Barbara Ross Memorial
W.H. Bill Scrivens Memorial | Duncan & Muriel Shearer Memorial
Adele Starcher Memorial | Mr & Mrs Takio Tanno Memorial
Harold Turkington Memorial | Robert Van Dine Memorial
Janet VanZyl Memorial | Douglas Voice Memorial
Irene Woodburn Wright Mozart Memorial | Peter Xhignesse Memorial
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James E. Brough Awards
for
Exceptional Contribution and Devoted Service
to the Kiwanis Music Festival
James E. Brough
Ross Hadwen Barb Perrin
Shirley Tomblin Joan Darnley
June Joe Janet vanZyl
Hattie Shinkle Mark Arbique
Dr. O B Wilson Ian MacDonald
George Hobson Kit Dinning
Elaine Kruse Duncan Shearer
Bruce Wanamaker Dick Papalia
Rob Cartwright Steve Georgopolis
Nita Smith Dorothy Rowat
Millicent Kavanagh Richard and Louise Proulx
Michael Pollard Lisa Zawalek
Duncan Shearer Richard Arrigo
Peggy Brough Maria Lotbiniere-Harwood
Susan Palmai Marg Demers
Robert Palmai Gary Morton
This recognition program was closed in 2016 and replaced with
Lifetime Membership Awards
for
Exceptional Contribution and Devoted Service
to the Kiwanis Music Festival
Nita Smith and Margie Ritchie
Gary and Marlene Morton
Jim and Peggy Brough
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Results from Provincials 2020
Discipline Name Placement
Brass Gr 6 Gillianne Smith 1st
Brass Gr 8 Duncan Hunter Neale 1st
Amanda Vadon adj only
Guitar Gr 1 Dahlia Rostom 1st
Guitar Gr 5 Mathilde Cabasson 2nd
Guitar Gr 6 Kristina Duran 2nd
Guitar Gr 7 Melanie Kung 1st
Bridget Furey 2nd
Guitar Gr 8 Raul Cipcigan 2nd
Guitar Gr 10 Marc-Etienne Leclerc 1st
Guitar Open Samuel Anatole Trejo Blanchet 2nd
Harp Gr 2 Alexis McNamer 1st
Harp Gr 6 Noelle Aldous 1st
Harp Gr 10 Audrey Morris 1st
Lower Strings Gr 9 Joshua Kwan 1st
Delphine Wallace 3rd
Alli Miles Hon Mention
Lower Strings Gr 10 Sandrine Long-Albert 2nd
Music Theatre 10 yrs Gr A Sophia Pierce 1st and
Best of Class
Music Theatre 11 yrs Gr A Anistasio Deller-Siguenza Hon Mention
Music Theatre 12 yrs Gr A Kali Jade Lafontine Hon Mention
Music Theatre 12 yrs Gr B Carson Cameron Hon Mention
Music Theatre 12 yrs Gr C Chelsea Spence 3rd
Music Theatre 13 yrs Gr B Carmen Rose Nicholson Hon Mention
Music Theatre 14 yrs Gr A Caroline Landry 3rd
Ella Wile Hon Mention
Music Theatre 14 yrs Gr B Lily Richardson 3rd
Music Theatre 15 yrs Gr A Gillian Bennett 3rd
Bianca de Belle Hon Mention
Music Theatre 16 yrs Gr A Olivia Smart 3rd
Music Theatre 16 yrs Gr B Kaylee Garcia 3rd
Sarah McLinton Hon Mention
Music Theatre 16 yrs Gr C Clarke Burger Hon Mention
Music Theatre 17 yrs Gr A Asia Csabi 2nd
Piano Gr 1 Group A Joyce Qui 1st
Miya Liu 3rd
Piano Gr 1 Group B Lilian Wang 2nd
Piano Gr 2 Group B Ocean Pak 1st
Zihan Li 3rd
Keriana Hodson Hon Mention
10Discipline Name Placement
Piano Gr 3 Group A Tristan Zhou Hon Mention
Piano Gr 3 Group C Victor Li 1st
Antoine Antonov 2nd
Vincent Pham 3rd
Jiahang (Liam) Gu Hon Mention
Piano Gr 4 Group A Chloe Chai 1st and
Best of Class
Joy Lu 2nd
Chase Harris 3rd
Piano Gr 4 Group B Zixin (Andy) Wang 2nd
Piano Gr 5 Group A Lucas Liu 3rd
Piano Gr 5 Group B Dana Lu 3rd
Piano Gr 5 Group C Allan Bordovsky 1st
Piano Gr 6 Group A Layla-Bjort Taherzadeh 2nd
Piano Gr 6 Group B Sabrina Meng Hon Mention
Piano Gr 7 Group A Naomi Lee 2nd
Yuxuan Han 3rd
Piano Gr 7 Group D Cathy Zhang 2nd
Athena Liao Hon Mention
Piano Gr 8 Group B Natalie Paravalos 1st
Kate Huang 3rd
Spencer Song Hon Mention
Piano Gr 8 Group D Ethan Qi 2nd
Piano Gr 9 Group A Adam Zheng 1st
Piano Gr 9 Group B Charlotte Hsu 1st and
Best of Class
Maria-Alexandra Gagnon 2nd
Piano Gr 9 Group C Khanh Mai 1st
Leqi Shen 3rd
Catherine Qu Hon Mention
Piano Gr 9 Group D Sonia Wu 2nd
Piano Gr 10 Group A Jinyi Lu 2nd
Enah Cheng 3rd
Edmund Chan Hon Mention
Jonathan Moellman Hon Mention
Piano Gr 10 Group B Alexander Hou 2nd
Piano Gr 10 Group C Kevin Liu 2nd
Piano Gr 10 Group D Jinyi (Lily) Wang 2nd
Piano Gr 10 Group E Brianna Dai 2nd
Eloise Daoust 3rd
Jasmine Yang Hon Mention
Piano Diploma Group A Nathan Clark 3rd
Piano Diploma Group B April Zheng 1st
Jasmine Liu 3rd
Piano Diploma Group C Eric Y. Lee 1st
Piano Diploma Group D Nicole Wu 2nd
Jeffrey Jin 3rd
Laura D’Souza Hon Mention
Piano Open Group A Emily Hou 1st
Natania Fok Hon Mention
Piano Open Group B Alice Yang 2nd
Piano Concerto, Elementary Spencer Song 2nd
11Discipline Name Placement
Piano Concerto, Junior - Level 8 - Layla-Bjort Taheradeh 3rd
Piano Concerto, Junior - Level 9 + Khanh Mai Hon Mention
Piano Concerto, Interm Marie-Alexandra Gagnon 3rd
Piano Concerto, Senior Anne Zeng 3rd
Upper Strings Gr 6 Vincent Pham 1st
Upper Strings Gr 7 Benjamin Yang 1st
Upper Strings Gr 8 Group A Paul Moellman 3rd
Upper Strings Gr 8 Group B Maria-Alexandra Gagnon 1st and
Best of Class
Gemina Chen 3rd
Gabriel Moellman Hon Mention
Upper Strings Gr 10 Jonathan Moellman 2nd
Clara Moellman 3rd
Woodwinds Gr 9 Xudong (Ray) Zheng Hon Mention
Voice Gr 5 Group B Lilly Richardson 3rd
Voice Gr 8 Group A Liam English 2nd
Voice Gr 9 Group A Nikan Ingabire Kanate 1st and
Best of Class
Voice Gr 9 Group B Asia Csabi Hon Mention
Voice Diploma Samantha Robinson 1st
Pamela Chu 3rd
Voice Open Sherrie Spelchuk 2nd
Rebecca Shew Hon Mention
12SENIOR
SCHOLARSHIPS
Senior Scholarships are special, endowed Scholarships awarded annually to participants at a
senior level who are pursuing careers in music. There is a rigid application process which are
carefully considered by the Senior Scholarship Selection Committee.
Marion Hewitt Memorial $2,000
Yuyang Xie (Piano)
Sid Holmes Memorial $750
Ray Zheng (Trumpet)
Bill and June Joe $1,500
Sophie van der Sloot (Cello)
Ottawa Music Club $850
Delia Li (Violin)
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Harry S. Brown $750
Tessa Fackelman (Voice)
Chamberfest Jacob Siskind $1,000
Christ Habib (Guitar)
Ottawa Pianos / Yamaha $750
Samuel Lee (Organ)
Friends of the NAC Orchestra $1,000
Maria Sophia Pera (Violin)
James Puskas Sr Scholarship for Composition $1,000
Anita Pari (Composition)
Many thanks to the members of the Senior Scholarship Committee
for all their hard work with this program.
2020 Special Trophies
Special Trophies were not awarded in 2020 due to the very quick turn-
around from in-person to by-video entries.
132020 Trophy Winners
BANDS - None awarded this year
BRASS
Burkholder Trophy - Amanda Vadon
Omar G. Armstrong Trophy - Ambrose Van Der Sloot
Con Brio Trophy - Amanda Vadon
CHORAL - None awarded this year
COMPOSITION
Ann Eggleston Trophy - Éloïse D’Aoust
GUITAR
Kiwanis Club of Vanier Trophy - Samuel Anatole Trejo Blanchet
MUSIC THEATRE
Ain’t Seen Noth’n Yet Youth MT Award - Ella Wile
Company of Musical Theatre Trophy - Jr - Caitlyn Fitzel
Company of Musical Theatre Trophy - Sr - Pamela Chu
George Stewart Memorial Trophy - Clark Burger
Goya Canadian Music Theatre Award - Asia Csabi
Jeannette Dagger Trophy - Clark Burger & Kaylee Garcia
Mary Louise Burns Memorial Trophy - Kaylee Ross & Maya Chow
Peter Evans Memorial Trophy - Evelyn Shaw
Stars of the Future Award - Sophia Pierce
ORCHESTRA - None awarded this year
PIANO – JUNIOR BY AGE
Douglas Voice Memorial Trophy - Junior - Khanh Mai
Kiwanis Club of Bytown Trophy - Sonia Wu
PIANO – INTERMEDIATE BY AGE
Douglas Voice Memorial Trophy – Int. - Alice Yang
Laurentian Junior Music Club Trophy - Éloïse D’Aoust
Mildred L. Creed Memorial Trophy - Brianna Dai
Musical Arts Club Trophy - Eleanore Brin-Delisle
Sandra Coupal Memorial Trophy - Kevin Chang
Leon Veira Memorial Bach Scholarship & Trophy - Emma Bao
PIANO – SENIOR BY AGE
Canadian Foundation Trophy - Natania Fok
Dorene Givens J.S. Bach Invitational Trophy - Jingyi (Lily) Wang
Dorothy Hogben Trophy - no entries
Faculty of Arts, U of Ottawa Trophy - Natania Fok
Irene Woodburn Wright Mozart Trophy - Emily Hou
14Janet Mooney Memorial Trophy - Adrienne & April
Margaret Jenkins Trophy - Emilie Dallaire
Ottawa Music Club Trophy - Emily Hou
Ottawa West Jr Music Club Violet Patten Memorial Trophy - No entries
Pro Musica Society of Ottawa Trophy, Classical - Adam Zheng
Pro Musica Society of Ottawa Trophy, Modern and Romantic - Nichole Wu
Trophy donated by the pupils of Sybil Pink Grobba - April Yang
PIANO – SKILLS CLASSES - None awarded this year
STRINGS – JUNIOR/INTERMEDIATE
George Piers Trophy - Vincent Pham
Richard Casselman Trophy - Vincent Pham & Mary-Jane Xia
Trophée Mathieu Froment-Savoie Trophy - Maria-Alexandra Gagnon
STRINGS - SENIOR
Aruna-Rupa Anantaraman Trophy - no entries
Edythe Young Browne Trophy Trophy - Danilo Krstic
James Rattray Wilson Trophy - no entries
Kinsmen Club Shield - Grace van der Sloot
VOICE - JUNIOR
Accompanists Trophy - Rose Stratford
Brent Banyarn Memorial Trophy - Sarah McLinton
Cora Warren Fallis Trophy - no entries
Dr. Otto Bettmann Memorial Trophy - Sophia Pierce
Eunice Baker Keizer Trophy - Caeden Rose
I. Norman Smith Plaque - no entries
Lauzon Jewellers Trophy - Noah Calendino
Miriam Anderson Memorial Trophy - Neve Ramos
Richard G. Proulx Memorial Trophy - Sophia Pierce
Stephanie Hamilton-Donegal Memorial Trophy - Jazia Djoudad
Vocal Secretaries’ Trophy - Sarah McLinton
VOICE - SENIOR
Barbara Ross Memorial Trophy - Rebecca Shew
Cathryn Carter Memorial Trophy - Preston Smith
Ottawa Choral Society Trophy - Sherrie Spelchuk
W.H. Scrivens Trophy - Samantha Robinson
WOODWINDS
Mr & Mrs C Monty Trophy - Owen Tayler
Musicare Trophy - Genevieve Bertin
Ottawa Flute Ass’n Trophy - Lisgar CI Flute Ensemble
Ottawa Temple Choir Trophy - no entries
St John’s Music Trophy - Leopold Ehrlich
Viola Evelyn Armstrong Trophy - Florence Aubin
152020 Performance Scholarship Winners
Bands - none awarded
Brass
Anne & Douglas Hamilton Memorial Scholarship Ambrose Van der Sloot $100
Kanata Music Club Scholarship Gillianne Smith $100
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa East Scholarship Amanda Vadon $100
Musicians’ Association of Ottawa Gatineau,
Robert Langley Award Constance Prost $250
Percussion:
Friends of the NAC Orchestra Award Jackson Kelly $250
Chamber Strings - none awarded
Composition
Musical Arts Club Éloïse D’Aoust $450
Guitar
Glebe St James UC Prov Delegate Bursary Marc-Etienne Leclerc $100
Pauline Taylor Scholarship Melanie Kung $100
Harold Turkington Memorial Scholarship Samuel Anatole Trejo Blanchet $100
Harp
Anonymous Scholarship Audrey Morris $200
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment Sarah Dolan $200
Anne & Douglas Hamilton Mem Scholarship Jacinta Ponesse $100
Organ
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Arnt Loa Scholarship Aurora Xu $350
Minako Uchino $250
Royal Canadian College of Organists Scholarship Aleesha Katary $400
Yi Zhou $100
Piano - Junior
Edith Merrill Memorial Scholarship Kate Hwang $50
Grace McGugan Scholarship Sonia Wu $100
Margo Huber Memorial Scholarship Joel Mastrangelo $100
Norman Albert Memorial Scholarship Kate Hwang $100
Peter Xhignesse Memorial Scholarship Xavier, Phoenix, Ocean Pak $100
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 1 Luthando Rosine $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 2 Riantsoa Andriamihamisoa $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 3 Alioune Sanogo $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 4 Caleb Penner $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 5 Aiden Xiao $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 6 Celeste Soh $50
Glenn Scullion Scholarship Spencer Song $500
16Piano - Intermediate
Andrew Paul Denis Memorial Scholarship Juliette Aubin $225
Antoinette Patry Memorial Scholarship Nathan Clark $300
Elaine Kruse Memorial Scholarship Eloise Daoust $500
Grimes-Landry Scholarship Eleanore Brin-Delisle $500
Muriel & Bill Goodwin Memorial Scholarship Alice Yang $300
Kathleen Lett McLaine Memorial Scholarship Athena Liao $250
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment Gabriel Wan $300
Leon Veira Memorial Trophy and Scholarship Emma Bao $300
Optimist Club of Nepean Grade 7 Gabriel Wan $50
Optimist Club of Nepean Grade 8 Isabel Lau $50
Phyllis Osler Memorial Scholarship Isabel Lau $225
R Bruce de Lotbiniere-Harwood Mem Schol. Kevin Chang $250
Piano - Senior/Open
Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship Natania Fok $1,000
Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship Adam Zheng $300
Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship Jasmine Liu $100
Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship Nicole Wu $100
Dorene Givens JS Bach Scholarship Jingy (Lily) Wang $500
Gladys Barnes Memorial Scholarship Khanh Mai $100
Glenn Gould Memorial Scholarship Eric Y. Lee $100
Isabel Laidlaw Memorial Scholarship Eric Y. Lee $235
Irene Woodburn Wright Mozart Mem Scholarship Emily Hou $500
Joseph Engler Memorial Scholarship April Zheng $500
Lorna McGill Hancock Scholarship Alice Yang $415
Millicent Kavanagh Memorial Scholarship Anne Zeng $400
Ottawa Music Club Commemorative Scholarship Emily Hou $830
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 9 Khanh Mai $50
Optimist Club of Nepean, Grade 10 Jingyi (Lily) Wang $50
Strings - Junior/Intermediate
Ida and Jack Blander Memorial Scholarship Alicia Bai $200
Ida and Jack Blander Memorial Scholarship Jacob Kang $200
National Capital Suzuki School of Music Iris Shen $250
Nita Taw 80 Commemoration Scholarship Victor Li $100
Pauline Taylor Scholarship Josephine Van Der Sloot $50
Pauline Taylor Scholarship Yichen Zhai $50
Pauline Taylor Scholarship Yuzhou Wang $50
Sziladi Family Scholarship Maria-Alexandra Gagnon $350
17Strings - Senior/Open
Jackie Morris Scholarship Charlotte Van Barr $500
Friends of the NAC Orchestra
John Gazsi Mem Scholarship Jonathan Moellman $250
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa East Scholarship Alicia Ingalls $250
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Carl Craig Endowment Alli Miles $100
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Carl Craig Endowment Dominic Rochon $100
Laurentian Chapter I.O.D.E. Marion Ruddick Award Danilo Krstic $500
Musicians’ Association of Ottawa Gatineau Sophie Van der Sloot $250
Pomer Family Scholarship Grace Van der Sloot $1,000
Vocal - Choral - none awarded
Vocal - Music Theatre
Irene Duck Memorial Scholarship Caroline Landry $215
Kiwanis Club of Manotick Scholarship Alexandra O’Farrell $100
Kiwanis Club of Manotick Carson Cameron $100
Kiwanis Club of Manotick Sabrina Panetta $100
Kiwanis Club of Manotick Gillian Bennett $100
Kiwanis Club of Manotick Pamela Chu $100
Loretta Dooher Award Clark Burger $250
Margaret Misericordia Memorial Scholarship Jillian Texeira $250
Norma Mellon Memorial Scholarship Kaylee Garcia $100
Orpheus Musical Theatre Award Asia Csabi $250
Vocal - Junior/Intermediate
Accompanist Scholarship and Trophy Rose Stratford $100
Gloucester Music Teachers’ Association Award Sarah McLinton $300
Jean Burgess Memorial Scholarship Alicia Miguelez $100
Ken Mercer Memorial Scholarship Katherine Harb $100
Kiwanis Club of Ottawa East Carmen Nicholson $200
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment Jazia Djoudad $200
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Carl Craig Endowment Sophia Pierce $100
Vocal - Senior/Open
Barbara Ross Memorial Scholarship Rebecca Shew $175
Harmelodic Music Club Nikan Kanate $400
Harry Hodder Memorial Scholarship Preston Smith $350
Joan Maxwell Scholarship Sherrie Spelchuk $300
Sid Ingrey Memorial Scholarship Alexandra O’Farrell $375
Takio-Tanno Memorial Scholarship Asia Csabi $200
W. H. “Bill” Scrivens Memorial Scholarship Samantha Robinson $500
Musicians’ Association of Ottawa-Gatineau Irina Hawryluck $250
18Woodwinds
Cammie Howard Scholarship Chris McMinn $150
Chinese Community Assoc of Ottawa Scholarship Florence Aubin $200
Gary Morton Scholarship Xudong Zheng $500
Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment Thomas de Jong $170
Musicians’ Assoc. of Ottawa Gatineau
Michael Scorah Award Avery Kennedy $250
Ottawa Flute Association Scholarship Lisgar CI Flute Ensemble $500
Ottawa Youth Orchestra Academy Scholarship Sara LeBlanc $200
Ronald Duck Memorial Scholarship Marika Verbrugge $100
Ronald Duck Memorial Scholarship Lisgar CI Flute Ensemble $1,000
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If a composer could say what he had to
say in words he would not bother trying
to say it in music.
Gustav Mahler
19Since 2009 your National Capital Region Music Festival (1945) has had
a weekly bingo session at Overbrook Bingo Palace (on Lola Street and
now run by the Lola Charitable Gaming Association).
The centre is now OPEN and looking forward
to showing off the newly renovated facilities.
The funds accumulate each year cover the cost of our world-class
Adjudicators. In this way we guarantee that our participants get the best
adjudications possible from high-level music professionals from all over
North America.
Our sincere thanks to our friends at Overbrook Bingo Palace, OLG and
our trusty volunteers who have managed our session every week all
these years.
THANK YOU
TO ALL OF OUR MANY
HARD-WORKING
VOLUNTEERS!
A full list of names will be
posted on our website at the
end of the Festival as well as
celebrated in our Highlights
Concert program.
20Our Adjudicators
Marion Abbott (Music Theatre)
Marion Abbott is a proud graduate of the
Musical Theatre Performance Program at
Sheridan College. Upon graduating, she
was immediately hired to teach for the
program and was later named one of the
top twenty graduates of the program.
She has her Grade 10 Voice and A.R.C.T.
in Piano Performance from The Royal
Conservatory of Music. Marion produced
over 400 productions in Toronto and
other cities. Of the many (many!) shows
Marion has worked on, some of her
favourites include The Scarlet Pimpernel,
All Shook Up, Anne And Maud, No Safe
Harbour, Ragtime, Streetcar Named
Desire and Passion. As a private teacher, Marion has taught voice, piano and acting
for 29 years to students of all ages. From festivals to recitals to performing in Disney
World, Marion cherishes her memories of her time with her students dearly. Many of her
former students now work in the arts full time. Marion is now in demand as a director-
music director, consultant, adjudicator and private coach. She has also uploaded over
400 accompaniment tracks on her YouTube Channel for Singers and Voice Teachers to
utilize: www.youtube.com/c/MarionAbbott/Videos Marion LOVES Walt Disney and tries
to get to Walt Disney World in Florida at least once a year. Her favourite rides are Splash
Mountain and the Tower of Terror. Marion is married to visual artist Giancarlo Piccin and
they have a son, also named Giancarlo. The three of them are addicted to movies. www.
marionabbott.com
Melissa Bencic (Junior Voice)
Melissa Bencic is the Founder and Artistic Director of Bravo
Academy for the Performing Arts in Toronto where she works
extensively in developing innovative performing arts programs
for young and emerging professional artists. In addition, Melissa
is part of the Vocal Faculty at Sheridan College. Melissa has been
dedicated to teaching and developing performing arts programs
for over 20 years. She is active as a voice instructor, adjudicator,
master class clinician, producer, stage director, consultant and
performer. She holds a M.Mus. in Opera Performance from
McGill, a B.Mus. in Opera Performance from UBC and studied
Opera at Liceo Musicale “F. Manzato” in Treviso, Italy. Melissa has produced over 150
musicals and stage directed over 50 musicals and operas. Melissa performs both
nationally and internationally and favorite roles include Susanna (Le Nozze Di Figaro),
Zerlina (Don Giovanni), Gretel (Hansel & Gretel), Adele (Die Fledermaus) and Serpetta
(Die Gartnerin aus Liebe). Recent credits include directing a workshop production of
Dean Burry’s new opera Pygmalion as part of COSI (Centre for Opera Studies in Italy)
and producing Canada’s first live virtual musical Super School the musical.
21Currently, Melissa is directing The Theory of Relativity with Bravo Academy’s Advanced
Teen Music Theatre Troupe which will be performed as a live digital musical. Melissa
holds much experience teaching artists of all ages a variety of styles of music and acting.
Many of Melissa’s students have gone on and are professional working artists performing
internationally in opera, music theatre, theatre, film and pop. Melissa is a member of
the Music Theatre Educators’ Alliance (MTEA), MTEA Voice, National Alliance of Music
Theatre, Theatre Ontario, Toronto Alliance of the Performing Arts, Ontario Registered
Music Teachers’ Association and the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Melissa
loves adjudicating and working with young artists and is excited to be a part of OKMF!
Robin Best (Harp)
Robin Best, a native of Ottawa, is a laureate of the OSM
Competition, winner of the Elora Festival Young Performers
competition, and recipient of the National Arts Centre
Orchestra Bursary. She has been Principal Harpist with the
Drummondville Symphony Orchestra since 2015. Robin has
presented solo recitals at the National Arts Centre, the Elora
Festival, and Hart House at the University of Toronto, and
performed at the World Harp Congress in Vancouver in 2011.
She has performed at the Aldeburgh Festival in England and
the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland. Robin holds a Bachelor
of Music degree and an Artist Diploma from the Schulich
School of Music at McGill University, where she studied with
OSM Principal Harpist Jennifer Swartz, and a Performer Diploma from the Jacobs School
of Music at Indiana University, where she studied with Distinguished Professor Susann
McDonald. Robin enjoys an active freelance career based in Montréal, performing
regularly with the Orchestre Symphoniqe de Montréal, l’Orchestre Métropolitain, and
many regional orchestras. She is also co-founder of the chamber music collective projet
iso, with flutist Jeffrey Stonehouse.
Patti Chan (Chinese Instruments)
Patty Chan is a second-generation Chinese
Canadian erhu musician, educator, and author.
She is the Music Director of the Toronto
Chinese Orchestra, and Director of Centre for
Music Innovations (musinno.com).
As an erhu musician, Patty has collaborated
with many ensembles and organizations,
including the Strings of St. John’s, Red Snow
Collective, the Toronto Masque Theatre, and
the Canadian Children’s Opera Company.
She has performed in world premieres of
theatre/opera productions such as Red Snow
(2012), The Lesson of Da Ji (2013), Comfort
(2016), and The Monkiest King (2018). Patty’s
composition, Redemption: The Chan Kol Nidre (2015) for erhu and viola da gamba has
been added to the archives at the Beit Hatfutsot in Tel Aviv, a museum for the Jewish
people.
22Patty has taught erhu and Chinese music at York University, Ryerson University, and
Carleton University. She has led and participated in music exchanges and tours to
Vancouver, Edmonton, Hong Kong, Beijing, Henan, Xi’an, and Taiwan. Patty published
Playing Erhu – Bridging the Gap (2011), the world’s first erhu instruction book in English
which has been sold in over 30 countries. She is currently creating a Chinese music
database for English readers at the Centre for Music Innovations in partnership with the
Little Giant Chinese Chamber Orchestra in Taiwan.
Sharing the beauty of traditional and contemporary music to a new generation and a
new audience has always been her passion.
Michelle Cheramy (Flute)
Flutist Michelle Cheramy has been a full-time member of the
faculty at Memorial University for more than twenty years,
one of only a handful of flutists in Canada to hold such a
position.
Over the course of her career she has taught students
ranging in ability from beginner through professional,
and has enjoyed mentoring aspiring performers, music
educators, composers, and students bound for a host of
other professions. Michelle has been an invited clinician at
flute fairs and competitive music festivals in Canada and the
US, including the Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival, the Halifax
(now Nova Scotia) Kiwanis Music Festival, and the Syrinx
flute festival in Winnipeg. She has also presented pedagogy-
related workshops at the annual convention of the National
Flute Association and is author of one chapter of the NFA’s
second pedagogy anthology. As a performer, Michelle has
appeared in recital across Canada and the US, and as soloist
with orchestras in Canada, the United States and Russia;
she has also been featured in numerous radio broadcasts
nationally on the CBC (Symphony Hall, In Performance, Two New Hours, The Signal).
She is the flutist of the Trinitas Chamber Ensemble (www.trinitasmusic.com) with whom
she has performed in Washington, D.C., Ontario, Alberta, B.C., Newfoundland, and
throughout the U.S. Midwest. Michelle is a past winner of the National Flute Association’s
research competition, the Canadian Concerto Competition, and was a prize winner in the
Montreal Symphony’s Standard Life competition. She holds degrees from the University
of British Columbia (B.Mus.), Indiana University (M.M.) and Rice University (D.M.A.).
www.mun.ca/music/people/faculty/mcheramy.php
www.michellecheramy.com
23Pierre-André Doucet, Intermediate Piano
Renowned for his vivid soundscapes and inventive texts,
pianist and writer Pierre-André Doucet is a leading voice
among Canada’s newest generation of artists.
He has been hailed for “the emotion of his playing and his
impeccable control” (Audiophilia), and was recognized by CBC
Radio 2 as one of the best Canadian classical musicians under
30 (2015). Recently, he has performed in Canada, Austria,
France, Germany, Spain, South Africa, and the United States,
as well as across Asia, Europe and the South Pacific as one
of the inaugural Lincoln Center Stage artists aboard Holland
America Line ships. Several of his performances have been
broadcast on Radio-Canada, CBC Radio and NPR.
Winner of the Knigge Music Competition, as well as the
Eckhardt-Gramatté National Music Competition (with soprano
Alexandra Smither), Mr. Doucet has also been awarded top
prizes for his performances of contemporary works, namely at the Prix d’Europe, and the
Ibiza International Piano Competition. He holds a doctoral degree from l’Université de
Montréal, where he studied with Maneli Pirzadeh, and where he has also been a visiting
professor. Further, he has benefited from masterclasses at the Franz-Schubert-Institut,
the Gijón International Piano Festival, Songfest, the Music Academy of the West, and
the Tanglewood Music Center with such luminaries as Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Margo
Garrett, Marilyn Horne, Graham Johnson, Warren Jones, Kiri Te Kanawa, Martin Katz,
Robert MacDonald, Dawn Upshaw and Roger Vignoles.
A prize-winning writer, Mr. Doucet was recently named Interim Executive Director of the
Frye Festival, Atlantic Canada’s largest literary event. Alongside pianist Julien LeBlanc,
he has also been Co-Artistic Director of Barachois Summer Music since 2012.
www.pierreandredoucet.com
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Reconnu pour la vivacité de ses paysages sonores et l’inventivité de ses textes, le
pianiste et écrivain Pierre-André Doucet est l’une des voix principales de la nouvelle
génération d’artistes canadiens.
Il a été salué pour « l’émotion de son jeu et son contrôle impeccable » (Audiophilia), et
a été nommé par CBC Radio 2 comme étant l’un des meilleurs musiciens canadiens sous
l’âge de 30 ans (2015). Dernièrement, il s’est produit au Canada, en Afrique du Sud,
en Allemagne, en Autriche, en Espagne, aux États-Unis et en France, ainsi qu’un peu
partout en Asie, en Europe et dans le Pacifique Sud en tant qu’artiste de Lincoln Center
Stage, à bord de navires de Holland America Line. Plusieurs de ses prestations ont été
diffusées aux ondes de Radio-Canada, CBC Radio et NPR.
Gagnant du Concours de musique Knigge, ainsi que du Concours de musique national
Eckhardt-Gramatté (avec la soprano Alexandra Smither), M. Doucet a aussi été
récompensé pour ses performances de musique contemporaine, notamment au Prix
d’Europe et au Concours de piano international d’Ibiza. Il détient un doctorat en
interprétation du piano de l’Université de Montréal, où il a étudié avec Maneli Pirzadeh,
et où il a également été professeur invité. De plus, il a bénéficié de classes de maitres
24au Franz-Schubert-Institut, au Festival de piano international de Gijón, à Songfest, à la
Music Academy of the West, et au Tanglewood Music Center, auprès de sommités telles
Elly Ameling, Julius Drake, Margo Garrett, Marilyn Horne, Graham Johnson, Warren
Jones, Kiri Te Kanawa, Martin Katz, Robert MacDonald, Dawn Upshaw et Roger Vignoles.
Écrivain primé, M. Doucet a récemment été nommé directeur général par intérim du
Festival Frye, le plus grand événement littéraire au Canada atlantique. Aux côtés du
pianiste Julien LeBlanc, il est aussi co-directeur artistique de l’Été musical de Barachois
depuis 2012.
Michael Faulkner (Junior Piano)
An active member of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers’
Association (ORMTA) Kingston Branch and National
Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Michael Faulkner
holds a Bachelor of Music Degree from Queen’s University,
Kingston and is also a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of
Music A.R.C.T. (Piano Performer and Teacher, Vocal Performer
and Teacher). Michael is also a member of the Canadian
Music Festivals Adjudicators Association (CMFAA) and has
adjudicated numerous music festivals, competitions as well
as giving Masterclasses and performances within these
communities across Canada.
Known for his musical insight, beautiful tone and technical
command, Michael began his music studies at age four,
participating in numerous music festivals and competitions
receiving many top awards and distinctions.
Michael enjoys a rewarding career as teacher of more
than 60 weekly students of all ages and levels in piano, voice, pedagogy and theory.
He teaches in person and online to students from across the country. His YouTube
educational music channel is used by music students worldwide. Many of his students
have received top honours, distinctions and awards throughout Canada and a large
number have pursued careers in music as well. He also actively performs in his own
community and across Canada and is well versed in Opera, Oratorio and Music Theatre
repertoire. As an accompanist Michael is in high demand working with singers and
instrumentalists of all ages and abilities from beginner to professional level. Michael has
also enjoyed working for a number of years with Conservatory Canada as an examiner
in piano and voice. He is a member teacher with Music for Young Children (MYC) and
believes the start of music education at an early age is very important. For more than
35 years Michael has worked as a Church musician and frequently is asked to provide
musical service and guidance to many Worship denominations. Michael’s community
choir in the Quinte region “Let’s Make a Choir” and already has more than 50 voices
singing for various charities and he has now started the “Let’s Make a Choir Childrens’
Choir” which is a joy to hear the young voices in song together. Michael believes
that music is a lifelong passion and is always looking for new musical challenges and
enrichment. Michael is an avid animal lover and enjoys skiing, hiking, attending music
concerts and theatre.
25Michael Fedyshyn (Brass)
Michael Fedyshyn has held the position of Principal Trumpet of the
Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra since 2007. Prior to joining the
Philharmonic as second trumpet, he held the position of Principal Trumpet
of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra. Michael has performed as guest
Principal Trumpet with the National Arts Centre and Montreal Symphony
Orchestras and also can be heard regularly in concerts with the Toronto
Symphony Orchestra, NACO and the Canadian Opera Company. He is a
member of the Canadian National Brass Project, a large brass ensemble
made up of players from orchestras across Canada.
As soloist he has performed with 13 Strings of Ottawa, G27 Ensemble, Silverthorn
Symphonic Winds and the Friends of Alec Wilder concert series in New York City as well
as the Thunder Bay Symphony and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. Most recently
he premiered Abigail Richardson-Schulte’s “The Mermaid and the Fisherman” with the
HPO, as well as the Hamilton premiere of John Estacio’s Trumpet Concerto. Michael can
be heard on a number of recordings, some of which include The Hockey Sweater (2019)
with the HPO, Life Reflected (2017) with NACO, Baroque Treasury (2017) also with
NACO, the Juno Award-nominated Palej: The Poet and the War (2013) with G27, and
Brahms on Brass (2011) with the Canadian Brass.
A committed teacher, Michael has given clinics and provided coaching in a variety of
settings including the RCM Glenn Gould School, University of Ottawa, York University,
ScotiaFest, Ottawa Youth Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, and the
Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra as well as abroad in Utrecht, Netherlands and
Copenhagen, Denmark. He also acts as a brass mentor for the National Academy
Orchestra of the Brott Music Festival. He is currently an Instructor in Trumpet at Mohawk
College.
Originally from Cornwall, Ontario, Michael attended University of Ottawa, before
continuing studies at The Glenn Gould School of the RCM. His teachers include Robert
Oades, Vincent Cichowicz, and Andrew McCandless.
Michael is a Bach (Conn-Selmer) artist and plays Bach Bb and C trumpets and cornets,
and the Conn Vintage One Flugelhorn.
Corey Hamm (Senior Piano)
Pianist Corey Hamm has premiered over three hundred solo,
chamber, and concerto works by composers from all over the
world. His CD of Frederic Rzewski’s hour-long solo piano epic
The People United Will Never Be Defeated! won Spotify’s
Best Classical Recording 2014, and Best Classical Recording
at the 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA).
Frederic Rzewski received Corey Hamm’s interpretation as
one of the finest to date. “Excellent! Bravo! This may be the
best recording.” He has performed the work over 80 times.
Corey Hamm’s extensive work in the 1990s with the great
French composer Henri Dutilleux will come to fruition in his
upcoming plan to record Dutilleux’s complete works for solo
piano and chamber with piano. Other upcoming recordings
include those by PEP (Piano and Erhu Project), The Nu:BC
Collective, and others of solo piano works written for Corey
26by Rzewski, Finnissy, Psathas, Zolty, Chang, Morlock, Nobles, Hamel, Yedidia, and
Maunders.
Recent and upcoming concerto performances include Prokofiev Piano Concerto 3, the
world premiere of Dorothy Chang’s Gateways (for erhu and piano soloists) with PEP and
the VSO, Bartok 2, Fauré Fantasie, and Lutoslawski. He has given many masterclasses
and judged competitions nationally and internationally for such organizations as The
American Piano Association Competition, Hong Kong Schools Music Competition, Seattle
International Piano Festival, and the CMC National Finals.
Dr. Hamm is Professor of Piano at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, where
he was awarded the prestigious Killam Teaching Award, and the Dorothy Somerset
Award for Artistic Excellence. He is on the Piano Faculty of the Summer Institute for
Contemporary Performance Practice (SICPP) at the New England Conservatory (NEC)
in Boston, MusicFest Perugia, in Italy, and the Great Lakes International School of
Music (GLISM). His beloved teachers include Lydia Artymiw, Marek Jablonski, Stéphane
Lemelin, Ernesto Lejano, and Thelma Johannes O’Neill.
Andrew Harris (Percussion)
Canadian percussionist Andrew Harris (M.Mus.) is
based in Ottawa where he enjoys performing with
many of the finest ensembles in the region. He is
Principal Percussion with the Ottawa Symphony
Orchestra and has performed regularly with the
National Arts Centre Orchestra and Montreal
Symphony Orchestra. Andrew teaches both
privately and as a member of the percussion
faculty at the University of Ottawa. He is co-
founder of the percussion-focused instrument
rental company Percussion Warehouse and is a
proud artist/endorser of Remo drumheads and
Zildjian cymbals.
Gordon Johnston (Organ)
Organist, conductor and composer Gordon Johnston is
a native of Calgary, Alberta. He has performed organ
recitals across Canada and in the United States, as
well as in England, Wales, Italy and Israel. Since 1986
he has been the Director of Music at the Church of St
John the Evangelist in Ottawa, where he oversees an
active, diverse music programme which includes two
organs: a two-manual tracker and a four-manual digital
organ. For 25 years he was the Director of Music in the
Anglican Studies Programme at Saint Paul University,
performing regularly on the Casavant organ there. He
holds a Doctorate in Sacred Music (summa cum laude)
from the Graduate Theological Foundation, and is a
Fellow of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. A
long-time examiner for the College, he is currently the
Chief Examiner of the RCCO.
27Frédéric Lacroix (Composition)
Frédéric Lacroix has performed in Canada, the United
States, Europe, and Asia as soloist, chamber musician,
and collaborative pianist. Frédéric has devoted part
of his time to the study and performance of music
on period keyboard instruments, for which he was
recognized as the Westfield Center Performing Scholar
for the 2008-09. Sought after as a chamber musician,
Frédéric has played with some of the most distinguished
musicians from Canada and abroad. Frédéric is also
active as a composer, having composed for the Ottawa
Chamber Music Festival, the Society of American Music,
the Canadian University Music Society, the Choeur
Classique de l’Outaouais, the Ottawa Recitalists (voice
and piano team with tenor Denis Boudreault), and other
noted Canadian musicians. He currently teaches piano and composition at the University
of Ottawa and works regularly with the National Arts Center.
Frédéric Lacroix s’est présenté en concert à travers le Canada, les États-Unis, en
Europe et en Asie an tant que soliste, chambriste, et pianiste collaborateur. Il joua sur
pianoforte des concertos de piano de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart avec les orchestres
symphoniques d’Albany, de Cape Cod, l’orchestre de chambre d’Ottawa, et l’orchestre
de l’université Cornell et se présenta aussi comme soliste avec l’orchestre symphonique
d’Ottawa, Thirteen Strings et l’ensemble Fusions. Intrigué par la diversité musicale
quasi-infinie de la musique nouvelle, Frédéric a collaboré avec plusieurs compositeurs et
interprètes dans la création d’œuvres canadiennes et américaines. De plus, il est actif en
tant que compositeur, ayant composé pour le festival de musique de chambre d’Ottawa,
la Society of American Music, la Canadian University Music Society, le Chœur Classique
de l’Outaouais, les Ottawa Recitalists (duo qu’il a formé avec le ténor Denis Boudreault)
et autres interprètes canadiens importants. Il détient des diplômes de l’Université de
Montréal, de l’Université d’Ottawa et de l’université Cornell. Frédéric enseigne le piano et
la composition à l’université d’Ottawa et travaille régulièrement au Centre National des
Arts.
Tony Leong (Senor Strings, String Ensembles)
Dr. Tony Nam-Hai Leong completed his PhD at the University
of Toronto in addition to a Master’s degree in Computer
Applications. Dr. Leong’s research areas include string
education, technology, adolescents and community music.
His publications include the Canadian and Ontario Music
Educators’ Association Journals, as well as presentations of
his research both at the international and provincial levels.
Dr. Leong has guest lectured courses at the undergraduate
and graduate levels at the University of Toronto, York
University, and the University of Western Ontario, as well as
having given presentations across Canada and the USA on
the topics of string education and technology in the music
classroom. He is currently a Conn-Selmer Educational
Clinician; MusicFest Canada’s Chairman of the Orchestra/Strings Division; Past-President
of the Ontario Music Educators’ Association’s board of directors; Treasurer for the
28Canadian Music Educators’ Association; co-founding member of the Ontario Strings
Association; conductor and lecturer with the University of Toronto Scarborough String
Orchestra; an instructor at Queen’s University; Head of the Performing Arts Program
at Sir Oliver Mowat C.I.; and has been a past member on the Board of Directors of the
Coalition for Music Education in Canada.
Lance Ouellette (Junior/Intermediate Strings)
Lance Ouellette has been a featured soloist, chamber player,
and orchestral musician across Canada sharing his love
for music with audiences for over twenty years. He has
worked for film, radio, and television studios in a variety of
productions for organizations such as the CBC, NPR, and
Showtime.
Currently Lance holds the position of Associate
Concertmaster the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony Orchestra
and the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as the
Concertmaster position for the Spiritus Ensemble.
As an educator, Lance teaches violin for the University
of Waterloo and has a keen interest in giving private
violin lessons using the online teaching method. He has
collaborated with the National Academy Orchestra of Canada
and the National Youth Orchestra of Canada as a mentor and
masterclass clinician.
Having won top awards in both the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals and the
Canadian Music Competition, Lance now serves as an adjudicator for both organizations
travelling across the nation passing on the yearly tradition.
Aside from classical music, Lance enjoys utilizing a variety of technology to find new
ways to express the joy of music. By utilizing the electric violin, effect pedals, and a
variety of synthesizers and software, the range of possibilities is continually expanding.
Joey Roy (Guitar)
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, ON, Joseph
(Joey) Roy earned his HBmus from Lakehead
University where he studied classical guitar
with Sean Mundy. He received his MusM from
the University of Toronto under the guidance
of Jeffrey McFadden, simultaneously earning a
performers ARCT from the Royal Conservatory
of Music. Joey has participated in many
masterclasses for renouned guitarists and artists
such as John Holmquist, Ricardo Cobo, Jorge
Morel, Manuel Barrueco and Benjamin Zander.
Since 2002, Joey has been a Sessional Lecturer
at Lakehead University teaching classical guitar,
Guitar Literature, and Music Theory. He has also
taught Form and Analysis, small ensembles, World Music and Popular World Music. Joey
also maintains a thriving private studio.
29Krisztina Szabó (Senior Voice)
Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó
is highly sought after in both North America and
Europe as an artist of supreme musicianship and
stagecraft, and has become known for her promotion
and performance of contemporary Canadian works.
Opera Canada declared her to be an “exceptional
talent” and Schmopera Opera Blog wrote that “her
instrument is one-of-a-kind and she has cemented
herself as a darling of Canadian experimental music
and opera…her sensibility and sensitivity to the
material is truly inspiring”. In her hometown of
Toronto, Canada, she has been nominated twice for
a Dora Award for Outstanding Female Performance.
Krisztina Szabó was a member of Voice Faculty at the
University of Toronto for 6 years and was recently
appointed Assistant Professor of Voice and Opera at
the University of British Columbia School of Music.
Mike Tremblay, Woodwinds
Mike Tremblay is a Canadian saxophonist and
woodwind specialist with more than 35 years
experience. He is an Associate Performance
Faculty member and Contract Instructor
at Carleton University where he teaches
saxophone, jazz improvisation, ensembles, and
is theca-founder and Director Director of their
annual Jazz Camp. He frequently preforms
with many ensembles including the National
Arts Centre Orchestra, Ottawa Jazz Orchestra
and several theatre companies. Mike’s latest
recording “Apple Face” was recorded with co-
leader Mark Ferguson and Canadian jazz icons
Dave Young and Terry Clark. Mike is well known
for his masterclasses, and he adjudicates for Musicfest (regionals and nationals), and the
Kiwanis Music Festival.
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