Kindersley & District Music Festival 2022
Between March 15 and March 21, the Kindersley and District Music Festival Committee was proud to host our 59th Music Festival. With 70 participants learning under 16 teachers from several surrounding communities, our Festival went full tilt for 4 very full days. The audience for this year’s Festival was treated to performances in speech art, vocal solos, musical theatre, stringed instruments, band instruments, percussion instruments and a wide range of piano solos and duets. Adjudicator Tannis Hofer came from Manitoba to give our students helpful critique and demonstrations in voice and piano at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre, while Dawn McLean Belyk from Saskatoon served as adjudicator for our strings, percussion, and band instrument performers at St. Paul’s United Church.
A quality live event such as Music Festival takes many hands to make it successful. The Committee is very grateful to our sponsors and donors who gave financial support, as well to the volunteers who gave their time and talents to make everything run smoothly. The Committee wishes to invite anyone interested in helping out, or learning more about what they do, to the Annual General Meeting, which will be held at the Norman Ritchie Community Centre on April 25 at 7:30 pm.
Congratulations to all the participants, teachers, and accompanists for their performances, and especially to the winners of this year’s awards.
Vocal, Speech Arts and Musical Theatre:
Keslick Memorial Award Trinity Long
KDMF vocal award - promising Canadian song Jordyn Gilmour
KDMF vocal award - promising Sacred song Sierra Gardiner
KDMF vocal award - promising Folk song Amara Zimmer
KDMF Speech Arts award Kaylee Cowan
KDMF Musical Theatre Award Macy Boisjoli
KDMF Musical Theatre Award Jordyn Gilmour
KDMF Vocal Award Rielle Longtin
Strings/Guitar/Instrumental:
Kindersley Band Parents’ Association Kensie Cowan
Kindersley Band Parents’ Association Kaitlyn Herner
Kindersley Masonic Lodge Award (An Excellent Senior Performance) Dylan Ahrens
Percussion:
Donald H. Barclay Memorial Percussion Award David Sabin
Kindersley Band Parents’ Association Sam Coles
Jim Gardner Memorial Award Maggie Schwartz
Jr. Piano: 12 & under
KDMF Award Brynlee Weins
KDMF Award Sam Coles
KDMF Award Claire Strutt
KDMF Award Jayla Peardon
KDMF Award Everett Herbert
KDMF Award Silas Ralph
Vold’s Collision Ltd. Sadie Coles
KDMF Piano Duet Award Kasen & Kristina Lothammer
KDMF Baroque Music Award Kensie Cowan
KDMF Canadian Music Award Kensie Cowan
Barbour Music Appreciation Award & medallion Lief Bews
Lela’s Music Centre Scholarship Sage Gilroy
Yvette Golightly Memorial Award Kaylee Cowan
KDMF scholarship Maui Alexis Constantino
Edge Realty Ltd. Scholarship Kensie Cowan
Sr. Piano: 13 & over
Wallis Scholarship Trinity Long
Herb & Helen Strutt Musical Excellence Award Dylan Gassner
Grace Delday Memorial Award for Outstanding Musicianship in Piano Alexandra Summach
Oriana Gonzalez as Pinnochio singing “I’ve Got No Strings”
David Sabin is one of the percussionist award winners.
