Kindersley and District Music Festival

The Kindersley and District Music Festival committee was very pleased to be able to hold the first week of our yearly Festival from March 15-18, 2021 at the Norman Richie Community Center in Kindersley.

Beginning on Monday, musicians were able to perform live for their adjudicators. Vocalists and Speech Arts entrants took to the stage behind specially built screens to showcase their talents in solos, musical theatre, and the art of dramatically reciting poetry. Though we were unable to welcome a live audience this year, these young musicians put on a great show for the volunteers and staff who were there to make things run smoothly.

Wednesday and Thursday saw many skilled pianists on our stage, from those who are only just beginning their musical journey to those who are hoping to pursue degrees in music at a university level. Again, our volunteers helped maintain Covid-19 protocols and provided an appreciative audience for the students as they performed.

Though Festival looks different this year, we are very pleased that the number of entries remained fairly consistent with previous years. Following is the list of our scholarship awards and their winners for the 2021 Vocal, Speech Arts and Piano classes:

VOCAL, MUSICAL THEATRE, SPEECH ARTS
Tena Keslick Memorial - $50.00: Rielle Longtin
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Trinity Long
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Jordyn Gilmour
Kindersley District Music Festival - $100.00: Charity Klassen
Kindersley District Music Festival - Speech Arts -$50.00: Dominic Bosch
Kindersley District Music Festival - Musical Theatre - $50.00: Macy Boisjoli
Kindersley District Music Festival - Musical Theatre $100.00: Jordyn Gilmour

SENIOR PIANO – 13 and over
Kindersley District Music Festival - $100.00: Charity Klassen
Herb & Helen Strutt Musical Excellence Award - $100.00 & Medallion: Ronan Paulhus
Wallis Memorial - $150.00: Alexandra Summach
Grace Delday Memorial Award for Outstanding Musicianship in Piano - $250.00: Ronan Paulhus

JUNIOR PIANO -12 & under
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Sadie Coles
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Emerson Summach
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Lily Hennig
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Silas Ralph
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Addie Bews
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Ella Bews
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Leif Bews
Kindersley District Music Festival - $50.00: Nate Julseth
Kindersley District Music Festival Piano Duet - $50.00: Kensie & Kayle Cowan
Kindersley District Music Festival Baroque Award - $50.00: Kaylee Cowan
Kindersley District Music Festival Canadian Music - $50.00: Kensie Cowan
Kindersley District Music Festival Adjudicator’s Choice - $75.00: Kiersten DeConinck Smith

We are also very proud to be able to send 6 individuals to the Provincial Music Festival competition in 13 various disciplines.

Charity Klassen

• Intermediate Musical Theatre Ballad

• Intermediate Musical Theatre Up-Tempo

• Intermediate Folk Song/Ballad

Nate Julset

• Elementary Piano

Alexandra Summach

• Intermediate Piano Recital

• Intermediate Piano 20th, 21st Century/Canadian

Ronan Paulhus

• Senior Piano French Music

• Senior Piano Beethoven

• Senior Piano 20th, 21st Century/Canadian

• Senior Piano Chopin

Angela Bosch

• Elementary Speech Arts

Rielle Longtin

• Elementary Vocal

The second week of Music Festival will see percussionists and band instrumentalists perform on April 26 and 27. We look forward to these young musicians having the opportunity to perform.

We wish to thank and congratulate all our participants, applaud all our winners, and wish those moving on to Provincials all the best. We are very proud of the quality of music our small community produces year after year, and wish to acknowledge the teachers and parents of these students for the support they provide. They, and we, couldn’t do it without you. Thanks, too, to our sponsors, both corporate and private, that help to fund our Festival.

Do you want to know more? We are looking for people to join the Kindersley & District Music Festival committee. If you are interested, please contact one of our members, or join our AGM on Zoom, May 10 at 7:30 pm. Check our Facebook page or contact a member for the Zoom link.

Photo:

Front Row (l-r) Calla McLean, Clayton Braybrook
Back Row (l-r) Hannah Townsend (videographer), Cheryl Glass, Sharleen Gilmour, Deborah Klassen, Helen Barclay