Part two of Kindersley and District Music Festival
The Kindersley and District Music Festival committee was happy to be able to hold the second part of our annual Festival from April 26-27, 2021 at the Kindersley Alliance Church. Though there were some last minute accommodations that needed to be made due to changes in Covid restrictions, our committee was very pleased to be able to host a live performance and adjudication Festival.
Beginning on Monday morning, several talented string, woodwind and brass musicians took to the stage, while Tuesday brought many skilled percussionists, performing for the volunteers and staff who were there to help make things run smoothly. The adjudicator, Gene Aulinger, a former band teacher in Kindersley, remarked several times on the superior caliber of our young musicians.
Following is the list of our scholarship awards and their winners for the 2021 Strings, Brass, Woodwind and Percussion classes. As always, we were delighted to have so much local sponsorship for our adjudicator to award to our students.
STRINGS, BRASS & WOODWINDS
Kindersley & District Arts Council (Strings) - $50.00 - Trinity Long
Knights of Columbus - $25.00 - Kailey Herner
Westcliffe Band Parents’ Association - $50.00 - Tia Townsend
Westcliffe Band Parents’ Association - $50.00 - Evan Pelletier
Beryl Near Jr Award (Intermediate Brass) - $50.00 - Addisyn Connolly
Longhorn Oil & Gas - $50.00 - Rachel Krogstad
Royal Canadian Legion - $50.00 - Evan Pelletier
Kindersley & District Arts Council - $50.00 - Chelsea Martin
Holland’s Hot Oiling - $50.00 - Tia Townsend
Holland’s Hot Oiling - $50.00 - Rachel Krogstad
St Joseph Catholic Women’s League - $50.00 - Kaitlyn Herner
Dancin Oilfild Services - $50.00 - Gracie Rawson
KCS Band Parents’ Association - $75.00 - Angela Bosch
KCS Band Parents’ Association (A Promising Woodwind) - $75.00 - Kailey Herner
Isabel Appleby Memorial (Promising Flute performance) - $100.00 - Rachel Krogstad
Precision Instrumentation - $100.00 - Trinity Long
Eatonia Band Association - $100.00 - Dylan Ahrens
TD Canada Trust - $100.00 - Evan Pelletier
Kindersley Masonic Lodge Award (Excellent Sr) - $200.00 - Chelsea Martin
PERCUSSION
Rotary Club of Kindersley (Promising Mallet Solo) - $25.00 - Moira Padberg
Rotary Club of Kindersley (Promising Multiple Percussion) - $25.00 - Maggie Schwartz
Donald H Barclay Memorial Percussion Award (Under 12) - $50.00 - Carter Torry
Westcliffe Band Parents’ Association - $50.00 - Sam Coles
KCS Band Parents’ Association - $75.00 - Moira Padberg
Jim Gardner Memorial Award - $100.00 - Maggie Schwartz
We are also very proud to be able to send 3 individuals to the Provincial Music Festival competition.
Chelsea Martin - Intermediate Woodwind
Evan Pelletier - Intermediate Brass
Rachel Krogstad - Intermediate Woodwind
Again, the Festival committee wishes to thank and congratulate all our participants and their teachers and families for all their hard work through the year in order to compete at such a high level. We applaud all our winners, and wish those moving on to Provincials all the best. The quality of music our small community produces year after year has been commented on by all of our adjudicators, and we are very proud!
(L-R): Laura Ewson, Dylan Ahrens, Tia Townsend, Evan Pelletier, Kailey Herner, Chelsea Martin, Rachel Krogstad, Steve Mealey.
(L-R): Sam Coles, Carter Torry, Maggie Schwartz, Moira Padberg, Helen Barclay-Rosher.