2007
HOWE SOUND MUSIC FESTIVAL
HI-LITES CONCERT / AWARDS GALA
APRIL 15, 2007
St. John’s Anglican Church
Sunday April 15 was a true celebration of success for participants performing at the 7th Annual Howe Sound Music Festival Hi-lites Concert. St. John’s Anglican Church in Squamish was full of family and friends hearing over 50 piano and vocal students from Squamish, Whistler & Pemberton. The concert began with a Mass Choir consisting of singers from Coastal Sound Adult Community Choir of Vancouver, Sea To Sky Singers, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church & United Churh Choir under the direction of adjudicator Janet Warren and accompanied by Festival Executive Director Colleen Koop. This concert featured students who received a Gold in their performance throughout the festival which took place April 10 – 15th in Squamish & Whistler.
The audience was treated to a special performance by piano adjudicator Michael Oike of Winnipeg Manitoba and vocalist Janet Warren of North Vancouver. Along with performing, their most difficult task for the evening was to listen to the gold performances one last time and award medals.
Piano Medal Awards
Beginner – Sonja Bruun (S)
Level One - Sarah Bowers (S)
Level Two – Arnel Egido (W)
Level Three – Ryan Gilbert (S)
Level Four – Alex McEachran (S)
Level Five – Hannah Rizun (S)
Level Six – Ben Hughes (S)
Level Seven – Alex Toews (S)
Level Eight – Nina Harvey (S)
Level Nine – Kayli Wilkinson (S)
Level Ten – Elizabeth Neudorf (S)
Piano Duets - Dylan Girard & Charles Wetaski (W), Alex McEachran & Hannah Rizun (S),
Joy Keeler & Helena Neudorf (S)
Vocal Medal Awards
12 Years & Under – Emma Wong (S)
14 Years & Under – Emma Pedersen (S)
18 Years & Under – Karla Carreras (S)
Musical Theatre - Emma Pedersen (S), Karla Carreras (S)
Lauren Bent (S), Alicia Longstaff (W), Sophia Seidler (W), Martha Cohn (S), Sarah Van Mook (P), Sarah Bowers (S), Julianna Bourjeaurd (W), Caitlyn Goss (W), Oliver Rizun (S), Jennifer King (S), Jessica Girard (W), Ashley Ganske (S), Ashley Schultheiss(S), David Thomson (S), Daniel Hennigar (S) , Emma Chadsey (P), James Mossman (W), Akiko Clarke (S), Jamie Kim (S), Jesse Melamed (W), Meghan Devlin (S), Riva Fisher (P), Kate Kim (S), Teira Andreeff (S), Riley Romano (S), Tyrone Christenson (W) Savanna Ellott (W), Sierra Farr (W), Ramona Seidler (W), Charles Wetaski (W), Meghan Devlin (S), Daniel Hennigar (S), Emily Trann (S), Hannah Van Mook (P), Joy Keeler (S), Helena Neudorf (S), Allyn Pringle (W), Marnie Jarvis (S)
Howe Sound Music Festival would like to acknowledge the following Donors for their kind donation towards our Scholarship program which provides additional opportunities for students in their musical studies.
Heidi MacPherson (W), Chris & Laura Wetaski (W), Girard Family (W), Ali Milner (W), Joanne Heppner (W), Ulrich McCrum (S), Carol Grolman (S), Veronica McPHee (S), Clarence & Verna Olaffson (S), Julie Murakami (S), Colleen Koop (S)
Scholarship Receipients:
Vocal – Karla Carreras (S), Emma Pedersen (S)
Piano – Arnel Egido (W), Jesse Melamed (W), Charles Wetaski (W), Dylan Girard (W), Alex McEAchran (S), Hannah Rizun (S), Alex Toews (S), Joy Keeler (S),
Helena Neudorf (S)
The Festival would like to acknowledge the following businesses for their contribution towards the festival:
Ciao-Thyme Bistro, Whistler Community Arts Council, Chef Big D’s, Pepe & Gringo’s, Starbucks Squamish Station Mall, Meadowbrooke B & B
Thank you to the following volunteers:
Squamish: Catharine Adams, Andrea Beaubien, Ev Carson, Paula Donville, Marcie Gaukrodger, Shannon Grantham, Carolyn Grass, Carol Grolman, Dan Jarvis, Sheron Johnson, Donna Krawchuk, Brian Marchant, Kris Miles, Tamsin Miller, Karen Moodie, Grace Neudorf, Muriel Shephard, Tracy Stuchbery, Jane Walker
Whistler/Pemberton: Marisa Collins, Karen Farr, Gina Girard, Alison Hunter,
Darel Lee, Heidi MacPherson, Laura Wetaski.
Provincial Nominees:
Vocal – Emma Pedersen
Piano – Helena Neudorf, Alex Toews, Elizabeth Neudorf
Howe Sound Music Festival is proud to present this festival throughout the
Howe Sound Corridor –
produced by Howe Sound Performing Arts Association of Squamish.
www.howesoundarts.org