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Scholarship Winners 2011

The Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival is proud to announce the winners of our Festival’s scholarships for 2011, as chosen by this year’s distinguished adjudicators.  THIS SITE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED.

We are indebted to many generous Donors whose continuing support allows us to reward the excellence exhibited by the participating groups and individuals.

Scholarship Categories

Clicking on any of the following categories will bring you to the beginning of that list.

 

Special Scholarships

Paul Bourret 100th Anniversary Scholarship - $1000

Presenter: Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival

ReciCantilon Junior Chamber Choir

Ron Blades Memorial Violin Scholarship - $200

Presenter: Faye Blades

Recipient- Holly Christiani

Ranald and Vera Shean Sonata Scholarship - $750.00
Presenter:Shean Trust
Recipients: Elliot Kam/Mengya Zhou duo

Vera Shean 100th Anniversary Scholarship- $1000

Tong Wang

Dr. Anne Burrows Foundation Schubert Scholarship - $500
Presenter: Dr. Anne Burrows Foundation
Recipient- Elliot Kam

Pamela Farmer Lieder Scholarship- $300.00

Paton/Chung

Pamela Farmer Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Pamela Farmer
Recipient- Gabrielle Despres

Lesaunier Piano Scholarship Class - $300
Presenter: Lesaunier Trust
Recipient: Tong Wang

Harry Farmer Piano Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Pamela Farmer
Recipient: Tong Wang

Vera Shean Memorial Piano Scholarship - $300
Presenters: Paul & Dilys Bourret
Recipient: Elliott Kam

Marek Jablonski Endowment Piano Scholarship - $250
Presenter: Marek Jablonski Endowment Board
Recipient: David Fraser

Dr. Ernesto B. Lejano Piano Scholarship - $150
Presenters: The Friends of Ernesto Lejano
Recipient:Candace Chu

Richard Cook Chopin Piano Scholarship- $200.00

Presenter- Richard Cook
Recipient: Louisa Lu

Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society
Recipient: Jasmine Wang

Dorothy Buckley Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Dorothy Buckley
Recipient: Jasmine Wang

Nadine Thiru-Chevam Scholarship- $200.00

Presenter- Brenda Thiru-Chelvam

Recipient- Jane Mulan Xia

Paul Bourret String Scholarship- $200.00

Katherine Wang

Ronald J. Schafer Guitar Scholarship - $400
Presenter: Phyllis Schafer
Recipient- Christi Li

Alfred Erlam Memorial Guitar Scholarship - $200

Presenter-Mrs. Faye Blades

Recipient: Ben Williams

Winspear Foundation Vocal Scholarship - $300
Presenter: The Edmonton Community Foundation
Recipient: Daniel Thielmann

Bedford Vocal Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Heather Bedford-Clooney
Recipient: Kirsten Robertson

Wallbank Vocal Scholarship - $150
Presenters: Viola M. Wallbank
Recipient: Ella Zenari

North Central Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Scholarship - $200
Presenter: National Association of Teachers of Singing
Recipient: Maria Teresa Baclig

Investors Group Edmonton Musical Theatre Scholarship Class
1st Place: $1000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $300
Presenter: Investors Group Edmonton
Recipients: 1st Place: Samantha Hill, 2nd Place: Aly Yusuf, 3rd Place: Paula Laroche Humby

Eileen Turner Musical Theatre Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Madge McCready
Recipient: Alexandra MacKenzie

Sandra Leah-Page Memorial Scholarship- $200.00

Presenter- Marc and Anne Page

Recipient- Ashley Sacha

Denise Lavigne Musical Theatre Scholarship - $300
Presenters: Mr. & Mrs. V. Lavigne
Recipient: Ceris Backstrom

E.B. “Mac” McKitrick Memorial Speech Scholarship
1st Place: $300, 2nd Place: $200
Presenter: Kiwanis Club of Edmonton, Oil Capital
Recipients: 1st Place: Khadija Farooq

Tegler Speech Scholarship
1st Place: $200, 2nd Place: $100
Presenter: Robert Tegler Trust
Recipients: 1st Place: Abdullah Farooq, 2nd Place: Hillary Warden

Pamela Farmer Woodwind Scholarship - $300.00
Presenter: Pamela Farmer
Recipient: Jolene Wong

Michael (Mickey) Awid Voice Scholarship-200.00

Presenter- Mrs. Awid-Caskey

Recipient- Aanchel Gupta

Mike Yakubiec Band Scholarship- 200.00

Presenter- Claire Erlam

Recipient- Ottewell Gr. 8 Band

 

The following people were general  scholarship winners in the 2011 Music Festival.  Congratulations to each of you.

 Band and Brass Scholarships:

St. Mary Junior High Band

Ottewell Grade 8 Band

Allendale Junior High Band

Edmonton Catholic High School All City Band

Molly Wreakes, Genevieve DeCaen, Kimberley Rebel, Jack Erdmann.

Donors- Edmonton Kiwanis  Festival, Claire Erlam, Edmonton Catholic School District, Women's Canadian Club, Edmonton Kiwanis  Oil Capital Club, Dr. Hedley Barlow, Dr. Frederick Li.

    


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Choir Scholarships

Cantilon Chamber Choir, Archbishop Jordan Treble Choir, Kokopelli ,Cantilon Junior Camber Choir,  Young Columbian Choir, Grandview Heights School, Archbishop Jordan Ensemble, Suzuki Charter School.

Donors- Allard Foundation, Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton, Joanne Ingram Memorial Award ( Eileen Orysiuk), Gerry and Jean Staring, Tegler Foundation, Pearl Yakubiec Memorial Award (Claire Erlam),Pearl Yakubiec Memorial Award (Claire Erlam) Women's Canadian Club.

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Creative Music Scholarships

Katie Forbes

Jacob Ridgway

Donors- Joyce Oliver Memorial Award (ARMTA)

EKMF

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Digital Piano Scholarships

Paula Daza/Christopher Lee, Catherine Bliemel, Christopher Lee, Amannda Cao, Isabel Schuppli,

Jillian Yee, Jordan Cao, Demetrius Kuc, Vung/Yee Duo,Quartet (Mah, Bliemel, Cao, Schuppli), Lin Dieppe Luu

Donor- Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarships ( Bonnie Mounsef), Steven Couldridge

 

 

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Group Piano Scholarships

 

 

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Guitar Scholarships

Rowan Hanf, Joshua Choi, Travis Luckert, Eric Meier, Sebastian Robles,Benjamin Williams, Erica Jean Cawagas, Forbes Duo

Donors- Rhonda Anderson, Mark Hemmes, South Edmonton Kiwanis Club, Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, Mary Masson, Gerry and Jean Staring, Allard Foundation, Alberta Milk.

 

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Handbell Scholarships

 

Donors- Guild of English Handbells.

 

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Harp Scholarships

Samantha Spurrier, Jia Jia Yong

Donors-E.B (Ted) Allan, Alex and Marion Rattray.

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Musical Theatre Scholarships

Rachel Petit, Chloe Burns/Ruth Maidens, Karly Polkosnik, Ksenia Gorrbatenko, Caitlyn Chyezij, Alysha Field, Michael Sky, Amy Colling, Kelsey Brown, Mallory Chipma, Ceris Backstrom, Terezia Mizerova, Karina Cox, Emily Levine, Juliette Eshleman, Sarah Brackett, Tammy Ng, Ora Burns, Rachel Brackett, Ella Zenari, Kelsey Brown, Cassandra Paterson, Erin Orris, Jenny Cha, Becca Barrington, Elizabeth Nolet, Eva Kempa, Karin Thomas, Matthew McGreer, Antonia Johnson

Donors- Investors', Esther Ondrack, EKMF, Winston and Pauline Edwards, RBC, Dilys Bourret, Rhonda Anderson, ARMTA, Bob and Joyce Choate, Gerry and Jean Staring, Claire Erlam, South Edmonton Kiwanis Club, Allard Foundation, Tegler Foundation,

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Orchestra Scholarships

EPSB Singing Strings

Donors- Allard Foundation, Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival.

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Orff Scholarships

King Edward School, Afton School, St.Teresa Elementary School, Rutherford Elementary School.

Donors- Music for Children, Alberta Chapter, Carl Orff Canada

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Piano Plan I Scholarships

Louisa Lu, Jenny Li, Michelle Gao, Kevin Li, Jonathan Martins, Andrea Young, Allan Zhang, Jane Mulan Xia, Ryan Jacques, Megan Lange, Savina Banh, Catherine Ma, Joyce TaSin Sze Au Tang, Taehoon Lee, Carmen Ying, Claudia Wang, Jessica Ma,Howand Yan, Davina Kam, Gabrielle Despres, Jamil Kassam, Alex Wong, Audrey Axten, Samuel Yang, Rachel To, Candace Chu, Kevin Lin, Tiffanie Tse, Andy Wong, Lucy Cheng, Holly Kroeker, Krystian Sekowski, Rachel Jeong, Da-Young Yoon, Peter Krejcar, Tong Wang.

Donors- Laurence F. Bayzand Memorial (Barbara Chornorwol), Isabelle Vandermuhill and Jonathan Choy, Adian Chornowol Memoriall Award (Walter and Barbara Chornowol), Eleanor Young, Dorothy Buckley, Allard Foundation , Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, Hydrogeological Consultants, Brenda Thiru-Chelvam, Winston and  Pauline Edwards, Brenda Chelvam,, Women's Canadian Club, Robert and Joyce Choate, Alberta Milk, Dr. Frederick Li, South Edmonton Kiwanis  Club, Canadian Western Bank, Ed MacMillan, ARMTA, Jean and Gerry Staring.

 

 

 

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Piano Plan II Scholarships

Lindsay Nelson, Rachel Brackett, Jarvis yu, Zhong Yang, Zahori Zapata, Sherry Gu, Jenna Latifi, Lauren McNicoll, Ava Bashir, Sarah Brackett, Sarah Spasiuk, Ella Milne, Khoi Pham, Jack Barnes, Sarah Brackett, Tehzeeb Sayed, Sabina Fessbender, Andrea Pajkic,Jose Suarez, Zachary Feng, Andy Chhay, Alexandra Dupree, Minho Kim, Claire Thomas, Madelyn Kong, Katie and Virginia Reed, Jordan Ladd, Cameron Klatt, Hannah Yang, Takaaki Landry, Donna Yang, Sarah Noga, Nikki Chan, Jason Wong, Catherine Deschenes, Matthew Sabo, Ora Burns, Amanda Andrishak, Kevin Duong, Julia Jones,Raymond Vuong, Laure Jones, Lauren Carter, Margaret Law, Justina Wong.

Donors-- Ed McMillan, ARMTA, Gay Schmaus, Canadian Western Bank, Jean and  Gerry Staring, Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton, Robert and Joyce Choate, Tegler Foundation, EKMF, Jonathan Choi and Elizabeth Vandermuhll, Roger Thompson, Allard Foundation, Lyle Ward, Winston and Pauline Edwards, Dorothy Buckley, Women's Canadian Club, MMM Group, Esther Ondrack, Barbara Chornowol, Margaret Hiller, RBC, Alberta Milk, George Cooper Memorial Scholarship ( Alex and Marion Rattray), Jablonski Foundation.

 

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Speech Scholarships

Sauleha Farooq, Carter Snethun, Amin Siddiqui, Jade Robinson, Nigel Warden, Jasmine Wong, Brayden Choi, Abdullah Farooq, Iman Siddiqui, Zafir Rawji, Lydia Woo,Kirtan Dhunnoo, Aiden Raff, Georgia Snethun, Helen Shum, Salmann Khan, Khadija Farooq, Amanda Lam, Sarah and Hannah Fong, Jenna Purnell, Ayisha Mitha, Darien Lee, Beatrice Yip, Gary Shum, Gabriel Shum, Imaan Jeraj, Rachelle Lee, Katrusia Lahola, Ariella Raff, Stephanie Warden

Donors- Canadian Western Bank, Alberta Milk, Allard Foundation, South Edmonton Kiwanis Club, Margaret Hiller, Robert and Joyce Choate, Speech Studio, Winston and Pauline Edwards, Alex and Marion Rattray, MMM, Jean and Gerry Staring, Ed McMillan, RBC, Esther Ondrack, Women's Canadian Club, EKMF

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String Plan I and II and String Ensemble Scholarships

Isis Tse, Adam Caulfield, Tess Crowther, Jonah Hansen, Emily Matejko, Anna Schultz, Esther Yao, Rafael Piesiur, Genevieve deCaen, Julia Zalkovic, Katherine Wang, Maya Budzinski, Maria Martine Baclig, Yu Huai Chai, MacKenzie Ho, Jack Forestier, Isabelle Wachowicz, Anna Choi, Victoria Bass Year 6, DS MacKenzie Year 2,.

Donors- Tegler Foundation , Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, Allard Foundation, IBI Group, Womans' Canadian Club, Alberta Milk, Ed MacMillan, Faye Blades, Jonathan Choy and Isabelle Vandermuhll, Dr. Frederick Li, Gerry and Jean Staring, Robert and Joyce Choate, South Edmonton Kiwanis Club, Tara Chornowol Memorial (Walter and Barbara Chornowol), IODE Sir Wilfrid Laurier Chapter, Alan and Alice Bell, E.B. (Ted) Allan, Alex and Marion Rattray.

 

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Vocal Scholarships

Monika Dyjak, Joseph Lara, Angela Bittman, Abigail Young, Shyla Fontana, Maaya Narayanan, Dancia Purnell, Ceris Backstrom, Karina Cox, Jenny Cha, Kent Sutherland, Rachel Brackett, Kaitlyn Kyle,Sarah Brackett, Ryley Tennant, Maria Teresa Baclig, Liam  Ross, Elizabeth Janzen, Julie Sellin, Erika Berg, Aanchel Gupta, Sonia Campbell, Ora Burns, Mairi Irene McCormack, Krista Paton, Bree Horton, Kendell Nesdole,Daniel Thielmann, Kara Marcinkoski, Cristina Weiheimer, Marissa Turner,  Mary Beth Ault,Susan Henley, Tim Lo,  Nansee Hughes, Kirsten Robertson,Brittney Jette,

Donors- Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, Allard Foundation, Dorothy Buckley, Alberta Milk, George Cooper Memorial Award (Alex and Marion Rattray), St. David's Welsh Society, Gerry and Jean Staring, Kiwanis Club of south Edmonton, Gay Hahn-Schmaus, Erika Larsen Linder Memorial Scholarship (Pat Larsen), Glyn Williams Memorial Scholarship (Betty-Mae Williams), Mary Masson, Jean and Norm Lawrence, ARMTA, Margaret Hiller, Tegler Foundation, Women's Canadian Club, A.T. McCall Award (Rhonda Anderson) ,Ann and Darry Harrison, Dr Frederick Li, Roger Thompson.

 

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Woodwind Scholarships

Chiara Concini, Jacob Ridgeway, Melissa Harrison, Aleksander Lindskoog, Jacob Struzik, Silverwinds Flute Ensemble, Juliana Concini

Donors- Alexander Darrell Memorial Scholarship (Sandi Darrell), Alberta Milk, Edmonton Kiwanis Oil Capital, Dr. Frederick Li, Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, Allard Foundation, Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton.