Scholarship Winners 2009
The Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival is proud to announce the winners of our Festival’s scholarships for 2009, as chosen by this year’s distinguished adjudicators.
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-THIS PAGE IS CURRENTLY BEING UPDATED.
Clicking on any of the following categories will bring you to the beginning of that list.
- Specials
- Musical Theatre
- Accordion
- Orchestra
- Bands
- Orff
- Brass
- Piano Plan I
- Choirs
- Piano Plan II
- Creative Music
- School Choral
- Digital Piano
- Speech
- Group Piano
- String Chamber Ensembles
- String Plan I
- String Plan II
- Guitar
- Vocal
- Handbells
- Vocal - Movie/TV/Pop
- Harp
- Woodwind
Special Scholarships
Paul Bourret 100th Anniversary Scholarship - $1000
Presenter: Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival
Recipie Cantilon Chamber Choir
Cora Molstad 100th Anniversary Instrumental Scholarship - $1000
Presenter: Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival
Recipient- Joanna Lee
Ranald and Vera Shean Sonata Scholarship - $1000 ($500 ea.)
Presenter: Paul Bourret
Recipients: Yong Lee Duo
Vera Shean 100th Anniversary Scholarship- $1000
Rachel Jeong
Dr. Anne Burrows Foundation Schubert Scholarship - $500
Presenter: Dr. Anne Burrows Foundation
Recipient:Camille Holland
Pamela Farmer Lieder Scholarship- $300.00
Tasha Speck/Talesa Mandin
Pamela Farmer Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Pamela Farmer
Recipient: Jasmine Wang
Lesaunier Piano Scholarship Class - $300
Presenter: Lesaunier Trust
Recipient: Rachel Jeong
Harry Farmer Piano Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Pamela Farmer
Recipient:Julie Sackey
Vera Shean Memorial Piano Scholarship - $300
Presenters: Paul & Dilys Bourret
Recipient: Michelle Schamehorn
Marek Jablonski Endowment Piano Scholarship - $250
Presenter: Marek Jablonski Endowment Board
Recipient: Jack Olszewski
Dr. Ernesto B. Lejano Piano Scholarship - $300
Presenters: The Friends of Ernesto Lejano
Recipient: Rachel Jeong
Dr. Anne Burrows Chopin Piano Scholarship- $200.00
Presenter- Kiwanis Music Festival
Recipient: Tong Wang
Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Alberta Ukrainian Commemorative Society
Recipient: Victoria Yu
Dorothy Buckley Piano Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Dorothy Buckley
Recipient:Elliot Kam
Canadian Music Competition Piano Scholarship - $1000
Presenter: Canadian Music Competition Central Alberta Committee
Recipient: Rachel Jeong
Stephen Mandel String Scholarship- $200.00
Mengya Zhou
Ronald J. Schafer Guitar Scholarship - $400
Presenter: Phyllis Schafer
Recipient- Trevor Cooper
Molstad Instrumental Scholarship - $200
Presenter: Cora Molstad
Recipient: Silas Friesen
Winspear Foundation Vocal Scholarship - $300
Presenter: The Edmonton Community Foundation
Recipient: Daniel Thielman
Bedford Vocal Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Heather Bedford-Clooney
Recipient: Camille Holland
Wallbank Vocal Scholarship - $150
Presenters: Viola M. Wallbank
Recipient: Julia Vos
North Central Chapter of the National Association of Teachers of Singing Scholarship - $200
Presenter: National Association of Teachers of Singing
Recipient: Krista Paton
Investors Group Edmonton Musical Theatre Scholarship Class
1st Place: $1000, 2nd Place: $500, 3rd Place: $300
Presenter: Investors Group Edmonton
Recipients: 1st Place: Joel Crichton, 2nd Place: Cayley Thomas-Haug, 3rd Place: Peter Fernandes
Eileen Turner Musical Theatre Scholarship - $300
Presenter: Madge McCready
Recipient: Sean Sonego
Sandra Leah-Page Memorial Scholarship- $200.00
Presenter- Marc and Anne Page
Recipient- Aly Yusef
Denise Lavigne Musical Theatre Scholarship - $300
Presenters: Mr. & Mrs. V. Lavigne
Recipient:Matthew McGreer
E.B. “Mac” McKitrick Memorial Speech Scholarship
1st Place: $300, 2nd Place: $200
Presenter: Kiwanis Club of Edmonton, Oil Capital
Recipients: 1st Place: Jessica Kim, 2nd Place: Jenna Horwitz
Tegler Speech Scholarship
1st Place: $200, 2nd Place: $100
Presenter: Robert Tegler Trust
Recipients: 1st Place: Ariella Raff, 2nd Place: Khadija Farooq
Mike Yakubiec Memorial Scholarship - $125
Presenter: Claire Erlam
Recipient:Austin Kawa
Accordion Scholarships
Edmonton Accordion Society
Accordion Solo
1st Place- Maddi Fonteyne- $45
2nd Place- Steven Rea-$30
Edmonton Accordion Society
Accordion Solo
1st Place- Oles Zmewsky- $45
2nd Place- Nevenka Rudelic- $30
Edmonton Accordion Society Ensemble Scholarship - $100
Upright Miller Junior Accordion Band
Edmonton Accordion Society
Accordion Duets
First Place - Chai and Michaela Thamwong- 45.00
Edmonton Accordion Society - $75.00
Novenka Rudelic
Edmonton Accordion Society - $30.
Austin Kawa
Band Scholarships
Never Stop Milk- $100.00
Concert Band Gr. 1
Ottewell JHS Gr. 8 Band
Trican Steeleband Prize- $100.00
Ottewell JHS Gr. 7 Band
IBI Band Award- $100.00
John Paul II High School
Ray McLellan Scholarship - $100.00 each
Presented by: Edmonton Catholic Schools
Recipient: St. Mary Stage Band
St. Rose JHS Concert Band
Brass Scholarships
George Cooper Memorial Scholarship- $75.00
Presented by- Alex Rattray
Recipient: Stephen Langor
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital Brass Scholarship- $50.00
Nicholas Wright
Tegler Brass Prize-$50.00
Ian Wheat
Norman Lawrence Brass Prize - $50.00
Jack Erdmann
Margaret Hiller Brass Award-$75.00
Genevieve de Caen
Allard Brass Scholarship-$100.00
Kimberley Rebel
ARMTA Brass Scholarship- $75.00
Richard Maier
Choir Scholarships
MCHS Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Memorial Composite High School
Recipient: Archbishop Jordon Girls' Choir
Pearl Yakubiec Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Claire Erlam
Cantilon Jr. Chamber Choir
Joanne Ingram (Orysiuk)Memorial Scholarship- $100.00
Cantilon ChamberChoir
Royal Bank Scholarship - $100.00
St. mary Catholic School 4-6 Choir
Claire Erlam Choral Prize - $100.00
St. Mary Catholic School Gr. 2-3 Choir
Bob & Joyce Choate Choral Scholarship - $100.00
Cantilon Chamber Choir
Creative Music Scholarships
Joyce Oliver Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Edmonton Branch
Recipient- Joshua Han
MMM Prize in Creative Music-$50.00
Jacob Ridgway
Digital Piano Scholarships
Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Amanda Cao
Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Ceres Yu
Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Edyta Drylo
Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Vivian Huynh
Nancy de Candole Memorial Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Adienne Phung
Nancy de Candole Memorial Award - $50.00
Presented by: Bonnie Mounsef
Recipient: Braden Krause
Guitar Scholarships
Kiwanis Oil Capital Guitar Prize - $50.00
Rhys Yee
ARMTA Guitar Scholarship - $50.00
Dale Chen-Song
Royal Bank Scholarship - $50.00
Christopher Fast
Canadian Western Bank Scholarship - $50.00
Recipient: Patrick Bennett
Robert & Joyce Choate Scholarship - $50.00
Quingu Li
Esther Ondrack Prize- $50.00
James Kelly
Mark Hemmes Guitar Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Rhonda Anderson
Recipient-Erica Jean Cawagas
Handbell Scholarships
Alberta Guild of English Handbell Ringers - $100.00
Mee-yah-noh Handbell Ringers
Cindy Martin Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Paul & Dilys Bourret
Recipient: Mistassiniy White Cap Ringers
Harp Scholarships
Radstaak, Miller, Turnbull and McBeth Memorial Scholarship- $75.00
Presented by: Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton
Recipient-Harp Duet Advanced
Roger Thompson Harp Prize- $50.00
Maud Madsen
Norman Lawrence Harp Award- $50.00
Samantha Spurrier
Musical Theatre/ TV/Pop/CountryScholarships
St. David's Welsh Choir Scholarship - $50.00
Tammy Ng
Cindy Martin Scholarship- $100.00
Presented by - Paul & Dilys Bourret
Recipients: Kennedy Smith
Evelyn Awid-Caskey - $50.00
Sonia Campell
Canadian Western Bank Award- $50.00
Karly Polkosmik
Allard Musical Theatre Award - $50.00
Kaylee Boissennault
St. David's Welsh Award - $100.00
Carly Lavigne
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital Scholarship - $75.00
Matthew McGreer
Joe Radstaak, Lindsay Miller, Harold Turnbull & Norman McBeth Memorial Schola
Presented by: South Side Kiwanis Club
Erin Orris- $100.00
Devin Hemmes- $75.00
Trican Steeleband Award- $75.00
Chloe Burns
Investors' Group Musical Theatre Prize- $75.00 each
Antonia Johnson
Catherine Kucey
Never Stop Milk Award - $75.00
Presented by: Alberta Milk
Recipient- Nathania Ng
Esther Ondrack Scholarship - $75.00
Sean Sonego
Allard Foundation Duet Prize- $100.00
Sawyer Craig and Kirsten Robertson
Never Stop Milk Award- $50.00
Presented by- Alberta Milk Foundation
Recipient-Maycia Hagglund
Hydrogeological Musical Theatre Award- $75.00
Devin Hemmes
Dorothy Buckley Musical Theatre Award- $75.00
Michelle Hempstock
Bob and Joyce Choate Award- $100.00
Karen Thomas
Staring Adjudicator's Choice Award-$50.00 each
Lauren Chalaturnyk
Mark Vetsch
Investors' Musical Theatre Prize - $75.00
Sean Sonego
Investors' Jr. Musical Theatre - $100.00
Kirsten Robertson
Investors' Musical Theatre Prize - $75.00
Ora Burns
Orff Scholarships
Music for Children, Alberta Chapter, Carl Orff Canada - $300.00
Parkallen Orff Club
Piano Plan I Scholarships
Norman Lawrence Scholarship - $50.00
Katie Forbes
Dorothy Buckley Scholarships- $100.00
Finola Hackett
Tong Wang
George Cooper Memorial Scholarship- $50.00
Presenter- Alex Rattray
Recipient- Hillary Warden
Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Edmonton Branch - $50.00
Nicholas Lange
Candace Chu
Sir Wilfrid Laurier IODE Prize-50.00
Farrah So
Non Stop Milk Scholarship
Sarah Xue- $75.00
Marina Ito- $50.00
Allard Foundation Piano Prize- $75.00
Gabrielle Despres
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital- $75.00
John Lee
Mary Masson Piano Award-$50.00
Joyce Tan
Margaret Day Scholarship- $50.00
Presenter- Sheila Bronson
Recipient- Louisa Lu
Canadian Western Bank - $50.00
Chenghao Su
Esther Ondrack Prize-50.00
Louisa Lu
Gerry & Jean Staring Prize- $75.00
Sarah Xue
Piano Technicians' Adjudicator's Choice Award- $50.00
Allan Zhang
Royal Bank Award-$50.00
Roger Smith
Richard Mah
Winston and Pauline Edwards Award- $50.00
Hillary Warden
Margaret Hiller Scholarship- $50.00
Eric Shapiro
Dr Frederick Li Piano Prize-$125.00
Cian Hackett
Jonathan & Isabelle Choy Concerto Prizes
Tong Wang- $100.00
Peter Krejcar- $150.00
Louisa Lu- $150.00
Jessica Li- $150.00
Eleanor Young - $100.00
Kelly Kim
Radstaak, Miller, Trunbull,Mcbeth Memorial Piano Award
Presenter: Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton
Recipient:Peter Krejcar
Jessue Wang- $150.00
Nadine Thiru-chelvam Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Brenda Thiru-chelvam
Brian Lee
Lesaunier Piano Award
Michelle Schamehorn- 150.00
Christina Bartel-Nickel- $50.00
Davina Kim-$50.00
Allard Piano Solo Award- $50.00
Jonathon Martins
Hydrogeological Consultants Award-$50.00
Kero Yuen
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital--$75.00
Peter Krejcar
Harry Nash Memorial Award-$100.00
Candace Chu
Nadine Thiru-Chelvam Prize
Presented by:Brenda Thiru-Chelvam
Recipient: Brianna Koller, Peter Krejcar
Laurence F. Bayzand Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: The Bayzand Family
Senior Piano Scholarship
Roger Smith
Adrian Chornowol Memorial Scholarship- $100.00
Senior Piano Scholarship
Audrey Mo
Piano Plan II Scholarships
Edmonton Kiwanis Festival Award
Reed Duet-$50.00
Jonathan Taylor- $75.00
Kiwanis Oil Capital Award
Jason Wong-$50.00
Laura Jones- $75.00
Michael Wang- $75.00
Alexandra Kromberg- $75.00
Canadian Association of Piano Tuners- $50.00
Julia Jones
Dorothy Buckley Award Piano Awards
Erin Cherlet- $75.00
Andy Chhay-$50.00
Asdeen Ally- $50.00
Luka Dobrijevic- $50.00
Never Stop Milk
Presenter: Alberta Milk
Recipients: Stephanie Bidoyan- $50.00
Jason Lazar- $75.00
Justina Wong- $75.00
Kerry Howell- $75.00
Henry J. Yeung- $75.00
Canadian Western Bank - $50.00
Alena Hendrickson
Tegler Prizes in Piano
Ross Nichol- $75.00
Emily Grieve- $50.00
Allard Piano Awards
Kathryn Palamarek- $50.00
Lauren Carter- $75.00
Grant Szelewsicki- $75.00
Hannah Robertson- $75.00
Radstaak, Miller, Turnbull & McBeth Memorial Award - $50.00
Presented by: Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton
Recipient: Daylen MacKay
Ed MacMillan Award - $50.00
Meghan Wanat
George Cooper Memorial Scholarship
Presenter: Alex & Marion Rattray
Recipient: Katelyn McEwen- $50.00
John Yoon- $75.00
Marek Jablonski Piano Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Marek Jablonski Endowment Board
Recipient: Emma Poon
Marek Jablonski Piano Scholarship - $50.00
Presented by: Marek Jablonski Endowment Board
Recipient: Sylvia Mak
ARMTA Piano Awards
Aiden Paetsch- $50.00
Lucielle and Neil Longson Junior Piano Award- 50.00
Alicia Proudfoot
Lesaunier Junior Piano Award- 50.00
Catriona Carmichael-Hauer
Roberta and Joyce Choate Award- $50.00
Kathryn Palamarek
Evelyn Awid-Caskey Piano Award- $75.00
Jamil Kassam
IBI Bach Scholarship- $50.00
Emily Yu
Esther Ondrack Scholarship- $50.00
Sarah Noga
Trican Steeleband Scholarship- $50.00
Louise Ashdown
Hydrogeological Piano Award-$75.00
Claire Bailey
Jonathan and Isabelle Choy Piano Scholarships
Jessica Wang- $100.00
Elizabeth Robertson- $100.00
Lisa Short- $100.00
Gerry and Jean Staring Award- $75.00
Justina Wong
Dr. Frederick Li Piano Award- $75.00
Erin Carter
Roger Thompson Sr. Bach Prize- $75.00
Rachel To
Speech Scholarships
David & Candy Kotyk
Brayden Choy- $50.00
Zakir Sumar- $50.00
Adrian Lahola- $50.00
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital
Didi Wang- $50.00
Jessica Kim- $50.00
Robert Tegler Trust - $75.00 each
Sauleha Farooq
Jade Robinson
Zakir Sumar
Jenna Weisz - $50.00
Speech Studio Mime/Speech Scholarships
Presented by- The Speech Studio
Recipients- Sydney Pearson- $75.00
Jonathan Wang- $75.00
Jahaan'ara Kanji- $75.00
Jade Robinson- $75.00
Ariella Raff- $75.00
Abdullah Farooq- $50.00
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Joe Radstaak, Lindsay Miller, Harold Turnbull and Norman McBeth Memorial Awards
Presented by- South Side Kiwanis Club
Recipients- Joanna Wang- $50.00
Hui/Lee Duo- $100.00
Lahola/Tang Duo- $100.00 Award - $50.00
Allard Speech Awards
Gary Shum- $50.00
Tegler Speech Awards
Jade Robinson- $50.00
Joshua Tang- $50.00
Abdullah Farooq- $50.00
Never Stop Milk Speech Scholarships
Presented by- Alberta Milk Foundation
Recipients- Oscar Yang- $50.00
Aiden Raff- $50.00
Katrusia Lahola- $75.00
Haadi Shuaib- $50.00
Zakiya Charania- $75.00
Dr. Frederick Li Speech Scholarship- $50.00
Khadija Farooq
George Cooper Memorial Speech Prizes
Presenter- Alex Rattray
Recipients- Stephanie Li- $50.00
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Speech Awards- $50.00
Khadija Farooq
Moses Fung
Gerry and Jean Staring Award- $75.00
Christine Ngai
String Chamber Ensembles Scholarships
Radstaak, Miller, McBeth & Turnbull Memorial Awards - $75.00
Presented
by: Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton
Recipients: Sting Chamber Ensemble- Cello- Six Years
Tegler Trust - $100.00
EPSB Singing Strings
Allard Orchestra Award- $100.00
EPSB Singing Strings
Staring String Scholarship- $50.00
String Chamber Ensemble Viola- 1 Year
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital - $100.00
String Chamber Ensemble Combination
String Plan I and II Scholarships
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Adjudicator's Choice Award- $75.00
Joshua Ching
Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association, Edmonton Branch - $75.00
Tess Crowther
Taras Chornowol Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Walter & Barbara Chornowol
Recipient: Rafeal Piesuir
Edmonton Branch - ARMTA
Genevieve de Caen- $100.00
Kathleen de Caen- $75.00
Ed McMillan String Prize- $50.00
Tess Crowther
Longson Cello Award- $50.00
Gabrielle Workman
Jonathan & Isabelle Choy String Awards
Kathleen de Caen- $100.00
Jenna Koller- $150.00
Tom Johnson Prizes - $100.00
Andrew Stitch
Allison Lee
ARMTA String Award- $75.00
Genevieve deCaen
IODE Sir Wilfrid Laurier Chapter Scholarship- $50.00
Hang Su
MMM Violin Award- $50.00
Hannah Yu
George Cooper Memorial Award- $50.00
Presenter- Alex Rattray
Recipient- Rafeal Piesiur
Margaret Hiller Violin Award- $75.00
Anni Yu
Alan & Alice Bell - 100.00
Gabrielle Despres
Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton String Awards
Joanna Lee- $100.00
Jack Forestier- $50.00
Never Stop Milk Awards
Presented by: Alberta Milk
Recipients: Emily Kim - $50.00
Gabrielle Despres - $75.00
Tegler Violin Scholarship - $50.00
Keith Tam
Dr Frederick Li Award - $100.00
Holly Christiani
Vocal Scholarships
Allard Foundation
Carley Lavigne- $100.00
Tasha Speck- $75.00
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $50.00
Sasha Holmes
A.T. McCall Voice Scholarship - $100.00
Brittany Brown
Never Stop Milk Scholarships
Presented by: Alberta Milk
Recipients: Tiffany Kim- $75.00
Julia Vos- $100.00
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $50.00
Kiana Scott
Gay Hahn-Schmaus Award in Singing- $75.00
Anna Mendham
Tiffany Kim
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $75.00
Laura Jones
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $50.00
Alexa Bulman
Kiwanis Club Oil Capital- 75.00
Jade Lysyk
Roger Thompson Voice Award- $50.00
Julia Vos
Hedley Barlow Voice Prize- $50.00
Krista Paton
Erika Larsen Linder Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Pat Larsen
Folk Song – Girls – Kirsten Robertson
Glyn Williams Memorial Award in Senior Voice- $200.00
Daniel Thielmann
Ed McMillan Award - $50.00
Alexa Bulman
Tegler Foundation Scholarships
Erin Passmore- $75.00
Erin Vandermolen- $75.00
Evelyn Awid-Caskey Vocal Award - $50.00
Elizabeth Janzen
Winston and Pauline Edwards Scholarship - $75.00
Anna Mendham
Harry Nash Memorial Opera Scholarship- $100.00
Aly Yusef
Radstaak, Miller, Turnbull, McBeth Memorial Award
Presented by: Kiwanis Club of South Edmonton
Recipient: Alysa Holmes $75.00
Erin Passmore- $100.00
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $75.00
Paige Knickle
Staring Award in Voice- $50.00
Adjudicator's Choice
Ashlyn Renner
St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton - $50.00
Lauren Chalaturnyk
Pauline & Winston Edwards Voice Scholarship
Anna Mendham- $100.00
Darin Grant- $75.00
Trican Steeleband Scholarship- $75.00
Erin Passmore
E.B. (Ted) Allen Voice Scholarship
Alexa Bulman - $100.00
Alexandra MacKenzie- $50.00
Woodwind Scholarships
Kiwanis Club of Edmonton, Oil Capital - $75.00
Sophie Schoen
Alexander Darrell Memorial Scholarship - $100.00
Presented by: Sandi Darrell
Aleksander Lindskoog
Tegler Woodwind Scholarship - $100.00
Michael Morimoto
Allard Woodwind Prize- $75.00
Robert Caruso
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival Woodwind Award- $100.00
Trio Rhythmico
Winston and Pauline Edwards Award- $75.00
Travis Mottershead
Candy and David Kotyk Woodwind Award- $100.00
Sophie Schoen
Pamela Farmer Provincial National Solo- $100.00
Michael Morimoto
Radstaak, Miller, Turnbull, McBeth Memorial Award - $75.00
Melissa Harrison
Pamela Farmer Woodwind Award- $50.00
Sarah Choil