Transcribed from this Brantford Expositor article
The 64th annual Kiwanis Music Festival culminated Friday night at New Covenant Church on Holiday Drive with the Stars of the Festival concert.
The evening included the presentation of the Richard Blaha Silver Tray to vocalist Julia Stefan for being judged to deliver the best performance during an earlier trophy competition.
Here is a list of trophy and award winners:
TROPHY WINNERS
Richard Blaha Memorial Silver Tray awarded to Julia Stefan
PIANO
W. Ross Macdonald Trophy - Associate, Laila Haight
Markwell J. Perry Trophy - Grade 10, Ben Moon
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy, Ellen Vollebregt
R.L. Houlding Trophy, Laila Haight
Angus Jewellers Trophy, Naomi Kroesbergen
Hagey Trophy, Henri Romel
Mary C. O'Grady Memorial Trophy, Rebecca Orsini
Nell A. Paling Memorial Trophy, Makayla Colonello
Emma Robison Memorial Trophy, Tatyana Palmer
Sylvia Skomorowski Trophy, Ellen Vollebregt
PIANO -GRADED
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy, Alexander Rey
VOICE -CLASSICAL
Donna Chapin Crystal Rose Bowl, Bianka Da Silva-Lyons
Keighley's Jewellers Junior Rose Bowl, Julia Stefan
Holton Trophy, Elizabeth Zuwala
Muriel King Memorial Trophy, Julia Stefan
Marion Broughton Memorial Trophy, Sydney Trotter
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy, Zachary Vander Meulen
George A. Smale Memorial Plaque, Zachary Vander Meulen
Irene Nagy Memorial Trophy, Alina Barnett
Elsie Hall Memorial Trophy, Krystal Da Silva-Lyons
Grand River Chorus Trophy, Raquel Vander Meulen
VOICE -MUSICAL THEATRE
"Wolf Spirit" (Hernandez Voice Studio), Tristan Hernandez
"Wolves in Song" (The Williamson Group), Natasha Melfi
Brant Men of Song Plaque, Starr Sensations
VOICE -CHOIRS
Dorothy Lord Memorial Plaque, Grace Free Reformed Youth Choir
STRINGS
Dr. Grant Honeyman Memorial Trophy -Grade 10, Emma Morrison
Honeyman Family Trophy, Mary Elizabeth Rose
Walter Babiak Conductor's Trophy, Bethany Kerr
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy, David Rose
Little String Orchestra Trophy, Brant Suzuki S.S. Senior Ensemble
Brant Naval Veterans' Association Trophy, Samuel Tinevez
Brant Suzuki String School Trophy, Paul-Mark DiFrancesco
Virginia Little Trophy, Megan Davis
Douglas and Joyce Robertson Trophy, Natalie Hyde
Telfer Place Trophy, Willow Stevenson
RiverView Terrace Trophy, Stephanie Sim
Little String Orchestra 30th Anniversary Trophy, Jericho Kerr
BRASS, WOODWINDS AND PERCUSSION
Nell A. Paling Memorial Trophy, Melissa Mather
Waterloo Music Company Limited Trophy, Yan (Laura) Jin
Brantford School of Instrumental Music Trophy, Yan (Laura) Jin
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy, Yan (Laura) Jin
Lefebvre and Lefebvre Trophy, John Abreu
GUITAR
Pat Feely's Guitar Academy Senior Trophy, Wes Palladini
Brantford Kiwanis Music Festival Junior Trophy, Paul-Mark DiFrancesco
Advance Printing Trophy, Caelin Mackie
The Brantford Music Centre Trophy, Kristian Del Cantero
LA Music Trophy, Nathan Godfree
Friends of the Guitar Concert Series Trophy, Peter-John Stypa
Birdseye Instrumental Works Trophy, Braemar Bears
AWARD WINNERS
PIANO:Aslan Bahar, Brittany Clayton, Makayla Colonello, Ariela Dabrowski, Daniela Dabrowski, Jordan DeVries, Laila Haight, Stuart Hamilton, Nathan Hutten, Eric Kwok, Tim McDougald, Ben Moon, Emma Morrison, Rebecca Orsini, Tatyana Palmer, Bennett Perras, Kendra Perras, Lyndon Rey, Henri Romel, Stephanie Sim, Ellen Vollebregt.
GRADED PIANO:Olivia Cameron, Rhianna Grant, Simon Jaeger, Ito Matsuda, Mariel Matsuda, Krislea Meevis, Alexander Rey, Victoria Rey, Dorian Staats, Joshua Ticsay.
VOICE -CLASSICAL:Alina Barnett, B.J. Carlos, Bianka Da Silva-Lyons, Krystal Da Silva-Lyons, Maighdlyn Hadley, Stephanie Johnston, Ines Kowal, Jason Paiero, Julia Stefan, Sydney Trotter, Raquel Vander Meulen, Zachary Vander Meulen, Melina Zaccaria, Elizabeth Zuwala.
VOICE -MUSICAL THEATRE: Ariel Bean, Chandler Berardi, B.J. Carlos, Makayla Colonello, Katie Cox, Bianka Da Silva-Lyons, Mariella Decle, Maighdlyn Hadley, Tristan Hernandez, Taylor Hubbard, Megan Kirkby, Courtney Landry, Natasha Melfi, Emily Miller, Kristine Purdy, Emily Pynenburg, Zachary Vander Meulen.
STRINGS:Emily Arva, Anthony Baldassarra, Natalie Cross, Megan Davis, Brennan Eivers, Cecilia Eivers, Zack Haight, Eden Kerr, Hilary Mann, Mikayla Martorano, Emma Morrison, David Rose, Mary Elizabeth Rose, A.J. Sim, Isabel Skeffington, Samuel Tinevez, Elyse Varney, Zachary Zona.
BRASS, WOODWIND AND PERCUSSION:Yan (Laura) Jin, Mary Elizabeth Rose
GUITAR: Konrad Bartlett, Arvin Carandang, Dominik Dabrowski, Kristian Del Cantero, Callum Devaux, Paul-Mark DiFrancesco, James Duncan, Reid Earnshaw, Nathan Godfree, Matthew Imola, Caelin Mackie, Wes Palladini, Bailey Purchase, Peter-John Stypa.
PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS
The following students have been recommended for the Ontario Music Festivals Association provincial finals competition to be held in at Sir Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, in June. They will be competing with top students from across the province.
PIANO:Grade 8, Bahar Aslan; Grade 9, Emma Morrison; Grade 10, Ben Moon, Rebecca Orsini, Ellen Vollebregt (Alt.); Diploma, Laila Haight
VOICE -CLASSICAL:Grade 7, Alina Barnett; Grade 8, Sydney Trotter; Grade 9, Elizabeth Zuwala, Julia Stefan; Grade 10, Zachary Vander Meulen.
VOICE -MUSIC THEATRE: Junior (Ages 12 -14) -Chandler Berardi, Taylor Hubbard, Katie Cox (Alt.); Intermediate (15 -16) -Tristan Hernandez, Maighdlyn Hadley, Mariella Decle (Alt.); Senior (17 -19) - Natasha Melfi, Emily Pynenburg, Courtney Landry (Alt.); Advanced ( 20 -28) -Bianka Da Silva-Lyons, Zachary Vander Meulen
STRINGS:Grade 9, Mary Elizabeth Rose; Grade 10, Emma Morrison
GUITAR:Grade 7, Bailey Purchase; Grade 9, Wes Palladini
The following students from our festival were also recommended by the adjudicator to attend provincials, but were recommended previously from other festivals.
PIANO:Rebecca Orsini, Burlington Festival; Ellen Vollebregt, Norfolk Festival
MUSIC THEATRE:Emily Pynenburg, Toronto Festival
STRINGS:Emma Morrison - Norfolk Festival