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Thank You to the
Federation of Music Festivals of Nova Scotia
for all of their hard work during the
2011 National Music Festival
August 11-13, 2011

GRAND AWARD WINNER:
Blake Pouliot - Violin (Ontario)

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1st Place Voice:
Danika Loren (Saskatchewan)

2nd Place Voice:
Laura McLean (Nova Scotia)

3rd Place Voice:
Christine Tuturea (Alberta)

Jan Simons Award for Song Interpretation:
Carol Léger (Nouveau-Brunswick)

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1st Place Piano:
Anna Vertypolokh (Ontario)

2nd Place Piano:
Wesley Chu (Alberta)

3rd Place Piano:
Meagan Milatz (Saskatchewan)

Most Sincere Performance:
Pierre-André Doucet (Nouveau-Brunswick)
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1st Place Strings:
Blake Pouliot (Ontario)

2nd Place Strings:
Heemin Choi (Nova Scotia)

3rd Place Strings:
(Jessy) Je Young Kim (British Columbia)

Most Musically Engaging Performance:
Jaeyoung Chong (New Brunswick)

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1st Place Woodwinds:
Matthew Packer (Manitoba)

2nd Place Woodwinds:
Gerard Weber (Saskatchewan)

3rd Place Woodwinds:
Adrienne Richey (Nova Scotia)

Best Joy in Performing:
Gerard Weber (Saskatchewan)

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1st Place Brass:
Leanne Paisley (Alberta)

2nd Place Brass:
Stephen Ivany (Newfoundland)

3rd Place Brass:
Dylan Maddix (Prince Edward Island)

Antigonish Award in Brass:
Dylan Maddix (Prince Edward Island)

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1st Place Guitar:
Alain Gaudet (New Brunswick)

2nd Place Guitar:
Brent Crawford (Ontario)

3rd Place Guitar:
Matthew Martin (Nova Scotia)

Most Original Repertoire:

Adam Batstone (Newfoundland)

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1st Place Chamber:
Trio Benterria (New Brunswick)
Terri Croft, violin; Ria Kim, piano; Ben Marmen, cello

2nd Place Chamber:
Arbutus Trio (British Columbia)
Esther Hwang, violin; David Shin, cello; Emma Woo, piano

3rd Place Chamber:
Earl Haig String Quartet (Ontario)
Luke Chang, violin; Joanne Yesol Choi, cello; Daisy Rho, violin; Harvey (Ha Ge) Yang, viola

Most Spirited Performance:
Arbutus Trio (British Columbia)
Esther Hwang, violin; David Shin, cello; Emma Woo, piano

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1st Place Percussion:
Patrick Gaudet (Nouveau-Brunswick)

2nd Place Percussion:
Devon Roulston (Ontario)

3rd Place Percussion:
Lisa Pattison (Saskatchewan)

Special Award for Original Arrangement:
Patrick Gaudet (Nouveau-Brunswick)

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Male Spirit Award:
Patrick Gaudet (Nouveau-Brunswick)

Female Spirit Award:
Erinne-Colleen Laurin (Ontario)








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