The 2005 National Music Festival, Kamloops, BC
Grand Award Competition 2005

The 34th National Music Festival in 2005 was held at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC.
The Grand Award Competition was held in the Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops.

The 2005 Grand Award winner was the Chamber Group
 "Tong Brzewska Zhang Nenniger", from Alberta
 

Jim Harmsworth, 2005 President of the Federation, presents the

 MAPLE LODGE FARMS FOUNDATION GRAND AWARD ($5,000)

to the Quartet
 "Tong Brzewska Zhang Nenninger"
 Yina Tong, cello; Natalia Brzewska, viola
Tao Zhang, violin;  Emily Nenniger, violin

at the Sagebrush Theatre, Kamloops BC., August 2005.

The Quartet entered the National Festival through the Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival.
 

 

 

 

 

Solo and Chamber Group Competitions

Following are the Solo and Chamber Group Finalists from each Province who competed at the 2005 National Festival:

Voice

1st Place

Ileana Montalbetti, Manitoba

2nd Place

Allison Cociani, British Columbia

3rd Place

Martina Govednik, Québec

Tracy Cantin, Prince Edward Island

Meara Conway, Saskatchewan

Annie Renée Levesque, New Brunswick

Annabeth Loveys, Newfoundland
Tracy Reynolds, Nova Scotia
Dana Sharp, Alberta
Olga Tylman, Ontario

Piano

1st Place

Alice Yoo, Ontario

2nd Place

James Coghlin, Saskatchewan

3rd Place

Daniel Fung, Alberta

 

Lana Victoria Lam, British Columbia
Lucas Porter, Nova Scotia
Sheldon Xu, Manitoba

Strings

1st Place
Raymond Ko, Saskatchewan

 

2nd Place

Aaron Schwebel, Ontario

 

3rd Place

Celeste Williams, Nova Scotia

 

 

Christina Bouey, Prince Edward Island
Jeff Dyrda, Manitoba
Elizabeth MacCorquodale, British Columbia
Terri Surette, New Brunswick
Tomohisa Toriumi, Québec
Tao Zhang, Alberta

Classical Guitar

1st Place

Stephen Lochbaum, British Columbia

2nd Place

Floria Nica, Ontario

3rd  Place

Shawn Pickup, Nova Scotia

Woodwinds

1st  Place

Jocelyne Roy, Québec

2nd  Place

Andy Jong-Hyun Cho, British Columbia

3rd  Place

Nadia Sparrow, Alberta

Kimberly Allan, Saskatchewan
Esther Choi, Ontario
Glenn Rice, Newfoundland
Morgan Saulnier, Nova Scotia
Katherine Yeo, Manitoba

Brass

1st Place
Meaghan Allen, Ontario

2nd Place

Emmanuel Thouin, Québec

3rd Place

Natalie Fuller, Saskatchewan

Olivier Couturier, Manitoba

Chamber Groups

1st Place

Tong Brzewska Zhang Nenniger, Alberta
 (Yina Tong, Natalia Brzewska, Tao Zhang, Emily Nenniger)

 

2nd Place

Trio Con Slancio, British Columbia
(Jonathan Chan, Jonathan Lo, Naomi Woo)

 

3rd Place

The Francis Chaplin Quartet, Manitoba
 (Nathaniel Froese, Amelia Mori, Andrew Quiring, Aaron Wolochatiuk)

 

 

The Diminished Thirds, Newfoundland
(Emilia Bartellas, Kathryn March, Meghan Tracey)

 

 

Prego Piano Trio, Saskatchewan
(Jeremy Buzash, Neal Cabigon, Catherine Folstad)

 

 

Ricochet, Ontario
(Rebecca Brenner, Matthew Dvorak, Andrew Rethazi)

 

 

 

 

Choral Taped Competitions

Choral groups compete at the local and provincial levels.  Their provincial competition performances are taped, and up to five groups from each province can be recommended to the National Music Festival. The taped performances are adjudicated by two adjudicators prior to the National Music Festival and the first- and second-place winners are announced at the Grand Award Concert.

Choral Finalists (and their Directors) at the 2005 National Festival are listed below.

First Place winners are shown in red
 Second Place winners are shown in green

Class 8: City of Lincoln Choral Class

Belle Canto (Heather Johnson), AB

Spirit Alive Men's Chorale (Tony Arajuo), BC

The Reign of Sound (Richard Greig), MB

Cantabile Madrigal Singers (Mark Sirett), ON

Cantabile Women's Choir (Gisele Roy), NB

Class 9: George S. Mathieson
Choral Class

Cantabile Girl's Choir (Mark Sirett), ON

Cantilon Chamber Choir (Heather Johnson), AB

D.W. Poppy Chamber Choir (Deirdre Baird), BC

Pembina Trails Voices-Cantemus (Ruth Wiwchar), MB

Rothesay-Kings Rotary Girl's Choir (Kevin Langford), NB

Holy Heart Chamber Choir (Susan Quinn), NL

Le Ragazze (Sung Ha Shin Bouey), PEI

Juventus Concert Choir (Diana Woolrich), SK

Class 10: Richard W. Cooke Choral Class

Belle Canto Ensemble (Heather Johnson), AB

Holy Heart Madrigal Choir (Susan Quinn), NL

Chantant (Terry Logan), BC

Guelph Youth Singers (Linda Beaupré), ON

Class 11: Dr. & Mrs. J.F.K. English
Choral Class

Cantilon Junior Chamber Choir (Heather Johnson), AB

Bach Children's Chorus III (Linda Beaupré), ON

KidPower! Chorus (Anne-Marie Brimacombe), BC

Pembina Trails Voices-Chorale (Monica Lukomska), MB

Class 12: M. Wharton Memorial Choral Class

St. Mary's Children's Choir (Eileen Baldwin), ON

Cantilon Primary Choir (Josie Burgess), AB

St. Catherine's Anglican Church Children's Choir (Siiri Rebane), BC

SJSD Children's Choir (Marla Fontaine), MB