The 2013 100 Mile Festival of the Arts included vocal, piano, speech arts and instrumental performances and took place at Martin Exeter Hall, April 15-26.
It wrapped up on April 26 with Awards Presentations and the Showcase Performance, featuring some of the top performances from the preceding weeks.
Awards winner this year were:
Instrumental Awards
Beginner Solo: Adrienne Gardner; and Layla McPherson.
Junior Solo 1: Courtney Cave.
Junior Solo 2: Emma Donnelly; and Heather Heales.
Intermediate Solo 2: Faniry Ramorasata.
Instrumental Ensemble: Cave; and H. Heales.
Charles Cawdell Memorial Band: Mile 108 Elementary School, Grade 6.
Adjudicator Awards: Donnelly; and 100 Mile House Junior Secondary Band.
Anthony & Helen Lau Bursary: Ashley Ramorasata.
Outstanding Achievement: F. Ramorasata.
Provincial festival recommendation:
Junior Observers: Cave; Donnelly; and H. Heales.
Intermediate Observer: F. Ramorasata.
Piano Awards
JS Bach Jr. Helen Ames: Cory Mapson.
JS Bach Int/Sr. Margaret Christie: Daven Mapson.
Baroque Jr. June Truant Memorial: Elizabeth Haretzmuller.
Baroque Int/Sr. Priscilla White Memorial Award: Anna Betuzzi.
Romantic Jr.: Nina Geerts.
Romantic Int/Sr. Hildegarde Goertz Memorial Award: Michelle Contreras.
Classical Junior: Lauren Keller.
Classical Int./Sr.: Ian Heales.
Sonata: Jasmine Kreschuck.
Canadian Composer, Joan Ireland: Jesse Stich.
20th Century, Junior: Emma Law.
20th Century, Int/Sr.: Betuzzi.
Piano Ensemble: Aiden Watson and Caileigh Watson.
Piano Composition Junior: Candice-Rose Mapson.
Piano Composition, Intermediate: Nevin Boyd.
Adjudicator Awards: Cameron Ardiel; Maya Geerts; and Gardner.
Outstanding Achievement: Betuzzi.
Provincial festival recommendation:
Observers: Bryton Armishaw; Betuzzi; Contreras; Joy Martin; C. Mapson; D. Mapson; Stich; and Wolfe.
Speech Arts Awards
Canadian Author: Lydia Kinasewich.
Humorous Poetry: Gardner.
Choral Speaking: Mile 108 Elementary School Grade 3.
Group Poetry: Taylor Cowie and Eden Joyner.
Narrative Poetry: Tahsis Jensen.
Lyric Poetry: Ardiel.
Readers Theatre, large group: Mile 108 Elementary School Grade 4.
Readers Theatre: Klaudie Slosarkova, Wrenn Yano,
Nelly Baechmann, Janaya Gage and Julia Siclari.
Prose: Ardiel; and A. Watson.
Story Ready: Kinasewich.
Dramatic Monologue: Jensen.
Adjudicator Awards: Mikayla Julseth; Ryan Grant; Shayne Sutton; Lena Miller; and Raven Searle.
Sandra Cannon-Walker Awards: 100 Mile House Elementary School, Grade 1-2; Bridge Lake Elementary School, Grade K-3; and Forest Grove Elementary School, Grade 4-6.
Gregory Grant Memorial Bursary: Virginia Grant; and Anya Levermann.
Junior Aggregate: Ashley Holyk.
Intermediate Aggregate-Albert Nicoll Memorial: Ardiel.
Senior Aggregate: Jensen.
Outstanding Achievement: Kinasewich.
Provincial festival recommendations:
Senior Participant: Jensen.
Intermediate Participant: Ardiel.
Junior Participant: Kinasewich.
Junior Observer: Gardner; Holyk; and Levermann.
Vocal Awards
Classical Repertoire Junior: Cave.
Sacred: Audrey Smith; and J. Martin.
Musical Theatre Jr.-Roz Hooper Memorial: Kinasewich.
Musical Theatre Intermediate: Ken Scorse; and Jordan Shields.
Christian Music: Mary Martin.
Folk Song-Olga Pugsley Memorial: Mia Weir.
Pop-CIBC Award: Heales.
Jazz-George Kellett Memorial: Kira Saenger.
Country-John Jones Memorial: Cave.
Vocal Ensemble: C-R Mapson and Twila McIntosh.
Art Song-Heather Sherry Memorial: Baylee Shields.
Adjudicator Awards: Kayleigh Jacobson; Kreschuck; and Luca Weir.
Outstanding Achievement: Kinasewich.
Provincial festival recommendations:
Classical Junior participant: Cave.
Junior Observers: Natasha McKay; Saenger; and Kelsey Schuurman.
Musical Theatre Junior Participant: Kinasewich.
Junior Observer: Heales.
Musical Theatre Intermediate Participant: J. Shields.
