Southeast Manitoba festival wrapped up its Vocal Week with an Awards evening for a wonderful display of young singers. 

Here are the results and notice at the end -- MANY amazing young singers will represent us at the Provincial Music Finals May 26-28 at the U of M in Winnipeg. 

AWARDS: 

  • Medal (Vocal Duet, Trio or Ensemble - 12 years and over): Crescendo Girls Group 
  • Kelvin Goertzen Trophy (Vocal Duet, Trio or Ensemble - 12 years and over): Reese Morales & 
  • Victoria Penner 
  • Medal (Vocal Solo - Primary [11 & 12 years]): Henry Messner 
  • Medal (Vocal Solo - Elementary [13 & 14 years]): Kaylee Gross 
  • Medal (Vocal Solo - Junior [15 & 16 years]): Benjamin Hiebert 
  • Medal (Vocal Solo - Intermediate [17 & 18 years]): N/A 
  • Medal (Vocal Solo - Grade C): Jasmine Waldner 
  • Smith, Neufeld, Jodoin Trophy (Vocal Solo - Primary [11 & 12 years]): Sawyer Schmidtke 
  • Loewen Windows Trophy (Vocal Solo - Elementary [13 & 14 years]): Chrysshell Quives 
  • Dr. Paul Peters Trophy (Vocal Solo - Junior [15 & 16 years]): Jadyn Plett 
  • AM 1250 Radio Trophy (Vocal Solo - Intermediate [17 & 18 years]): Amaris Gross 
  • $50 Vocal Coordinator’s Scholarship (Vocal Solo - Elementary [13 & 14 years]): 
  • Layla Doerksen 
  • $75 Vocal Scholarship (Vocal Solo - Junior [15 & 16 years]): Anaya Hildebrandt 
  • $100 Ruth Oommen Memorial Scholarship (Vocal Solo - Intermediate [17 & 18 years] and Grade C): Amaris Gross 

VOCAL PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS:

  • Primary: Sawyer Schmidtke
  • Recommended Piece: “The Drummer and the Cook”
  • Primary: Natalie Barkman
  • Recommended Piece: “Come to the Fair”
  • Alternate: Henry Messner
  • Recommended Piece: “Scarborough Fair”
  • Elementary: Kaylee Gross
  • Recommended Piece: “Where E’re You Walk” 
  • Elementary: Layla Doerksen
  • Recommended Piece: “The Cherry Tree” 
  • Alternate: Chloe Czarnecki
  • Recommended Piece: “The Water Is Wide”
  • Junior: Benjamin Hiebert
  • Recommended Piece: “Der Nussbaum”
  • Junior: Anaya Hildebrandt
  • Recommended Piece: “Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind”
  • Alternate: Jadyn Plett
  • Recommended Piece: “Ho! Mr. Piper”
  • Intermediate: Amaris Gross
  • Recommended Piece: “How Can I Keep From Singing”
  • Intermediate: N/A
  • Recommended Piece: N/A 

CANADIAN COMPOSERS: 

Primary: Monroe Audette “Forty Little Birdies” 
Elementary: Chloe Czarnecki “Forty Little Birdies” 
Alternate: N/A 
Junior: Rory Kroeker “Forty Little Birdies” 
Alternate: Melissa Falk “A Litany” 

-With files from Michelle Sawatzky

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