听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听 The annual Redvers and District Music Festival was held from April 14, 15, 16, 21, and 22, which coalesced in their competition awards night held on Monday, April 27.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 This year the competition was held at Know United Church where competitors took part in piano, vocal/speech arts, full band, and instrumental solos, duets, and ensembles.
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听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 鈥淲e鈥檝e put lots of hours into it and everything worked out really well.鈥�
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The event brought students from across the southeast to compete in the competition.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 Winners included:
路听听听 Rylan Ohnander (Redvers) who received a trophy for Beginner Piano, eight-years-old and younger.
路听听听 Brooklyn and Jayda Light (Redvers) for a vocal duet, eight-years-old and younger. While Brooklyn also received a trophy for Vocal Solo and an achievement scholarship for Novice Vocal, eight-years-old and younger.
路听听听 Lynka and Milay Itogawa (Stoughton) earned a Piano Duet Scholarship (12 years and under). Milay also earned a trophy for Beginner Piano (9 years and over), while Lynka took home awards for Promising Piano Competitor and an Achievemtn Scholarship for 20th/21st Century Piano Classes.
路听听听 Jenna Aulie, Jenna George, Alli Toms, and Kate Pirlot (Redvers) earned a trophy for Band Ensemble, 10 years and under. Aulie also earned a trophy for Primary Piano, 10 years and under.
路听听听 Layne Kyle, Nathan Duncan, and Bree Hutton (Redvers) earned an achievement scholarship for Band Ensemble, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Kaylee Ohnander (Redvers) took home a proficiency scholarship for Primary Piano, 10 years and under.
路听听听 Ethan Dyck (Carlyle) took home an achievement scholarship for Junior Speech Arts, 14 years and under, as well as a trophy for Speech Arts, 14 years and under.
路听听听 Kiara Roberts and Sadie Potapinski (Redvers) earned an Instrumental Duet Scholarship, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Redvers School Grade 4 Class took home a Choral Speech Scholarship.
路听听听 Redvers Senior Band, Grades 7-12, took home the Full Band Scholarship.
路听听听 Zadie Gervais (Carlyle) earned a trophy for Novice Piano, eight years and under.
路听听听 Aalyah Walbaum (Stoughton) earned an honourable mention for Beginner Piano, eight years and under.
路听听听 Tarris Valentine (Carlyle) and Presley Wilcox (Carlyle) each earned honourable mentions for Primary Piano, 10 years and under.
路听听听 Jenna Aulie and Donavyn Fortin-Delmaire (Redvers) took home an honourable mention for an Instrumental Duet, 10 years and under.
路听听听 Cordelia Patton (Redvers) took home a trophy for Elementary Piano, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Trisha Toms, Hillary Matthewson, and Kyra Huynh (Redvers) were awarded an honourable mention for Instrumental Ensemble, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Jonah Dyck (Carlyle) and Jenna Aulie (Redvers) took home an honourable mention for Instrumental Duet, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Thea Seargeant (Redvers) earned a trophy for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under, as well as an achievement scholarship for this same category.
路听听听 Kamila Sanborn (Redvers) earned an achievement scholarship for Junior Piano, 14 years and under.
路听听听 Jory and Ethan Dyck (Carlyle) took home the Instrumental Duet Scholarship, 16 years and under.
路听听听 Jory Dyck (Carlyle) and Becky Aulie (Redvers) earned an Instrumental Duet Scholarship, 16 years and under.
路听听听 Micah Walbaum (Stoughton) earned an achievement scholarship for Canadian Piano Classes.
路听听听 Evan James and Merrick Sanborn (Redvers) earned an honourable mention for Instrumental Duet, 12 years and under. Sanborn also received an honourable mention for Elementary Piano, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Ethan Dyck (Carlyle) took home a proficiency scholarship for Instrumental Solo, 14 years and under; a trophy for Instrumental Solo, 14 years and under; an achievement scholarship, Junior Piano, 14 years and under; and a trophy for Junior Piano, 14 years and under.
路听听听 Breanna Kehler (Carlyle) obtained a trophy for Senior Piano, 18 years and under, as well as an achievement scholarship for Bach/Baroque Piano Classes.
路听听听 Jonah Dyck (Carlyle) earned an achievement scholarship for Elementary Speech Arts, 12 years and under; a trophy for speech arts, 12 years and under; an achievement scholarship for Elementary Piano, 12 years and under; an achievement scholarship for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under; and a trophy for Instrumental Solo, 12 years and under.
路听听听 Becky Aulie (Redvers) earned an excellence scholarship Piano and two achievement scholarships: RCM Piano Classes and Popular Piano Classes.
路听听听 Jory Dyck (Carlyle) has been recommended to the Provincial Woodwind Competition for Alto Saxophone in June. He also earned an excellence scholarship for Instrumental, a trophy for Instrumental Solo, 16 years and under, an achievement scholarship for Intermediate Piano, 16 years and under, as well as a trophy for Intermediate Piano, 16 years and under.
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听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 The dedication of the youth to their music and speech arts was evident during the awards night as the winners were asked to perform that evening.
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 It was another successful event with plans to continue into the future.
