The Penticton Kiwanis Music and Speech Arts Festival celebrated its 87th year with a highlights concert and awards ceremony at the Cleland Theatre on April 26.
Gifted young performers from throughout the Okanagan Valley were invited to showcase their talents in voice, piano, cello, violin, guitar, flute, musical theatre and speech arts.
Honoured with an invitation to perform were Summerland students Tiana Ferlizza, Jaedyn Foley, Mariah Gauthier, Madison Johnson, Cole Piche, Kate Piche, Rachel Shanner, Aliya Van Bergeyk, Katie Van Bergeyk, Mattias Van Bergeyk and Nadia Van Bergeyk. The following Summerland musicians received awards, medallions, trophies and scholarships.
Junior piano
Kieran Noseworthy: Encouragement Award Grade IV; Medallion, Canadian Composers Grade III and IV.
Cole Piche: Encouragement Award Grade IV; Medallion, Sight Reading, Grade III and IV.
Kate Piche: Medallion, Early Keyboard, Grade I and II; Medallion, 20th and 21st Century, Grade I and II; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Grade I and II
Senior piano
Madeleine Everton: Award, Romantic, Grade IX and up.
Justine Houde: Award, Early Keyboard, Grade VII and up; Award, Sight Reading, Grade VIII and up.
Jaedyn Foley: Award, Early Keyboard, Grade V-VII; Award, 20th and 21st Century, Grade V-VII
Evelyn Krieger: Award, Impressionistic, Grade V and up
Classical voice
Mariah Gauthier: Award, Canadian Song, All Ages; Medallion, 20th and 21st Century Song, Junior
Tiana Ferlizza: Award, List A Song, Junior; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Junior; Medallion, Vocal Duet/Trio/Quartet, All Ages
Madison Johnson: Award, Art Song, All Ages; Award, List B Song, Intermediate/Senior
Sacha Perry-Fagant: Award, List A Song, Intermediate/Senior; Encouragement Award, Intermediate/Senior; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Intermediate/Senior
Musical theatre
Odessa Cutt: Encouragement Award, Senior; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Senior
Tiana Ferlizza: Award, Ballad, Junior; Medallion, Ballad, Junior
Mariah Gauthier: Award, Additional Repertoire, Junior; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Junior
Madison Johnson: Medallion, Ballad, Senior; Medallion, Production, Senior
Crystal Nichvalodoff: Award, Additional Repertoire, Junior; Medallion, Additional Repertoire, Junior; Encouragement Award, Junior
Katie, Alyia, Mattias and Nadia Van Bergeyk: Medallion, Musical Theatre Duet/Trio/Quartet/Ensemble
Scholarship and award winners
Kate Piche: Piano Grades I-IV
Mariah Gauthier: Classical Voice, Junior
Cup, trophy and shield recipients
Kate Piche: Donna Marie Hauser Trophy, Piano Solo, Grade I-IV
Cole Piche and Kate Piche: Ensemble Plaque, Piano, Grade I-IV
Jaedyn Foley and Rachel Shanner: Ensemble Plaque, Piano, Grade V-VIII
Tiana Ferlizza: Nina Grigor Shield, Narrative/Dramatic Poetry, 8-12 Years
B.C. festival representatives
Tiana Ferlizza: Speech Arts, Junior Delegate
Mariah Gauthier: Classical Voice, Junior Delegate
Madison Johnson: Classical Voice, Senior Delegate
Tiana Ferlizza: Musical Theatre, Junior Delegate
Mariah Gauthier: Musical Theatre, Junior Observer
Madison Johnson: Musical Theatre, Senior Delegate
