Several talented youth in Chilliwack won trophies in the 74th annual Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival this year, and many of them are now on their way to the provincials.
The virtual Chilliwack Lions Club Music and Dance Festival was held from Feb. 13 to March 9 and in order to participate, the competitors submitted videos of their performances for judging.
Additionally, a total of three dancers and 10 musicians/vocals will be representing Chilliwack in the upcoming 2021 Provincial Festival of Performing Arts BC. It will also be a virtual event which runs June 1 to 5.
Here is the full list of winners from Chilliwack:
Dance awards and bursaries
Tap Dance
Hazel Maslin, Solo Tap 8 years and under • Cheam Travel Services Ltd. Trophy
Inca Scott, Solo Tap 13 years • Fine Jewellery by Thomas Trophy
Victoria Nagy and Bennett Amos, Duo Tap 9 – 12 years • Fleita Tutte School of Dance Challenge Trophy
Stage Dance
Alexa Watson, Solo Stage 11 & 12 years • Tupper Bleakney Family Trophy
Eden Wedel, Solo Stage 15 years • Chilliwack Ford Trophy
Brooklyn McMullin and Apollo Scott, Duo Stage 13 – 15 years Fleita Tutte School of Dance Challenge Trophy
Eden Wedel, Asiah Almarez and Trinity-Dawn Schiazza, Trio Stage Overall High Score • Fleita Tutte School of Dance Challenge Trophy
Street Dance
Alexa Anglehart, Solo Street Dance 13 years and over • Kylie Hannan Challenge Trophy
Jazz Dance
Alexa Anglehart, Solo Jazz 16 years • Images Dance Studio Trophy
Brooklyn Hislop, Solo Jazz 17 years and over • Lion John Tutte Memorial Trophy
Alexa Anglehart and Kaitlin Stanley, Duo Jazz 13 years and over • The Fusion Force Award of Excellence
Overall Dance Duos and Trios
Alexa Anglehart and Kaitlin Stanley, Duo Jazz Overall High Score • Toronto Dominion Bank (Chilliwack & Sardis Br.) Challenge Trophy
Eden Wedel, Asiah Almarez and Trinity-Dawn Schiazza, All Trios Adjudicators’ Choice • Fraser Valley Credit Union (Sardis & Chilliwack Br.) Challenge Trophy
Dance Honour Performance Awards
Alexa Anglehart, Senior Provincial Representative Dance Stage • Mertin G.M. Trophy
Alexa Anglehart, Senior Provincial Representative Dance Stage • Chilliwack Lions Club $125 Bursary
Music awards and bursaries
Vocal Awards
Genevieve Reimer, Junior Vocal Champion • Ganton & Walton Trophy
Daphne Taylor, Junior Canadian Vocal Composition • Paula Quick Award
Genevieve Reimer, Junior Musical & Light Opera • Chilliwack Players Guild Trophy
Brenna Taylor, Most promising vocalist – 14 years and under • Cheam View United Church Choir Bursary
Faith Charland, Intermediate Vocal Champion • Slater Cup
Faith Charland, Intermediate Musical Comedy & Light Opera • Robert S. Forsythe Trophy
Madalyn Clempson • Sylvia Horricks Memorial Bursary, presented by the Cheam View United Church to the vocal student – 15 years to 18 years
Daphne Taylor, Canadian Vocal Composers – Post World War II • Catherine Angela Finney Memorial Trophy
Taylor Trio, Non-Musical Theater Vocal Ensemble – Adjudicator’s Choice • George and Toddy Martin Memorial Trophy
Maya MacDonald Garcia, $25 Lorna MacLaren Memorial Bursaries Jr.
Willow Plowright, $25 Lorna MacLaren Memorial Bursaries Jr.
String Awards
Danika Haviland, Primary Strings – Grades 1 – 2 • Helen Brett Memorial Trophy
Brielle Voth, Junior Strings – Grades 3 – 5 • Songs Strings and Steps Trophy
Tobyn Klassen, Most Promising Junior Strings – Grades 3 – 5 • The Adrian Albulescu Memorial Trophy
Amelia Kassel, Intermediate Strings – Grade 6 – 8 • Dahlstrom Motors Cup
Josiah Voth, Most Promising Intermediate Strings – Grade 6 – 8 • Lori Onsorge Award
Chanine Klaus, Cello and Viola Classes • Music Festival Committee Trophy
Brielle Voth, Canadian Composers • Chilliwack Bearing Cup
String Registration Bursaries
Danika Haviland • Pr. $20
Joel Lee • Jr. $20
Chanine Klaus • Int. $25
Guitar Awards
Kurtis Medwenitsch, Classical Guitar • Lions Club Trophy
Junior and Lower Intermediate Piano Awards – Grades 1 to 6
Genevieve Reimer, Baroque Classes • Nan Densham Trophy
Charlotte Klassen, Classical Classes • McAlpine Shield
Mariah Martens, 20th & 21st Century Composers • Ethel Manton Trophy
Sophie Vandenbosch, Canadian Composers • Gar Reuter Memorial Trophy
Danoush Ghanebasiri, Concert Group Classes • Gladys Miao Memorial Trophy
Vincent Guan, Contemporary Classes • Robert E. Lee Trophy
Mariah Martens, Junior Piano Champion • B.W. Harris Trophy
Charlotte Klassen, Lower Intermediate Champion • P & E Lumber Trophy
Sophie Vandenbosch, Most Promising Performer Junior & Lower Intermediate Piano • Travis Dekoff Memorial Trophy & BCRMTA Chilliwack $50 Bursary
Other Piano Awards
Vincent Guan & Sonya Quan, Duet and Trio Classes • Mac Hadvic Trophy
Tyler Brecht • Joseph Bayer Junior Provincial Piano Trophy
Registration Bursaries
Anna Guo • Jr. $25
Vienna Li • Jr. $25
Vincent Guan • L.I. $25
Genevieve Reimer • L.I. $25
Upper Intermediate Piano Awards – Grades 7 to 9
Ethan Morris, Baroque Classes • Joseph Bayer Baroque Trophy
Tyler Brecht, Bach Classes • Prairie Agencies Cup
Isaac Cornish, Classical Classes • Daniel Elliott Memorial Trophy
Tyler Brecht, Romantic Classes • The Ethel Stevenson Memorial Trophy
Graham Pedrosa, Post-Romantic Classes • The Madelene Lange Trophy
Nicole Ma, French Composers • The Victor Tunbridge Trophy
Jayden Phan, 20th & 21st Century Composers • Student Teachers Auxillary
Emily Jou, Contemporary Music Classes • The Cherish Steegstra Memorial Trophy
Tyler Brecht,
Upper Intermediate Piano Champion • Registered Music Teachers Trophy and $100 Bursary
Jayden Phan, Most Promising Performer Upper Intermediate Piano • The Chilliwack BCRMTA Trophy
Registration Bursaries U.I.
Josiah Voth • $50
Senior Piano Awards – Grades 10 to ARCT
Annie Gao, Sonata Classes • P.E.O. Trophy
Easton Roy, Post-Romantic Classes • Chilliwack Pharmasave Trophy
Anna Medwenitsch, Chopin Classes • Josephine St. John Memorial Trophy
Madison Brecht, French Composers • Sam & Ann Sussel Trophy
Easton Roy, Canadian Composers • The Dale H. Warr Trophy
Registration Bursaries
Anna Medwenitsch • $75
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These competitors will be representing Chilliwack in the 2021 Provincial Festival of Performing Arts BC:
DANCE
Elle Gratton • Intermediate Stage Dance
Alexa Anglehart • Senior Stage Dance
Alexa Watson • Junior Stage Runner-up
MUSIC
Amelia Kassel • Junior ‘A’ Strings
Jonah Kassel • Junior ‘B’ Strings
Kurtis Medwenitsch • Junior Classical Guitar
Tyler Brecht • Junior ‘A’ Piano
Jayden Phan • Junior ‘A’ Piano
Madison Brecht • Intermediate Piano
Easton Roy • Senior Piano
Genevieve Reimer • Junior Musical Theatre
Faith Charland • Intermediate Musical Theatre
Madalyn Clempson • Intermediate Musical Theatre
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