Press Release
The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts wrapped up its 76th-annual edition today.
The Piano Division was adjudicated by Jane Petroni, who teaches piano privately in Winnipeg and through the Prepartory Department of the University of Manitoba.
Piano
(April 20)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 9—1. Abigail Gerber (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Canadian Composers, Grade 10—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Popular, Grade 9—Abigail Gerber (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Canadian, Grade 8—1. Katelyn Bruyere (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 8—1. Brianna Eldridge (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Popular, Grade 8—1. Paige Whitefish (First-Class Honours) 2. Jordan Bruyere (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 7—1. Jacob Erickson (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Popular Album from RCM, Grade 7—1. Madison Krikke (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 6—1. Mira Donaldson (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Popular Album from RCM, Grade 6—1. Jacob Gustafson (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 5—1. Shakira Wapoose (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Popular, Grade 5—1. Joyce Wu (Honours) 2. Kaylyn Levesque
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, List B (Romantic, 20th Century or 21st Century), Grade 2—1. Reese Jolicoeur (Honours) 2. Emilia Saciuk
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, List C (Inventions), Grade 2—1. Reese Jolicoeur (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 2—1. Kylie Stafford (First-Class Honours) 2. Reese Jolicoeur (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Quick Study, Grade 10—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Quick Study, Grade 8—1. Katelyn Bruyere (First-Class Honours) 2. Alexa Veldhuisen (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Sight Reading, Grade 10—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Sight Reading, Grade 8—1. Mika Kooistra (First-Class Honours) 2. Alexa Veldhuisen (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Sight Reading, Grade 6—1. Mira Donaldson (Honours)
(April 21)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Study/Etude, Grade 10—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Examination Courses, Study/Etude, Grade 8—1. Brianna Eldridge (First-Class Honours) 2. (tie) Alexa Veldhuisen and Mika Kooistra (Honours)
•Open Piano, Own Composition, Advanced—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Open Piano, Vocal Accompaniment, Pop or Show Tune, Advanced—1. Anna Schwartz (First-Class Honours)
•Church Musician, Sacred Piece, Advanced—1. Alexa Velhuisen (First-Class Honours) 2. Mika Kooistra (Honours)
•Church Musician, Sacred Piece, Elementary—1. Grace Kooistra (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Ensemble, One piano, two performers, Own Choice, Advanced—1. Judy Wu and Madison Krikke (Honours)
•Piano Ensemble, One piano, two performers, Own Choice, Intermediate—1. Katrina Klug and Grace Kooistra (Honours) 2. Mya Hamilton and Kaylyn Levesque (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 3—1. Piper Edwards (Honours) 2. Katrina Koomans (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Own Choice from a Method Book, Level 3—1. (tie) Presley McQuaker and Ben Olson 2. (tie) Fletcher Klug and Katrina Koomans (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Classical, Level 3—1. Presley McQuaker (First-Class Honours) 2. Erica Lemelin (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Sacred, Level 3—1. (tie) Presley McQuaker and Fletcher Klug (First-Class Honours) 2. Katrina Koomans (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Level 2—1. (tie) Carlo Campagnolo and Simone Payne (First-Class Honours) 2. Abby Bone (First-Class Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Own Choice from a Method Book, Level 2—1. (tie) Laura Dykstra and Emma Toriseva and Samuel Loewen (First-Class Honours) 2. (tie) Timothy Hendrikx and Jocelyn Duke and Daniel Young and Simone Payne and Abby Bone (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Classical, Level 2—1. Samuel Loewen (First-Class Honours) 2. (tie) Jackson Marchant and Kayleigh Copper (Honours)
•Piano Solo, Method Courses, Sacred, Level 2—1. Laura Dykstra (Honours)
Marks of 90 or above are awarded a First-Class Honours standing; marks of 85-89 are awarded an Honours standing.
All the results can be found at www.ff-festival.com
The annual “Highlights Concert” will take place Tuesday, May 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre.
