12-year-old Alexandria Hillier, left, from Lunenburg came out on top on Saturday for junior musical theatre after singing I’m Not That Smart from 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. 15-year-old Megan Kettley from New Glasgow is also pictured after her performance of My Party Dress from Henry and Mudge. AMANDA JESS – THE NEWS
To bring the events of this Provincial Music festival to a close, the Lieutenant Governor was invited to announce the individual competitors and the choirs who had been recommended to go forward and represent Nova Scotia at this year’s National Music Festival Aug. 14 to 16 at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna Campus.
This year’s team of individual performers include: Marcel d’Entremont, Voice, from the New Glasgow Music Festival, Willem Blois, Piano, and Jaewon Choi, Woodwind, Truro Music Festival, and Ta Tan Huang, Strings, Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival.
In the Choral Classes, four choirs were recommended to the National competitions. They are Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Senior Division and Junior Division, Heather Fraser, Director; NNEC Octet, Janice Alcorn, Director; and A.G. Baillie Memorial School Choir, Jane Miller, Director.
Next year’s Provincial Music Festival will be hosted by the Bridgewater Music Festival on May 29 and 30.
Full results
Winners: Junior Category
Voice: Nicholas Higgs, New Glasgow Music Festival
Piano Chantal Peng, Annapolis Valley Music Festival
Brass Nick Park, Annapolis Valley Music Festival
Musical Theatre Alexandria Hillier, Lunenburg Music Festival
Winners: Senior Category
Voice Marcel d’Entremont, New Glasgow Music Festival
Piano Willem Blois, Truro Music Festival
Strings TaTan Huang, NS Kiwanis Music Festival
Senior Musical Theatre Caroline Burton, Annapolis Valley Music Festival
National Musical Theatre Clare Amirault, Queens County Music Festival
Woodwind Jaewon Choi, Truro Music Festival
Choral Awards:
George S. Matheson Award Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Senior Division (Heather Fraser, Director) Annapolis Valley Music Festival
Paul J. Bourret Award North Nova Education Centre Concert Choir (Janice Alcorn, Director) New Glasgow Music Festival
Richard W. Cooke Award NNEC Chamber Choir (Janice Alcorn, Director) New Glasgow Music Festival
Margaret Wharton Memorial Award Annapolis Valley Honour Choir, Junior Division (Heather Fraser, Director) Annapolis Valley Music Festival.
Sister Florine Depres Award A.G. Baillie Memorial School Choir, (Jane Miller,
Director) New Glasgow Music Festival
Barbara Clark Award Halifax Youth Honour Choir, (Krista Vincent,
Director) Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival
