Fort Saskatchewan Music Festival

Gala Concert

Sunday, March 20th

, 2016

2:30 pm

Shell Theatre

Dow Centennial Centre

MC – Mr. Greg Jeffery

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2016 Gala Concert Program

Please join in singing O Canada sung by Gwynne McMaster and Natalie Smadis

1 Handbells Strikepoint! directed by Ella Falat

Old MacDonald arranged by Kristy Mitchell

Canon

Johann Pachelbel arranged by Dana Thynes

2 School Band Lilian Schick Junior High Band directed by Layla Pretzlaff

From Ancient Times Bruce Pearson

Adrenaline Rush

Rob Foster

3 School Orff Ensemble Our Lady of the Angels School

Turn the Glasses Over American Play Party Game Song

Sur Le Pont D’Avignon

French Folk Song

4 Piano Solo Abigail McEwan

Ode to Joy

Ludwig van Beethoven arranged by Nancy Faber

5 Piano Solo Mason Tomchyshyn

Sonatina in A Minor

Albert Biehl

6 Vocal Solo Sarah Morse accompanied by Evan Westfal

I Remember

Stephen Sondheim

7 String Solo Laura Wallbank accompanied by Melanie Doderai

Jig Du Bois

Traditional

8 Piano Solo Sydnie Zapesocki

Minuet in G Major

Johann Sebastian Bach

9 Woodwind Duet Megan Cohoe & Miguel Wilson

Lament

arranged by John O’Reilly and John Kinyon

10 Vocal Duet Natalie Smadis & Gwynne McMaster accompanied by Erin Gott

When You Believe

Stephen Schwartz

11 Piano Solo Anika Lukie

Downton Abbey

John Lunn arranged by Dan Coates

12 String Solo Morgan Koncur accompanied by Melanie Doderai

St. Anne’s Reel

Traditional

13 Piano Solo Kali Heatherington

Comptine d’un autre été, l’apres midi

Yann Tiersen

14 Piano Solo Ian Novakowski

Over the Rainbow

Harold Arlen arranged by George Shearing

15 School Choir Our Lady of the Angels School Choir directed by Jennifer Smadis

In Every Soul Mark Patterson

Count on Me

Bruno Mars arranged by Janet Day

Presentation of Awards and Trophies

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Award and Trophy Winners for 2016

Piano Awards

Kathleen Faris Award Reid Krisher

Preparatory Piano Presented by david Spearing

Royal Canadian Legion Abigail McEwan

Branch #27 Award Presented by David Spearing

Piano Method Books

Gwen Montgomery Memorial Eva Degen

Award Presented by Sharon Cameron

Junior Piano Grades 1 & 2

Sharon Cameron Award Mark Skinner

Junior Piano Grades 3 & 4

Alberta Registered Music Anika Lukie

Teachers Award Edmonton Branch Presented by Helen Akerboom

Intermediate Piano Grades 5 & 6

Fort Saskatchewan Kali Heatherington

Royal Purple Award Presented by Sharron Roberts

Intermediate Piano Grades 7 & 8

Yvonne Jenkins Award Ian Novakowski

Senior Piano Grades 9 & up Presented by Stephanie Plett

Twice But Nice Award Jeslyn Herzog

Jazz/Blues/Ragtime – Piano Selection Presented by Fran McSween

BSH Engineering Award Eva Degen

Canadian Composers – Piano Selection Presented by Sharon Cameron

Mix 107.9 Fort Saskatchewan Josh Skinner

Award

Movie/TV/Pop

Karen & Emma Kramer Kali Heatherington

Memorial Award Presented by Sharon Cameron

Adjudicator’s Choice

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Award and Trophy Winners for 2016

Vocal & Choral Awards

Josephburg Choral Society Award Amanda MacDonald

Vocal Solo

Shirley Yakimets Award Sarah Morse

Musical Theatre/Ensembles Presented by Shirley Yakimets

Gott the Gift Music Studio Award Gwynne McMaster &

Adjudicator’s Choice Natalie Smadis

Presented by Erin Gott

Music is Marvelous Our Lady of the Angels School Choir

Piano Studio Award Accepted by Madison Zmaeff and Annika Hagstrom

Presented by Moira Buck

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Award and Trophy Winners for 2016

Instrumental & Band Awards

Catherine Ayasse Memorial Award Megan Cohoe & Miguel Wilson

Woodwind Performance Presented by Susan Doyle

Fort Saskatchewan Victoria Lodge Our Lady of the Angels Orff

Of Freemasons Award Ensemble

Recorder Chorus/Orff Ensembles Accepted by Cassidy Loiseau and Jericho Morallo

Presented By Erin Gott

Dr. Brooke Karach Award & Trophy Rudolph Hennig Concert Band

Junior High Concert and Stage Bands Accepted by Rebekah and Jamie Benson

Presented by Nahid Hedayati

Rudolph Hennig Junior High School Fort Saskatchewan

Award & Trophy High School Band

Senior High Concert and Stage Bands accepted by Nicole Lafond & Khasandra Fortier

Presented by Greg Jeffery

Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Strikepoint!

Pi Award accepted by Samantha Ralston & Coby Grismer

School Handbells Presented by Burle Krebbs

Agrium Award Morgan Koncur

String Instrument Presented by Nahid Hedayati

Agrium Award Haley Koncur

String Instrument Presented by Nahid Hedayati

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Fort Saskatchewan Lions Club

Our Distinguished Sponsors

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Fort Saskatchewan Royal Purple Lodge #212

Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 27

Fort Saskatchewan Rotary Club

Alberta Society of Music Festival Friends

Judy Chlowski

Fort Saskatchewan Twice But Nice

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Special Thanks to….

Shell Theatre, Dow Centennial Centre

Shell Theatre Staff, Technicians and Volunteers

Dow Centennial Staff

Fort Saskatchewan High School & Simone Villetard

First United Church

Harold Walters and Associates

BECJM Enterprises BSH Engineering

David and Freda Spearing Fort Saskatchewan Community Band

Fotty Stevenson Wilson Kathleen and Murray Faris

Martin Akerboom Moira Buck

Sharon and Keith Cameron Sherritt International Corporation

Shirley Yakimets Smith Insurance

Friends of the festival

Anglican Church Women

ARMTA Edmonton Branch

Beta Sigma Phi Preceptor Pi

Beta Sigma Phi Xi Tau

Brooke E. Karach Professional Corp.

Catholic Women’s League – Our Lady of the Angels

Fort Saskatchewan Veterinary Clinic

Fort Saskatchewan Victoria Lodge of Freemasons #13

Gaumont Financial Services

Gunther Construction

Gott the Gift Music Studio

The Gessner Family

Jennifer Pollack – Re/Max Real Estate

James Mowat School Parent Advisory Association

Yvonne Jenkins

Josephburg Choral Society

Majestic Chapter #126 of Eastern Star

Maple Leaf Rebekah Lodge

Pioneer Singers

R. Mary Totman

Rudolph Hennig Junior High School

Sharon Hart

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Thank you to our Door Prize donors

Shoppers Drug Mart

Safeway Fort Saskatchewan

Roland’s Jewelry

Home Hardware

Re/max Real Estate

Co-op Fort Saskatchewan

Thank You to Our Many Volunteers

Ann Block

Anne Traviss

Brian Hart

David Spearing

Emma Skinner

Erin Gott

Helen Akerboom

Joan White

Kim Heatherington

Lisa Tomchyshyn

Melanie Smith-Doderai

Mike Akerboom

Nahid Hedayati

Sharon Cameron

Sharon Hart

Shyla Gray

Simone Villetard

Stephanie Plett

Special Thanks to Our MC – Mr. Greg Jeffery

“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.”

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