Monday, April 7, 2014

Festival Day 4 Results

The Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts continues today with piano competitions getting underway at the Townshend Theatre at 9 AM.

Director of Education with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra, Tanya Derkson serves as adjudicator.

Friday, the instrumental portion of the festival wrapped up with Hanna Veldhuisen and Fort Frances High School bands each earning four first place finishes.

Here is list of all winners from Friday and the French Drama portion from Wednesday.

Instrumental Results, Friday, April 4
Violin Solo, Method Courses, Level 3
FIRST:  Alexa Veldhuisen

Violin Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 4
FIRST:  Hanna Veldhuisen

Violin Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 5
FIRST:  Mika Kooistra
SECOND:  Katelyn Bruyere

Violin Solo, Examination Courses, Grade 6
FIRST:  Tianna Veldhuisen

String Solo, Short Recital Piece, Junior
FIRST:  Alexa Veldhuisen

String Solo, Short Recital Piece, Intermediate
FIRST:  Hannah Veldhuisen
SECOND:  (Tie) Katelyn Bruyere, Mika Kooistra

Fiddling, Intermediate
FIRST:  Katelyn Bruyere, Mika Kooistra, Tianna Veldhuisen and Hannah Veldhuisen

String Ensemble, Intermediate
FIRST:  Alexa Veldhuisen, Tianna Veldhuisen, Katelyn Bruyere, Hannah Veldhuisen and Mika Kooistra

Bands and Orchestras, Junior Band
FIRST:  Fort Frances High School Junior Band, Director: Lisa Loney

Bands and Orchestras, Intermediate Band
FIRST:  Fort Frances High School Intermediate Band, Director:  Lisa Loney

Bands and Orchestras, Senior Band
FIRST:  Fort Frances High School Senior Band, Director:  Lisa Loney

Bands and Orchestras, Jazz Band
FIRST:  Fort Frances High School Jazz Band, Director:  Lisa Loney

Ensembles, Garage Band with Vocalist, Cover Material
FIRST:  St. Mary’s Youth Band, Director:  Marie Brady

Instrumental Duets, Senior
FIRST:  Shawn Brady and Raymond Polz


French Drama Results, Wednesday, April 2
French Solo Poetry, Grades 7 and 8
FIRST: Janissa Judson
SECOND: Alexa Veldhuisen

French Solo Prose Reading, Grades 7 and 8
FIRST: Siobhan MacKintosh
SECOND: (Tie) Abby Sanders, Lyzzie Klem

French Solo Poetry, Grades 9 and up
FIRST: (Tie) Mackenzie Wright, Libby Paleczny
SECOND: Claire Hyatt