Back row from left: Andrew Peter, Wyatt Harrington, Emma Lavigne, Stirling Clark, Laec Lorentzen, Karn Pareek, Dominik Pilgrim, Debasri Jena; Front row from left: Annalise Robins, Evan McOuat, Avani Gaekwad; (not pictured: Kenaniah Love Schnare, St. Louis Choir)--PHOTO COURTESY ROTARY MUSIC FESTIVAL
For the last several months, music festivals have been held across Alberta with some performers and musicians earning a qualifying spot at the 2023 Alberta Provincial Music Festival.
At the Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival in March, adjudicators recommended top local performers to move on to provincials in the disciplines of Strings, Piano, Speech, Musical Theatre, Woodwinds, Music Composition, Classical Vocals and Contemporary Vocals. The following Hatters were awarded first, second or third place at the provincial level.
VOCAL
Avani Gaekwad – SECOND PLACE 10/under Classical Vocal
Wyatt Harrington – THIRD PLACE 14/under Classical Vocal
Emma Lavigne – FIRST PLACE 17/under Classical Vocal
Dominik Pilgrim – THIRD PLACE 17/under Contemporary Vocal
SPEECH
Debasri Jena – THIRD PLACE 17/under Speech
PIANO
Karn Pareek – SECOND PLACE Piano Plan II Grades 6/7
GUITAR
Evan McOuat – THIRD PLACE – 12/under Guitar
Andrew Peter – THIRD PLACE 17/under Guitar
STRINGS
Voicelliano Trio (Stirling Clark, Laec Lorentzen, Emma Lavigne) – FIRST PLACE 17/under Chamber
MUSICAL THEATRE
Annalise Robins – THIRD PLACE 6-9 Musical Theatre
Emma Lavigne – FIRST PLACE 17/under Musical Theatre Ballad
Kenaniah Love Schnare – FIRST PLACE Senior Musical Theatre Ballad
Wyatt Harrington – FIRST PLACE 14/under Musical Theatre Ballad
CHOIR
St. Louis Choir – THIRD PLACE Grade 1-3 Choir
A complete list of those recommended to the Provincial Music Festival can be found at rotarymusicfestival.com under the heading Festival 2023 Provincial Recommendations and Results.
