70th Grand Concert Kiwanis Theatre April 28, 2015 7:00 pm
Tickets...... $5.00 Students...... Free 70th ANNUAL CHATHAM KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL 2015 The Festival Committee expresses its appreciation to all students, parents and teachers who continue to participate in the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival. The generous financial contributions of many in the community to our Festival Awards make it possible to recognize the hard work of many students. A donation to Friends of the Festival provides funding for adjudicator fees and venue rental as well as other operational expenses. This financial support is necessary to maintain this musical experience for the youth in our community. We offer sincere thanks to all donors. Charitable donation tax receipts are available for contributions to the Festival Awards Fund and Friends of the Festival. Volunteers are the backbone of the Festival. Without them the Festival would not function. The committee wishes to thank all of those faithful individuals who contribute their time to this worthy annual event.
Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival Committee 2014 - 2015 Chair Chuck Scott Treasurer Darrel Stewart Registrations Committee Scheduling Terry Smith Award Donors Laura Poland Friends of the Festival Stan Wharram Doorpersons / Site Management Peter Douglas, Lorne Little Publicity Committee Desk Secretaries Julia Smith, Mary Douglas Computer Services Antoon van der Reijden Trophies Gail & Chuck Scott Music Festival Photographer Gale Lovell ORMTA Representative Sue Lowther Festival Clerk Joann Gilhula Coordinating Committee Janet Braddon, Julia smith, Antoon van der Reijden, Chuck Scott Provincials Janine Allin Publications Stan Wharram Grand Concert Organization Anne Velle, Stan Wharram Grand Concert Recommendations Adjudicators Assignment of Awards Adjudicators Friends of the Festival - 2015
Allen, David & Angelita Murphy, Joan Asher, Wayne & Joanne ORMTA – Chatham-Kent Branch Braddon, Don & Janet Pugh, Vaughn & Martine Chinnick, Marg & Del Ralston, Rob & Pauline Cuccia, Lou & Carol Reid, Cyndy & Brian Hadlock, Austin & Diane Ribey, Lawrence Hunter, Ted Richards, Eileen Kinette Club of Chatham Robinson, Jim & Eunice Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent Roe, Dr. & Mrs. John A. Lapointe, Ann Roe, Dick & Ruth Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Br. 243 Rose, Doug & Marion Ridgetown Royal Canadian Legion Branch Leigh, Peggy 243 Leigh, Dr. John Scott, Gail & Chuck Lyon, Phyllis Service, George MacDonald, Reg & Kathie Stewart, Darrel & Chris MacLachlan, Donna Telfer, Cathy & Bob Marchand, Mary Alice Tran, Dr. & Mrs. Quoc Martin-Bruce, Joyce (In memory Trinca, Dr. Al & Cheryl of William F. Martin) Trudell. Jean McGeachy Charitable Foundation Veroba, Carl & Roberta Mitchell, Lois Wake, Gary Morrison, Bonnie & Gord Watterud. Dr. Donna
Office Telephone 519-354-8644 Website www.chatham-kentkiwanis.com Ontario Music Festival Association Website www.omfa.info Grand Concert Programme 2015 Master of Ceremonies Doug Jackson Opening Remarks and Welcome - Chuck Scott
1. Temi Adefarasin, Piano Grade 1 “Sur la pont d’Avignon” (P. Gallant)
Eileen Walker Memorial Trophy - Grade 1 Piano North Thamesville Women’s Institute Award
2. Alexis Kiriakopoulos, Piano Grade 2 “Turkish Bazaar” (Mrozinski)
Captain Garnet Brackin I O D E Award Ethel Dunn Memorial Trophy - Grade 2 Piano Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award
3. Grady Vellinga, Piano Grade 3 “Minuet in G Major” (C. Petzold)
Confederation Chapter I.O.D.E. Award , Ridgetown
Band Presentations
Chatham Christian School Grade 6 GOLD MEDALLION Chatham Christian School Grade 7 GOLD MEDALLION Chatham Christian School Grade 8 GOLD MEDALLION Chatham Christian School Recorder Ensemble GOLD MEDALLION CKSS Jazz Band GOLD MEDALLION
CKSS Concert Band GOLD MEDALLION Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award
Choir Presentations
Chatham Christian School Kindergarten Choir The Teachers of Kent County Trophy For Outstanding Choir
[4] Chatham Christian School Choir Grades 1, 2, 3 Kent County Public School Board Trophy Grade 1-3
Chatham Christian School Choir Grade 4, 5 Kent County Separate School Board Trophy Grade 4-6
Chatham Christian School Contemporary Girls Choir The Teachers of Kent County Plaque - Open Class Chatham Kiwanis Club Award W.J. Alexander Memorial Award
Corpus Christi Gallery Choir Outstanding Church Choir Plaque Kent Regiment Chapter IODE Award
Exaltante Chatham Kiwanis Club Award Grace Henderson Memorial Plaque - Outstanding Community Youth Choir
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String Ensemble
Strings are the Things! GOLD MEDALLION Jean Story - Memorial Award, Randolf Churchill Chapter I.O.D.E. - Blenheim Kent Regiment Chapter I O D E Award Provincial Recommendation for String Ensemble
4. Jonathan Snieder, Plectrum Guitar “Rawkfist” (Thousand Foot Krutch)
W.J. Alexander Memorial Award
5. Emma McDonald, Vocal 10 Years and Under “Trolls” (Clifford Crawley)
Musical Stage & Screen Plaque, Age 10 and Under Guspro Inc. Award Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 10 years & under Marjorie V. Menninger Award
[5] Rev. George R. Service Memorial Plaque - Poetry Reading Provincial Recommendation for Music Theatre Provincial Recommendation for Speech Arts
6. Olivia Hunter, Vocal 12 Years and Under “Winter Carol” (Porterfield)
Jack Cooper Memorial Award Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 12 years & under
7. Will Ebere, 14 Years and Under “Non Lo Diro Col Labbro" (G. Handel)
Jack Cooper Memorial Award
______Award Winners (A)
Audrey Bruette Eric Whitehouse Helena Anderson Natasha Morozova Ze Hao Lu Madeline Tran Brooklyn Bergsma Celina Issacs Raymond Li Barryd Heil Camille Limoges Will Craven ______
8. Jivan Ramesh, Strings Cello Grade 6 “Concertino No. 2 in C Major” (Jean-Baptiste Breval)
James W. LaPointe Memorial Award Rev. George R. Service Mem. Plaque - Strings - Gr 6,7
9. Zachary and Olivia Stallaert, Musical Theatre Duet “Friendships” (Cole Porter)
10. Dorothy Li, Piano Grade 5 “Sonatina in A Minor” (C. Gurlitt)
Chatham-Kent ORMTA Geraldine L. McGeorge Memorial Trophy - Grade 5 Grace White Memorial Trophy - Grade 5 Piano Handy Bros. ClimateCare Award for Junior Piano Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award
11. Hannah Teetzel, Piano Grade 6 “Seagulls” (D. Duke)
[6] Jack Herd Memorial Trophy - Canadian Composer - Grade 6 Piano Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award
______Award Winners (B)
Dalia Boyko Laren Robertson Lauren Griffioen Cherilyn Yan Aliyah Bruhlman Sophia Tran Reece Cowan Reighen Grineage Rihana Kukkadi Georgia Craven Kevin Yuan Yuchan Dai Junghoon Ko ______
12. Josee Vercouteren, Vocal Grade 8 “Romance” (C. Dubussy)
Confederation Chapter I.O.D.E. Award, Ridgetown Donald McGregor Memorial Vocal Plaque, Canadian Composer, Grade 8 - Diploma Ridge Players Award Victoria Ave. United Church Vocal Trophy - Grade 8, 9 Provincial Recommendation for Voice
13. Rachel Heo, Flute Grade 8 “The Favorite” (S. Joplin)
Golden K Kiwanis - Intermediate Instrumental Plaque Syd Kemsley Memorial Award
14. Marjorie Sloboda, Piano Grade 8 “Hot Day” (C. Norton)
Denis L. Anderson Memorial Award - Piano (Bach sonata) Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award P.G. Fraser Memorial Trophy - Grade 8 Piano Velma Craig Memorial Plaque - Grade 8 Piano Provincial Recommendation for Piano
15. Avery Kosik, Music Theatre Solo 11-12 Years “Quiet" (Minchin)
[7] Musical Stage & Screen Plaque, Age 12 and Under Janet Wake Memorial Award - Sacred Vocal Grade 1-3 Janet Wake Memorial - Sacred Vocal Trophy - Grade 1-3 Kent County Branch ORMTA Award – Most promising student from CK Provincial Recommendation For Music Theatre ______Award Winners (C)
Grace Medenblik Maria Whittal Olivia Grubb Alexis Bruhlman Anna Guirin Rose Simard Olivia Beintema Molly Hamilton Liyana Kukkadi Jose Angel Grand-Rodriguez Ellita Gagner David Tran ______
16. Elena Zhan, Piano Grade 10 “Land of the Misty Giants” (Oscar Peterson)
Chatham-Kent ORMTA Gr 9 & 10 Dorothy Foreman Piano Award Dorothy Foreman Memorial Plaque, Grade 9-10 Piano James E.S. Allin Award McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award Professor Howard Munn Memorial Trophy Canadian Composer, Grade 10 Piano Provincial Recommendation for Piano
17. Colin Bell, Golden K Kiwanis Vocal Bowl Winner “When I Think Upon The Maidens” (M. Head)
Golden K Kiwanis Bowl Ridge Players Award Robert Chrysler Memorial Award Provincial Recommendation for Voice
18. Alyssa Doherty, Musical Theatre Age 17-18 “Whatever Happened To My Part” (J. Duprez, E. Idle)
Musical Stage & Screen Plaque, 18 Years and Under Ridge Players Award Provincial Recommendation for Music Theatre
______[8] Award Winners (D)
Janelle Maclean Serena Balsdon Zoe Trachy Hannah Cole Briar Grineage Erica Anderson Meghan Chevalier Quinn Colfer Abigail Pepper Patrick Hindmarsh Steven Jonathan Li Foxx Cowan ______
19. Joshua Vitella, Kiwanis Bowl For Senior Strings Winner “Praeludium and Allegro" (F. Kreisler)
Alexander Funeral Home - Bertha Lavery Award James W. LaPointe Memorial Award Kiwanis Bowl for Senior Strings, Brass, Woodwind Provincial Recommendation for Grade 10 Strings
20. Carolyn Tran, Silver Tray Piano Winner “Nocturne in D Flat Major” (F. Chopin)
Alexander Funeral Home - Bertha Lavery Award Kiwanis Silver Tray Provincial Recommendation for Piano
“O Canada”
Tonight’s Accompanists
Jim Prosser Devon Hansen Joy Anderson Leanne Hessel Sue Lowther Lillian Scheirich Sharon Stepniak Jennifer Trinca
Senior Award Winners 2015 Silver Tray (Piano) Carolyn Tran
[9] Golden K Kiwanis Bowl (Vocal) Colin Bell Kiwanis Bowl (Strings) Joshua Vitella
Special Acknowledgements to:
Chatham Daily News Chatham This Week The Voice Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent Instant Print Shoppe Gospel Text Bookstore Musical Strings ‘N’ Things Frank’s Music Centre Tony’s One Stop Music Shoppe Blackburn Radio CKXS Radio Cultural Centre Staff Holy Trinity Anglican Church St. Andrew’s United Church
[10] Supporters for the Chatham Daily News Printed Schedule:
Craven Financial Planning ORMTA Chatham-Kent Ross Insurance Brokers Collins Barrow Alexander & Houle Funeral Home Ltd. St. Andrew’s Residence Dean & Barb’s No Frills Pride Seeds AgReliant Genetics Kent & Essex Mutual Insurance Adullam Camp Ministries Musical Strings “N” Things Chatham Fuel Injection Vaughn Pugh Dave Van Kesteren
[11] Trophies, Plaques & Awards 2015
The winners of awards are chosen by the adjudicators. Awards are made on the basis of the contestant’s ability and promise of success musically, rather than on the marks attained in any one class. Award money is distributed among those listed.
Abigail Pepper Jack Cooper Memorial Award Alexis Bruhlman ORMTA Scholarship - Vocal Alexis Kiriakopoulos Captain Garnet Brackin I O D E Award Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award Ethel Dunn Memorial Trophy - Grade 2 Piano Aliyah Bruhlman Beta Sigma Phi Sorority Award - Chatham Alyssa Doherty Ridge Players Award Musical Stage and Screen Plaque, 18 years & under Anna Guirin Jack Cooper Memorial Award Audrey Bruette Music for Young Children Award Avery Kosik Janet Wake Memorial Award - sacred vocal gr 1, 2, 3 Kent County Branch ORMTA Award – Most promising student from CK Musical Stage and Screen Plaque - 12 years & under Janet Wake Memorial Award - Sacred Vocal Trophy - Grade 1- 3 Barryd Heil Confederation Chapter I.O.D.E. Award, Ridgetown Syd Kemsley Memorial Award Musical Stage and Screen Plaque - 14 years & under Briar Grineage Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award
[12] Brooklyn Bergsma Guspro Inc. Award Kiwanis Plaque = Public Speaking Camille Limoges Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award Carolyn Tran Alexander Funeral Home = Bertha Lavery Award Kiwanis Silver Tray Celina Isaacs Chatham-Kent Retired Teachers of Ontario Award Marjorie V. Menninger Memorial Plaque = Vocal, 17 years & under Robert Trinnear Memorial Vocal Plaque, Canadian Composer, Grade 1-7 Chatham Christian School - Grade 6 Band Gold Medallion Chatham Christian School - Grade 7 Band Gold Medallion Chatham Christian School - Grade 8 Band Gold Medallion Chatham Christian School - Grades 1-3 Choir Kent County Public School Board Trophy - Grade 1-3 Chatham Christian School - Kindergarten Choir The Teachers of Kent County Trophy - Outstanding Choir Chatham Christian School - Recorder Ensemble Gold Medallion Chatham Christian School Choirs Chatham Kiwanis Club Award W.J. Alexander Memorial Award Chatham Christian School, Contemporary Girls’ Choir The Teachers of Kent County Plaque - Open Class Chatham Christian School, Junior Choir - Grades 4 & 5 Kent County Separate School Board Trophy - Grade 4-6 Cherilyn Yan James E. S. Allin Award
[13] Piano Plaque - Grade 4 CKSS Concert Band Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award Gold Medallion
CKSS Jazz Band Gold Medallion Colin Bell Ridge Players Award Robert Chrysler Memorial Award Golden K Kiwanis Bowl Corpus Christi Gallery Choir Outstanding Church Choir Plaque Kent Regiment Chapter I O D E Award Dalia Boyko Music for Young Children Award David Tran Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award Jack Cooper Memorial Award McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award Intermediate Strings Plaque - Grade 8-9 John G. Stephen Memorial Trophy, Canadian Composer, Grade 7 Piano Piano Plaque - Grade 7 Dorothy Li Handy Bros. ClimateCare Award for Junior Piano Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award Chatham-Kent ORMTA Geraldine L. McGeorge Memorial Trophy - Grade 5 Grace White Memorial Trophy - Grade 5 Piano Elena Zhan Chatham-Kent ORMTA Gr 9 & 10 Dorothy Foreman Piano Award James E. S. Allin Award McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award [14] Professor Howard Munn Memorial Trophy Canadian Composer, Grade 10 Piano Dorothy Foreman Memorial Plaque, Grade 9-10 Piano Ellita Gagner Elizabeth Chrysler Memorial Award Janet Wake Memorial Award - Sacred Vocal Gr 4, 5 6 Musical Stage and Screen Plaque - 15-16 years Janet Wake Memorial Award - Sacred Vocal Trophy - Grade 4- 6 Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 15 years & under Emma McDonald Guspro Inc. Award Marjorie V. Menninger Award Musical Stage and Screen Plaque - 10 years & under Rev. George R. Service Memorial Plaque - Poetry Reading Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 10 years & under Eric Whitehouse Francis Ouellette Estate Foundation Award Kiwanis Plaque Canadian Composer Grade 1 Piano Erica Anderson Chatham-Kent ORMTA Grade 6 Piano Award Syd Kemsley Memorial Award Piano Plaque - Grade 6 Exaltante Chatham Kiwanis Club Award Grace Henderson Memorial Plaque - Outstanding Community Youth Choir Foxx Cowan W.J. Alexander Memorial Award Georgia Craven Guspro Inc. Award Marjorie V. Menninger Award Kiwanis Plaque - Dramatic Recitation Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 14 years & under Grace Medenblik Music for Young Children Award
[15] Grady Vellinga Confederation Chapter I.O.D.E. Award, Ridgetown Hannah Cole Vaughn Kivell - Piano Doctor Award Eleanor Beardall-Alexander Mem. Trophy Cdn. Composer, Grade 4 Hannah Teetzel Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award Jack Herd Memorial Trophy - Grade 6 Piano Helena Anderson Marjorie V. Menninger Award Piano Plaque - Grade 3 Edna Hirst Lester Memorial Trophy - Canadian Composer Grade 3 Piano Janelle Maclean Music for Young Children Award Jivan Ramesh James W. LaPointe Memorial Award Rev. George R. Service Mem. Plaque - Strings - Gr 6,7 Jonathan Snieder W.J. Alexander Memorial Award Jose Angel Grande-Rodriguez Lt Patrick Wilson IODE Award - Tilbury, ON Josee Vercouteren Confederation Chapter I.O.D.E. Award, Ridgetown Ridge Players Award Donald McGregor Memorial Vocal Plaque, Canadian Composer, Grade 8-Diploma Victoria Ave. United Church Vocal Trophy - Grade 8, 9 Joshua Vitella Alexander Funeral Home - Bertha Lavery Award James W. LaPointe Memorial Award Kiwanis Bowl for Senior Strings Brass Woodwind Junghoon Ko McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award Kevin Yuan Jack Cooper Memorial Award
[16] Kivell's Piano Parlour Award Laren Robertson North Thamesville Women’s Institute Award Vera Fraser Memorial Piano Trophy Graded Classes - Grades 1 and 2 Lauren Griffioen Catherine McVean Chapter Award Kiwanis Trophy - Pre Grade 1 Piano Liyana Kukkadi Janet Wake Memorial Award - Sacred Vocal - Gr 7, 8 Ridge Players Award Janet Wake Memorial Sacred Vocal Trophy - Grade 7-8 Madeleine Tran James W. LaPointe Memorial Award Marjorie V. Menninger Award Kenneth J. Matthews Mem. Plaque - Junior Strings - Grade 3-5 R.J. Durocher Memorial Trophy Canadian Composer - Grade 5 Piano Maria Whittal Jack Cooper Memorial Award Kiwanis Vocal Plaque - 8 years & under Musical Stage & Screen Plaque - 8 years & under Marjorie Sloboda Denis L. Anderson Memorial Award - Piano (Bach sonata) Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award Velma Craig Memorial Plaque - Grade 8 Piano P.G Fraser Memorial Trophy - Grade 8 Piano Meghan Chevalier McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award Musical Stage & Screen Plaque - 19 years & over Molly Hamilton Jack Cooper Memorial Award Natasha Morozova Jack Cooper Memorial Award E.M. Ted Jones Memorial Plaque - Canadian Composer, Strings, Grade 1-7 Olivia Beintema [17] W.J. Alexander Memorial Award Olivia Grubb Syd Kemsley Memorial Award Kiwanis Plaque Canadian Composer Grade 2 Piano Olivia Hunter Jack Cooper Memorial Award Kiwanis Vocal Trophy - 12 years & under Patrick Hindmarsh Jack Cooper Memorial Award Quinn Colfer Jack Cooper Memorial Award Rachel Heo Syd Kemsley Memorial Award Golden K Kiwanis - Intermediate Instrumental Plaque Raymond Geoffrey Li Denis L. Anderson Memorial Award - piano (Bach sonata) Reece Cowan Darlene Wilson Memorial Reighen Grineage James E. S. Allin Award ORMTA Scholarship for graded piano Vera Fraser Award by Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent Kiwanis Plaque, Outstanding Pianist in the 6-8 Graded Classes Rihana Kukkadi Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award Ridge Players Award Kiwanis Sight Singing Trophy Rose Simard Ridgetown Kiwanis Club Award Serena Balsdon Catherine McVean Chapter Award Eleanor Alexander Award by Zonta Club of Chatham-Kent Kiwanis Plaque, Outstanding Pianist in the 3 - 5 Graded Classes Sophia Tran Jack Cooper Memorial Award Kiwanis Club of Chatham Kent Golden K Award McGeachy Charitable Foundation Award
[18] Francis R. Daymond Memorial Trophy - Canadian Composer, Grade 9 Piano Steven Jonathan Li Captain Garnet Brackin I O D E Award Strings Are The Thing! CK Jean Story - Memorial Award, Randolf Churchill Chapter I.O.D.E. - Blenheim Temi Adefarasin North Thamesville Women’s Institute Award Eileen Walker Memorial Trophy - Grade 1 Piano Will Craven Guspro Inc. Award Jack Cooper Memorial Award Janet Wake Plaque for Poetry - Memorized W.J. Alexander Memorial Award Will Ebere Jack Cooper Memorial Award Yuchen Dai Denis L. Anderson Memorial Award (Violin) Jack Cooper Memorial Award Ze Hao Lu Captain Garnet Brackin I O D E Award Zoe Trachy Jack Cooper Memorial Award
From where do all the entrants come?* Amherstburg (1) Belle River (2) Blenheim (10) Bothwell (3) Chatham (147) Dover Centre (2) Dresden (8) Erieau (5 Florence (1) Merlin (2) Morpeth (1) Port Lambton (1) Ridgetown (7) South Woodslee (2) Tecumseh (1) Thamesville (10) Tilbury (2) Tupperville (2) Wallaceburg (2) Windsor (14)
[19] *This is representative of the number of Students, Bands, Choirs, Ensembles entered, not the number of Classes entered.
[20] 2015 Provincial Recommendations Made by the Adjudicators:
Congratulations to:
Vocal Bands Grade 7 Strings are the Thing! Strings Liyana Kukkadi Grade 7 Grade 8 Ze Hao Lu Josee Vercouteren Sophia Tran Grade 8 Diploma David Tran Colin Bell Molly Hamilton Meghan Chevalier Grade 9 Pierre Simard Grade 10 Piano Joshua Vitella Grade 7 Kevin Yuan David Tran Open Grade 8 Yuchen Dai Marjorie Sloboda Music Theatre Grade 9 Elementary Sophia Tran Emma McDonald Avery Kosik Grade 10 Intermediate Elena Zhan Ellita Gagner Steven Jonathan Li Senior Diploma Alyssa Doherty Carolyn Tran Speech Arts Open Emma McDonald Junghoon Ko Will Craven Georgia Craven
[21] Thanks to TVCOGECO for recording the Grand Concert tonight. For TVCOGECO Grand Concert air times please visit www.tvcogeco.com/chatham/schedule in May.
Many thanks to Comfort Inn for supplying accommodations for the Festival adjudicators.
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[23] Alumni – Where Are They Now?
Benjamin Smith
A native of Chatham, Ontario, pianist Benjamin Smith has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Canada and the United States. He is a laureate of numerous competitions including the Virginia Waring International Piano Competition, the CMC Stepping Stone Competition, and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Competition. His solo appearances include the Stony Brook Symphony Orchestra, the New Juilliard Ensemble, Orchestra London, the Windsor Symphony, the Clairion Symphony, and the University of Toronto Hart House Orchestra. In 2007, he was a featured soloist with the New Juilliard Ensemble in Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, and in 2010 he performed the Schoenberg Piano Concerto under maestro Rossen Milanov. His festival appearances include Toronto Summer Music, Banff Summer Arts, Long Leaf Opera, and Colours of Music in Barrie. Recent highlights include recitals in Texas, Chicago, Montreal, and Toronto, as well as performing Saint-Saëns’ Fourth Piano Concerto at Hart House. The upcoming season includes a recital with cellist Dongkyun An at Carnegie Hall, programs with former Tokyo String Quartet first violinist Martin Beaver, and multiple programs with the Israelievitch-Smith-Ahn (ISA) Piano Trio, including the Beethoven Triple Concerto with the Ontario Philharmonic. Devoting considerable time to chamber music, Ben has been heard on CBC’s In Concert and Classical 96.3 FM. He has partnered in concert with renowned artists Colin Carr, Wolfgang Redik (Vienna Piano Trio), Bonnie Hampton, William VerMeulen, James Markey, Jacques Israelievitch, Mark Fewer, Sonic Escape, the Annex String Quartet, and members of the Cecilia String Quartet. Heavily involved in contemporary music, Ben is a member of the Esprit Orchestra, and has worked with prominent conductors Steven Schick, Joel Sachs, and Werner Herbers as well as composers John Corigliano, David Lidov, Reinaldo Moya, Bob Becker, and Chandler Carter. Dr. Smith currently serves as a coach and collaborator for the Glenn Gould School (GGS) and the Young Artist Academy at the Royal Conservatory of Music. He taught at the Don Wright Faculty of Music at the University of Western Ontario (2005-2006), and has also taught undergraduate piano at the Department of Music, Stony Brook University. His principal teachers were Andrea Battista, James Anagnoson, Julian Martin, and Christina Dahl. His early music studies in Chatham included violin with Henry Janzen and harmony with Ron Kingham. Along with a DMA from Stony Brook University, Ben holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Toronto, an Artist Diploma from the GGS, and a Master’s from The Juilliard School.
[24] Alumni – Where Are They Now?
Joel Verkaik Oboist Joel Verkaik is currently pursuing doctoral studies in baroque oboe performance at McGill University. His initial private oboe studies in Chatham were with Kristen Lapointe. He studied piano with Sue Lowther, Christine Tithecott, and Doris Anderson, as well as recorder with his mother, Carol Revell, and theory and history with Charlene Farrell. He sang in choirs under the direction of Janet Wake , Joy Anderson, and Jim Brown, and performed in the Chatham Junior Concert Band and bands at Ursuline College. Joel went on to pursue a bachelor’s degree at Wilfrid Laurier University and a master’s degree at the University of Ottawa in oboe performance. During this time, he was an active freelance performer with some of Canada’s most celebrated ensembles, including the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony and Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, as well as with internationally renowned artists Anton Kuerti, Pinchas Zukerman, and Simon Streatfield. After his master’s, Joel decided to pursue the specialist field of early music and spent a year abroad, studying baroque oboe at the Conservatory of Amsterdam and playing concerts in the Netherlands, Germany, and Salzburg. He also participated in the Dartington International Summer School in Devon, England. Upon returning to Canada in 2012, Joel settled in Montreal, where he has since performed with prestigious baroque ensembles such as Caprice, les Boreades, and la Société de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, as well as Toronto’s Aradia Ensemble, with whom he recorded an album of Purcell theatre music in 2013 (Naxos, release pending). Upcoming engagements include a feature concert with the McGill Baroque Orchestra, the orchestra of the International Organ Society Competition, and a recording of works by André Gagnon. Joel is also the leader of an ensemble of professional Montreal baroque musicians called Ensemble Énigme. Joel has been the recipient of numerous scholarships and awards. He was the winner of the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival’s Wayne Wagenarr Memorial Trophy for seven consecutive years, and also received scholarships for his studies at Wilfrid Laurier, the University of Ottawa, and McGill. He was the recipient of the Astral Media Award for the National Arts Centre (2013), and a 2014 Canada Council for the Arts travel grant. He has played with the National Youth Orchestra of Canada (2004) and l’orchestre de la francophonie (2008–2010), and has travelled to the United States, Mexico, and Eastern Canada to give workshops, masterclasses, recitals, and concert tours.
Joel is also a dedicated teacher, working with several schools in Montreal as a private oboe instructor. Apart from performance, study, and teaching, Joel is an avid chess player and cook, a cat owner, and a lover of critical theory.
[25] [26] Alumni – Where Are They Now?
Dr. Jacqueline (Nelson) Wolting
Dr. Jacqueline (Nelson) Wolting grew up in Glencoe and Chatham, Ontario. She studied piano (Charlene Farrell) and voice (Christine Prosser, Kevin McMillan) locally, singing at numerous C-K community events, churches and CKSS school musicals throughout high school She was an annual winner in the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival, competing at the provincial level during high school and university. While completing her Bachelor of Music in Voice Performance at the University of Western Ontario, she taught voice lessons, directed a church children’s choir and performed lead roles in London Musical Theatre’s productions of Patience and The Yeomen of the Guard. She always knew she might pursue a career in medicine, and credits her wonderful, supportive parents (Dr. Susan Munro, a local family physician and Mr. Bruce Nelson, a now- retired CKSS music teacher) for her somewhat convoluted career path. Dr. Wolting completed her medical degree at The University of Western Ontario and her residency in Family Medicine at the University of British Columbia. She now practices Family Medicine in Chatham-Kent, including delivering babies and caring for hospital in-patients. She dusts off her musical theatre skills on a nightly basis to sing bedtime “lullabies” from Gershwin to Sondheim to her two young children. She also enjoys contributing her musical talents to her church community and to the special celebrations of her friends and family. Dr. Wolting extends her thanks to the many volunteers who support the Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival and continue to provide young musicians this opportunity to hone their skills.
[27] Chatham-Kent Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association
Active Members
Anderson, Joy ARCT Piano, Rudiments 519-354-2838 Atkinson, Jan ARCT Piano, Rudiments, Theory 519-326-8876 Dickson, Roberta ARCT, A. Mus., B.A. Piano, Rudiments 519-676-8398 Farrell, Charline ARCT, Piano, Rudiments 519 354-4380 Hansen, Devon B.Mus, MA (Music) Piano, Organ, Rudiments, Theory 519 819-5925 Lowther, Susan ARCT (Teacher, Performer), RMT Piano, Rudiments 519-355-1517 Prosser, Christine B. Mus. (Hons.), B. Ed., M. Ed., RMT, OCT Voice, Rudiments, Theory 519-401-1720 Prosser, Jim Mus. Bac., B. Ed., RMT, OCT Piano, Rudiments, Theory 519-401-1718 Ripley, Jane B. Mus. (Hons.), CHM Voice, Rudiments 519-354-8837 Smith, Julia B. Mus. A., A. Mus., B. Ed., RMT Piano, Rudiments 519-354-0916 Stuart-Kosmala, Marion A. Mus., B. Mus., M. Mus., RMT Piano 519-352-4947 Tithecott, Elizabeth ARCT, B. Mus. (Hons.), B. Ed. Piano 519-351-6387 VanStempvoort, Alice B. A. Piano, Rudiments 519-436-0775 Wilcosz-Thompson, Christine A.Mus. (voice), B. Mus. (Hons.), RMT Piano, Voice, Rudiments, Theory 519-354-2269
Affiliate Members - Level 1 Ball, Holly A Affiliate Level 1 Piano, Rudiments 519-436-0006
Affiliate Members - Level 2 Sikkema, Angela B.A., B. Ed. Piano, Rudiments 519-674-3947
Associate Members Calongcagong, Alde B.Mus., M. Mus Piano 519 250-7873
Retired Members Anderson, Doris B. Mus., M. Mus., RMT Piano, Rudiments, Theory 519-352-7946 Badder, Pauline ARCT 519-692-4493 Lachine, Yvonne Piano, Rudiments 519-352-7294 Stark, Edith ARCT (piano), A. Mus. (organ) 519-698-4820
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Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent
Provides support to: Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival Since 1945 Chatham-Kent Health Alliance Kiwanis Theatre Kiwanis Band Shell Westover Treatment Centre Special Populations Program Chatham-Kent Children’s Safety Village Sleeping Children Around the World Kenesserie Camp St. Vincent de Paul Camp Big Brothers, Big Sisters Aktion Club of Chatham-Kent Public Health - Learn, Share and Grow Chatham-Kent Science Fair YMCA Pool Sharks - local swim meet sponsor Building Our YMCA Campaign Meals On Wheels Kettle Campaign – (Salvation Army) Children’s Water Festival Cancer Society Daffodil & Pink Ribbon Campaign Community Living Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent Municipal Skating Caribbean HIV/AIDS Project the Kiwanis International ELIMINATE Project in conjunction with UNICEF in 39 developing countries around the world to eliminate Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus
Objects of Kiwanis To give primacy to the human and spiritual, rather than to the material values of life. To encourage the daily living of the Golden Rule in all human relationships. To promote the adoption and the application of higher social, business and professional standards. To develop by precept and example, a more intelligent, aggressive and serviceable citizenship. To provide, through Kiwanis clubs, a practical means to form enduring friendships, to render altruistic service and to build better communities. To cooperate in creating and maintaining that sound public opinion and high idealism which make possible the increase of righteousness, justice, patriotism and good will.
Kiwanis Club of Chatham-Kent
Officers:
President George Service Past President Eileen Richards President Elect Dick Roe Vice President Secretary Lorne Little Assistant Secretary Donna MacLachlan Treasurer Jim Robinson Directors:
Austin Hadlock Dennis Myers Lena Robertson Stan Wharram Marilyn Clauws Karen Earl Kathryn Jordan