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Please join us on our Facebook page for daily sessions we’ll be sharing with our community, and on Friday, March 19 for the Rose Bowl (live streamed) and Sunday, March 21 for the Stars of the Festival Concert!

MUSICAL THEATRE Adjudicator: Melanie Baux

Melanie Baux has always loved being surrounded by music. Melanie has a Diploma in Music Performance from Mount Royal University and a Bachelor of Music Performance from the University of Manitoba. In concert, Melanie has performed with the University of Manitoba Orchestra, the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, the Calgary Youth Orchestra, The Bach festival Orchestra the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. On the opera stage, she has appeared as Venus in Offenbach’s Orphée aux Enfers and Beth in Adamo’s Little Women. Melanie is a founding member of La Vie, an undirected vocal ensemble performing all genres of music. Melanie also performed as a Roster for Cowtown Opera. Melanie frequently works with children’s choirs and has been a vocal coach an rehearsal lead for the Calgary Boys’ Choir. Melanie has been the Artistic Director of the Cochrane Young Singers for the past five seasons. She is also the Artistic Director of Swamp Donkey Society. As a musical Director Melanie has directed Grease (Winnipeg), The Sound of Music (Winnipeg and Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre), Broadway reviews (Winnipeg and Calgary), Eve: The True Story (Calgary Fringe Festival), The Lion King Junior (Storybook Theatre) and Little Mermaid Jr. (Swamp Donkey Musical Theatre). Melanie teaches private voice lessons as well as group and private Musical Theatre classes, including a triple threat performance program. She frequently adjudicates Musical Theatre, Classical Voice and Speech Arts throughout Alberta. Melanie is passionate about enriching communities through music and encouraging and inspiring singers of all ages.

2021 MEDICINE HAT ROTARY MUSIC FESTIVAL *Times listed reflect the time of your live Zoom adjudication. Your Zoom host will email you the Zoom invite the day before your session and you should join at the time listed. Please do not be late as these sessions cannot be rescheduled.

Thursday, March 11, 2021 Musical Theatre Adjudicator: Melanie Baux ______

BLOCK 1 ADJUDICATION – 3:00 PM 97008 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 8 and Under 1. Amelia-layne Stigter - "Castle on a Cloud" by les Miserables, (arr C. Schonberg 97011 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 11 and Under 1. Angelina Poddar - "Winding River" by R. Peeslea (Snowqueen) 2. Avery Lavigne - "Different" by George Stiles (Seussical) 97012 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 12 and Under 1. Sarah Herter - "Quiet" by T. Minchin, Opus/Show Title: Matilda 2. Ashton Drew-Clewlow - "" by () 3. Jeeya Gupta - "God Help the Outcasts" by Schwartz/Menken (Hunchback of Notre Dame)

BLOCK 2 ADJUDICATION – 3:40 PM MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – GOLDEN AGE 16 and Under 1. Lucas Semrau - "Younger Than Springtime" by R. Rodgers () 97418 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – MODERN ERA 18 and Under 1. Gabrielle Campbell - "Only Love" by Frank Wildhorn (The Scarlet Pimpernel) 2. Eryk McKenzie - "A Simple Song" by Leonard Bernstein 97018 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 18 and Under 1. Eryk McKenzie - "Santa Fe" by , Opus/Show Title: 97118 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 18 and Under 1. Eryk McKenzie - "What Do I Need With Love" by (Thoroughly Modern Millie)

BLOCK 3 ADJUDICATION – 4:20 PM 97013 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 13 and Under 1. Hana Fenwick - "Someone You'd Be Proud Of" by Laura Tisdall (The In-Between) 2. Daniele Hollingworth - "Someone Handed Me the Moon Today" by Nancy White (Anne and Gilbert) 3. Dominik Pilgrim - "" by and E.Y. Harburg (The Wizard of Oz) 4. Kaitlyn Taylor-Vallance - "Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg 5. Madison Cox - "I Want to Fly" by Robert Lindsey-Nassif (Flight of the Lawnchair Man)

BLOCK 4 ADJUDICATION – 5:00 PM 97017 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 17 and Under 1. Gabrielle Campbell - "Fly Fly Away" by John Williams (Catch Me If You Can) 2. Amelia Armstrong - "How Could I Ever Know" by Lucy Simon (Secret Garden) 3. Hannah Christie - "All That Matters" by Barlow and Kennedy (Finding Neverland) 4. Caitlyn OConnor - "How Bout A Dance" by F. Wildhorn (Bonnie and Clyde) 5. Dayne Rice - "The Music Of The Night" by (The Phantom of the Opera) 6. Emma Coen - "Losing My Mind" by ()

BLOCK 5 ADJUDICATION – 5:40 PM 97016 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 16 and Under 1. Macey Marshall - "Pretty Funny" by Benj Pasek and (The Musical ) 2. Lucas Semrau - "For Forever" by (Dear Evan Hanson) 3. Madeleine Heese - "No One Else" by Dave Malloy (Natasha, Pierre and The Great Comet of 1812) 97015 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – BALLAD 15 and Under 1. Debasri Jena - "Mira” by David Merrick (Carnival) 2. Carlie OConnor - "Heart of Stone" by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss (Six) 3. Emma Lavigne - "Maybe This Time" by Kander () 4. Abby Bacon - "Someone Like You" by F. Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde)

Friday, March 12, 2021 Musical Theatre Adjudicator: Melanie Baux ______

BLOCK 1 ADJUDICATION – 3:00 PM 97000 Alberta Excellence Musical Theatre Solo 1. Gabrielle Campbell a. "Calm" by Adam Gwon (Ordinary Days) b."Much More" by Schmidt and Jones (The Fantastiks) 2. Lucas Semrau a. "You'll Be Back" by Lin-Manuel Miranda () b. "Come Back" by Pasek and Paul (Dogfight)

BLOCK 2 ADJUDICATION – 3:40 PM 97117 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 17 and Under 1. Gabrielle Campbell - "Vanilla Ice Cream" by (She Loves Me) 2. Amelia Armstrong - "Adelaide's Lament" by (Guys and Dolls) 3. Hannah Christie - "Times Are Hard For Dreamers" by Tysen and Messe (Amelie - The Musical) 4. Caitlyn OConnor - "Running" by Adam Gwon (Hot Mess In ) 5. Madeleine Heese - "Pulled" by (The Adams Family) 6. Emma Coen -"It's A Privilege To Pee" by ()

BLOCK 3 ADJUDICATION – 4:20 PM 97111 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 11 and Under 1. Avery Lavigne - "I Love Play Rehearsal" by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) 2. Angelina Poddar - "Suppertime" by Clark Gesner (You're a Good Man Charlie Brown) 3. Oliver Hopkins - "You've got to pick a pocket or two" by (Oliver) 97110 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO - 10 and under 1. Ayla Johnson - "I Speak Six Languages" by W. Finn (The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee)

BLOCK 4 ADJUDICATION – 5:00 PM 97116 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 16 and Under 1. Macey Marshall - "Lost in the Brass" by Tommy Newman and Gaby Alter (Musical Band Geeks) 2. Lucas Semrau -"Live in Living Color" by M. Shaimann and S. Wittman (Catch Me if You Can) 97115 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO - 15 and under 1. Debasri Jena -"I Have Confidence" by Rodgers and Hammerstein (Sound of Music) 2. Emma Lavigne - "The Lady's Improving" by Matthew Skylar (The Prom) 3. Abby Bacon - "The Mad Hatter" by R. Wildhorn (Wonderland)

BLOCK 5 ADJUDICATION – 5:40 PM 97113 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 13 and Under 1. Hana Fenwick - "The Girl In 14G" by Jeanine Tesori, Dick Scanlan 2. Hannah Maser -"Michael In The Bathroom" by Joe Iconis (Be More Chill) 97112 MUSICAL THEATRE SOLO – UPTEMPO 12 and Under 1. Sarah Herter -"My New Philosophy" by Clark Gesner (You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown) 2. Ashton Drew-Clewlow - "Alive" by Frank Wildhorn (Jekyll and Hyde) 3. Jeeya Gupta - "Sayonara" by John Forster (How to Eat Like a Child)