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Table of Contents Mayor’s Welcome and PNMF Presidents Message ..................................................3 Acknowledgements ......................................................................................................5 Patrons ..........................................................................................................................6 Awards List .................................................................................................................7 Previous Scholarship Winners ................................................................................11 General Rules of the Festival ..................................................................................12 Clarifying Copyright ................................................................................................16 Notes About Scholarship and Gala Nights .............................................................17 Notes About The Dance Scheduling Procedure ......................................................18 Officers And Committees .........................................................................................19 Adjudicators for 2018 .................................................................................... 20 Brass & Woodwind ....................................................................................................24 Band ............................................................................................................................30 Choral..........................................................................................................................34 Strings, Harp, Guitar ................................................................................................36 Vocal Music Theatre .................................................................................................40 Vocal ............................................................................................................................43 Dance ..........................................................................................................................50 Speech Arts ................................................................................................................67 Choral Speaking .........................................................................................................77 Piano ...........................................................................................................................80 Classroom Music ........................................................................................................92 Orff – Presented by School District 82 .....................................................................94 Terrace & District Arts Council Scholarship Application Form ........95 1 No Photography or Video/Audio Recording during competition Please, no food or drinks in venues 2018 Scholarship Competition Friday, April 27, 2018 R.E.M. Lee Theatre 6:30 PM Senior - Knights of Columbus Scholarship Intermediate - Rio Tinto Alcan Scholarship Junior - Munson Family Scholarship Winners will be announced following the competition All Seats $10 Tickets Available At Misty River Books GALA 2018 Keeping Dreams Alive April 28, 7:00 p.m. at the REM Lee Theatre All Seats $15.00 Tickets Available atMisty River Books 2 Please do not take cell phones or pagers into competition areas Please maintain quiet in the audience during competition OFFICE OF THE MAYOR WELCOME On behalf of the City of Terrace and our residents, I would like to welcome all of the participants, families, coaches, and mentors to the 53rd Pacific Northwest Music Festival. We hope that you enjoy your time here in our beautiful City both on and off the stage. The Pacific Northwest Music Festival continues to grow each year as a result of the endless amount of artistic talent in the Northwest. This music festival provides an opportunity for performers of all ages to gain experience, knowledge, and guidance from the adjudication process. Not only has the festival influenced the development of many young musicians, dancers, and performers in the Northwest, but it has shaped our communities as well. The Northwest can proudly boast that it is the home of many talented and accomplished performers, due in large part to the long-standing Pacific Northwest Music Festival. Thank you to the organizers, who have spent countless hours organizing for this event, the invigilators, who offer their time, expertise, and knowledge to the performers, the coaches and instructors, who have given so much of their time to help the performers recognize their talents, and to each and every performer who has put their heart and soul into their craft. We applaud the performers for their dedication, determination, and courage as they share their talents with us. Sincerely, Carol Leclerc Mayor 3 No Photography or Video/Audio Recording during competition Please, no food or drinks in venues President’s Message 2018 I have been involved with the Pacific Northwest Music Festival since my daughter was 7, about 35 years ago. My involvement (Phase One) changed from that of a parent making sure to be at the right place at the right time with the right music, to (Phase Two) that of a teacher, entering my students and attending their performances. Then it was (Phase Three) becoming a member of the festival executive, attending meetings to learn how the wheels of a large festival turn, and offering my time to schedule classes and do door duty. Now here I am (Phase Four) president of this amazing festival! However, a thread ran thru all those phases in the form of one devoted lady who took on the massive job of collecting and processing all the entry forms - for 40 years. Her name is Irene Kuhar. This year Irene retired, and while she will still be helping out at the 2018 festival in other ways her retirement marks a distinct changing of the guard. It is now time for a new group of volunteers, parents and teachers to move up to phases one, two, and three. This is vital if our festival is to remain such a success, and to continue supporting the performing arts in the Pacific Northwest. We invite those holding one of our programs in their hands to come forward and try out phase one, two, or three, whichever fits. There's nothing to say you have to move all the way to phase four, but you may find enormous satisfaction in the process. Come and be part of the new guard! Bonnie Juniper, PNMF President 2018 4 Please do not take cell phones or pagers into competition areas Please maintain quiet in the audience during competition ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Pacific Northwest Music Festival is an annual event requiring commitments of time, energy, and resources from a wide range of supporters throughout our region. We appreciate assistance from the following area businesses: Misty River Books for Scholarship and Gala ticket and program sales Terrace Academy of Music for meeting room use Tim Keenan, for tuning venue pianos. Elan Travel, for booking adjudicator travel. For hosting the Volunteer Reception Sight & Sound and providing Adjudicator and for syllabus and program sales Volunteer lunches for Band & Choral The City of Terrace for Displaying Festival Banners For the use of a TV during the Dance José Coosemans, for tuning venue pianos For Flowers The Terrace & District Arts Council For their support of the Festival and the Arts in the Northwest We also wish to acknowledge the many, many volunteers who make the Festival possible each year. 5 No Photography or Video/Audio Recording during competition Please, no food or drinks in venues 2018 Honorary Patrons Crispina Cote Ms. Donna Ziegler Rotary Club of Prince Rupert Rotary Club of Terrace Dr. Knight Chiropractic George & Gail Munson Rose Dreger Micki Smart Gold Seal Patrons Dr. Lombard MacCarthy Motors Cedar River Physio Silver Seal Patrons Luso Canadian Association Cooks Jewellers Mrs. Elaine Johnson Dr. Tabata Rose J. Thomas Fusion Eye Care Stewart & Marilynn Christensen Totem Furniture Remax – Terrace Misty River Books Dr. Davis Lindsay Royal Canadian Legion Branch 27-Prince Dr. J. Dunfield Rupert Graydon Bronze Seal Patrons Ken & Kerry Giesbrecht Life Labs Ms. Brenda Silsbe Western Financial Group Mr. & Mrs. John & Ethel Jackson Victoria Uberall Dr. Norma Kerby Andrew Blix The PNMF Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank all our generous sponsors for their support this year. Over the years, this celebration of the performing arts has provided a wonderful opportunity for the youth of the Northwest to develop their talents, receive input from experts and be inspired by their peers. There are many costs involved with staging a festival of this size, and our continued growth and success is due mainly to sponsorship from generous patrons such as you. Thank You 6 Please do not take cell phones or pagers into competition areas Please maintain quiet in the audience during competition Pacific Northwest Music Festival Awards List 2018 Our thanks to all the businesses, organizations and individuals who continue to support the performers by contributing Awards and Trophies in 2018 Scholarship Munson Family Scholarship $250 ........................ Most Outstanding Junior Performer Rio Tinto Alcan Scholarship $500 ....................... Most Outstanding Intermediate Performer Knights of Columbus Scholarship $1000 .........Most Outstanding Senior Performer Awards of Excellence Fusion Eyecare Doctors of Optometry Award $150 Brass - Intermediate Northwest
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