88th Year: March 31 to April 9, 2020 2020 GCK Festival of Music CANCELLED due to the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAM Sponsored by the Owen Sound & Meaford Kiwanis and Commemorative Program The 2020 Festival of Music was cancelled due to the Coronavirus Covid-19 Pandemic The Festival was originally scheduled for: March 31 to April 9, 2020 Festival of Stars Awards Concert Tuesday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Sponsored by The Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound, The Meaford Kiwanis and Tamming Law The Festival is a proud member of Ontario Federation of Music Festivals (OMFA) Federation of Canadian Music Festivals (FCMF) 2020 Commemorative Program 88th Annual Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music Table of Contents, as of March 12, 2020 Festival of Music Media Release 2020 ..................................................................... 4 Media Release March 13, 2020 Why this Commemorative Program? ....................................................................... 4 The Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music (GCKFM) Message from our Festival Chair .............................................................................. 6 All classes of the 2020 Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music are cancelled. Board of Directors .................................................................................................... 6 This difficult decision was reached by the Board of Directors after discussions Message from the Mayor of Owen Sound................................................................ 7 concerning the effects of low registration numbers due to the labour dispute Awards and Sponsors ............................................................................................... 8 plus the closure of schools from March 14 to April 5. The Board recognizes the Festival Donors, Volunteers and Venues .................................................................. 9 importance of limiting public exposure currently. Maintaining recommended public 2019 Award Winners .............................................................................................. 10 health practices can help to ease the burden on our health care system and protect Scholarship Donors ................................................................................................. 11 our vulnerable citizens. COVID-19 Timeline 2019-2020 ............................................................................... 57 We remain indebted to the many groups and individuals that make the Festival a success for our many registrants. We wish to thank the Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound, the Meaford Kiwanis Club, Brass & Woodwinds ............................................................................. 12 - 15 Tamming Law, Markale IDA/Flesherton Pharmacy, Bayshore Broadcasting and all Drama, Music Theatre & Trained Vocal ............................................... 16 - 24 our registrants, volunteers, advertisers, venues, contractors, sponsors and donors Intermediate Piano ............................................................................... 25 - 30 for their ongoing support. We applaud teachers, adjudicators, participants, and Strings & Orchestras .............................................................................. 31- 35 organizers for their continued efforts to make the Festival a success, year after year. Junior Piano .......................................................................................... 37 - 48 We welcome donations of any kind to offset expenses incurred in setting up the Programme Senior Piano .......................................................................................... 49 - 53 Festival. School & Community Vocals/Choirs .................................................... 55 - 56 The GCKFM will be contacting all stakeholders about how to proceed with the process of arranging the remaining business of this year as well as possible additional projects for the future. Advertiser’s Index Mark Hendry, Chair Bayshore Broadcasting, Mix 106.5 .............. Outside Back Cover (60) Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music Georgian Bay Children’s Choir ....................................................... 22 Georgian Bay Symphony ................................................................ 45 Why this Commemorative Program? Grey Bruce Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO) .............. 54 As the Festival Coordinator, I’ve come to know many of our participants, Highland Manor ............................................. Inside Back Cover (59) parents, teachers, adjudicators, venues, advertisers, sponsors, contractors, etc. Horton & Horton ............................................................................ 48 The program was almost complete and ready to be sent to the printer when the Peter & Nonie Little ........................................................................ 42 entire festival was cancelled on Friday, March 13, 2020. Long & McQuade ........................................................................... 35 While I busied myself with cancelling everything I’d set up, I couldn’t help but Markdale IDA Pharmacy & Flesherton Pharmacy .......................... 56 marvel at the number of students who had signed up, practiced, and perhaps Max Clark Piano Tuning ................................................................. 36 even perfected their pieces. ORMTA, Owen Sound Branch .................................................. 29, 50 This Commemorative Program is in our participants’ honour. Thank you to all Southampton Summer Music ........................................................ 15 who stood by the festival during these strange days. Tamming Law .................................................. Inside Front Cover (2) Wakeford & Company .................................................................... 52 - Karen Kyle, Festival Coordinator 4 5 2020 Commemorative Program 88th Annual Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music Message from our Festival Chair Message from the Mayor of Owen Sound “Music can change the world” It is a pleasure to welcome you to the 88th Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music. Once again, musical performances will be presented in Owen Sound and Meaford in various settings and styles. Whether you are an entrant, a teacher/mentor, parent or audience member, you will see musicians at all levels pursue excellence and gain performance experience during our Festival. The support and efforts of groups and individuals make our festival a success. Thank you to the Kiwanis Clubs of Owen Sound and Meaford for their ongoing co-sponsorship. We thank Tamming Law and Bayshore Broadcasting Mix 106.5 as well as all other sponsors and donors for their financial support. The work of the Festival Board, Festival Coordinator and instructors who guide our efforts and planning are greatly appreciated as well. Thanks to our volunteers who assist in many ways. We are grateful for the use of space provided in venues for Festival classes. This allows participants to perform in settings that are appropriate for their discipline and adjudication. The Festival acknowledges the expertise and dedication our adjudicators exhibit in working with us; their valuable input informs various aspects of our musical journeys. Finally, we applaud the dedication and perseverance of our entrants. The Festival is often a special event in the lives of those who have participated in it. Skills learned in experiences like this can be applied to other occupations and situations in life. We are proud to be part of the social development of the competitors. Beethoven is credited with saying that “Music can change the world.” So, let your music ring out and see where it takes you! I hope you enjoy the 2020 Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music! Mark Hendry Board of Directors Chair: Mark Hendry Treasurer: Bert Wakeford Directors: Director Marylou Brown*, Director Fred Druyf*, Director Lesley Hallett, Director Michelle Kobryn*, Director Russ Pierson*, Director Colleen Trask-Seaman* Director Linda van Aalst* (*Kiwanis Members) Festival Coordinator: Karen Kyle Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music P.O. Box 456, Owen Sound, ON. N4K 5P7 • www.kiwanismusicfestival.net 6 7 2020 Commemorative Program 88th Annual Grey County Kiwanis Festival of Music Yearly Awards in Perpetuity Festival Donors (as of March 13, 2020) • The Bunston Family • Ruby Cashore • Chris Coulter Memorial Ian C. Boddy, Linda Bradford, Chantry Singers, Joan Crowe, Andrea Fisher, Murray • Howard Hindman Memorial • Ruth (Pete) Hindman Memorial • Bert Hood Award & Mary Hall, Linda Hawkins, Ian & Jane Hendrie, Ross & Patricia Leigh, Arlene • Bonnie E. Horton Memorial • Martha Jean MacGillvary Memorial MacNay, Brendan Mulroy, ORMTA, Owen Sound Br., David & Jeanette Steeves, • Darryl Manjin Memorial • Irene Menary Memorial • Earle Moss Award Donna Steinacher, John Todd, David & Betty Lou Toms, Colleen Trask Seaman, Troy • Bettie Mae Prettie Memorial • Shouldice Designer Stone Life & Fire Safety Ltd, Kate Vanderwielen, Bert & Cathy Wakeford 2020 Awards Volunteers 2020 • Kiwanis Club of Owen Sound • Meaford Kiwanis • Tamming Law • Eva Leflar Foundation • Markdale IDA Pharmacy & Flesherton Pharmacy Alliance Church: SITE MANAGERS: Colleen Trask-Seaman, Fred Druyf • Mix 106.5, Bayshore Broadcasting • Owen Sound Silver Cs • The Elizabeth and VOLUNTEERS: Bob Miller, Donna Steinacher, Jack Tweddle, Karen Schlacht, Kevin Dandeno, Ross Reid Vocal Award • Saugeen Children’s Chorus Award • Chantry Singers Award Norma Morrison,