INTRODUCING THE AMAF 2023 EDITION
PROVINCIAL SYLLABUS

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The 2024 AMAF Provincial Music & Arts Festival was held May 25-26, 2024
at the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music.
2024 Provincial Music and Arts Festival Results

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals (AMAF) congratulates all participants in the
2024 Provincial Music and Arts Festival for their excellent performances.  We were delighted to see so many member festivals and communities represented.  Further congratulations are extended to the recipients of the awards listed below.  AMAF thanks its generous financial supporters and scholarship donors.  A special thank you is extended to all volunteers.  Without the support of sponsors, donors and volunteers, this event would not be possible.

Primary, Elementary, Junior, Intermediate, Advanced and Senior Classes

Primary Vocal

1st Place: Ira Shankar (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Rockwood Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Mithika Maiti (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Margaret & Harvey Sawatzky Scholarship

Elementary Vocal

1st Place: Layla Doerksen (Mitchell, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Shirley Penner Scholarship

2nd Place: Rachel Hesom (Winkler, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Mercier Family Scholarship

Junior Vocal

1st Place: Lucas Park (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Lori & Loren Hiebert Scholarship

2nd Place: Augustus Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

Intermediate Vocal

1st Place: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Daelyn Fefchak (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Scholarship

Advanced Vocal

1st Place: Ainsley Brennan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Brandon Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Jackson Hacault (Manitou, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Scholarship

Senior Vocal

1st Place: Azaria Neuschwander (Gladstone, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Shirley Penner Scholarship

Primary Piano

1st Place: Olivia Roienko (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Carberry Music and Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Nate Borkowsky (Gimli, MB) – Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship

Elementary Piano

1st Place: Ryan Zhang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lori & Loren Hiebert Scholarship

2nd Place: Evelyn Stitt (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

Elementary J.S. Bach: Remi Campbell (Deloraine, MB) – Deloraine Border Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship

Junior Piano

1st Place: Steven (Qinghao) Bi (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Edith Munroe Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Charis Sum Yu Li (Winkler, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Edith Munroe Memorial Scholarship

Intermediate Piano

1st Place: Nathaniel Liu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Darwin Chen (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festival Scholarship

Intermediate J.S. Bach: Celina Hirsekorn Janzen (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship

Advanced Piano

1st Place: William Carroll Theuerer (Lac du Bonnet, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
James G. McFee Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Samuel Tin Yu Li (Morden, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
James G. McFee Memorial Scholarship

Advanced J.S. Bach: Samuel Tin Yu Li (Morden, MB) – Winkler Festival of the Arts
Jean & Lorne Chapple Memorial Scholarship

Senior Piano

1st Place: Klara Theuerer (Lac du Bonnet, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

2nd Place: Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

Primary Strings

1st Place: Ayla Erke (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Claire DuBois Scholarship

Elementary Strings

1st Place: Lily Groening (Killarney, MB) – Deloraine Border Festival

Morden Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Jennifer Fuhrer (Emo, ON) – Rainy River District of the Performing Arts
Vi Streuber Memorial Scholarship

Junior Strings

1st Place: Declan Friesen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Vi Streuber Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Seolah Kim (Altona, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Intermediate Strings

1st Place: Clara Pauls (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Dalia Loewen (La Broquerie West, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Advanced Strings

1st Place: Julianna Pauls (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Jiaxuan (Emily) Zhu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Senior Strings

1st Place: Chloé Strain (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

2nd Place: Julianna Esau (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

Primary Classical Guitar

1st Place: Ira Shankar (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Elementary Classical Guitar

1st Place: Jack Pallen (West St. Paul, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Dexx Wilson (Minnedosa, MB) – Rolling River Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Junior Classical Guitar

1st Place: Alyssa Harder (Portage la Prairie, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Registered Music Teachers’ Association Scholarship

2nd Place: Micaiah Redekopp (Winkler, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg

Intermediate Classical Guitar

1st Place: Josiah French (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Sydney Komanac (Brandon, MB) - Brandon Festival of the Arts
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

Advanced Classical Guitar

1st Place: Chenyue Xue (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Mercier Family Scholarship

Primary Woodwinds

1st Place: Hannah Williamson (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Elementary Woodwinds

1st Place: Clara Vinluan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Junior Woodwinds

1st Place: Aaron Jude Abellera (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate Woodwinds

1st Place: Angelia (Meichen) Meng (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Advanced Woodwinds

1st Place: Sarah Fontaine-Sinclair (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Sébastien Cwickla (Sunnyside, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship  

Senior Woodwinds

1st Place: Joshua Atayan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship

2nd Place: Steven Hwang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Primary Brass

1st Place: John Jordan (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate Brass

1st Place: Dorcas Yam (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Advanced Brass

1st Place: Nate Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Band Association Scholarship

Senior Brass

1st Place: Sam Ferguson (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

Intermediate Percussion

1st Place: Long Tung Yuen (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

Intermediate Chamber Group

1st Place: Lenore Quartet - Isla Johnson, Adalyn Leonard, Mabel McManus & Clara Pauls - (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival

Morna-June Morrow Scholarship

Advanced Chamber Group

1st Place: Reed Reverie Ensemble - Joshua Atayan, Steven Hwang, Alexis Summers & Shelli Traskovski (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Assiniboine Quartet - Juliet Eskin, Matthew Lee, Nadia Lee & Audrey Marche - (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Senior Chamber Group

Celestial Trio - Julianna Pauls, Cloé Strain & Émilie Strain - (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival

Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Awards

Primary Canadian Composers

1st Place: Aiden Ling (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Lily Beaumont (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship

Elementary Canadian Composers

1st Place: Chloe Czarnecki (Lorette, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Arts Festival

Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Isaac Vanstone (Portage la Prairie) – Prairie Sounds Festival

Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

Junior Canadian Composers

1st Place: Callista Dong (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Carberry Music & Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Yegor Zvieviev (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship

Junior MB Composers Award: Anna Anderson Epp (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Composers Scholarship

Intermediate Canadian Composers

1st Place: Kamil Jones Strachan (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Hugo Wiebe (Anola, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Arts Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

Intermediate MB Composers Award: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival Manitoba Composers Scholarship

Advanced Canadian Composers

1st Place: William Carroll Theuerer (Lac du Bonnet, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Marek Song (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

Senior Canadian Composers

1st Place: Raymond Ding (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Dr. Lorne Watson Scholarship

2nd Place: Darina Lavrukhina (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Dr. Lorne Watson Memorial Scholarship

Senior MB Composers Award: Azaria Neuschwander (Gladstone, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts

Manitoba Composers Scholarship

Primary Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Victoria Penner (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Nate Borkowsky (Gimli, MB) – Evergreen Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Elementary Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Isaiah Van Otterloo (Dauphin, MB) – Rolling River Festival of the Arts

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Denise Howatt (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Junior Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Damilola Afolabi (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Gregory Hyman (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Linus Sen Hein Liu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Justin Afolabi (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Advanced Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Avery Kellett (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Owen Raes (Deloraine, MB) – Boissevain Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Senior Popular/Contemporary

1st Place: Eli Granger (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award

Primary W.A. Mozart

1st Place: Everett Wiens (Winkler, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Raleigh Family Scholarship

Elementary W.A. Mozart

1st Place: Dewey Zhong (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival

Raleigh Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Hyunwoo Lee (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival

Raleigh Family Scholarship

Junior W.A. Mozart

1st Place: Sophia Sihan Liang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Rena Wu (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

Intermediate W.A. Mozart

1st Place: Sophie Caron (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Yufei Tian (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

Advanced W.A. Mozart

1st Place: Bethany Gross (Rosewood, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Leanna Yihua Wang (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Raleigh Family Scholarship

Primary Musical Theatre

1st Place: Annika Malolos (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Deloraine Border Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Robin Banerji (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Elementary Musical Theatre

1st Place: Chrysshell Quives (Steinbach, MB) – Southeastern Manitoba Festival
Rolling River Festival of the Arts Scholarship

2nd Place: Nathan Malolos (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Junior Musical Theatre

1st Place: Lucas Park (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Meridian Arts Festival Scholarship

2nd Place: Hannah Schaeffer (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate Musical Theatre

1st Place: Madelynne Klapprat (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Selina Hay (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Advanced Musical Theatre

1st Place: Jackson Hacault (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Aoife Ukrainic (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

Senior Musical Theatre

1st Place: Vina Dimayuga (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Manitoba Arts Council Career Development Award

Junior Operetta

1st Place: Augustus Sanders Augustus Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate Operetta

1st Place: Yale Rayburn-Vander Hout (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Charlton Rodrigues (Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg Music Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Primary TV/Movie Musical

1st Place: Allegra Brockie (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Lucia Borkowsky (Gimli, MB) – Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Elementary TV/Movie Musical

1st Place: Adalynn Tupper (Fraserwood, MB) – Evergreen Festival of the Arts
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

2nd Place: Cassandra Star Armstrong (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Junior TV/Movie Musical

1st Place: Devin Kerman-Forsythe (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Alexis Latter (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts
Meridian Arts Festivals Scholarship

Intermediate TV/Movie Musical

1st Place: Daelyn Fefchak (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

2nd Place: Anne Forman (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Poetry and Prose Grades 4-6

1st Place: Andrea Ronceray (Somerset, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Hurton Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Tarik Harra (Morden, MB) – Morden Festival of the Arts
Winnipeg Music Festival Scholarship

Poetry and Prose Grades 7-9

1st Place: Kennidy Routledge (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Larry Moore Scholarship

2nd Place: Veronica Sanders (Manitou, MB) – Pembina Valley Music Festival
Pembina Valley Music Festival Scholarship

Poetry and Prose Grades 10-12

1st Place: Hannah Polasek (Carberry, MB) – Gladstone Music and Arts Festival
Colin Mailer Memorial Scholarship

2nd Place: Owen Raes (Deloraine, MB) – Deloraine Border Festival
Lions Club of Winnipeg Scholarship

Prepared Speech Grades 4-6

1st Place: Emory Frizzley (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Dramatic Monologue Grades 7-9

1st Place: Cassandra Star Armstrong (Fort Frances, ON) – Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts

Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship

Dramatic Monologue Grades 10-12

1st Place: Anne Forman (Brandon, MB) – Brandon Festival of the Arts
Thorleifson Family Scholarship

2nd Place: Sarah Keown (Virden, MB) – Virden Music and Arts Festival
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals Scholarship