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Junior & Adult: April 24 & 25, 2018 First Baptist Church 877 North Park Street Intermediate & Senior A: April 18 –20, 2018 St. Mary’s Church 1701 Elgin Road Highlights Concert: Junior & Adult: Intermediate & Senior A: May 5, 2018, 7:30pm Phillip T. Young Recital Hal University of Victoria www.gvpaf.org /gvpaf VOICE: CLASSICAL

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Junior & Adult: April 24 & 25, 2018First Baptist Church

877 North Park StreetIntermediate & Senior A:

April 18 –20, 2018St. Mary’s Church

1701 Elgin Road

Highlights Concert: Junior & Adult:

Intermediate & Senior A: May 5, 2018, 7:30pm

Phillip T. Young Recital HalUniversity of Victoria

www.gvpaf.org/gvpaf

VOICE:CLASSICAL

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WELCOME TO FESTIVAL 2018! A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT

On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival Association, I am pleased to welcome audiences, participants and adjudicators to the 2018 Victoria Performing Arts Festival. This is the 91st year of the Festival, a measure of its success in the performing arts community in Greater Victoria. We are part of a large festival community. There are now 231 local festivals across Canada which featured over 23,000 performers last year. In British Columbia, there are 32 separate festivals in various communities. Our Victoria Festival provides a platform for progression of our registrants to the Provincial

and National Festivals, and if history is any indication, their achievements on those stages are impressive. Those results provide impetus to our many volunteers and the Board.

This past year has been marked by several major decisions made by our Board. We were fortunate to be able to engage Fuchsia Shier to assist in the office. Fuchsia will be taking over the Office Adminis-trator position when Lynne Picard retires in June this year. We have integrated a new database to better organize the information which is key to our Festival. The number of highlight concerts has been re-duced to 10 by combining several disciplines. As well, the Board is engaged in updating our strategic plan.

This year Festival begins on April 4 and concludes on May 12, 2018. During those weeks adjudicated sessions will take place in disciplines such as dance, speech arts, voice, choral, bands, ethnic dance, composition, and include instruments ranging from piano, guitar, woodwinds, brass, fiddle and strings. Our Highlight Concerts, concluding with the Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Concert on May 12th, give audiences a stage to enjoy and applaud the exceptional talent, and provide valued performance opportunity for young artists. I am also excited to tell you that Victoria will be hosting the 2018 Provincial Festival from May 29 to June 2, when over 500 winners from all parts of British Columbia will perform before adjudicators. Three concerts will highlight the exceptional calibre of dance and music from BC. You will not be disappointed! Be sure to check our website for concert dates and times. The Festival owes its success over the years to numerous dedicated persons, some of whom have been active in various capacities for over 40 years, a tribute to their love of the performing arts. There are hundreds of volunteers who make Festival a success each year. Festival relies on our loyal and generous donors who sustain us. They are comprised of individual patron, award donors, sponsors, foundations and granting agencies. They are listed elsewhere in this Program. We are grateful for their support for the arts. We invite you to join us at Highlight Concerts where the talent being presented is celebrated. As President, I wish to thank all those who encourage and support our initiatives. To our performers during Festival 2018, I wish you every success. John Sterk, President

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We recognize and celebrate these generous supporters

EVENT RENTALS

We acknowledge the �nancial support of the Province of British Columbia

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AcknowledgementsDonations enable Festival to fund many operating expenses as well as all of our awards. We would like to thank all our donors who give generously to support Festival. For a current list of all donor names, please go to our website: gvpaf.org/donors.aspx

Thank you to all of our volunteers! Festival owes its success and longevity to the ongoing support of over 300 volunteers annually. Our teams of dedicated volunteers undertake essential tasks including governance, fundraising, awards management, publicity, media, grant applications, sponsor management, volunteer management, scheduling performances and staging over 2,000 performances that take place in eleven different venues across Victoria.

We would also like to thank our student participants, their teachers and accompanists. The amazing performances that make up Festival represent countless hours of instruction and practice. Thank you to all of the participants for sharing your talent through Festival.

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Junior/Adult Classical Voice Adjudicator

Fiona Blackburn

Fiona Blackburn’s eclectic musical career has included: performing as a classically trained soloist and recording artist, teaching voice and adjudicating festivals. From the University of British Columbia (UBC), Fiona earned three degrees: a Bachelor of Music in voice performance; a Bachelor of Education in secondary music; and a Master of Music in choral conducting. Professionally, Fiona has sung with the Vancouver Chamber Choir, Vancouver Opera, and orchestras such as the Vancouver Symphony and Symphony Nova Scotia. She has two Celtic CDs to her credit and even sang for five summers on an Alaskan cruise ship. Fiona has taught music from kindergarten to university, where she was an adjunct professor in the Department of Education at UBC. Since 2004, Fiona has been the Artistic Director of the British Columbia Girls Choir, conducting the singers in such venues as the Sydney Opera House, Beijing Concert Hall, and York Minster and Salzburg Cathedrals. Fiona also directs the Zephyra Women’s Choir and Pacifica Singers, the affiliate ensemble of the Vancouver Chamber Choir. When working with singers, as either soloists or those participating in group singing, Fiona’s aim is to create an environment in which each person may explore his or her full vocal potential.

Highlights Concert May 5, 2018 Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 7:30pm

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VOICE - CLASSICALTUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 - JUNIOR AND ADULT

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 877 NORTH PARK STREET ADJUDICATOR: FIONA BLACKBURN

10:00 AM Junior - Art Song - Any Voice - 10 years and under 1. Isabelle Wu Junior - Canadian Composer Art Song - Any Voice - 10 years and under 1. Mary Anne McAuley Junior - Folk Song - Any Voice - 10 years and under 1. Genevieve Roszmann 2. Iris Wu Junior - Sacred - Any Voice - 10 years and under 1. Isabelle Wu 2. Mary Anne McAuley

Junior - English Language Art Song - Any Voice - 8 years and under 1. Genevieve Roszmann 2. Iris Wu Duet - Any Voices - 14 years and under 1. Isha Courty-Stephens, Ivanna Wu 2. Cameron Little, Anjulie Djearam 3. Jordan McDonald, Daniel Yaxley

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VOICE - CLASSICALTUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 - JUNIOR AND ADULT

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 877 NORTH PARK STREET ADJUDICATOR: FIONA BLACKBURN

1:30 PM

Junior - Art Song - Any Voice - 13 or 14 years 1. Alyssa Korol-Filbey 2. Tianna Jack 3. Jordan McDonald 4. Tori Farkas 5. Olivia Macdonald 6. Cameron Little

Junior - Art Song - Any Voice - 11 or 12 years 1. Anjulie Djearam 2. Willow Bringsli 3. Axel Otto 4. Isla Fairbairn 5. Daniel Yaxley

Junior - Canadian Composer Art Song - Any Voice - 13 or 14 years 1. Luisha Barrass 2. Jordan McDonald

Junior - Canadian Composer, Art Song - Any Voice - 11 or 12 years 1. Daniel Yaxley 2. Anjulie Djearam

Junior - English Language Art Song - Boy -11 years or over - unchanged voice - solo 1. Axel Otto 2. Daniel Yaxley 3. Jordan McDonald

Junior - English Language Art Song - Girl - 11 or 12 years 1. Sasha Lam 2. Isla Fairbairn 3. Isha Courty-Stephens 4. Anjulie Djearam

Junior - Sacred - Boy - 11 or 12 years 1. Daniel Yaxley

Junior - English Language Art Song - Boy -11 years or over - changed voice - solo 1. Cameron Little

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VOICE - CLASSICALWEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 2018 - JUNIOR AND ADULT

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 877 NORTH PARK STREET ADJUDICATOR: FIONA BLACKBURN

9:30 AM Junior - Folk Song - Any Voice - 11 or 12 years 1. Alison Campbell-Wright 2. Isha Courty-Stephens 3. Ivanna Wu 4. Sasha Lam 5. Anjulie Djearam 6. Isla Fairbairn Junior - Spirituals - Any Voice - 14 years and under 1. Willow Bringsli 2. Anjulie Djearam 3. Jordan McDonald Junior - English Language Art Song - Girl - 13 or 14 years 1. Alyssa Korol-Filbey 2. Tianna Jack 3. Tori Farkas 4. Olivia Macdonald Junior - Sacred – Girl -11 or 12 years 1. Isha Courty-Stephens 2. Ivanna Wu 3. Anjulie Djearam Junior - Sacred - Girl - 13 or 14 years 1. Luisha Barrass NO AFTERNOON SESSION

7:00 PM Adult - English Language Art Song - Any Voice 1. Alexis Meservia 2. Thomas Hackney Adult - Folk Song - Any Voice 1. Alexis Meservia Adult - French Art Song of 19th or 20th Century - Any Voice 1. Thomas Hackney Duet - Any Voices - 19 years and over 1. Alexis Meservia, Christina Duncan 2. Julia Hensley, Gina Johnson Adult - Italian Art Song of Any Era - Any Voice 1. Alexis Meservia Adult - Operatic - Any Voice 1. Thomas Hackney Adult - Lieder - Any Voice 1. Alexis Meservia

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Intermediate/Senior A Classical Voice Adjudicator

Rhoslyn Jones

Canadian soprano Rhoslyn Jones has quickly become an important presence on both the Concert and Operatic stages of the world. Described as a “superb singer and artistic presence,” Ms. Jones’ voice is “luscious, and her soul opens forthrightly and generously to the audience.” She has regularly appeared with San Francisco Opera, most recently in the critically acclaimed production of Strauss’ Elektra. She has performed leading roles at companies such as Arizona Opera, Chicago Opera Theater, Pittsburgh Opera, Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria among others. She has been featured as a soloist with Colorado Symphony, Alabama Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, New York City Ballet Orchestra, Anchorage Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic and more. Beyond her own singing, she is the Director of the University of British Columbia Summer Vocal Workshop, and also on the Faculty of Voice at UBC. She is also on the Vocal Faculty at Sonoma State University, and the Co-Director of the Bay Area Vocal Academy; a program for high school students interested in pursuing a career in singing. Originally from Aldergrove, B.C., Ms. Jones completed her Undergraduate and Master’s degrees at UBC and received her Diploma is Opera Performance from the prestigious Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. She also attended the distinguished Summer Festival at Ravinia, and was a participant in San Francisco Opera’s Merola Program, which led to her selection as an Adler Fellow. She currently resides in San Francisco.

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Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, 7:30pm B125, MacLaurin Building, University of Victoria, Ring Rd

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VOICE - CLASSICALWEDNESDAY, APRIL 18, 2018 - INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR A

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, 1701 ELGIN ROADADJUDICATOR: RHOSLYN JONES

NO MORNING SESSION

1:30 PM Intermediate - English Language Art Song - Any Voice - 15 and 16 years 1. Demi Koutougos 2. Clayton Butler 3. Jazmin Saunders-Scales 4. Mariah McDonald 5. Cassidy Marat 6. Samantha Wong 7. Amy Leighton-Bickel Intermediate - Italian Art Song (any era) - Any Voice - 15 and 16 years 1. Sheyda Shams 2. Demi Koutougos 3. Clayton Butler 4. Jazmin Saunders-Scales 5. Mariah McDonald Intermediate - French Art Song - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Diya Courty-Stephens 2. Amy Leighton-Bickel 3. Clayton Butler 4. Abigail Overman 5. Sheyda Shams

7:00 PM Senior Level A - Performance - Any Voice - 28 years and under 1. Joé Lampron-Dandonneau Senior Level A - Lieder - Any Voice 1. Adam Schmidt 2. Heather MacLeod 3. Taylor Fawcett 4. Annalysa Tylor 5. Julia Hensley Senior Level A - 20th or 21st Century Art Song - Any Voice 1. Heather MacLeod Senior Level A - Bach Sacred - Any Voice 1. Gina Johnson 2. Adam Schmidt

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NO MORNING SESSION

1:30 PM Intermediate - Italian Art Song (any era) - Any Voice - 17 and 18 years 1. Abigail Overman Intermediate - English Language Art Song - Any Voice - 17 and 18 years 1. Anne van der Sloot Intermediate - Lieder - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Amy Leighton-Bickel 2. Mariah McDonald 3. Abigail Overman 4. Sheyda Shams 5. Anne van der Sloot 6. Samantha Wong Senior Level A - English Language Art Song - Any Voice 1. Annalysa Tylor 2. Joé Lampron-Dandonneau 3. Heather MacLeod 4. Julia Hensley Senior Level A - Italian Art Song (any era) - Any Voice 1. Annalysa Tylor Senior Level A - Sacred - Any Voice 1. Joé Lampron-Dandonneau 2. Annalysa Tylor 3. Heather MacLeod

7:00 PM Senior Level A - Frances James Adaskin Memorial Scholarship Class 1. Taylor Fawcett 2. Adam Schmidt Senior Level A - Performers Selection 1. Julia Hensley 2. Heather MacLeod Senior Level A - French Art Song of the 19th or 20th Century - Any Voice 1. Joé Lampron-Dandonneau 2. Gina Johnson 3. Taylor Fawcett 4. Annalysa Tylor 5. Julia Hensley Senior Level A - Operatic - Any Voice 1. Adam Schmidt 2. Heather MacLeod 3. Gina Johnson 4. Joé Lampron-Dandonneau 5. Taylor Fawcett

VOICE - CLASSICALTHURSDAY, APRIL 19, 2018 - INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR A

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, 1701 ELGIN ROAD ADJUDICATOR: RHOSLYN JONES

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VOICE - CLASSICALFRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2018 - INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR A

ST. MARY’S CHURCH, 1701 ELGIN ROAD ADJUDICATOR: RHOSLYN JONES

9:30 AM Intermediate - Folk Song - Any Voice - 15 and 16 years 1. Cassidy Marat 2. Diya Courty-Stephens 3. Demi Koutougos Intermediate - Canadian Composers - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Mariah McDonald Intermediate - Spirituals - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Diya Courty-Stephens Intermediate - Sacred - Any Voice - 15 and 18 years 1. Mariah McDonald 2. Diya Courty-Stephens

Intermediate - Concert Class - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Joseph Barss Intermediate - Performer’s Selection - Any Voice - 15 to 18 years 1. Anne van der Sloot 2. Cassidy Marat 3. Abigail Overman 4. Jazmin Saunders-Scales Duet - Any Voices - 18 years and under 1. Abigail Overman, Anne van der Sloot

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Praised for her "effortless lyric soprano of sumptuous beauty with perfect diction, and a graceful, expressive stage presence”, Eve-Lyn de la Haye has made her mark among the Canadian sopranos of her generation. She has performed leading roles with Vancouver Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, and Calgary Opera and is a frequent soloist with the Victoria Symphony, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Vancouver Bach Choir, and the West Coast Symphony. Ms de la Haye is a graduate of the Victoria Conservatory of Music and the University of Toronto’s Opera Division and is an alumna of the Aldeburgh Festival, the Tanglewood Music Festival, the International Vocal Arts Institute, and the Banff Centre for the Performing Arts. She has represented the GVPAF in Provincial and National Voice, and is a Rosebowl winner and former competitor in the Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Competition. Ms de la Haye settled in East Vancouver in 2013 with her husband and two young children where she is also a teaching artist for Vancouver Opera.

Pianist Jane Coop is one of Canada’s most prominent and distinguished artists. At the age of nineteen she won First Prize in the CBC Radio’s national competition and this, along with First Prize at the Washington International Competition, launched her career. Her principal teachers for advanced studies were Anton Kuerti and Leon Fleisher. She has played in over twenty countries, in such eminent halls as the Bolshoi Hall in St. Petersburg, the Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, the Beijing Concert Hall and the Salle Gaveau (Paris). Coop is a cherished faculty artist at the Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival. Her commitment to teaching is centred around her long-time position at the University of British Columbia’s School of Music, where she was senior professor and Head of the Piano Division for over 30 years. Coop has been an invited jury member for international piano competitions in Can-ada, the USA (New York, Washington, Salt Lake City), China and Great Britain. Her sixteen CD recordings have garnered glowing reviews and have been heard on classical radio programs in many countries. In 2012, Jane Coop was appointed to the Order of Canada, Canada’s highest honour for lifetime achievement.

A Canadian Violinist, Thomas Williams is a former Associate Professor of Violin and Chamber Music at the Schuich School of Music of McGill University. He has also held positions as first violinist with the Montreal Symphony and as Assistant Concert Master of the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra. As a chamber musician, he has been a member of the Montreal String Quartet and a founding member of the Concord Chamber Ensemble, and has appeared as a guest artist across Canada. In addition to an active performing career as a violinist and violist, Mr. Williams is a well-known adjudicator, and a jury member. He has for many years worked with the National Orchestra of Canada, and has participated as a performer and teacher at numerous other music festivals in Canada including Orford and the International Music Institute. Prof. Williams’ teaching association with McGill began in 1981. He assumed the position of String Area Chair in 1986, where he has been instrumental in developing a highly successful string program at McGill University.

Evelyn de la Haye

Jane Coop

Thomas Williams

Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Concert Jurists

Roberto and Mary Wood Scholarship Concert May 12, 2018, Philip T Young Recital Hall, 7:00pm