The South West Nova Music Festival was held April 15-17 at Université Ste-Anne. There were adjudications in piano, voice and fiddle/violin with over 140 entries in various categories.
The judges for the event were Dr. David Rogosin of Mt. Allison University (judging voice and piano) and Ninette Babineau (judging fiddle and violin). The South West Nova Music Festival is a bilingual festival and participants can be critiqued in the official language of their choice.
The following is a list of medal, trophy and bursary winners. To be eligible for any prize, a participant must have had an average of 85 or over.
Piano:
Preparatory 1 – silver medal, Arielle Thibault
Preparatory 1 – gold medal, Nicholas LeBlanc
Preparatory 2 ¬– silver medal, Jean-Pascal Wilson
Preparatory 2 – gold medal, Layla Abboud
Preparatory 3 – gold medal, Riley Deveau
Introductory level - gold medal, Janique Theriault
Grade 1 – silver medal, Abigail Comeau; gold medal, Anya Vanclief
Grade 2 – gold medal, Sylvie LeBlanc
Grade 3 – silver medal, Trysten Deveau
Grade 3 – gold medal, Brendan Doucet
Grade 4 – gold medal, Mylène Comeau
Grade 7 – silver medal, Colin Yee
Grade 7 – gold medal, Chelsea Comeau
Grade 8 – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Grade 10 – gold medal, Laura Yee
Own Composition – senior, gold medal, Chelsea Comeau
Duet/Trio intermediate – gold medal, Micaela Comeau, Anya Vanclief, Trysten Deveau
Modern/jazz junior – gold medal, Anya Vanclief
Modern/jazz intermediate, silver medal, Trysten Deveau
Modern/jazz intermediate – gold medal, Colin Yee
Modern/jazz intermediate – gold medal, Sylvie LeBlanc
Modern/jazz senior – gold medal, Chelsea Comeau
Modern/jazz senior – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Sonata – senior, gold medal, Laura Yee
Violin:
Level 5 – gold medal, Jacques Comeau
Level 7 – gold medal, Nathalie Saulnier
Fiddle:
Junior level – gold medal, Danica Comeau
Intermediate level – gold medal, Sam Muise
Senior level – silver medal, Jacques Comeau; gold medal, Nathalie Saulnier
Fiddle celtic ¬– senior, gold medal, Nathalie Saulnier
Duet with teacher junior – silver medal, Jasmine Gidneyl gold medal (tie): Danica Comeau and Desiree Gesner
Duet with teacher intermediate – gold medal (tie): Sam Muise and Selina Mailman
Duet with teacher senior – silver medal, Jacques Comeau; gold medal, Nathalie Saulnier
Fiddle duet/trio junior – gold medal, Desiree Gesner, Danica Comeau and Emily Peck
Fiddle duet intermediate – gold medal, Danica Comeau and Desiree Gesner
Fiddle duet senior – gold medal, Marley Gidney and Nathalie Saulnier
Voice:
Group, folk, junior ¬– gold certificate, Lorri Dunn's junior advanced class
Group, folk, intermediate – silver certificate, Les Jeunes Clarions
Group, musical theatre junior – gold certificate, "Lollipop/I Won't Grow Up"
Group, musical theatre intermediate – gold certificate, "Ease on Down the Road"
Solo, folk, intermediate – silver medal, Sylvie LeBlanc
Solo, folk, intermediate – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Solo, popular, intermediate – gold medal, Sylvie LeBlanc
Solo, popular, intermediate – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Solo, sacred, intermediate – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Solo, Italian art song, senior – gold medal, Lianne Thibodeau
Solo, Italian art song, senior – gold medal, Micaela Comeau
Solo, musical theatre intermediate – Silver medal, Micaela Comeau
Solo, musical theatre intermediate – silver medal, Sylvie LeBlanc
Solo, musical theatre intermediate – gold medal, Lianne Thibodeau
Trophies
Best performance piano (grades) – Chelsea Comeau, two pieces: Prelude et Sonatina (89); Laura Yee, Prelude and Fugue in Eb+ (89)
Best performance piano (other) – Sylvie LeBlanc and Colin Yee, each with a mark of 92
Best performance fiddle/celtic fiddle – Nathalie Saulnier (91)
Best performance classic violin – Nathalie Saulnier (90)
Best performance musical theatre (two winners) – "Lollipop/I Won't Grow Up" and "Ease on Down the Road" (90)
Best performance voice (other) – Les Jeunes Clarions (89)
Star of the Festival Piano (for the highest average in graded piano) – Chelsea Comeau (89)
Star of the Festival Violin (for the highest average in graded violin) – Nathalie Saulnier (89.5)
$50 bursaries:
Given to the three highest averages in graded piano, voice and violin combined:
Nathalie Saulnier (Grade 7 violin) ¬– 89.5 per cent
Chelsea Comeau (Grade 7 piano) – 89 per cent
Micaela Comeau (Grade 8 piano) – 88 per cent
The most number of marks 90 and above – Nathalie Saulnier, four 90s, won a $25 prize.
