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The 2008 National Music Festival was held August 14 - 16 in Edmonton, Alberta.
Congratulations to the 2008 National Winners, and
Thank you to the 2008 Award Sponsors!
BC had 3 solo winners and 6 choral winners!!! Timothy Chooi placed second in Strings, Kirsten MacKinnon, third in Classical Voice and Devon Joiner, third in Piano.
Choral winners:
Class 11 – Maple Ridge Secondary Chamber Choir, Director C. Tennant, placed 1st.
Class 17 - Seycove Concert Choir, Director F. Lee, placed 1st.
Class 9 - St. Patrick Regional Secondary, Director T. Araujo, placed 2nd.
Class 12 – British Columbia Girls Chamber Choir, Director F. Blackburn, placed 2nd.
Class 14 – Argyle Choir 10, Director F. Roberts, placed 2nd.
Class 15 – Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir, Directors L. Froese & R. Powrie, placed 2nd.
Finalists:
Woodwinds National Finalist: Crystal Yang
Guitar National Finalist: Michael Dias
Brass National Finalist: Neal Andrews
Chamber National Finalists: Trio Tesoro (Philip Manning, Matthew Ross, Braden Young)
Class 8 National Finalists: Concenti Ladies, directed by S. Johnson
Class 10 National Finalists: Prince George Youth Treble Choir, directed by G. Blok-Wilson
Class 13 National Finalists: British Columbia Girls Touring Choir, BC, directed by F. Blackburn
Class 16 National Finalists: St. John's Chamber Singers, directed by R. Chu
Congratulations to all!
2008 Photos
Second Place, Strings ~ Timothy Chooi, BC, representing Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival
Third Place, Classical Voice ~ Kirsten MacKinnon, BC, representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival
Third Place, Piano ~ Devon Joiner, BC, representing Upper Island Music Festival
First Place Class 11 - Maple Ridge Secondary Chamber Choir, BC, Carrie Tennant, Director, representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival. (Brenda Sleightholme, Vice President PABC, accepts the award on behalf of the choir)
Second Place Class 12 - British Columbia Girls Chamber Choir, BC, Fiona Blackburn, Director, representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival. (Vivienne Bennie, Director PABC, accepts the award on behalf of the choir)
Second Place Class 14 - Argyle Choir 10, BC, Frances Roberts, Director, representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival. (Brenda Sleightholme, Vice President PABC, accepts the award on behalf of the choir)
Second Place Class 15 - Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir, BC, Laurie Froese, and Rhonda Powrie, Directors, representing the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts. (Marilyn Wiwcharuk, President PABC, accepts the award on behalf of the choir)
First Place Class 17 - Seycove Concert Choir, BC, Frank Lee, Director, representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival. (Brenda Sleightholme, Vice President PABC, accepts the award on behalf of the choir)
