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Federation of
Canadian Music Festivals
La Fédération canadienne
des festivals de musique
October 2009
Opus 10, No. 3
ISSN 1492-2959 più mosso
It is with great pleasure and excitement
(and some trepidation…) that I begin my
two-year term as President of FCMF.
I’ve been around FCMF for a long time,
and have seen it go through many
incarnations over the years — it has
evolved into an interesting and dynamic
organization! We are all especially
indebted to (now Past President) Dianne
Johnstone, for her fours years of solid,
hard work and leadership as President,
and for her many years of interest and
support before that. During her tenure,
FCMF moved forward on many different fronts, and her shoes will be very hard
to fill!
Congratulations and thanks to the Saskatchewan Host Committee, the many
volunteers and especially the local Saskatchewan festivals who collaborated
to make the 2009 Saskatoon National Music Festival and conference such a
huge success and a great time for delegates and competitors alike. Special
kudos and thanks go to Joanne Messer, Co-Chair of the Host Committee (and
congratulations on receiving the 2009 Volunteer of the Year Award!), Penny
Joynt, Co-chair, and Theresa Brost, President of SMFA—it couldn’t have been
done without you!
C’est avec grand plaisir (et avec un peu d’appréhension...) que j’entreprends ce
mandat de deux ans à titre de président de la FCFM. Je participe de près ou
de loin à la FCFM depuis longtemps et je l’ai vue prendre plusieurs formes au
cours des années — elle est devenue un organisme intéressant et dynamique!
Nous sommes tous particulièrement redevables à Dianne Johnstone (qui est
maintenant notre présidente sortante) pour les quatre années de travail acharné
et de leadership à titre de présidente ainsi que pour les nombreuses années
pendant lesquelles elle a soutenu notre organisme. Pendant sa présidence, la
FCFM a progressé sur plusieurs fronts et il sera difficile de la remplacer!
J’aimerais féliciter et remercier le Comité hôte de la Saskatchewan, les
nombreux bénévoles et surtout les festivals régionaux de la Saskatchewan qui
ont fait du Festival national de musique de Saskatoon et de la conférence de
2009 une aussi grande réussite. Les délégués et les concurrents se sont bien
amusés! Je tiens également à remercier tout spécialement Joanne Messer,
co-présidente du comité hôte (félicitations pour le Prix du bénévole de l’année
2009!), Penny Joynt, co-présidente du comité hôte et Theresa Brost, présidente
de l’Association des festivals de musique de la Saskatchewan — nous n’y
serions pas parvenus sans vous!
The work that volunteers do, and the contributions made by donors and
sponsors across the country are so important now, but will have much bigger
implications down the road. The National Music Festival is the culmination of a
huge amount of work on the part of volunteers at the host sites, but it doesn’t
start there. The real work begins back at the local festivals across the country,
and as we speak, those festivals are gearing up for the 2010 season. There
are myriad hours of work by volunteers, administrators, boards, teachers and
parents so that young musicians can get a chance to perform in public. Many
of the competitors who will be at the National Music Festival in the years ahead
will be starting out for the first time at their local festivals this year. Eventually,
some of these young performers will find themselves eligible for Provincial level
competitions, and after that at the National Music Festival, the highest level of
classical music festival competition in Canada. And even if they don’t end up
continuing in music as a career or in competitive festivals, the vast majority will
Le travail qu’effectuent les bénévoles et la contribution des donateurs et des
commanditaires partout au pays sont très importants, mais leurs répercussions
seront d’autant plus grandes à l’avenir. Le Festival national de musique est le
point culminant d’un travail énorme de la part des bénévoles des sites hôtes,
mais le vrai travail ne commence pas là. Il commence plutôt dans les festivals
régionaux du pays et, au moment où on se parle, ces festivals se préparent déjà
en vue de la saison 2010. Les bénévoles, les administrateurs, les membres
du conseil, les enseignants et les parents investissent d’innombrables heures
afin que les jeunes musiciens puissent avoir l’occasion de jouer devant un
public. Bon nombre des concurrents qui seront au Festival national de musique
au cours des années à venir en seront à leurs premières armes cette année
dans leur festival régional. Éventuellement, certains de ces jeunes musiciens
seront admissibles aux épreuves de niveau provincial puis au Festival national
de musique, soit les épreuves de musique classique du plus haut niveau au
Canada. Et même s’ils ne poursuivent pas de carrière en musique ou s’ils ne
participent pas à des festivals, la grande majorité d’entre eux continueront à
aimer la musique et soutiendront plus tard les arts dans leur collectivité. Les
bénévoles, les commanditaires et les donateurs bâtissent une excellente
ressource renouvelable pour notre pays!
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PLEASE JOIN US NEXT YEAR
IN MONTREAL!
FOUNDERS OF
THE FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS
McGill University in Montreal will be home
to the 2010 National Music Festival from
August 13-15! Located in a beautiful area
of Montreal, all performances will take
place in the Schulich School of Music.
Competitors and delegates will be housed
in a new residence just a short walk from
practice rooms and performance venues.
For more information, please visit our website at www.fcmf.org or contact
the FCMF office. We hope to see many of you there next August. Make
sure you enter your local festival in order to qualify for the 2010 National
Music Festival!
The purpose of this designation is to retain the names of those
individuals who are worthy of memory. These outstanding festival leaders
committed themselves to the music festival movement in Canada and,
by their service to the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals
and the National Music Festival, have enriched the lives
of countless young musicians.
Marlene Cherry
Richard W. Cooke
Reg Hugo
George S. Mathieson
Cora Molstad
E.G. “Ted” Pridham
continue to enjoy music, and in the future they will become the supporters of the
Arts in their communities. What a great renewable resource for our country that
volunteers, sponsors and donors are fostering!
We are thrilled to be going to Montréal and McGill University next August
for the 2010 AGM and Conference, and National Music Festival. For those
who don’t know, the Conference takes up four days of intense meetings by
volunteer delegates from across Canada, and deals with just about every
aspect of music festivals imaginable. The National Music Festival competitions
follow immediately. Thank you, to all the 2009 delegates who worked so hard
in Saskatoon! It was also rewarding to see so many new faces around the
conference table, along with the fresh ideas and contributions they brought.
Another wonderful, renewable resource!
It will be good for the many smaller music festivals in Québec to have the
National Festival come to their province. We are grateful to be working with Tom
Davidson at McGill, and it should be known that he has worked hard behind the
scenes for many years, following in the tradition of Jan Simons, to strengthen
the presence of FCMF in Québec and to encourage the fledgling organizations
that are there. As music festivals continue to grow and prosper in Québec, we
all benefit!
To everyone reading this newsletter: you too can help the music shine! There
are many options: take out a membership, make a tax deductible contribution to
our Trust Fund, donate any amount to our various donor levels, or join our ’39
Campaign (there is a form inserted in this newsletter, or one can be downloaded
online at www.fcmf.org). I especially invite all adjudicators, who are such a
valuable component of music festivals across the country, to consider making a
contribution to our ’39 campaign. A portion of that $39 can be redirected back to
the local festival(s) at which you adjudicate. And I am challenging adjudicators
this year to consider submitting a ’39 form for every festival they adjudicate—
fabulous PR and you’ll be helping festivals across the country!
I ask everyone, to please take the time to thank and support our Supporters—
their names can be found throughout this newsletter, and the National Festival
could not be held without their contributions.
Last but not least, I want to thank all members of the Executive and Cindy
Rublee for their hard work over the past year, and for their insights and efforts
already this year! 2010 is going to be a great year with their support and
guidance. Joining Directors Rhéal Fournier, NB and Jerry Lonsbury, AB, I also
take great pleasure in welcoming newly-elected Director Marilyn Wiwcharuk,
BC, and Treasurer Mary Ross, AB. I also congratulate Pam Allen, ON, on being
elected Vice President of FCMF! The Board of Directors is a great team—
contact information is found elsewhere in this newsletter, and I urge anyone to
contact any of us at any time if there are any questions or suggestions!
Very best wishes for an exciting festival year! I look forward to seeing you in
Montréal 2010!
Steven Fielder
President
Nous sommes emballés d’aller à Montréal et à l’Université McGill en août
prochain pour l’AGA, la conférence et le Festival national de musique 2010.
Pour ceux qui l’ignorent, la conférence représente quatre jours de rencontres
intenses entre les délégués bénévoles de partout au Canada et traite de tous
les aspects imaginables des festivals de musique. Les épreuves du Festival
national de musique suivront immédiatement. Merci à tous les délégués de
2009 qui ont travaillé si fort à Saskatoon! Il a aussi été satisfaisant de voir tant
de nouveaux visages autour de la table de conférence et tant de nouvelles idées
et contributions. Une autre merveilleuse ressource renouvelable!
Les nombreux petits festivals de musique du Québec pourront profiter de la
venue du Festival national dans leur province. Nous sommes reconnaissants
de pouvoir travailler avec Tom Davidson de McGill. Il faut dire qu’il a travaillé
fort derrière la scène pendant tant d’années, suivant la tradition de Jan Simons,
dans le but de renforcer la présence de la FCFM au Québec et d’encourager les
organismes de la province qui tentent de survivre. Plus les festivals de musique
du Québec continueront à prospérer et à croître, plus nous en profiterons tous!
Si vous lisez ce bulletin, sachez que vous pouvez vous aussi contribuer à faire
briller la musique! Il y a de nombreuses façons de le faire : vous pouvez devenir
membre, faire un don déductible d’impôt à notre fonds fiduciaire, donner un
montant d’argent dans une des catégories de dons ou vous joindre à notre
campagne « 39 $ » (un formulaire est joint au bulletin; vous pouvez également
le télécharger à www.fcmf.org). J’invite tout particulièrement les juges, qui
constituent une composante si importante des festivals de musique au pays, à
participer à cette campagne et à faire un don de 39 $. Une partie de ce montant
sera acheminée vers le festival régional pour lequel vous êtes juge. Je mets
même au défi les juges de cette année à remettre un formulaire et un don de
39 $ pour chacun des festivals où ils exercent leurs fonctions. Ainsi, ils jouiront
d’une belle publicité et ils aideront les festivals du pays!
J’encouragerais également tout le monde à prendre le temps de remercier
et d’appuyer ceux qui nous appuient et sans lesquels le Festival national ne
pourrait avoir lieu. Vous trouverez leurs noms en feuilletant les pages du bulletin.
En terminant, je tiens à remercier tous les membres de la direction et Cindy
Rublee pour leur travail acharné au cours de la dernière année ainsi que pour
les idées et les efforts qu’ils ont déjà contribués cette année! 2010 sera une
grande année grâce à votre appui et à vos conseils. J’ai également le plaisir
de me joindre à Rhéal Fournier (Nouveau-Brunswick) et à Jerry Lonsbury
(Alberta) pour souhaiter la bienvenue aux nouveaux membres du comité
d’administration, soit Marilyn Wiwcharuk (Colombie-Britannique) et la trésorière
Mary Ross (Alberta). Félicitations aussi à Pam Allen (Ontario) qui a été élue
vice-présidente de la FCFM! Le conseil d’administration constitue une équipe
excellente; vous trouverez les coordonnées des membres dans le bulletin et je
vous invite à communiquer avec nous en tout temps si vous avez des questions
ou des suggestions!
Je vous souhaite mes meilleurs vœux en vue d’une merveilleuse année de
festival et j’ai hâte de vous voir à Montréal en 2010!
Steven Fielder
président
Thanks to our 2009 National Music Festival Supporters!
GRAND AWARD WINNER – $5,000 PRIZE
His Honour Dr. Barnhart, Lieutenant Governor of
Saskatchewan presents the Grand Award Prize to
Andrew Wang of British Columbia.
THANK YOU TO THE NRS FOUNDATION
THROUGH THE VICTORIA FOUNDATION,
DONOR OF THE 2009 GRAND AWARD PRIZE
OF $5000
Andrew represented the
Coquitlam District Music Festival
in the Piano Class
FIRST PLACE WINNERS – $1,500 PRIZES
Brass: NATALIE FULLER, SK
Representing: Regina Music Festival
Donated by:
Julie Thorburn & Rod Winsor, ON
Presented by:
Jim Harmsworth - Past President, FCMF
First Local Festival:
Last Mountain District Music Festival, SK
Woodwinds: MICHAEL MORIMOTO, AB
Representing: Edmonton Kiwanis Music
Festival
Donated by:
34 Local Alberta Festivals, AB ($1000)
Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB ($500)
Presented by:
Mary Ross, AB
First Local Festival:
Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival, AB
Guitar: PETER POWELL, AB
Representing: Calgary Kiwanis Music
Festival
Voice: ISAIAH BELL, BC
Representing: Greater Victoria Performing
Arts Festival
Donated by:
D’Addario Music Foundation, USA
Donated by:
The Gail Asper Family Foundation, MB
Presented by:
Jim Harmsworth - Past President, FCMF
Presented by:
Dianne Johnstone - President, FCMF
First Local Festival:
Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
First Local Festival:
Peace River North Music Festival, BC
Piano: ANDREW WANG, BC
Representing: Coquitlam District Music
Festival
Donated by:
Conservatory Canada ($750)
Marek Jablonsky, AB ($750)
Presented by:
Steven Fielder - President-Elect, FCMF
First Local Festival:
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Strings: JING ZHENG, AB
Representing: Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival
Donated by:
Université de Moncton, NB ($1000),
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON ($500)
Presented by:
Nhat-Viet Phi, NB
First Local Festival:
Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Chamber: ENSEMBLE FLÛTE ALORS!, QC
(Caroline Tremblay, Marie-Laurence Primeau,
Alexa Raine-Wright, Vincent Lauzer, )
Representing: Quebec Music Educators
Association
Donated by:
Wendy Thorburn, ON
Presented by:
Jim Harmsworth - Past- President, FCMF
First Local Festivals:
Concours inter-éléves Vincent D’Indy (Montreal) and Ithaca NY Festival
A special thanks to our in-kind Presto sponsor
for the 2009 National Music Festival:
SECOND PLACE WINNERS – $1,000 PRIZES
Brass: SCOTT REYNOLDS, ON
representing: Toronto Kiwanis Music Festival
Donated by:
Harbourview Properties, NS ($500)
Keith & Jean Robin, AB ($250)
Kamloops Music Festival, BC ($250)
Presented by:
Marilyn Wiwcharuk, BC & Gerry Punké, NB
First local festival:
Pickering Rotary Music Festival, ON
Donated by:
Fort McMurray Oilsands Music Festival, AB
Presented by: Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
First local festival:
Fraser Valley Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Guitar: MATTHEW MARTIN, NS
representing: Annapolis Valley Music Festival
Voice: CAROL LÉGER, NB
representing Greater Moncton Music
Festival de musique du Grand Moncton
Donated by:
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON
Donated by:
Olds & District Music Festival, AB
Presented by: Dianne Johnstone, AB
Presented by: Jerry Lonsbury, AB
First local festival:
Corner Brook Rotary Music Festival, NL
First local festival:
Greater Moncton Music Festival de
musique du Grand Moncton, NB
Piano: MEGAN MILATZ, SK
representing Weyburn Music Festival
Donated by:
Shean Piano Competition, AB
Chamber: MISE À SAX, MB
(Keegan Dill, Mary Ellen Packer,
Alena Arnason, Andrea Wills)
representing the Quebec Music
Educators Association.
Presented by: Larry Johnson, AB
Donated by:
Wendy Thorburn, Ontario
First local festival:
Weyburn Music Festival, SK
Presented by: Tom Davidson, QC
Strings: BORA KIM, ON
representing the Toronto Kiwanis Music
Festival
Donated by:
Shean String Competition, AB
Presented by: Larry Johnson, AB
First local festival:
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
JAN SIMONS MEMORIAL AWARD
FOR SONG INTERPRETATION
ISAIAH BELL, BC, was
honoured with the Jan
Simons Memorial Award for
Song Interpretation. Isaiah,
representing the Greater
Victoria Performing Arts Festival,
received the $100 prize at the
Grand Award Competition on
Saturday, August 15th. The
first local festival that Isaiah
participated in was the Peace
River North Music Festival in
British Columbia.
Woodwinds: PAUL HUNG, BC
representing the Vancouver Kiwanis Music
Festival
First local festivals:
Brandon Festival of the Arts, MB; North Battleford Music Festival, SK;
Winnipeg Music Festival, MB
PERFORMANCE CD ORDERS
You still have the opportunity to purchase CDs of your
favourite competitor’s performance or
of the Grand Award Concert, which features all of the 1st
place winners who performed in Convocation Hall at the
University of Saskatchewan this summer.
To place an order please contact Marilyn Wiwcharuk
either by email or by phone:
(250) 374-3491
[email protected]
Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity!
CD of your favourite competitor: $25.00
CD set of the Grand Award Competition: $25.00
This is a fundraiser to help defray the costs of recording
and producing the CDs. We ask that you please do not
duplicate them.
THIRD PLACE WINNERS – $500 PRIZES
Brass: MICHELLE FUNK, MB
representing the Winnipeg Music Festival
Donated by:
Carole & Bernard Helfter, MB
Presented by: Carole Helfter, MB
First local festival:
Winnipeg Music Festival
Guitar: STEVEN COWAN, NL
representing St. John’s Kiwanis Music Festival
Donated by:
Gail Carleton, NB
Presented by: Barbara Long, NB
First local festival:
St. John’s Kiwanis Music Festival
Piano: DANIEL TSELYAKOV, MB
representing the Brandon Music Festival
Donated by:
Steven Fielder, ON
Presented by: Steven Fielder, ON
First local festival:
Brandon Music Festival
Strings: DOMINIC PAINCHAUD, QC
representing Quebec Music Teachers
Association
Donated by:
The Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals, MB
Presented by: Peggy Martin, MB
First local festival:
Festival-Concours de Musique du Québec
AIR MILES CARDS ARE HERE!
How many of you collect Air Miles
but never use them? Imagine if all
of our supporters across Canada
donated just a few of their Air Miles
to us! Our competitors travel long
distances to attend Nationals, but
there are some each year who
cannot afford the costs and are unable to participate. We would like to
help them! Please consider using the new FCMF Air Miles card for all
your purchases. You’ll be helping competitors attend the National Music
Festival! We’ll be happy to send you an FCMF card (it’s free!).
Please contact Dianne Johnstone at [email protected] or
1-780-753-6152 and she will send you one!
Thank you!
Woodwinds: JYHYUN GOO, ON
representing the Toronto Kiwanis Music
Festival
Donated by:
New Glasgow Music Festival, NS ($250)
Provost Music Festival, AB ($250)
Presented by: Gerry Punké, NB
First local festival:
Peel Music Festival, ON
Voice: NADIA PETRELLA, ON
representing the Kiwanis Music Festival,
National Capital Region
Donated by:
Fredericton Music Festival, NB
Presented by: Rhéal Fournier, NB
First local festival:
Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital
Region, ON
Chamber: NOTA BENE, NB
(Daniel Spracklin, Jaekwan Chong,
Jae Young Chong)
representing Greater Moncton
Music Festival de musique du Grand
Moncton, NB
Donated by:
Lakehead Festival of Music & the
Arts, ON
Presented by: Evelyne Reid, ON
First local festivals:
Greater Moncton Music Festival de musique du Grand Moncton, NB;
Fredericton Music Festival, NB
SPIRIT AWARDS:
$250 PRIZES
This year there were two new awards given out at the Grand Award
Competition. The Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto generously
donated two awards - one each for a male and femal competitor. Fellow
competitors and conference delegates voted for the individuals who best
demonstrated the true spirit of the festival. The Male Spirit Award was
presented to KEEGAN DILL, MB, representing the Winnipeg Music Festival
Keegan’s first local festival was Battlefords Kiwanis Music Festival, SK. The
Female Spirit Award went to MICHELLE SCHAMEHORN, AB, representing
the Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival. Michelle’s first local festival was
Grande Prairie & Encana Music Festival, AB. Pam Allen of the Toronto
festival (centre) presented the awards during the Grand Award Competition.
FIRST PLACE CHORAL AWARDS - $500
HONOURABLE BARBARA A. HAGERMAN CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 19 years of age and over
DR. & MRS. J.F.K. ENGLISH CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 16 years of age and under
Belle Canto - Directed by Heather Johnson
representing St. Albert Rotary Music Festival, AB
Donated by: Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman, Lieutenant Governor of PEI
Guelph Youth Singers, Choir III - Directed by Linda Beaupré
representing Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival, ON
Donated by: Ontario Music Festivals Association, ON
CITY OF LINCOLN CHORAL CLASS
Male Choir
MARGARET WHARTON MEMORIAL CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 12 years of age and under
Bach Chamber Youth Choir, Men’s Choir - Directed by Linda Beaupré
representing Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Donated by: Drumheller & District Music Festival, AB
St. Marys Children’s Choir - Directed by Marianne Kelly
representing Stratford Kiwanis Festival of the Performing Arts, ON
Donated by: Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
GEORGE S. MATHIESON CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 19 years of age and under
FLORINE DESPRÉS CHORAL CLASS
School Choir - 12 years of age and under
Guelph Youth Singers Chamber Choir - Directed by Linda Beaupré
representing Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival, ON
Donated by: Stettler & District Music Festival, AB
Calgary Girls School Concert Choir - Directed by Quan Le
representing Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Donated by: New Bruswick Federation of Music Festivals, NB
PAUL J. BOURRET CHORAL CLASS
School Choir - 19 years of age and under
BARBARA CLARK CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 25 years of age and under
Maple Ridge Secondary Chamber Choir - Directed by Carrie Tennant
representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Donated by: Alberta Music Festival Association, AB
Surrey Youth Chamber Choir - Directed by Stephen Horning
representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Donated by: Kiwanis Music Festival—National Capital Region, ON
RICHARD W. COOK CHORAL CLASS
Ensemble - 8 to 12 Singers
Belle Canto Ensemble - Directed by Heather Johnson
representing St. Albert Rotary Music Festival, AB
Donated by: Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC &
Stephen & Penny McCain, NB
SECOND PLACE CHORAL AWARDS - $250
HONOURABLE BARBARA A. HAGERMAN CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 19 years of age and over
DAVID OUCHTERLONY CHORAL CLASS
School Choir - 16 years of age and under
Take Note Jazz Choir - Directed by Angela Warren
representing St. John’s Kiwanis Music Festival, NL
Donated by: Cold Lake Music Festival, AB
Maple Ridge Secondary Junior Choir I Block - Directed by Carrie Tennant
representing Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Donated by: Carleton County Music Festival, NB/ &
Saskatchewan Music Festival, SK
GEORGE S. MATHIESON CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 19 years of age and under
Juventus Concert Choir - Directed by Diana Woolrich
representing Regina Music Festival, SK
Donated by: McFaull Consulting, SK
PAUL J. BOURRET CHORAL CLASS
School Choir - 19 years of age and under
Lawrence Park C.I.Women’s Choir - Directed by William Brown
representing Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Donated by: Paul & Dilys Bourret, AB
RICHARD W. COOK CHORAL CLASS
Ensemble - 8 to 12 Singers
Vocal 12e De La Salle - Directed by Robert Filion
representing Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital Region, ON
Donated by: Bedford Family, AB & Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
DR. & MRS. J.F.K. ENGLISH CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 16 years of age and under
St. James School Division Concert Choir - Directed by Sharon Marshall
representing Winnipeg Music Festival, MB
Donated by: 2008 FCMF AGM Delegates
Thomas Street Middle School - Directed by Carole Anderson
representing Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Donated by: June Chittick, AB
MARGARET WHARTON MEMORIAL CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 12 years of age and under
Halifax Boys’ Honour Choir - Directed by Pamela Burton
representing Nova Scotia Kiwanis Music Festival, NS
Donated by: Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
FLORINE DESPRÉS CHORAL CLASS
School Choir - 12 years of age and under
Fern Hill Junior Choir - Directed by Natalie Spurrell
representing Peel Music Festival, ON
Donated by: Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
BARBARA CLARK CHORAL CLASS
Community Choir - 25 years of age and under
Voce dell’Anima - Directed by Monette Gould
representing Greater Moncton Music Festival
de musique du Grand Moncton, NB
Donated by: Jim & Peggy Brough, ON
2009 NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL COMPETITORS
ALBERTA
NOVA SCOTIA
BRITISH COLUMBIA
ONTARIO
MANITOBA
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
NEW BRUNSWICK
QUÉBEC
NEWFOUNDLAND
SASKATCHEWAN
TESTIMONIALS FROM FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS:
PAST AND PRESENT
2010 NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL
MOMENTS TO REMEMBER...
“Absolutely hugely important,” he said of the festival role in his life. “I
don’t think I could have shown up at Julliard and functioned with any sort
of confidence without the festivals. It’s the same as little league baseball.
There is this huge support structure. I felt, as a kid, what I did with the piano
was a collaboration by a lot of people. I continue to feel that way.”
Jon Kimura Parker, pianist, in an interview with Mike Youds
of the Kamloops Daily News, October 31, 2008.
“Coming up in Ottawa as a budding classical pianist, the Kiwanis Music
Festival...provided me with a unique opportunity to perform numerous
times at a very young age in front of audiences and, equally importantly,
to be critiqued at a high level by professional adjudicators. This experience
proved especially invaluable as I continued my studies in the highly-charged
environment of Indiana University and the Manhattan School of Music,
before going on to pursue an active career as a jazz pianist/composer and to
record numerous CD’s as leader. Today, I look back fondly at the experience
as one of the key tools that set me forth on my ultimate career path, and I
thank the Festival for it!”
D.D. Jackson
Juno Award-winning Pianist/Composer
Greeting friends from a different
province at the competitor briefing
Do my shoes match my dress??
Relief after the competition is over!
Winning first place in the inaugural Florine Després Elementary School
Choirs Class last year was an incredible experience for our entire school
as well as the the wider school community and indeed the Toronto District
School Board. To have a first-rate standard to adhere to is so valuable and
helps us all pace each other on the road to excellence. Your support will
help our children to realize that quality music is an important part of our
Canadian fabric.
Mitch Bondy
Vocal Music Teacher, Northlea Elementary and Middle School
Performing in the Kiwanis Music Festival is an invaluable and unique
experience for a young music student. My many years of participation
helped to shape my early musical education, and gave me opportunities
to perform that I would not otherwise have had. Please support all festivals
generously to make them continue long into the future!”
Angela Hewitt, pianist
Back inside after a quick dash in the rain to the zoo at the Saskatchewan
Forrestry Farm on Host Night.
“My time at the National Music Festival this year in Saskatoon was a valuable
and rewarding experience. Not only did I have the opportunity to perform at
a competition of high standard, but I also had the chance to meet incredibly
talented musicians from across Canada. This has provided me with many
wonderful opportunities for future career endeavors, such as chamber music
and solo concerts. There was a true sense of camaraderie at Nationals and
a friendly spirit; competitors bonded over the few days we had together and
became good friends. It was so exciting to meet other musicians with a
similar vision and to be surrounded with such a high standard of excellence.
I am so thankful that I had the opportunity to represent my province this year,
and it was truly an honour.
Michelle Schamehorn - 2009 National Music Festival Participant
Le Festival National de Musique fut pour une moi une expérience très
enrichissante. Il permet à de nombreux jeunes musiciens de se dépasser,
de donner le maximum d’eux-même lors d’une compétition de haut calibre.
L’expérience humaine est au coeur de l’événement: nous avons la chance
de rencontrer de nombreuses personnes qui, comme nous, ont une
immense passion pour la musique classique. Nous bénéficions également
d’un excellent contact avec les juges. Il nous est possible d’échanger avec
eux et de recevoir leurs commentaires lors de cours de maître. Trop peu
de compétitions ont une mission éducative aussi importante. Pour moi, ce
Festival 2009 fut d’autant plus spécial car j’y ai participé dans la catégorie
musique de chambre. La compétition m’a permis de me rapprocher de
mes amis et collègues musiciens, de vivre avec eux une expérience très
enrichissante sur le plan musical et humain.
Vincent Lauzer - 2009 National Music Festival Participant
A late night jam session in the competitor’s lounge.
FCMF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CINDY RUBLEE STEPS DOWN
On October 4, 2009, The Executive of FCMF received an unexpected
email from FCMF Executive Director, Cindy Rublee, announcing that she
had decided not to renew her contract as Executive Director of FCMF as of
November 1, 2009.
It was a very nice, very positive email about her experiences over the past
four years with good suggetions for the years ahead, but indicated that
she had decided it was time to move on. I chatted with Cindy by phone
after getting the email, and she reiterated that there were a great many
personal reasons for her decision, but that she had enjoyed working with
delegates across the country and with the Executive under President Dianne
Johnstone. She said the decision had been difficult, but she had thought
about it a great deal, discussed it with her family, and that her decision was
final. With regret, I accepted it.
The FCMF Executive has stepped up and each member has taken on
specific tasks to ensure a smooth transition of the operational side of the
business of FCMF in the interim, and I am very grateful to each of them.
They have a surprisingly wide range of skill sets and talents to take on these
jobs and each one has willingly jumped in so that the ongoing business of
FCMF will move ahead smoothly. Preparations for Montréal 2010 are also
well under way, thanks to Tom Davidson. Cindy has offered to help wherever
she can, to make the transition smooth and to get the new ED settled and
underway however she can. We’re very grateful to Cindy for her work over
the past four years, and her offer of whatever help is needed during the
transition. Overall, though we regret Cindy’s departure, we’re in good hands
on the road ahead.
It is our intent to contract a new Executive Director of FCMF as soon as
possible, and for this, we need your help. Time is of the essence. The
application process and details of the job, etc. will be available shortly. The
Executive is going ahead with our annual fall meeting at the end of October
and we will be putting the finishing touches on the entire process at that time.
We would appreciate it if you would pass the word along to whomever you
think might be eligible, that the position of Executive Director of FCMF is now
open and that we will be accepting applications starting in early November.
Details will be posted on the FCMF website: www.fcmf.org as soon as we
have them in place.
In the interim, if there are any questions during this transition process,
please feel free to email me at [email protected].
The email address for FCMF is also changing to: [email protected]. This
should be in place in the next few days. Also - as of November 1st - the
temporary number for the FCMF office will be 1-888-307-6632.
I hope you’ll take a minute to email Cindy, to thank her for her efforts and
friendship over the past four years, and to send your best wishes for the
days ahead as she moves in her new direction. I know she will do well at
whatever she chooses, and I’m sure you’ll agree she has our full support.
Thanks,
Steven Fielder,
President, FCMF
Rhéal Fournier, NB (Centre) did a wonderful job as our auctioneer while (from
left to right) Diane Campbell, PE, Barb Long, NB, Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
and Marilyn Wiwcharuk, BC wait for bidding to begin.
Sheila Lonsbury, AB makes a bid at the auction while Jerry Lonsbury, AB (left)
and John Woodrow, NL (right) look on in bemusement!
From left to right: Penny Joynt, former FCMF Executive Director and
Saskatchewan Host Committee Co-Chair; Joanne Messer, Saskatchewan Host
Committee Co-Chair, Carol Donhauser, Executive Director, Saskatchewan
Music Festival; at the Welcome Reception.
Premier Brad Wall, SK (2nd from left) was our Guest of Honour at the 60th
Anniversary Federation Dinner. From left to right: Richard Burton, SK,
David Klassen, Andrew Rampton and Somer Kenny from Manitoba
38 Celebration!
The 38 Celebration was a special fundraising project to recognize the 38th consecutive National Music Festival.
Each of these supporters donated $38 (or a multiple of $38). Of the $38, $15 was directed back to their
provincial or local music festival if requested, thereby strengthening the festival movement across the country.
L’événement intitulé « 38 Celebration » était un projet spécial de collecte de fonds visant à reconnaître le 38e Festival national de musique
consécutif. Chacune de ces personnes a donné 38 $ (ou un multiple de 38 $) et lorsque les donateurs en ont fait la demande, 15 $ de ce montant ont été remis au
festival de musique provincial ou local désigné, ce qui a contribué à fortifier le mouvement des festivals de musique partout au pays.
Alberta
Anonymous
Dawn Atkinson
Norma Jean Atkinson (4)
Heather Bedford-Clooney
Paul Bourret
Camrose & District Music Festival (3)
Anne Carrier
June Chittick
Alice Conway
Heather Craigie
Barbara Donkin
Darlene Downing (3)
Margaret Downing
Wendy Durieux
Fay Durocher
Carol Edwards
Beryl Goodman
Grande Prairie & District Music Festival Association
Heather Gropp
Nadine Harschenin (2)
Larry Johnson
Dave Johnstone
Dianne Johnstone
Sandra Kardos
Mark Kolesar
Diana Kroetsch
Lacombe & District Music Festival
Jerry & Sheila Lonsbury
Joan Meeres (2)
Brenda Miller
Prof. Alexandra Munn
North Peace Performing
Arts Festival
Dorothy Parsons
Joanne Paulgaard
Dr. Keith & Jean Robin (3)
Mary Ross
Susan Sakamoto (3)
Ione Scherger
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor (6)
Marlene Skeet (2)
Peggy Sue Stuckky
Bev Sweet
Marilyn Thornton
Maryan Threndyle
Kenn & Joan Tuckey
Isabelle Whitehead
Jean Woodrow
Gregory Cross
Ginette Duplessis (2)
Gino Falconi
Steven Fielder (3)
Thomas Green
Dr. Joan Heels
Dr. Elaine Keillor
Diane Manojlovich
Dorcas Plant
Evelyne Reid (2)
Jane Saunders
Robert Skelton
British Columbia
Vivienne Bennie
Mary Jackson
Deborah McGladdery
Murray Nichol (3)
Manitoba
Evergreen Music Festival
Edith Munroe (2)
Michael Oike
Pembina Valley Music Festival
Phyllis Thomson
Virden Music & Arts Festival
New Brunswick-Nouveau Brunswick
Richard Boulanger
Rhéal Fournier
Roger Lord
Nova Scotia
Nigel Firth (3)
Karen McLean
Ontario
Pam Allen
Andrea Battista
Gwen Beamish
Michele Boniface
Peggy & Jim Brough
John & Nancy Burge (4)
Barbara Clark
Barbara Collier
Prince Edward Island
Diane Campbell
Hon. Barbara A. Hagerman, Lieut. Governor of PEI
Kings County Music Festival
Québec
Prof. Tom Plaunt
Prof. Tom Davidson
Saskatchewan
Theresa Brost
Carol Donhauser
Eleanor Epp (2)
Brenda Hamilton
Basil Hughton
Tara Hughton
Carol Johnston (2)
Peggy L’Hoir
Joy McFarlane-Burton
Joanne Messer
Gloria Nickell
Sharon Penner (4)
Prince Albert Kiwanis Music Festival (3)
Joyce Rublee
Spiritwood & District Music Festival
Bonnie Stang (2)
“Help the music shine, please give us 39!!”
Hats off to those who have already contributed to our new 39 campaign!
Please consider supporting the 2010 National Music Festival by donating today! See insert in the newsletter for a donation form.
Alberta
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB (10)
Paul Bourret, AB
Ida Edwards, AB
Donna Johnson, AB
Larry Johnson, AB
Dianne Johnstone, AB
Jerry Lonsbury, AB
Sheila Lonsbury, AB
Ikue Morimoto, AB
Mary Ross, AB
Sylvia Shadick Taylor, AB (5)
Ontario
Pam Allen, ON
Jim Brough, ON
Peggy Brough, ON
Barbara Collier, ON
Marianne & Dennis Kelly, ON
Steven Fielder, ON
Martha Gregory, ON
Evelyne Reid, ON
Newfoundland
Newfoundland Federation of Music Festivals, NL
Joan Woodrow, NL
Manitoba
Somer Kenny, MB
Peggy Martin, MB
British Columbia
Lynn van Zanten, BC
Marilyn Wiwcharuk, BC
New Brunswick
Isabel Leblanc, NB
Rhéal Fournier, NB
Saskatchewan
Theresa Brost, SK
Joy McFarlane Burton, SK
Joanne Messer, SK
Gloria Nickell, SK
Sharon Penner, SK (3)
Lore Ruschiensky, SK
Sandra Senga, SK
Nancy Toppings, SK
Prince Edward Island
Diane Campbell, PEI
Frances McBurnie, PEI
Québec
Tom Davidson (3)
2009 National Music Festival Sponsors and Donors
PRESTO ($9,999+)
Mr. Donald Kramer & Mrs. Claire Kramer, SK
PRESTO GIFTS-IN-KIND
University of Saskatchewan, SK
VIVACE ($5,000-$9,999)
Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, ON
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan, SK
NRS Foundation through the Victoria Foundation, BC
ALLEGRO ($1,000-$4,999)
34 Local Alberta Festivals, AB
The Gail Asper Family Foundation., MB
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators Association
D’Addario Music Foundation, USA
Dr. Margaret Carlson & Dr. Glen Carlson, BC
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON
Fort McMurray Oilsands Rotary Music Festival, AB
Jan Simons Memorial Donation, QC
Olds & District Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Shean Piano Competition, AB
Shean String Competition, AB
Wendy Thorburn, ON
Julie Thorburn & Rod Winsor, ON
Jacqui Schumiatcher, SK
Université de Moncton, NB
ALLEGRO GIFTS-IN-KIND
IKON Office Solutions, SK
ANDANTE ($100-$999)
2008 FCMF Conference Delegates
Alberta Music Festival Association, AB
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals, MB
Bedford Family, AB
Paul & Dilys Bourret, AB
Peggy and Jim Brough, ON
Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Gail Carleton, NB
Carleton County Music Festival, NB
June Chittick, AB
Cold Lake Music Festival, AB
Conservatory Canada
Drumheller & District Music Festival, AB
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Fredericton Music Festival, NB
The Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman, Lieutenant Governor of PEI
Harbourview Properties, NS
Carole & Bernard Helfter, MB
Melvin Hurst, ON
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital Region, ON
Lakehead Festival of Music & Arts, ON
Marek Jablonski Endowment Fund, AB
Stephen & Penny McCain, NB
McFaull Consulting Inc., SK
Lillian Mitchell, SK
Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
New Brunswick Federation of Music Festivals/La federation des festivals de musique de Nouveau-Brunswick, NB
New Glasgow Music Festival, NS
Ontario Music Festivals Association, ON
The Pioneer Co-operative Association Ltd., SK
Prince Albert Kiwanis Music Festival, SK
Provost Music Festival, AB
Keith & Jean Robin, AB
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, SK
Stettler & District Music Festival, AB
Peggy-Sue & Doug Stuckky, AB
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
Yorkton Music Festival, SK
ANDANTE GIFTS-IN-KIND
First Student Canada, SK
Friesen’s Bigway, SK
Leslie’s Drugstore Ltd., SK
Saskatoon Motor Products, SK
Vern’s Pizza, SK
ANDANTINO (to $99)
Dianne Johnstone, AB
Kathleen Keple, BC
Nancy Nowosad, MB
Val Ormerod, SK
Ireneus Zuk, ON
TRUST FUND
Pam Allen, ON
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Kathleen Keple, BC
Ontario Music Festivals Association, ON
Redvers Music Festival, SK
Cindy Rublee, MB
Phyllis Thomson, MB
Ireneus Zuk, ON
KATHLEEN KEPPLE, long-time member and supporter of FCMF, received an
honourary life membership at the Federation’s 60th Anniversay Gala Dinner.
Congratulations to
JOANNE MESSER, SK,
for receiving the 2009 Volunteer
of the Year Award. Joanne was
the co-chair of the Saskatchewan
Host Comittee. We would also like
to thank the other members of this
hard-working committee:
Penny Joynt - Co-chair
Diane Bestvater
Theresa Brost
Carol Donhauser
Eleanor Epp
Garry Joynt
Sandra Kerr
Karen MacCallum
Joy McFarlane-Burton
Janet McGonigle
Gloria Nickell
Darren Schwartz
Audrey Watson
2009 National Music Festival Members
HONOURARY LIFE MEMBERS
Vivienne Bennie, BC
Paul Bourret, AB
G. Murray Campbell (D), MB
Marlene Cherry, AB
Ada English (D), BC
R. Donald Fullerton, ON
Gérald Goguen, NB
Mossie Hancock, SK
Reg Hugo (D), MB
Kathleen Keple, BC
Doris Covey Lazecki, SK
Dr. Lois Marshall (D), ON
George S. Mathieson (D), MB
E.R. McCrimmon, ON
Barry McDell (D), BC
Cora Molstad, AB
Robert Murray, NS
H.W. Patterson, ON
Sharon Penner, SK
Dr. David Peters, NF
Dorcas Plant, ON
Donna Quinton-Schonfield, AB
D.G.W. Sutherland (D), AB
J. Page Wadsworth (D), ON
Shirley (Baker) Whiston, NS
LIFE MEMBERS
Marion J. Andrews, NF
Jean Crittall, ON
Mary Donahue, PE
Yolande Fitzgerald, BC
Florence Hilderman, SK
Mrs. Thomas Howden, SK
Margaret Long, BC
Angela Matheson, PE
Vera Mattson, SK
Dr. E. Bruce McEwen, BC
C.J. Musselwhite, AB
D. Seyward Smith, BC
Joan Tuckey, AB
A.D. Vaisey, ON
PATRON MEMBERS ($200)
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Jim Harmsworth, ON
Mac Jones, AB
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Saskatoon Music Festival, SK
SUSTAINING MEMBERS ($100)
Pam Allen, ON
June Chittick, AB
Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators Association
Margaret Ann Craig, NB
Rhéal Fournier, NB
Harvey Music Festival, NB
Dianne Johnstone, AB
Larry Johnson, AB
Elaine Keillor, ON
Alexandra Munn, AB
Edith Munroe, MB
Mary Ross, AB
Dr. Lillian Upright, AB
Ireneus Zuk, ON
BASIC MEMBERS ($50)
Helen Akerboom, AB
Andrea Battista, ON
Gwen Beamish, ON
Shirley Bergen, MB
Theresa Brost, SK
Jim & Peggy Brough, ON
Irena Bubniuk, QC
Diane Campbell, PE
Carleton County Music Festival, NB
Central Saskatchewan Music Festival, SK
CDMF Performing Arts Festival, BC
Clarenville Kiwanis Music Festival, NL
Barbara Clark, ON
Martha Clarke, ON
Coronation Music Festival, AB
Gregory Cross, ON
Penelope Dale, ON
Tom Davidson, QC
Carol Donhauser, SK
Monica Driscoll, PE
Ginette Duplessis, ON
Carol Edwards, AB
Darlene Ewing, ON
Festival de Musique de Caraquet, NB
Frances Funk, MB
Martha Gregory, ON
Carole & Bernard Helfter, MB
Yoko Hirota, ON
Lynn Johnson, NB
Penny Joynt, SK
Somer Kenny, MB
David Klassen, MB
Kiwanis Club of Clarenville, NL
Linda Kundert-Stoll, AB
Isabel Leblanc, NB
Peggy L’Hoir, SK
Barbara Long, NB
Jerry & Sheila Lonsbury, AB
Antonia Mahon, BC
Peggy Martin, MB
Joy McFarlane-Burton, SK
Melfort Music Festival, SK
Joanne Messer, SK
Ian Nelson, SK
Murray Nichol, BC
Gloria Nickell, SK
Nancy Nowosad, MB
Newfoundland Federation of Music Festivals, NL
Michael Oike, MB
Val Ormerod, SK
Cindy Paré, QC
Louise Pelletier, QC
Professor Thomas Plaunt, QC
Provost Music Festival, AB
Meghan Proudfoot, ON
Gerald Punke, NS
Andrew Rampton, MB
Evelyne Reid, ON
Regina Music Festival, SK
Jean Robin, AB
Jane Saunders, ON
Marilyn Sinclair, AB
Shuswap Music Festival Society, BC
Donna Thomson, SK
Phyllis Thomson, MB
Lynn van Zanten, BC
Wilbert Ward, ON
Harold Wiens, AB
Marilyn Wiwcharuk, BC
Joan Woodrow, NL
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals
2009-2010 Board of Directors
Steven Fielder - President/président
Box 795, Coldwater, ON L0K 1E0
(705) 725-2086
[email protected]
Dianne Johnstone - Past-President/
présidente sortante
Box 44, Provost, AB T0B 3S0
(780) 753-6152
[email protected]
Pam Allen - Vice-President/vice-présidente
1422 Bayview Ave., Unit A, Toronto, ON M4G 3A7
(416) 723-8534
[email protected]
Mary Ross - Treasurer/trésorière
Suite 450, 301-14th St. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 2A1
(403) 294-0048
[email protected]
Rhéal Fournier - Director/administrateur
1798 Route 11, Barryville, NB E9G 4J1
(506) 776-3442
[email protected]
Jerry Lonsbury - Director/administrateur
Box 416, Blairmore, AB T0K 0E0
(403) 562-2405
[email protected]
Marilyn Wiwcharuk - Director/administratrice
685 Columbia Street, Kamloops, BC V2C 2V2
(250) 374-3491
[email protected]
FCMF Office:
1-888-307-6632 (Temporary Number)
[email protected]
www.fcmf.org
Prof. Thomas Davidson
Host Committee Chair 2010 National Music Festival
Président du comité hôte
2010 Festival national de musique
136 Duke of Kent, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 1X9
(514) 398-4535
[email protected]
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