Full results from Music Festival Shield Competition

NEWS RELEASE

ALGOMA CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC

The 2015 Sault Ste. Marie Music Festival (formerly Kiwanis) concluded on May 24th with the Shield Competition at St. Luke’s Cathedral. 

The winner in each division is chosen by the guest adjudicators to participate in the Shield Competition where they compete for the festival’s top prize and a $500 scholarship. 

Participants this year were: Hannah Nicoletta (piano); Gabrielle Turgeon (violin); Courtney Irwin (flute); Alex Izquierdo (guitar); and Adriane Mallinger (voice).   

The Shield adjudicator was noted pianist David Jalbert from the University of Ottawa.  

Following the performances he commented on each performance and then awarded the Shield to pianist Hannah Nicoletta. 

Hannah is only 14 years of age and is studying repertoire at the associate level with Dr. Robert Ollikkala at the Algoma Conservatory of Music. 

She performed the 1st movement of Schubert’s Piano Sonata in B flat major. 

In addition to the Shield she won festival scholarships for both piano and violin and was recommended to compete in the Provincial finals at the Associate level. 

She is currently in 8th grade at St. Mary’s French Immersion. 

The Sault Ste. Marie Music Festival is in its 78th year. 

This year there were several hundred student performances with guest adjudicators from across Ontario and Quebec.

The top three participants in both the junior and senior categories of each division were awarded scholarships. 

In addition the top senior students were recommended to represent Sault Ste. Marie at the Provincial Finals. 

For the past 11 years the festival has been coordinated by the Algoma Conservatory of Music.

Following is a full list of the 2015 Scholarships, Awards and Recommendations:

SAULT STE. MARIE MUSIC FESTIVAL

2015 SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS & RECOMMENDATIONS

Shield Winner - Hannah Nicoletta, piano - $500

GUITAR

Tracy Anne Smith, Adjudicator

JUNIOR GUITAR DIVISION

1. Emilie Vezina - $100

2. Graham Kirk - $75

3. Garrett Nott - $50

Additional Performance of Distinction Awards (in alphabetical order) 

Gabriel Fournier, Kavi Giroux

SENIOR GUITAR DIVISION

1.  Alejandro Izquierdo Martinez - $200

2. Joshua Leppanen - $150

3.  Carmine Coccimiglio Jr. - $100

Provincial Recommendations:

Grade 7 - Joshua Leppanen

Grade 8 - Alejandro Izquierdo Martinez

Grade 9 - Carmine Coccimiglio Jr.

WINDS & PERCUSSION

Jack Gordon, Adjudicator

JUNIOR WINDS & PERCUSSION DIVISION

1.  Kayla Bishop - $100

2.  Hannah Boyonoski - $75

SENIOR WINDS & PERCUSSION DIVISION

1.  Courtney Irwin - $200

2.  Meghan Gauthier - $150

3.  Kristina Sagrak - $100

Provincial Recommendations:

Grade 8 - Meghan Gauthier

Grade 9 - Courtney Irwin, Kristina Sagrak

PIANO

Michel Fournier, Adjudicator

JUNIOR  PIANO DIVISION

1. Mario Kwon - $100

2. Stephen North - $75

3. Colton Oliverio - $50

Additional Performance of Distinction Awards (in alphabetical order)

Cadence Anderson

Allison Caldwell-Pratt

Emma Dingle

Paige DiVincenzo

Jeremy Edwards

Keira Lamming

Danielle Lavoie

Deanna St. Germain

Melody Shafiee

James Schuster

Jessica Sibenik

Olivia Spadafora

Gianna Spironello

Alyssa Stevens

Audrey Vair

SENIOR PIANO DIVISION

1. Hannah Nicoletta - $200

2. Casey Croswell - $150, Cathryn Franklin - $150 (tie)

3. Ada Crowder - $100

PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS:

Grade 7 - Ada Crowder, Mario Kwon

Grade 9 - Casey Croswell, Cathryn Franklin

Associate - Hannah Nicoletta

STRINGS

Mary-Beth Brown, Adjudicator

JUNIOR STRINGS DIVISION

1.  Áine Schryer-O’Gorman - $100

2.  Chloe Fisher - $75

3.  Bonnie Li - $50, Corrine Turgeon - $50 (tie)

Additional Performance of Distinction Awards (in alphabetical order)

Jeffrey Chen, James Houghton, Malia Kirk, Brian Li

SENIOR STRINGS DIVISION

1.  Gabrielle Turgeon - $200

2.  Emma Ledford - $150

3.  Hannah Nicoletta - $100

Additional Performance of Distinction Awards

Sam Wier

PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Grade 7 - Chloe Fisher

Grade 8 - Áine Schryer-O’Gorman, Bonnie Li

Grade 10 - Emma Ledford, Gabrielle Turgeon

Chamber Music - String Trio - Alasdair Bennett, William Denninghoff & Gabrielle Turgeon

VOICE

Shannon Coates, Adjudicator

JUNIOR  VOICE DIVISION

1. Alexandria McCauley - $100

2. Cassandra McCauley - $75

3. Rowan Gordon - $50

Musical Theater - Gabrielle Turgeon - $100

SENIOR VOICE DIVISION

1. Adriane Mallinger - $200

2. Gabrielle Turgeon - $150

3. Evan Williams - $100

Musical Theater - Evan Williams - $200

PROVINCIAL RECOMMENDATIONS:

Grade 7 -  Mariah Bennardo, Annie Damignani

Grade 8 -  Gabrielle Turgeon, Evan Williams

Grade 9 -  Victoria Stortini-Snider

Grade 10 - Adriane Mallinger

Musical Theater - Elementary - Cassandra McCauley

Musical Theater - Junior - Mariah Bennardo, Gabrielle Turgeon

Musical Theater - Intermediate - Evan Williams

Musical Theater - Senior - Victoria Stortini-Snider, Winston Sullivan, Adriane Mallinger (alternate)

Junior Choir - F. H. Clergue Grade 3 Choir, Ms. A. McCarthy, Director

Secondary School Choir - Korah Korahsters, Mrs. D. Williams, Director

Community Choir - Algoma Conservatory Advanced Choir, Ms. A. McCarthy, Director

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