Local piano students succeed at the 87th Penticton Kiwanis Music Festival held from March 6 through March 11.
The Music and Speech Arts Highlights and Awards concert will be held on Friday, April 26, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Penticton Cleland Theatre. Ticket Price: $8/person or 4 for $25 (family rate). Following is the list of Keremeos piano students who participated at the festival:
SENIOR PIANO
Evan Reichl, Grade 8 piano
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century First Place
Additional Repertoire First Place
Katie Frasch, Grade 6 piano
Additional Repertoire Second Place
Romantic Second Place
Sight Reading Second Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century
Sonatina or Sonata
J.S. Bach Second Place
Jenna Beam, Grade 5 piano
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Third Place
Canadian Composers Second Place
Andrew Reichl, Grade 5 piano
Sight Reading First Place
Sonatina or Sonata First Place
Canadian Composers First Place
Additional Repertoire First Place
Early Keyboard Second Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Second Place
JUNIOR PIANO
Mackenzie Lawrence, Grade 4 piano
Additional Repertoire Third Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Third Place
Megan Reichl, Grade 3 piano
Early Keyboard Second Place
Additional Repertoire Second Place
Untitled Study/Etude First Place
Sight Reading First Place
Sonatina or Sonata First Place
Canadian Composers Second Place
Aidan Neilson, Grade 2 Piano
Additional Repertoire Second Place
Canadian Composers Third Place
Sight Reading Third Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Century Third Place
Classical Second Place
Aija Otto, Grade 2 Piano
Canadian Composers First Place
Twentieth & Twenty-First Centure Third Place
Sight Reading Third Place
Early Keyboard Third Place
Caroline Brunton, Grade 2 Piano
Additional Repertoire
Canadian Composers Third Place
Introductory Level B, Pianoforte Solo
Lamay Boshoff Third Place
Danielle Boshoff Third Place
Travis Walta First Place
Introductory Level A, Pianoforte Solo, Non-Competitive Only
Megumi Wurz
Nicolina Schwetje
The following awards will be handed out at the highlights concert on April 26 at 6:30 p.m. in the Cleland Theatre:
Aija Otto will be receiving the encouragement award for grade two piano
Andrew Reichl will be receiving the Canadian Composers Award for the highest mark for grades 5 to 7 piano.
Evan Reichl will be receiving a medallion for the highest mark in additional repertoire for Grade 8 piano.