Più Mosso - FCMFFF Pi Mosso 3 July 2018 Waterfowl Park While Sackville’s parks, trails and nature preserves are some of the best in the world, the crown jewel is the Sackville Waterfowl

Più MossoOpus 18 No. 3 July 2018

The New Brunswick Federation of Music Festivals is excited about hosting the 2018 National Music Festival on the beautiful campus of Mount Allison University from August 12-16th. Since my involvement with music festivals began in 1986, I have attended numerous National Music Festivals, Annual Conferences and General Meetings across Canada. Sackville 2018 is the third time I have assisted in hosting these national events. The previous ones were 1996 in Sackville and 2007 in Moncton. Once again, I’m looking forward to meeting and hearing the best classical music students from every province. We are thankful for the support and co-sponsorship of the Mount Allison University Music Department to provide you with the opportunity to perform in some of the top venues in the country. I also look forward to renewing acquaintances among the delegates and meeting those attending for the first time. While in Sackville, be sure to take time to walk the Waterfowl Park. The quietness and beauty will be restorative in the midst of a busy week.A special thank you to the FCMF Board of Governors for their work throughout the year, all the donors and volunteers that make this annual celebration of music possible!Rhéal FournierNBFMF President

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FCMF Più Mosso 2 July 2018

Events in SackvilleWelcome BBQCompetitors and their families, accompanists and delegates are invited to a “Backyard BBQ” at 5:30 on Sunday, August 12. The meal is included in the MtA Meal Plan, or may be purchased separately for $18 through the FCMF website.

Why Do We Make Music? - Presentation by Dr. Gregory Burton Following the Competitor Briefing at 7 PM, Dr. Gregory Burton will speak to the competitors on the question, “Why do we make music?” Having worked as a successful performing symphony musician, conductor, teacher and arts administrator for the past 40 years, Dr. Burton will discuss with festival participants the fundamental question of why so many people love to make music in all of its various forms, how music expresses the most personal of thoughts and why it is so important that accomplished musicians share their gifts in their communities. Dr. Burton will discuss attributes a professional musician must possess such as flexibility, preparedness, diversity, passion, generosity and a dedication to life-long learning.

Dr. Gregory BurtonAfter living for 13 years in the Greater Toronto Area, Greg Burton is happy to be enjoying the east coast lifestyle again. He teaches in the Music Department of Mount Allison University where he is currently conductor of the University Chamber Orchestra and delivers courses in Music Education and Conducting.

Greg was an active conductor, performer and teacher while in the GTA having been Music Director of the York Symphony Orchestra, Halton-Mississauga Youth Orchestra, the University of Toronto Wind Ensemble and the McMaster University Chamber Orchestra. He performed with and guest conducted the Niagara

Symphony, and was Director of Arts at Hillfield Strathallan College in Hamilton, Ontario.

Prior to his work in Ontario, Greg was a regular conductor and performer with Symphony Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Youth Orchestra and a faculty member at Acadia University.

Dinner TheatreThe annual Fun Night for competitors and their families, accompanists and delegates is a Dinner Theatre written and performed by Scott and Irma Mulherin of Broadway Productions, for the 2018 National Music Festival and Annual Conference.

Broadway Productions is a music school and theatre production company based out of Grand Falls, New Brunswick. The company specializes in youth and community theatre as well as original musical comedies and dinner theatres for all occasions. They are the recipient of numerous awards, including New Brunswick’s Young Entrepreneur award and most recently Business of the Year for their region. Broadway Productions is excited to be participating in the 2018 National Music Festival in Sackville with the original show “EAST COAST OPRY LIVE” starring owners Scott and Irma Mulherin. Come enjoy an evening with East Coast flair as we show you how things are done on this side of the country.


Waterfowl ParkWhile Sackville’s parks, trails and nature preserves are some of the best in the world, the crown jewel is the Sackville Waterfowl Park. This award-winning 55-acre park, which is minutes from the highway and a short walk from downtown, features:

• 3.5 kilometres of accessible trails and boardwalks, including a section of the Trans-Canada Trail• 160 bird species (including 26 confirmed breeding species)• 200 species of plants• Free admission• Guided tours May to August• Self-guided tour map• Accessible via the Trans-Canada trail

Tantramar Wetlands Centre - This unique indoor and outdoor facility offers the opportunity to experience wetlands by participating in innovative educational programs.Tantramar Rail Trail - links Sackville with the Village of Port Elgin following the route of the Trans-Canada/New Brunswick Trail eastward.Bill Johnstone Memorial Park - situated in the heart of downtown Sackville; includes a splash park, playground, tennis courts, basketball court, bandstand, activity centre and an artistic fountain.

Source: Town of Sackville website

Shediac Bay Lobster Dinner CruiseOn the evening of Tuesday, August 14, a chartered bus will take lobster-lovers to Shediac for a LobsterTale Dinner Cruise on Shediac Bay.

The cost is $73 [includes HST] There are also non-seafood and vegetarian menu options. This outing will be booked independently on the company’s website, through a link on the FCMF website.

Shediac is approximately a 45-minute drive from Sackville. Transportation to Shediac by chartered school bus is available for $20 per person. A minimum of 30 people is required to book the transportation.

A 2.5 hour boat cruise on the calm waters of Shediac Bay where you will learn about lobster fishing, haul in lobster traps, observe a cracking demonstration then crack open a lobster yourself. Savor a complete lobster meal with a non-alcoholic beverage included. Relax and enjoy the seascape of Shediac Bay, with our down-home Acadian hospitality. A licensed bar is available. The 54-passenger boat leaves from Pointe-du-Chêne Wharf, Shediac, New-Brunswick. http://www.lobstertales.ca/Index_en.html

Tourist Information


SATURDAY, AUGUST 11 FCMF Board of Governors arrives in Sackville

SUNDAY, AUGUST 12 Arrival of Competitors, Accompanists and Delegates 09:00 Board of Governors’ Meeting [Board Room Jennings Dining Hall] 16:00 Volunteer Briefing [Room 100 Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory] 17:00 Provincial Designates’ Meeting [Lounge in Campbell Hall Residence] 17:30 Welcome BBQ [Green outside Jennings Dining Hall] 19:00 Competitor Briefing and Presentation on “Why We Make Music” by Dr. Greg Burton [Brunton Auditorium]

MONDAY, AUGUST 13 09:00 – 17:00 Competitor Official Rehearsals in performance venues 18:30 Federation and Choral Awards Reception [Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts]

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 09:00 - 18:00 National Music Festival Competitions in performance venues 18:00 - 22:00 LobsterTale Cruise [Shediac, NB]

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15 09:00 - 18:00 National Music Festival Competitions in performance venues 18:30 - 22:00 Competitor Fun Night – Dinner Theatre “East Coast Opry Live” [Sackville Curling Club]

THURSDAY, AUGUST 16 09:00 – 12:15 Competitor Masterclasses with adjudicators [locations to be announced] 12:30 First-place Announcements in Freeman Hall [Brunton Auditoriium] 13:30 – 17:30 Official rehearsals for Grand Award Competition [Brunton Auditorium] 19:30 Grand Award Competition and Reception [Brunton Auditorium] FRIDAY, AUGUST 17 Competitors and accompanists leave for home 09:00 – 17:00 FCMF Annual Conference - Governance Workshop presented by David Hartley [Avard Dixon Room 112] Lunch and supper on own at local restaurants 19:00 – 21:00 FCMF Annual Conference - Strategic Planning [Avard Dixon Room 112]

SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 09:00 – 14:00 FCMF Annual Conference [Avard Dixon Room 112] 14:30 FCMF Annual General Meeting [Avard Dixon Room 112] Lunch and supper on own at local restaurants

Please note: Schedule is subject to change at discretion of FCMF President.

Schedule of Events


For the delegates

Strategic Plan PresentationThank you to the Strategic Planning Committee for all their work in preparing a Strategic Plan for the FCMF!!

In order to research awareness and engagement from our stakeholders, four surveys were prepared and distributed to our member local festivals, provincial associations, past competitors, and music teachers [both private and university]. Survey results were received and tabulated by LAM, then used by the committee and Board of Governors to establish strategic directions for the future of FCMF. Lots of ideas relating to the future of FCMF were discussed and evaluated. The Strategic Plan will be presented at the 2018 FCMF Annual Conference.

Jeanne LeSage of LeSage Arts Management [LAM] has facilitated the process for us. Jeanne brings over 25 years experience in executive arts management across multiple artistic disciplines. Jeanne is a Certified Human Resources Leader (CHRL), holds an MBA in Management Consulting, and has launched LeSage Arts Management with a focus on Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Strategy, and Facilitation.

Strategic Planning Committee Members:Joy McFarlane-Burton, President, Board of Governors FCMFPam Allen, Past President, Board of Governors FCMFChristopher Lane, Treasurer, Board of Governors FCMFBarbara Long, Executive Director, FCMFTom Davidson, Provincial Governor - Quebec, FCMFJanis Auster, Executive Director, Stratford Kiwanis Festival of the Performing ArtsCarol Donhauser, Executive Director, Saskatchewan Music Festival AssociationHeilwig Von Koenigsloew, President, Performing Arts BC

FCMF Annual Conference - Friday, August 17 - Saturday, August 18 [morning]FCMF Annual General Meeting - Saturday, August 18 [afternoon]

Nonprofit Board Training: Creating & Maintaining an Energized & Focused Board

Day 1 of the 2018 FCMF Annual Conference will feature a full-day Governance Workshop entitled NonProfit Board Train-ing: Creating and Maintaining an Energized and Focused Board. David Hartley of nonprofithelp will present this engaging workshop for all delegates.

Representatives from local festivals are invited to attend the Governance Workshop as guests of FCMF. There will be an opportunity to register on the FCMF website, for planning purposes. No registration fee is required.

Topics include:• 2 Roles & 7 Goals for nonprofit Boards regardless of the size of your nonprofit• How to hold engaging, truly impactful Board Meetings• Great Agendas [including a simple tip that revolutionizes engagement levels]• Long-term Direction: Strategic Planning [Board’s role & using a 1-page-per-year “dash board”]• Long-term Protection: Ficiduary Duties [Boards’ role & how to create a “risk map”]• 4 Steps to Protect Your Board from Legal Liability - David spent 7 years training Insurance Brokers• Practically keeping Operations and Governance Separate: Nose In, Fingers Out• Building & Maintaining Trust & Unity ... with great debate!• Managing Stars, Steadies, Strugglers on the Board [including best practice “boardroom rules”]• Helpful Simple [Canadian] ways for the Board to help an organization financially• Separating “major” from “minor” issues

Day 2 of the FCMF Annual Conference will feature the presentation of the Strategic Plan, Committee and Officer reports, and discussion.


From the National Office

The following three Notices of Motion were received from the Alberta Music Festival Association to be voted on at the 2018 Federation of Canadian Music Festivals’ Annual General Meeting in Sackville, NB on Saturday, August 18, 2018.

Notice of Motion: Rationale: That a new bylaw be added under Article IV (Officers) of the bylaws which states, “If a Board of Governors member submits an application for an FCMF contract, they shall not be allowed to vote on their own acceptance. In addition, if a Board of Governors member accepts a contract with FCMF, they must immediately vacate their position as a member of the Board of Governors.

Prior to the bylaw revisions in 2017, it stated no FCMF “member” shall be disqualified from holding a contract. In the revision, this was changed to state that a “delegate” would not be disqualified for the same. This was not a significant problem in the past as membership was open to all. However, this is now problematic as a delegate, particularly a Board of Governors member, has a fair amount of power as an individual. It could be argued that, by virtue of their own voting position, that a member of the Board of Governors could have undue influence on themselves making a profit from the organization through a contract. As such, to avoid even the appearance of a conflict of interest, Alberta believes this would be a wise step to take.

That Article VII.2 be changed to read “A Special General Meeting may be held at the call of the Board of Governors, or at the request of six Provincial Festival Associations with at least 21 days-notice by post, email or other electronic means of communication.”

The Corporations NFP Act of Canada, under which FCMF is incorporated, requires that notice of any special general meeting be at least 21 days (as found in section 63 of the Canada Not-For-Profit Corporations Regulations - SOR-2011-223). As the bylaw change from the 2017 AGM does not follow the requirements set forth in those regulations, this needs to be changed before we face a legal challenge in this area.

That the fiscal year dates be re-added to the bylaws.

Under no common practice is it usual to have a non-profit corporation with a flexible fiscal year end. The 2017 bylaw revision has wording that implies this date may be flexible and could potentially open up the FCMF to fraud and trouble in the future.

Notices of Motion


President’s Message

In this issue of Piu Mosso you will find information about the National Music Festival, FCMF Annual Conference, and the FCMF AGM being held on the beautiful campus of Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick.

The New Brunswick Host Committee consists of Rhéal Fournier [NBFMF President], Christopher Lane [NBFMF and FCMF Treasurer], and Barbara Long [NBFMF and FCMF Executive Director]. They have rolled out the welcome mat with interesting activities to enhance the National Music experience for competitors and their families, accompanists, and the FCMF Board of Governors and delegates.

This year the National Music Festival precedes the Conference and AGM. There will be a Welcome Barbeque for everyone. Other activities include Silent Auction, 50/50 tickets, and Competitor Fun Night. T-shirts and Hoodies are available through the FCMF website .

The competitors will perform for audiences, be adjudicated by professional musicians who will inspire and educate through Masterclasses. The Grand Award Competition, where the First Place winners in each discipline compete for a Grand Award of $5,000

and a 2nd Place Grand Award of $2,500, is always the highlight of the National Music Festival.

This year’s conference will include a full-day Governance Workshop. Local Festival Committees are invited to join the Board of Governors and Delegates for this informative day.

Please check out what the Sackville area has to offer: https://www.tourismnewbrunswick.ca/products/T/Town-of-Sackville.aspx

We look forward to making connections that will last a lifetime, and hearing the best of Canada’s young classical musicians.

“Develop an interest in life as you see it; the people, things, literature, MUSIC – the world is so rich, simply throbbing with rich treasures,

beautiful souls, and interesting people.” – Henry Miller

The Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association (www.cmfaa.ca) is a national organization of experienced performers and/or teachers with proven records of success.

Member names, detailed contact information and area(s) of expertise are maintained in our database, which is made available to over 250 music festivals across Canada.

For all your adjudicating needs - contact us! [email protected]


Voice/Chant

Piano

Strings/Cordes

Guitar/Guitare

Woodwinds/Bois

Brass/Cuivres

Chamber Music / Musique de chambre

Musical Theatre/Théâtre musical

2018 Solo and Chamber Finalists

Olivia Barnes, QCDeepa Johnny, AB

Erika Rasmussen, MB

Chelsea Ahn, NBNicole Linaksita, BC

Maia Bruce, NSAlicia Ingalls, NB

Sophie van der Sloot, BC

Isaiah Brabazon, BCSebastian Robles, AB

James Griffith, SKSung Ho [David] Kwon, NB

Robert Conquer, ONJuanita Hohm, AB

Jocelyn Blanchette, NB

ADVENTURE TRIO, ABAndrea Pedro, Piano

Olivia Imbrogno, French hornChristian Kasinski, Clarinet

CONSONANCE STRING QUARTET, ONSamantha Zarry, violin

Maya Joy Lindstrom-Parkins, violaJake Lee, cello

Joseph Lee, violin

Monet Comeau, NBSarah Luby, MB

Jen Shannon, BC

Skylar Cameron, NBHeather MacLeod, BCShanice Skinner, NS

Chloe Weir, ON

Albert Chen, MBElijah Orlenko, ONJoshua Wong, AB

Hannah Corbett, ONSerena Piercey, NL

Judy Yun, PE

Benjamin William Lamont, MBTravis Turcotte, NL

Adriana Jankovic, ABLucas March, NS

Abby Fuller, SKDeclan Scott, QC

Andrew Busch, ONJasmine Tsui, SK

ELK BRASS TRIO, MBErik Larson, trombone

Leslie Hutchinson, French hornKayla Solomon, trumpet

Cheyenne Chandler-Strub, ONLouren Sazon, SKSimon Tottrup, AB

Andrea Corder, PEAnna Mercer, NL

McKenzie Warriner, SK

Kate Gray, SKAndrew Son, NS

Rena Far, ABDavid Liam Roberts, MB

Abshir Miller, ON

Mark Kim, ONEunice Park, BC

Jason Gordon, BCMcKenzie Walpole, MB

Clint Emerson Colegrave, AB

TRIO LISCIO, BCAnnis Lee, violin

Sabrina Juan, violaCharmaine Yang, cello

FIEARRO STRING QUARTET, SKEleanor Hector, violinMeika Sonntag, violinMayson Sonntag, viola

Jonathan Craig Penner, cello

Mackenzie Drover, NLAbigail Sinclair, NS

Percussion


2018 Choral FinalistsClass 100: Honourable Barbara A. Hagerman

Celeste, NLdirected by Sonya Gosse

Eirene Women’s Choir, ONdirected by Gui Yeon Lee

Nove Voce, BCdirected by Robin Norman

Ventus Women’s Choir, ABdirected by Regan Brooks

Class 101: City of LincolnAcafellas, BC

directed by Sheila Jonson

Bach Chamber Youth Choir - Men’s Chorus, ONdirected by James Pinhorm

Grande Prairie Boys’ Choir - Men of Note ABdirected by Jeannie Vanwynsberghe-Pernal

Class 102: George S. MathiesonAnnapolis Valley Honour Choir, NS

directed by Heather Fraser

British Columbia Girls Choir - Seniorsdirected by Fiona Blackburn

Cantabile Youth Singers, ONdirected by Mark Sirett

Cantilon Chamber Choir, ABdirected by Heather Johnson

Pembina Trails Voices - Cantemus, MBdirected by Valdine Anderson

Class 103: Paul J. BourretCampbell Collegiate Chamber Choir, SK

directed by Deidre Baird

Catholic Central Secondary School Chamber Choir, ONdirected by Don Sills

Harbour View Chazz, NBdirected by Christopher Lane

Holy Heart Chamber Choir, NLdirected by Robert Colbourne

LCI Chamber Choir, ABdirected by Karen Hudson

St. Thomas More Collegiate Chamber Singersdirected by Johnson Lui

Class 104: Richard W. CookeCantrice Women’s Ensemble, AB

directed by Leslie Dittmann

Holy Heart Bela Cantantedirected by Robert Colbourne

Kelowna Secondary School Chamber Choirdirected by Sheila French

Octava, ON directed by James Pinhorn

Class 105: Dr. & Mrs. J.F.K. EnglishCantilon Junior Chamber Choir, AB

directed by Heather Johnson

District 57 Tapestry Singers - Senior, BCdirected by Carolyn Duerksen

Guelph Youth Singers Choir III, ONdirected by Markus Howard

Pembina Trails Voices - Chorale, MBdirected by Monika Lukomska

Class 106: David OuchterlonyCatholic Central High School Junior Choir, ON

directed by Don Sills

Monsignor Fee Otterson Junior High Choir, ABdirected by Beth Pecson

St. Thomas More Collegiate Grade 9 Choir, BCdirected by Johnson Lui

Class 107: Margaret WhartonAnnapolis Valley Honour Choir Junior Division, NS

directed by Heather Fraser

Bach Children’s Chorus Choir II & Cantabile, ONdirected by Charissa Bagan

British Columbia Girls Choir - Juniors, BCdirected by Fiona Blackburn

Cantaré Children’s Choir: Cantiga, ABdirected by Catherine Glaser-Climie

St. James-Assiniboia Divisional Children’s Choir, MBdirected by Heather Neufeld

Class 108: Florine DesprésAvon Public School Ensemble, ON

directed by Mark McIntosh

Cardston School Senior Choir, ABdirected by Linda Burwell

Spring Park Elementary School - Grades 4-6, PEdirected by Nancy Thornton-Smyth

York House School Grade 7 Choirdirected by Benila Ninan

Class 109: Barbara ClarkBach Chamber Youth Choir, ON

directed by James Pinhorn

Kokopelli Youth Choir, ABdirected by Scott Leithead


Thank you to our 2018 Supporters!Merci à nos supporteurs de 2018!The Federation of Canadian Music Festivals extends sincere thanks

to the following 2018 National Music Festival supporters.

La Fédération canadienne des festivals de musique remercie sincèrement les personnes suivantes qui ont soutenu le Festival national de musique 2018.

Sustaining Sponsors*Sponsors the Festival Movement at two or more levels [local, provincial, national]

PEWTER SUSTAINING SPONSOR $5,000 - $19,999Canadian Music Festivals Adjudicators’ Association, CAN

National Music Festival Donors*MAESTOSO $10,000 +

Lloyd Carr Harris Foundation, ONMount Allison University, NB +

New Brunswick Federation of Music Festivals

GRANDIOSO $5,000 – $9,999NRS Foundation through the Victoria Foundation, BC

VIVACE $2,000 – $4,999Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON

Ontario Music Festivals AssociationToronto Kiwanis Festival, ON

ALLEGRO $500 - $1,999Pam Allen, ON

Alberta Music Festival AssociationJoy McFarlane-Burton and Rick Burton, SK

Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ AssociationsGail Carleton, NB

FCMF 2017 Delegates, CANGuy Few, ON

Gail Asper Foundation, MBGrand Prairie & District Rotary Music Festival, AB

Heels Family Vocal Award Fund, ONLakehead Festival of Music and the Arts, ON

Marek Jablonski Endowment Fund, ABWayne and Barbara Long, NB

Stephen and Penny McCain, NBHarley and Wendy MacCaull, NS

Oilsands Rotary Music Festival, ABPickering GTA Music Festival, ON

Mary Ross, ABSackville Brass Musicians, NB

Saskatchewan Music Festival AssociationVancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals Society, BC

Ireneus Zuk, QC

ANDANTE $200 – $499Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals

Norma Jean Atkinson, ABBarbara Clark, ONJune Chittick, AB

Thomas Davidson, QCRhéal and Isabel Fournier, NBFredericton Music Festival, NB

Charles [Mac] Jones, ABKiwanis Music Festival - National Capital Region, ON

Christopher Lane, NBElizabeth Lupton, BCKaren MacCallum, SKWayne Madden, AB

Miramichi Regional Music Festival, NBNew Glasgow Music Festival, NS

Robin Norman, BCPerforming Arts BC Festivals Society

Prince Edward Island Kiwanis Music Festivals AssociationLynda Sharpe, PE

Sussex Regional Music Festival, NBJudith Urbonas, MB

Wilbert and Joyce Ward, ON

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL up to $199Margaret Anderson, NB

District 57 Tapestry Singers, BCClarenville Kiwanis Music Festival, NL

Shannon Coates, ONCorner Brook Rotary Music Festival, NL

Sharon Dyer, NBCatherine Fitch-Bartlett, NB

Gander Kiwanis Music Festival, NLGérald Goguen, NBKathleen Keple, BC

Kiwanis Club of Carbonear Regional Music Festival, NLKiwanis Music Festival of St. John’s, NL

Meadow Lake & District Music Festival, SKNove Voce Choral Society, BC

Sharon Penner, SKNhat-Viet Phi, NBSue Reedman, BC

* Donations received as of July 10, 2018+ Gift in KInd


AWARDGrand Award2nd Place Grand AwardClass 1 Voice 1st

2nd 3rd

Class 2 Piano 1st

2nd 3rdClass 3 Strings 1st

2nd 3rd

Class 4 Guitar 1st 2nd 3rdClass 5 Woodwinds 1st

2nd 3rd

Class 6 Brass 1st

2nd 3rd

Class 7 Percussion 1st2nd3rd

Class 8 Chamber Ensemble 1st 2nd

3rd Class 9 Musical Theatre 1st 2nd

3rdGrand Choral Award - Diane Loomer

Class 100 Honourable Barbara Hagerman 1st 2ndClass 101 City of Lincoln 1st 2ndClass 102 George S. Mathieson 1st 2ndClass 103 Paul J. Bourret 1st 2ndClass 104 Richard W. Cooke 1st 2ndClass 105 Dr. & Mrs. J. F. K. English 1st 2ndClass 106 David Ouchterlony 1st 2ndClass 107 Margaret Wharton 1st

2ndClass 108 Florine Després 1st

2ndClass 109 Barbara Clark 1st

2nd

AMOUNT$5,000$2,500$1,500$1,000

$500$1,500

$1,000$500

$1,500

$1,000$500

$1,500$1,000

$500$1,500$1,000

$500$1,500

$1,000$500

$1,500$1,000

$500$1,500$1,000

$500$1,500$1,000

$500$500

$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250$500$250

DONORNRS Foundation through the Victoria Foundation, BC Federation of Canadian Music FestivalsGail Asper Family Foundation, MB Heels Family Vocal Award Fund, ONHeels Family Vocal Award Fund, ONMarek Jablonski Endowment Fund, AB $750; Thomas Davidson, QC $450; Ireneus Zuk, QC $300Stephen and Penny McCain, NBStephen and Penny McCain, NBPast Presidents Award Pam Allen, ON $500, Gérald Goguen, NB $100, Kathleen Keple, BC $100, Ellizabeth Lupton, BC $250, Mac Jones, AB $200; Friends of the Festival $350Ontario Music Festivals AssociationMary Ross, ABGail Carleton, NBDr. Phyllis Forsyth, ONKaren MacCallum $100, Sue Reedman $150, Judith Urbonas $250Harley and Wendy MacCaull, NSOilsands Rotary Music Festival, ABFredericton Music Festival, NB $250, Performing Arts BC $250Grand Prairie & District Music Festival, AB $1000Toronto Kiwanis Festival, ON $500Guy Few, ON $500, Sackville Brass Musicians, NB $500Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts, ONWayne and Barbara Long, NBDr. Phyllis Forsyth, ONRhéal and Isabel Fournier, NB $250, Miramichi Regional Music Festival, NB $250Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ AssociationSaskatchewan Music Festival AssociationToronto Kiwanis Festival, ONJoy McFarlane-Burton and Rick Burton, SKShannon Coates, ON $100, Christopher Lane, NB $250, FCMF $300, Wayne Madden, AB $250, Wilbert and Joyce Ward, NB $100Pickering GTA Music Festival, ONDiane Loomer Memorial Award Fund - District 57 Tapestry Singers, BC, Robin Norman, BC, Nove Voce Choral Society, BC, VVancouver Kiwanis Music Festival Society, BCNewfoundland Federation of Music Festivals Ontario Music Festivals Association2017 FCMF DelegatesNew Glasgow Music Festival, NSToronto Kiwanis Festival, ONSussex Regional Music Festival, NBAlberta Music Festival AssociationCanadian Federation of Music Teachers’ AssociationsOntario Music Festivals AssociationAssociated Manitoba Arts FestivalsPerforming Arts BC Festivals Society $250, Ontario Music Festivals Association $250Lynda Sharpe in Memory of Prudence Drake, PEToronto Kiwanis Festival, ONJune Chittick, ABAlberta Music Festival AssociationCanadian Federation of Music Teachers’ AssociationsNew Brunswick Federation of Music FestivalsNorma Jean Atkinson, ABBarbara Clark, ON $300, Kiwanis Music Festival National Capital Region, ON $200Prince Edward Island Kiwanis Music Festival Association

2018 Award Sponsorships


Quick Facts from the Office• The FCMF Executive has held monthly

Tele-conference Meetings with minutes being distributed to the Provincial Administrators.

• There are competitor and delegate lounge options in the Campbell Hall residence.

• Attendees at the 2018 National Conference and Music Festival include: 54 Solo Competitors including 4 percussionists who submitted recordings, 5 Chamber Ensembles with a total of 17 competitors, 17 Accompanists and 26 Delegates

• There were 41 Choirs entered in the 2018 National Music Festival Choral Competition

• FCMF has 18 new donors this year• 2019 National Music Festival will be

held in Saskatoon, SK.


Alumni NewsVivian Ni, New Brunswick

Fredericton, New Brunswick pianist, Vivian Ni wins the St. Andrews 2018 Next Gen Performing Artist Award - June 19, 2018 St. Andrews, NB Canada The St. Andrews Arts Council, Inc. (http://www.standrewsartscouncil.com) has announced the winner of the 2018 St. Andrews Arts Council Next Gen Performing Artist Award as Canadian pianist, Vivian Ni. Ms. Ni will be soloing with the St. Andrews Festival Orchestra at the St. Andrews Arts Council Gala Festival Concert on August 8, 2018, 7:30 pm at the Sir James Dunn Academy in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. The St. Andrews Next Gen Performing Artist Award Is presented annually to an emerging instrumental performing artist, 15- -30 years old. Winners receive a cash award and an opportunity to further their careers and educational opportunities by performing with the St. Andrews Festival Orchestra, Hok Kwan, conductor, at the St. Andrews Arts Council Gala Festival Concert, in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada. Candidates for the award are chosen upon the recommendations of teachers/conductors and submitted audition materials with final selection of the

winner determined by Maestro Kwan and members of the search committee. Vivian Ni was born in Fredericton, in 1999. She attended École Sainte- -Anne and is currently enrolled in the Health Sciences program at the Université de Moncton where she is pursuing a degree in medicine and continuing to pursue her musical goals. Vivian represented New Brunswick at the 2014 and 2016 National Music Festivals in both piano and strings, placing in both disciplines.

Steve Cowan, NewfoundlandUpon completion of his master’s degree at the Manhattan School of Music in 2012, Steve Cowan returned to Canada to begin building his performance career. Although he would eventually settle in Montréal, his first step was to participate in the Kiwanis competition while representing his home province of Newfoundland and Labrador – a province rich with a diverse musical culture that Steve says has largely influenced his approach to classical music. Performing at the National Music Festival and winning the Grand Award that summer, as the first musician from Newfoundland and Labrador and the second guitarist to ever win the prize, launched Steve into the next phase of his career. “It ultimately gave me the confidence and financial security to spend the following 6 months planning my future, which has since been full of rich and rewarding musical experiences”.Since 2012, Steve has led a busy life as a concert artist, recording artist, and teacher. He has won first prizes at 5 international competitions, and as a result performed extensively throughout Canada and the United States. In Fall 2014, he began doctoral studies at McGill University, where he studied with renowned guitarist Jérôme Ducharme and received financial support for many large scale artistic projects. These include an album of exclusively Canadian music, and a SSHRC-funded research-creation project with composer Jason Noble in which they blend guitar and speech in new electroacoustic works that celebrate the dialectal diversity of Newfoundland.2017 and 2018 have been particularly fruitful, with new commissions, world premieres, two European tours, public masterclasses in 6 different countries, a new album recorded for the EMEC discos record label in Madrid, his orchestral debut as soloist with Ensemble del Arte in Germany, and his first course lectureship position at McGill University. He was also featured on Adam Cicchillitti’s album Canciones with Analekta in 2018, and the guitar duo will be touring for Debut Atlantic in November 2018.Steve would like to extend gratitude to his teachers Sylvie Proulx, David Leisner, and Jérôme Ducharme, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council for supporting his endeavours. The National Music Festival was a great kickstart for Steve, and there is no sign of slowing down any time soon.


Festivals Celebrating Anniversaries ...Provincial Associations were invit-ed to submit the names and some information about their local festivals that were celebrating anniversaries in 2018. The following submissions were received:

British Columbia

Victoria DanceWorks Festival - 25 yearsThis is a dance only festival based in Victoria.

Quesnel Festival of the Performing Arts - 35 yearsThis festival serves the Cariboo region of Central BC. There is a large dance component to this festival, some voice and choral, speech arts and piano.

Nechako Valley Festival of the Performing Arts - 40 yearsThis festival is located in Vanderhoof, just over an hour north of Prince George in the BC Central Interior. The festival board has had to come to the difficult decision that this festival has run its course, so this year, its 40th, is its last. It has become a smaller festival over the years and in 2018 only offered Piano and Speech Arts. They will be missed.

Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts - 45 yearsLocated on the BC Sunshine Coast this festival is based in Sechelt and offers Music, Dance and Speech Arts to Sunshine Coast residents. As BC encourages their festivals to offer classes for what works best for their area, Sunshine Coast has large Folk Instrumental as well as Plucked Strings, Contemporary Music sections.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - 85 yearsLocated in Kamloops this is a large, multi-disciplinary festival offering music, dance and speech arts.

Upper Island Musical Festival - 90 yearsThis festival is a multi-discipline festival based in Nanaimo and draws competitors from the northern and central regions of Vancouver Island. Recently they have started attracting competitors from Victoria as well, especially in the dance disciplines.

Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival - 95 yearsAn institution of the music scene in Vancouver, this festival is a music only festival. For a number of years it offered Chinese Instruments but this has been discontinued. However they are the only festival in BC to offer Harp specific classes.

Saskatchewan

La Ronge Music Festival - 30 yearsThe 30th Annual La Ronge and Area Music Festival was held March 19th to 23rd, 2018. Entries were up from the previous year, with 224 performances in a variety of categories: classical piano, arranged piano, orchestral piano, guitar, choral singing, vocal solo, vocal duet, mixed group vocal, musical theatre and speech arts. There were over seventy participants, plus several large school groups. Not including school teachers who entered their classes, eighteen music teachers entered their students in the music festival in 2018.

La Ronge is one of the youngest festivals in the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association. It joined SMFA in 1996, but had held seven

independent festivals previously, so was quite experienced in organizing and operating a festival.

SMFA has been delighted to welcome this unusual and northernmost festival which, due to its location, depends almost entirely on the town of La Ronge for entries and support. La Ronge Festival enjoys the generous financial and in-kind support of organizations, local businesses and individuals, some of whom have supported the festival for many of the past thirty years, and some who were new in 2018.

Meadow Lake & District Music Festival - 40 yearsMeadow Lake & District Music Festival celebrated 40 years in 2018. Prior to the Competition Awards Evening, current executive members, several Past Presidents, and SMFA President Karen Unger, attended a 40th Anniversary dinner. Guests perused 40 years of memorabilia in photographs, newspaper clippings and programs. A time for sharing festival stories provoked many memories among the guests around the table.

Janet Caldwell was the Master of Ceremonies for the Competition Awards Evening. A long-time committee member who was instrumental in organizing the first festival, Janet shared a number of interesting bits of history of the Festival. A selection of the award winners provided the audience with an enjoyable evening of music, complete with an anniversary cake and dozens of cupcakes, baked and decorated by executive members.

Meadow Lake Festival was by far the most northern Saskatchewan Festival until La Ronge joined in 1996. It began with an impressive 350 entries, which more than doubled in the first four years. With the sparse population and few towns, entries came from


great distances in the first ten years. When Grand Centre, AB started its own festival, it drew many of the entries from the northwest part of the province. In 1991, Meadow Lake was able to revert to a one-week festival, which was easier on volunteers and the community. From a high of nearly 800 entries, Meadow Lake has settled nicely in to a festival of five days.

Watrous & District Music Festival - 50 yearsWatrous & District Music Festival celebrated its 50th Anniversary from April 16th to 20th, 2018, welcoming three adjudicators who heard 147 entries and 259 participants in total. Thirteen school and concert bands performed, coming from Watrous, Nokomis, Imperial and Humboldt.

In her President’s Message, Kelly Stein notes from her thirty-five years on the Watrous Festival Committee (among other things): inspiring students, community support, dedicated volunteers, passionate adjudicators, unexpected suprises and upsets, some challenging weather conditions, laughter, fulfillment & joy, wonderful support from the SMFA provincial office, late night communications, celebration landmarks.

Established in 1968, Watrous Festival has had a remarkably sturdy existence, considering its proximity to two older, well-established festivals at Humboldt and the rotating festival of Last Mountain, as well as a newer festival in Lanigan. It has had a long musical heritage, having shared some branch festivals back in the 1930s and 1940s. In addition, many Watrous musicians travelled to various Provincial Festival in the 1920s and 1930s, especially to Saskatoon and Prince Albert, so its strength isn’t surprising.

Watrous played host to the SMFA Annual Fall Conference & AGM in 2017, where delegates enjoyed the Manitou Springs Resort and Mineral Spa.

Hafford & District Music Festival - 55 yearsHafford & District Music Festival has a history as one of the steadiest and most consistent in the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association. Hafford was sending so many entries to the North Battleford Festival that it was decided the community should have its own festival, organized in 1961 with the help of Gordon Hancock, SMFA Secretary. Mr. Hancock also adjudicated the first two-day festival, which had 211 entries.

From the beginning, Hafford Festival Committee had District Representatives from a number of neighbouring towns, as well as entries which built a loyalty to Hafford as “their Festival”. In the 1970s and early 1980s, Hafford made several attempts to have other communities take the festival on a rotating basis, but without success. As a result, the festival took a hiatus on two occasions, 1972 and 1978. With assistance from individuals in surrounding communities, Hafford has soldiered on and presents an efficient, high-quality festival of three or four days with two adjudicators.

Hafford is a small community, with a large and important festival – emblematic of the quality that comes from dedicated, hard-working people who care for their community. Congratulations on 55 years of music festivals in Hafford!

Kindersley Music Festival - 55 yearsKindersley has a long history of involvement in music festivals, holding its first one in 1936 and taking its turn as part of two early branches. These, at various times, included Kerrobert, Rosetown, then Biggar and Unity. It took a special kind of determination to continue during the Dirty Thirties of drought and the great Depression.

Kindersley Festival, as we know it, began in 1963 with 257 entries and

three adjudicators. Entries reached a high of 928 in the early 1990s, and two concerts were needed for their “Stars of the Festival” awards nights. The 55th Annual Kindersley & District Music Festival was held from March 12 to 22, 2018 with 292 entries and four adjudicators. The 2018 festival concluded with “Stars of the Festival” and celebratory cupcakes.

Several district winners earn a place at the Provincial Finals every year, affirming the high standard of musicianship in the area.

The annual Carol Festival is a well-established tradition in Kindersley, a major fundraiser for the music festival, and a great kick-off to the Christmas season.

Weyburn Rotary Music Festival - 60 yearsThe City of Weyburn has a long involvement with the music festival movement. Weyburn musicians began attending Provincial Festivals as early as 1912 in Moose Jaw, Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert. The first festival in Weyburn was in 1929, several times it rotated with Estevan in the early 1930s, then intermittently during the Depression and WW II. The Weyburn Music Festival became an annual event beginning in 1959 and held its 60th annual festival from March 5th to 15th, 2018.

The 2018 Weyburn Music Festival welcomed three adjudicators, who heard 351 entries. Weyburn Festival is well represented at the SMFA Provincial Finals and has also been represented at the National Music Festival, indicating a high level of talent and teaching in the area.

Weyburn Rotary Club has been the festival patron since 1964 and is one of the few festivals in Saskatchewan to have a service club sponsor. The Rotary Club provides scholarships and its members serve as volunteers.


Festivals Celebrating Anniversaries ...Prince Albert Kiwanis Music Festival - 70 years2018 marked the 70th anniversary of Prince Albert Kiwanis Music Festival, and to celebrate the occasion, a Gala Concert was held in the E. A. Rawlinson Centre for the Arts in Prince Albert on May 24. Nineteen performances, recommended by the adjudicators from this year’s festival, were featured on the program. Admission was by donation, and the evening concluded with the sharing of an anniversary cake. Guest speakers included PAKMF President Lesley Larrea, Mayor Greg Dionne, and Tammy Villeneuve on behalf of the Saskatchewan Music Festival Association.

Prince Albert Festival has had a vigorous life since its inception in 1949, but its history goes back to the beginning of SFMA in 1908. B. W. Wallace of Prince Albert was on the first Executive Council and its Choral Society travelled to Regina for the first Provincial Festival in 1909. Prince Albert was one of the original four cities which took turns holding the Annual Provincial Festival, for the first time in 1911.

Prince Albert’s first local festival was in 1933, but it was subsequently interrupted by the Depression and World War II. The festival was re-organized in 1949 and has never looked back. Performers regularly progress to Provincial Finals, and several times Prince Albert musicians have gone on to Nationals. The Kiwanis Club became the festival sponsor in 2001.

Biggar & District Music Festival - 90 yearsBiggar & District Music Festival celebrated 90 years of music festivals from March 5th to 10th, 2018. Biggar was part of the very first District Festival in Saskatchewan at Unity in

1926. Then it became one of several rotating festivals, which included Eston, Kerrobert, Kindersley, Luseland, Rosetown, Unity and Wilkie. Finally, Biggar decided it was time to hold its own annual festival in 1958. It began as a two-day event with a general adjudicator, then developed into a seven or eight day festival with four adjudicators. In 2018, the festival welcomed three adjudicators and 186 entries, including two school band entries and seven school choral entries. Biggar purchased its own piano in 1964, which lasted into the 1980s. A piano was then rented from Saskatoon until a decade later when another piano was purchased. Biggar Festival Committee organizes the annual Carol Festival in December, with a noon performance of school groups and an evening performance of community choirs. Lunches are sold at the noon performance, and the Carol Festival is a fundraiser for the spring music festival.

Melfort Music Festival - 90 yearsMelfort Music Festival, as we know it today, began in 1955 but Melfort musicians have been a part of Saskatchewan Music Festivals for a very long time. They began going to the rotating Provincial Festival in 1911 – groups as well as soloists! They went to Prince Albert that year, and often to Regina or Saskatoon. Music was important in those years, when people had to create their own entertainment. When District Festivals began, Melfort took its turn in two different branches, first with Tisdale and Star City, then later with Kinistino and Nipawin. Melfort’s first own festival was in 1928.

The 90th Music Festival was held from March 4th to 13th, 2018, welcoming four adjudicators, and musicians from Archerwill, Beatty, Birch Hills, Fairy Glen, Foam Lake, Kinistino, Naicam, Nipawin, Porcupine Plain, Prince

Albert, St. Brieux, Star City, Tisdale, Watson, Weldon, Wynyard and Zenon Park. Twenty-four teachers and music directors entered their students in the 2018 festival, 529 participants in total.

Melfort Music Festival will be the host for the SFMA Fall Conference & AGM in October, 2018.

ManitobaMeridian Arts Festival - 25 years

Patsy Andrews-Vert from the Meridian Arts Festival provided this article that appeared in the Headingley Headliner on March 29, 2018.

When pianists strike the keys and singers hit the right note at the upcoming Meridian Arts Festival, from April 14 to 23, they will mark 25 years of musical performances. The festival has been a labour of love for co-ordinator Patsy Andrews-Vert. The Starbuck resident first established the festival soon after she moved to the area from Saskatchewan to teach music at schools in Starbuck, Sanford and Elie. Andrews-Vert said she wanted to give her students a venue for adjudicated performance and help encourage local musicians and vocalists. The festival includes competition categories for piano, stringed instruments, bands, choral, vocal and speech, but doesn’t include visual arts or dance. Andrews-Vert said competitors range in age from five to 95. She has noticed that the number of solo vocalists and piano duets have increased over the past few years. About 175 to 200 people usually compete in the festival. “It has probably stayed pretty consistent,” Andrews-Vert said. Competitors come from within an area that stretches from City of Winnipeg limits as far west as Elm Creek, Man. and from Morris north to Marquette/Poplar Point. Students from Winnipeg who attend school in the area are eligible


to compete as are people who own land locally. Between four to 10 winners will move on to compete in the annual provincial festival held in May. The majority of performances are held in Starbuck’s Trinity Lutheran Church (43 River Ave.), but Andrews-Vert said an adjudicator travels to local high schools to judge band performances. All performances are open to the public and donations are accepted. The festival’s highlights concert will be held on Mon., April 23 at 7 p.m. Andrews-Vert said this is usually very well-attended. The festival involves about 25 local volunteers and is supported by local business and individuals that donate prizes.

Winnipeg Music Festival - 100 yearsThe Men’s Musical Club of Winnipeg was formed on December 11th, 1915. The group’s primary purpose would be to promote, assist and encourage a high standard in the art of music in Manitoba. The Club sponsored the formation of the Manitoba Musical Competition Festival in 1918, which the Men’s Musical Club would ‘control and manage’ for 68 years.

The Men’s Musical Club also sponsored the formation of the Winnipeg Orchestral Club in 1923, the Winnipeg Boys’ Choir in 1925 and the Winnipeg Philharmonic Choir in 1929. In 1944, the Club played an important role in forming the Winnipeg Civic Music League, a citizens’ committee designed to take both advisory and active interest in musical matters of civic importance. The League helped establish the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra in 1948, Rainbow Stage in 1954, and was instrumental in planning the major expansion of the University of Manitoba’s School of Music in 1963.

In 1953, a Women’s Auxiliary of the Men’s Musical Club was established. This group of women offered countless volunteer hours

through their commitment to the organization and left a legacy of an annual scholarship for a music student at the University of Manitoba. In 1960, the Club became known as the Men’s Music Club of Winnipeg and in 1970, assumed the sponsorship of the Winnipeg Girls’ Choir. 1987 marked the final festival managed by the Men’s Music Club as the first Executive Director was hired.

The Festival has undergone several name changes over the years, being renamed Manitoba Music Competition Festival in 1960 and Winnipeg Music Competition Festival in 1983. As of 2003, the festival has been known by its current name, Winnipeg Music Festival - 100 years old.

OntarioBarrie Music Festival Association - 35 Years

“In the 1970’s, music teacher Joyce Langford had a lifelong dream of a music festival in Barrie. Her vision was to provide high quality performance opportunities for young pianists. In 1978, she put action behind her vision and the first music festival was held (then known as the Barrie Music Scholarship Competitions). Originally held for students of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association (ORMTA), 33 participants took part in this single-day event. Growing from this early success, the Barrie Music Festival Association (BMFA) was founded in 1989. It was initially financially supported by ORMTA and the Kiwanis Clubs in Barrie and had now grown to include Voice and Strings. In 2005, a new Executive Director, Steven Fielder, was hired to manage the fast-growing Festival, which with continual growth over the years had expanded to a two-week long Music Festival. The disciplines included in the Festival were piano, voice, strings, guitar, bands and choirs.

Steven (BA, B.Mus.A, AMus) brought an exciting level of experience and an expanded vision for the Association. Under his leadership, the Festival of High School Musicals & Dramas was established in 2008, involving 4 productions in its inaugural year. As these two exciting projects continued to grow (the original Barrie Music Festival and the new Festival of High School Musicals & Dramas), Katie Pergau was hired as Festival Administrator in 2009. During her involvement in this capacity, a new project, Music in the Mall, was established, creating a free performing opportunity for students in Barrie that reaches an even broader audience. In June 2014, Steven retired and Katie was appointed Executive Director. The 2017 Barrie Music Festival included 11 disciplines (piano, classical voice, pop vocal, music theatre, strings, guitar, woodwinds, brass, bands, choirs, speech arts & drama) and spanned a 3-week period in April, culminating in the final Spirit of Music Showcase, highlighting some of the best performances of the Festival. The Festival of High School Musicals & Dramas continues to draw performances from 5-7 schools and has reached over 8000 students, teachers, and school staff members since its inception. Music in the Mall at the RioCan Georgian Mall operates for a full week of evenings in January, offering performances from a broad variety of disciplines – from classical piano to rock bands. All of these projects have been possible because of one woman’s vision. “

Kiwanis Music Festival Windsor-Essex County - 70 YearsWindsor Ontario’s first festival took place in 1947 Since 1998, the Windsor festival has been an independent corporation with a Board of Directors made up of members of the Kiwanis Club of Windsor and is assisted by 10 volunteers through the


year and over 150 throughout the full 2 week festival. In the last 8 years there have been between 1450 and 1625 entries yearly with 90 trophies and between $15,000 and $16,000 distributed annually. We celebrated our 70th anniversary with 3 special awards. One specifically celebrated the festival’s 70th. The second honoured our city’s 125th anniversary of incorporation and a third celebrated Canada’s sesquicentennial. Indeed it was a year to celebrate!

Woodstock Rotary Music Festival - 70 years

Toronto Kiwanis Festival - 75 yearsThe Toronto Kiwanis Festival was founded in 1944 by Sir Ernest MacMillan, celebrated musician, composer and then conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Colonel George W. Peacock of the Salvation Army in conjunction with the existing local Kiwanis clubs in the Toronto area.The inaugural year of the Festival saw 4,500 participants, including a young pianist named Glenn Gould. Now in its 75th year, the Festival has grown to 30,000 performers and it is estimated that over 1.5 million young musicians have participated in this key annual event in the GTA.

Chatham Kiwanis Music Festival - 75 years

Festivals Celebrating Anniversaries ...New BrunswickVictoria County Music Festival - 35 years.The Victoria County Music Festival celebrated 35 years of music during the 2018 season. The festival is unique in nature because it rotates annually between three towns: Grand Falls, Perth-Andover and Plaster Rock in North Western New Brunswick. During the festival’s early years, participation came mainly from school music programs with a smaller portion of the entries coming from private music teachers. Currently the VCMF is a week long festival with the majority of it’s entries coming from private teachers though school participation is still a vital part of the event.

Nova ScotiaNew Glasgow Music Festival - 80 yearsThis year, the New Glasgow Music Festival celebrated its 80th continuous year of operation. The festival came into being at a special meeting called for this purpose in June, 1938. The

festival was a direct outgrowth of the work of the Ladies Music Club who began their work in 1922 and who were the sponsors of the newly formed New Glasgow Music Festival. Over the many years of its successful operation, the festival has been a means of encouraging local young people from Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough Counties to take music lessons and to share their talents in a competitive but supportive environment when learning and growth were both possible and encouraged. The first 60 years of the New Glasgow Music Festival has been documented in “Not Just a History: 1938 to 1998”, compiled by Vesta Mosher & Friends. The 80th Anniversary Gala Concert and Reception featured pianist Paul Stewart (Rose Bowl winner, 1975 & 1978), and the Junior Cup and Rose Bowl winners for the past five years and other aspects of the festival program, especially the recent growth of Musical Theatre classes.

Cape Breton Kiwanis Festival of Music, Speech & Drama - 80 years

NRS FOUNDATION through the


VOICE / VOIX

Elizabeth McDonald, ON

PIANODr. Edmund Dawe, NB

STRINGS/CORDESJasper Wood, BC

GUITAR/GUITAREPatrick Roux, QC

WOODWINDS/BOISGlen Gillis, SK

BRASS/CUIVRESRebecca Phillips, CO

PERCUSSION/PERCUSSIONRob Powers, NL

CHAMBER ENSEMBLE/ENSEMBLE DE CHAMBREKerry DuWors, MB

MUSICAL THEATRE/THÉÂTRE MUSICALEMarie Baron, ON

CHORAL/CHORALEJakub Martinec, NL

Laurence Ewashko, ON

OFFICERS

President / Présidente Joy McFarlane-Burton [SK]

Vice President / Vice PrésidenteJudy Urbonas [MB]

Past President / Présidente Sortante Pam Allen [ON]

Treasurer / Trésorier Christopher Lane [NB]

Executive Director / Directrice Générale Barbara Long [NB]

GOVERNORS

British Columbia - Antonia MahonAlberta - RJ Chambers

Saskatchewan - Karen MacCallumManitoba - Judy UrbonasOntario - Martha GregoryQuébec - Tom Davidson

New Brunswick - Rhéal FournierNova Scotia - Christianne Rushton

Prince Edward Island - Lynda SharpeNewfoundland and Labrador - Joan Woodrow

2018 AdjudicatorsBoard of Governors


CMFAA NewsThis past few months has been a very busy time at the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators Association. After many years of volunteering for our organization, both Dr. Greg Butler and Dr. John Hansen have retired to concentrate on their own projects. As with all volunteer positions, we greatly appreciate the time and thought that they have given to the various issues that are before all of us in the Arts in Canada. New to the Executive is Dr. Stephen Runge, who many will know as an excellent pianist who is working in New Brunswick, where this Summer’s Festival is taking place. We are fortunate to have him, and I know you will find his ideas fresh and exciting. One final significant change to the Executive, after many

years Dr. Mel Hurst has moved to Past President, and trying to fill those large shoes he wears is Dr. Greg Caisley, me in fact, who is now before you.

It is my first goal as President of the CMFAA to find ways to make all of the Arts producers, educators and presenters redouble their efforts to work together to be inclusive, collaborative, and celebrate all the brilliant work that has been done over generations of festival work throughout Canada. The Executive of the CMFAA feel strongly in our relationship with the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals. Regardless of the issues we have before us, we feel that there is no stronger way forward to champion the arts in Canada but to work together against the dumbing down of our society, bullying, the growing acceptance of racism, and to do this through the power of our music and music education.

There is no doubt in my mind that Music Festivals are one of the great coming together places of Canadian society. Over years, communities have come together to celebrate young people’s accomplishments, teachers who devote their lives to mentoring our young and old, families who volunteer, and businesses who donate, support and understand the value of art and music in our communities. And of course, there are those who do so well in these festivals that they are encouraged to continue. Each of you, I am sure, knows of these success stories- or the student that would never win a prize- but had such a journey to get to where they did. Adjudicators and Festival Committees together have celebrated all of these students over generations.

Interestingly, some of those young people are now so well trained, that they are now applying for membership in the CFMAA. It is wonderful to see this come full circle. Young people who came from the festival movement years ago are now wanting to give back to their communities. It has been pointed out that there are 200 current members in the CMFAA, and that almost half of them have joined the organization over the past 6 years. And many of these young people are so well prepared- in terms of education, life experience, and performance. We are so lucky to have them!

Everyone is aware of the “dumbing down” of society, and the celebrating of things and events which are degrading, bullying or worse. Our support of high standards through our vetting process of new adjudicators ensures that we will have quality, independent adjudicators who understand the festival movement. These are people who are often products of local festivals like yours, and deserve our support, encouragement and celebration. So it is time for us to talk about these things openly and clearly.

What does the CMFAA do?Many of you will know that the CMFAA has been operating a vetting membership program for generations, as well as having a searchable adjudicator membership roster online.

But did you know that there have been years of significant financial support of the National Festival since 2011? We have provided scholarships and grants totaling approximately $26,500 to the National Festival. This includes travel grants for provincial finalists, the Duet Challenge to increase the chamber music component (especially in smaller festivals), and the First Place Scholarship in the Chamber music category?


In addition, The Executive has been working side by side with many festivals across Canada to sort out various “smaller concerns” which have come up over the years. While they might seem like small points on a national scale, when they occur in a small community festival they are important, and are testament to our concern for, and dedication to, providing festivals in Canada with the most inspiring and educated adjudicators available.Having said that, it is disturbing to hear and realize that there are festivals, while expressing concern about the qualifications of some adjudicators available for their festivals, or the suitability of professional adjudicators who are our members, at the same time are not actually using CMFAA qualified adjudicators. This is a serious question that all people involved in the festival movement need to consider.

If Music Festival Committees hire adjudicators who have not been vetted by CMFAA, are they not deciding for themselves about what “quality adjudicating” is? Of course, everyone has opinions as to what a good adjudicator is, but ultimately, shouldn’t it be an independent body without connection to the festival paying the adjudicator, that makes the decision as to “who is qualified”? This is one of complex challenges of festivals that the CMFAA is absolutely on top of, but we need to work with festival committees in a collaborative way to make this point.I would like to point out that turning the difficult task of “finding an adjudicator”, into instead something more like a popularity contest, or, as we have heard… “We always get the same adjudicator that… (insert Festival here) gets” … does not allow for new, incredibly qualified and under worked younger musicians to work in Canada. If this happens, then one piece of the Festival movement loses - that is the ability for all of us to celebrate the young, sometimes inexperienced, but always energetic, educated and profoundly passionate musicians our festivals trained in the first place.

As a good student of festivals, I can say unequivocally that the solution is education. The Executive has embarked on a somewhat daunting survey process of both our own membership and that of festival committees across Canada. Should you see this survey, please take a few minutes to fill it out. With all the “fake news” out there, it is really important to get a clearer understanding of how people view the CMFAA, the role we play in supplying quality adjudicators for all festivals, and other issues before us.

Finally, the Executive has decided to rework our financial contributions to the FMCF beginning in the 2019 year. We plan to do things differently. In an effort to get our adjudicators working in smaller centers, we will instead be creating a program to which individual music festivals may apply for travel assistance enabling a CMFAA adjudicator to visit their town. It is our hope that this Adjudicator Travel Assistance program will help smaller communities feel more able to get variety in the adjudicators they use for festivals, as well as making sure that our members are getting this work. Importantly, this program is only for supplementing the cost of travel for the adjudicator, and not to be used for fees. Further, as long as the Adjudicator is a member in good standing of the CMFAA, there is no other criterion for the reward. The CMFAA will have no influence or suggestion as to whom the festival hires or as part of the application. Complete details for this program, as well as the formal application process will be available on our website in the fall of 2018. This will allow festivals to use this program for their hiring for spring 2019.

As always, if you have questions please email us. We would really like to be a resource you can [email protected]

All best wishes to everyone for a safe summer, and good luck in your festival planning for 2018- 2019.

Dr. Greg Caisley, President, CMFAA, June 2018

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From the History BookThe FCMF and NBFMF history books give insight into previous national events held in New Brunswick. 1967 and 1976 hostings were featured in April 2018 issue; 2007 hosting will be featured in fall 2018 issue.

These 1985 and 1996 excerpts are from Festivals: A History of Competitive Music Festivals in New Brunswick 1935-2007 by Gail Carleton. Pages 99 - 103.

1985 – Moncton, NB“In 1981, the National Competitive Festival of Music, largely sponsored by CIBC, moved out of Toronto. It would be held in different locations across Canada, from year to year, with provincial federations taking turns hosting it. The Annual Conference continued to be held in a different place, at a different time from the festival until 1984. 1985 in Moncton, N.B., was the second time the two events were combined.

“Planning for the 1985 AGM and National Festival started in 1982 while Hectorine Lauzier was still representing N.B. at FCMF. L’Université de Moncton was selected as the site. With Maria Léger under Madame Lauzier’s wing, and help from festival colleagues in Toronto, Winnipeg and Regina who had recently hosted the National Festival, a budget proposal was drawn up. The N.B. Department of Historical and Cultural Resources provided a grant of $10,000. Co-op Atlantic donated $1000 and the city of Moncton sponsored a Welcome reception. Apart from all of the volunteer contributions, NBFMF met its financial obligations for the national event with the $11,000 just mentioned. ….

“Maria Léger was the N.B. Coordinator, Jean Richard, her assistant in Moncton. With the cooperation of the music faculty at l’Université de Moncton, members of the Moncton Music Festival and members of the NBFMF executive (about 100 volunteers in all, New Brunswick hosted a very successful National Music Festival and annual meeting – a first for the Atlantic provinces. To top it all off, soprano Caroline Schiller of Riverview won first prize in the Voice class. Moncton native, Roger Lord, placed first in Piano although he represented Quebec at this Festival since he was, at the time, pursuing graduate studies at McGill University in Montreal. …

“Elmer Bourque was president of NBFMF in the years of planning to host the 1985 National Festival. He sought funding from numerous companies and organizations to help pay for the national event. These efforts went largely unrewarded, perhaps because CIBC was the major sponsor of the National Festival, and would, naturally, get the lion’s share of publicity.”


1996 Sackville, NB“By the 1990’s, New Brunswick’s turn was coming around again to host the National Music Festival and Annual General Meeting. In 1992, it was agreed that NBFMF would offer to host the event in 1996.” In 1993, with unexpected and significant changes in the executive, it was decided that New Brunswick could not host the National Festival in 1996. … “In the summer of 1994, new treasurer, Rhéal Fournier and Executive Secretary-elect, Gérald Goguen, were the N.B. delegates to the National Festival and AGM in Montréal. They were so impressed with the event and convinced that their province should and could stage it, that members at the NBFMF annual meeting in September reversed their thinking: N.B. would host in 1996. At that September 1994 meeting, Gérald Goguen of Fredericton became the new Executive Secretary, replacing Gail Carleton. She took on the Presidency for 1994-95. … It was also decided that Gail would be the N.B. Coordinator for the 1996 Festival, as she had been one of the N.B. delegates to the Nationals since 1985 and had served on many committees at the national level.

“A committee was formed, consisting of the President, the Treasurer and the new Executive Secretary. Work began immediately to select a site and start fundraising, The Mount Allison Department of Music was very interested in providing the venue for the prestigious national event. Since Université de Moncton had been the festival site in 1985, they agreed with the choice of Mount Allison University. Margaret Ann Craig of Sackville became the local liaison person. She and Gail Carleton worked together very closely over the year and a half leading up to the National Music Festival hosted by New Brunswick in August, 1996. Terry Pond of Fredericton, having returned from B.C. and having resumed the presidency of NBFMF in September, 1995, was also involved in the planning and the work of holding the event. Among other things, he organized the Welcome Reception, including catering it. Other members of the provincial executive volunteered their time and talents, especially during the week of August 18-24 in Sackville.

“Early in the planning, an application was submitted to the N.B. Department of Culture, Municipality and Housing for a special grant to help finance the National Festival. It was thought that since the Cultural Development Branch of government had provided $10,000 in 1985, a similar amount might be granted in 1996. … The New Brunswick government offered an additional $1000 to assist NBFMF in hosting the 1996 National Festival. Despite this, the committee, with help from local festivals around the province, raised about $10,000. That covered the expenses for which the province was responsible (programmes, transportation of delegates between Moncton airport and Sackville, etc.)

“Master of Ceremonies for the Grand Award Competition which concluded the festival, was New Brunswick musician, Roger Lord. Roger had won First prize in the piano class at the 1985 National Music Festival in Moncton. Again in 1996, the hosting province had a first place winner. Measha Gosman of Fredericton not only captured top honours in the voice category but was the unanimous choice of the six adjudicators for the Grand Award of $2000. New Brunswick also had a third-place winner in Nathalie Doucet of Bathurst (piano).

“The province had once again stood up to its responsibilities in the Canadian federation by hosting a very successful FCMF annual meeting and National Music Festival.”

1996 AdjudicatorsMarvis Martin, voice; Ward Devenny, piano;

David Stewart, strings; Keith Wilson, woodwinds; Ramen Parcells, brass; Terence Helmer, chamber ensemble

Sandy Clark, FCMF President

1996 Grand Award WinnerMeasha Gosman with her accompanist,

Julien LeBlancRepresenting New Brunswick


Mary-Ann Ross, ON; Mac Jones, AB; Sandy Clark, PE; Sharon Penner, SK; Kim Mitton [Secretary]; Jim Mendenhall, MB; Angel Matheson, PE; Carole Helfter, MB; Karen Oliver, MB

Gail Carleton, NB; Rhéal Fournier, NB; Rebekah Price, NS; Jean Robin, AB; Sue Reesor, AB; Jim Harmsworth, ON; Steven Fielder, ON

Geraldine Cooke, AB; Donna Schonfield, AB; Gérald Goguen, NB; Gail Carleton, NB; Rhéal Fournier, NB; Rebekah Price, NS; Jean Robin, AB; Sue Reesor, AB

Bill Muir, MB; Janet McGonigle, SK; Doris Lazecki, SK; Lois Webb, SK; Kathy Hawkins, SK; Penny Joynt, SK; Jan Simons, QC

Penny Joynt, SK; Jan Simons, QC; George and Margaret Durning, NS; Kenn Tuckey, AB; Susan Hardy, PE

Brenda Wallace, BC; Lois Webb, SK; Angela Matheson, PE; Karen Oliver, MB; Bill Muir, MB

Jim Mendenhall, MB; Carole Helfter, MB; Angel Matheson, PE; Karen Oliver, MB; Bill Muir, MB; Janet McGonigle, SK; Doris Lazecki, SK; Lois Webb, SK

1996 FCMF Annual General MeetingMount Allison University | Sackville, NB

Mac Jones, AB “speechless” after receiving the 1996 FCMF Volunteer of the Year Award from FCMF President, Sandy Clark, PEI.


How you can help us continue to flourish

Sustaining Sponsors of the Classical Music Festival Movement in CanadaThis is a new sponsorship program designed to assist all our affiliated local and provincial music festival associations, as well as the national federation. Sustaining Sponsors are those individuals, foundations, service clubs, associations or businesses that want to help sustain the classical Music Festival movement across Canada. They value the work of thousands of volunteers in small rural communities, mid-size towns and cities, and large urban centers which help provide an educational music performance opportunity for youth. Each year there are approximately:

• 230 local festivals • 10 provincial festivals• 583,000 participants• 13,900 volunteers• 400,000 audience members

These Sustaining Sponsors recognize the importance of encouraging the study and performance of music at all levels, in all communities. Further, they recognize the value of identifying young people with special talent and a systematic approach to developing young emerging artists through local and provincial music festivals to the National Music Festival. To reflect the importance of the local and provincial festivals and the vital role they play in the cultural fabric of their communities and the country as whole, donations from Sustaining Sponsors of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals will be divided proportionately among the levels of festivals – local, provincial and national – as specified by the donor. In return, FCMF will promote the foundation, association or business throughout all of its affiliated festivals. Donations from Sustaining Sponsors will be recognized at the following levels: Platinum Sustaining Sponsor $100,000+ Gold Sustaining Sponsor $60,000 - $99,999 Silver Sustaining Sponsor $40,000 - $59,999 Bronze Sustaining Sponsor $20,000 - $39,999 Pewter Sustaining Sponsor $5,000 - $19,999

Please contact Barbara Long at [email protected] if you have any leads connections that may help us find Sustaining Sponsors!

National Music Festival DonorsThe FCMF offers a wide variety of opportunities for donations. You can choose one or multiple ways to designate your donation, including an award, a venue, a discipline or a social event for competitors. Please visit http://www.fcmf.org/sponsors-and-donors/ for a full listing of opportunities.All cash donations will be receipted, and all donations [cash and gift-in-kind] will be recognized at the following levels on the FCMF website and in all FCMF Publications [National Music Festival Competition Program, Annual Digest Report and three issues of Più Mosso newsletter]: Maestoso $10,000+ Grandioso $5,000 - $9,999 Vivace $2,000 - $4,999 Allegro $500 - $1,999 Andante $200 - $499

NRS FOUNDATION through the


Your assistance in this vital work of supporting our emerging artists would be greatly appreciated!

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AWARD SPONSORSHIPSThe FCMF annually presents $42,000 in awards to the National Music Festival competitors.

The Grand Award winner receives $5,000 and the 2nd place Grand Award winner receives $2,500. Competitors placing first, second and third in each of nine disciplines receive $1,500, $1,000 and $500 respectively;Choirs placing first and second in 10 choral classes receive $500 and $250 respectively.

We invite you to sponsor a prize at the 2018 National Music Festival in Sackville, NB.

FRIENDS OF THE FESTIVAL Friends of the Festival are donors who support the National Music Festival with donations up to $199. Unless designated towards a specific award [eg. Past Presidents’ Award], the donations will be grouped to sponsor unassigned awards. The awards will be designated as sponsored by Friends of the Festival.

All donations will be receipted, and donors will be recognized as a Friend of the Festival on the FCMF website and in all FCMF Publications [National Music Festival Competition Program, Annual Digest Report and three issues of Più Mosso newsletter].

2018 NATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN SACKVILLE, NBHosting a National Music Festival costs approximately $90,000. FCMF is committed to keeping costs as low as possible for the competitors by obtaining sponsors for various events and costs of the festival. We invite you to sponsor a discipline, a session, or masterclass.

Check out the possibilities http://www.fcmf.org/2018-national-music-festival-sponsorship-opportunities/

MEMORIAL DONATIONSFCMF offers the opportunity to make a donation in the memory of a loved one, or to honor someone for the difference they have made in your life or community. Notification will be made to family members or honourees. These donations are tax-deductible.

NATIONAL TRUST FUNDDue to the generosity of past donors and investors, FCMF has two investment funds with the Victoria Foundation from which the interest is used annually to help fund awards. You can contribute to the long-term sustainability of FCMF by contributing to these investments.

LEGACYA donation of securities or mutual fund shares is the most efficient way to give charitably. The Canada Revenue Agency does not apply capital gains tax on donations of publicly traded securities. When you sell your shares for cash, you’re responsible for the tax due on the gain, even if you plan to donate the proceeds from the sale. But when you donate your securities directly through CanadaHelps, those capital gains aren’t subject to tax. This means your charity receives a larger gift, and you’ll benefit from a tax receipt for the full value of your eligible securities or mutual funds.

AdvertisingFCMF has opened up a limited amount of advertising space in its publications [Annual Digest, Competition Program and newsletter]. We offer competitive advertising rates. This is an ideal way for universities with music programs, conservatories, summer music programs, music publishers, instrument makers and music stores to let our constituency and membership know of the services and programs you offer. Visit http://www.fcmf.org/advertising/ for full details.

Please visit fcmf.org or contact Barbara Long at [email protected] for more information on any of these and other Sponsorship Opportunities


Award and Event Sponsorship Form 2018 National Music Festival

August 12-16 | Mount Allison University | Sackville, NB

All awards and events are available for full or partial sponsorship. All donations will be recognized on the FCMF website and in all our publications. An official receipt for Income Tax purposes will be issued for all donations. Donations may be made: By completing on-line form and paying through PayPal or CanadaHelps at www.fcmf.org/prize-sponsorship By e-mailing form and e-transfer to [email protected] By mailing form and cheque to Christopher Lane, FCMF Treasurer, 239 St. James Street West, Saint John, NB

E2M 2E7

Thank you for your support of Canada’s young musicians through FCMF!

The Federation of Canadian Music Festivals is a registered charity. BN: 118913946RR0001

Name _________________________________________________________ Mailing Address ____________________________________________________________________________ Phone ____________________ Email _________________________________________________________ Award or Event Donation Amount ____ $1,500 ____$1,000 ____ $500 ____ $250 Other _______ Friend of the Festival Donation Amount ____ $150 ____ $100 ____ $50 Other __________

Please indicate your preference[s] of award and/or event to sponsor:

1. ___________________________________________________________________

2. ___________________________________________________________________ Please note: Sponsorship of awards is subject to availability as many donors continue to sponsor the same award each year.


Federation of Canadian Music Festivals

Barbara LongExecutive Director11119 Route 130

Somerville, NB E7P 2S4

1.506.375.67521.866.245.1680 [toll free]

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La Fédération canadienne des festivals de musique

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MISSION STATEMENT

“We envision a world that appreciates music.We provide a step in the journey towards excellence

in music performance, with educational opportunities for students and teachers.

We strive to develop well-rounded individuals with positive skills who will give their gifts back to the community,

ensuring that the arts will flourish.”- Federation of Canadian Music Festivals

Incorporated in 1952

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