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2024 Festival Results: Top Marks

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Festival Results

2024 Festival Award Winners

Band & Instrumental Awards

All Awards
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Promising Beginner or Novice BandTatamagouche Regional Academy Beginner Band A, 
Tatamagouche Regional Academy Beginner Band B
Festival Award
Outstanding Instrumental SoloistLily ArthursTruro Concert Band Rose Bowl and Award
Outstanding BandTruro Middle School Jazz BandDonald Goodspeed Memorial Award
Outstanding Jazz Blues ComboCobequid Educational Centre Funk EnsembleLong & McQuade Award
Outstanding EnsembleTruro Middle School Clarinet EnsembleLong & McQuade Award
High School Concert Band Cobequid Educational BandProvincial Recommendation
High School Jazz Band Cobequid Educational BandProvincial Recommendation

Choral Awards

All Awards
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
School Choir (Senior)Cobequid Education Centre CEC ChoirDr. & Mrs. Brian Delaney Award
Adult Choir Cantabile SingersFirst United Church Choir Award
Senior ChoirCobequid Education Centre CEC ChoirProvincial Recommendation
Intermediate Choir Cantabile Truro Youth SingersProvincial Recommendation
Community Junior/ Intermediate Choir Cantabile Truro Youth SingersJohn E. Clarke and Annie L. Clarke Award
Chorus/ Choir Cantabile Truro Youth SingersThe Prof. Harry Wellard Adjudicator's Choice Award - Sponsored by First United
Adult Community Choir Cantabile SingersProvincial Recommendation

Guitar Awards

All Awards
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Guitar SoloJacob AugustineFestival Award

Musical Theatre, Jazz Blues, Recitations & Monologues, Song & Dance Awards

Novice Awards (Age 8 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Musical Theatre/ Jazz Blues SoloLily RobertsonHome Hardware Building Centre Cup and Award
Junior Awards (Age 12 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Musical Theatre/Jazz Blues SoloErica BowmanE.C. Irving Cup and Festival Award
Musical Theatre/Jazz Blues DuetJayme Webster, Jordyn WebsterFestival Award
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals - Junior Musical Theatre Sienna Lindsay-PikeNational Recommendation
Intermediate Awards (Age 15 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Musical Theatre SoloOlivia GouthroCommunity Sponsored Award
Musical Theatre /Jazz Blues DuetLily Arthurs, Olivia GouthroFestival Award
Senior Awards (Age 16 and Over)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Junior VoiceSappho Thompson, Chiara ZwickerProvincial Recommendation
Performer who shows compassion for music performance.Sappho ThompsonThe Leslie Lake Searle 'Joy in Performance' Award
Junior Provincial RecommendationOlivia GouthroJane Howlett Memorial Bursary
Performer who shows competence and enthusiasm in multiple disciplines.Mason EisnerMary Shephard Achievement Award
Musical Theatre SoloChiara ZwickerCommunity Sponsored Award
Musical Theatre /Jazz Blues DuetMolly Thompson, Sappho ThompsonAnne Gourley Memorial Award
Jazz Blues SoloToni KatarzynskaLucas Rushton Memorial Award - Sponsored by Kent Loughead
Other Awards
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Deserving SingerChiara ZwickerThe Belgravia Award Adjudicator's Choice Award
Song and DanceOlivia GouthroFestival Award
Musical Theatre Ensemble / Group Studio SingersDave & Deanna Clark Award

Piano Awards - Intermediate/ Senior

Intermediate Awards (Ages 15 and Under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Jazz and Blues SoloJessica PorterPolymer International Cup & Festival Award
Outstanding PerformerDanah KimMattatall Rose Bowl
Deserving PianistJessica PorterAdjudicator's Choice Award
Achievement AwardsMatthew Davis, Angus MacDonald, Ben SommersBig Brothers - Big Sisters Achievement Award
Piano SoloJessica PorterTruro Music Festival Cup and Karen Anderson MacQuarrie Award
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals - Junior PianoMatthew DavisNational Recommendation
Senior Awards (Age 16 and over)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Junior PianoDanah KimProvincial Recommendation
Piano AccompanistSappho ThompsonRobertson Award
Graduating PerformersWilliam HazeltonTown of Truro Scholarship
Achievement AwardsJoshua VarnerBig Brothers - Big Sisters Achievement Award
Piano ComposerWilliam HazeltonFestival Award
Piano DuetMaddie Powell, Joshua VarnerFestival Award
Piano SoloKeenan GordonTruro Music Festival Cup and Karen Anderson MacQuarrie Award
Senior PianoDanah Kim1st Provincial recommendation - Sponsored by David McKillop

Piano Awards - Junior

Novice Awards (Age 8 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Novice PianoEmmett BonnellTruro Music Festival Plaque and Festival Award
Achievement AwardsLuca GlinzDr. Jane Norman Achievement Award
Piano DuetEmmett Bonnell, Abel MacDonaldBerry's Furniture Cup & Award
Jazz / Blues Piano DuetEli Glinz, Luca GlinzPolymer International Cup & Margaret Barry Award
Junior Awards (Age 12 and Under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Achievement AwardsMarla Baird, Emily Davis, Emmett Fisher, Juno MacDonald, Atticus SommersDr. Jane Norman Achievement Award
Junior PianoAthena AggabaoE. Byers & Family Cup and Award
Jazz / Blues Piano SoloAthena Aggabao, Frances SalgadoFestival Award
Piano DuetAthena Aggabao, Frances SalgadoE. Byers & Family Award

Vocal Awards

Novice Awards (Age 8 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Folk SongLily RobertsonTruro Music Festival Cup
Novice Vocal SoloMeredith BowmanHome Hardware Building Centre Cup and Award
Junior Awards (Age 12 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Folk SongAthena Aggabao, Adam DavisSparkling Springs Cup and Festival Award
Deserving Male SingerAdam DavisGarth Densmore Memorial Award
Achievement AwardsTheresa Augustine, Amira Laskow-PooleyDr. Jane Norman Awards
Junior Vocal SoloErica BowmanGwynneth Munro Cup
Vocal DuetErica Bowman, Meredith BowmanFestival Award
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals - Junior Voice Erica BowmanNational Recommendation
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals - Junior Voice Sienna Lindsay-PikeNational Recommendation Alternate
Intermediate Awards (Age 15 and under)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Folk SongOlivia GouthroTruro Music Festival Plaque & Festival Award
Achievement AwardsCharlotte Barron, Evelyn Crowell, Sienna Lindsay-PikeBig Brothers - Big Sisters Achievement Award
Vocal SoloOlivia GouthroTruro Music Festival Cup & Karen Arnfast Memorial Award
Vocal DuetCalliana Zwicker, Chiara ZwickerKen and Betsy Eisner Award
Deserving SingerOlivia GouthroThe Lynn Erskine Shield and Adjudicator's Choice Award for Intermediate or Senior Voice
Senior Awards (16 and over)
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
Folk SongHolden HooverSparkling Springs Cup and Festival Award
Junior VoiceOlivia Gouthro, Holden Hoover, Chiara ZwickerProvincial Recommendation
Vocal PerformerChiara ZwickerDr. John Archibald Memorial Bursary
Outstanding Senior PerformerChiara ZwickerMorrison Rose Bowl
Graduating PerformersToni Katarzynska, Thomas McDowall, Anna TerryTown of Truro Scholarship
Achievement AwardsEmily Labonte, Hannah MacCullochBig Brothers - Big Sisters Achievement Award
Vocal SoloChiara ZwickerJenna Delaney Memorial Cup & Award
Bass Vocal SoloTy ShreveProfessor Douglas Baker Memorial Cup and Award
Vocal DuetChiara Zwicker, Calliana Zwicker Ken and Betsy Eisner Award
Other Awards
Awarded For:Entrant:Award:
FolksongCalliana ZwickerHelen Creighton Folksong Award
Vocal TrioLily Arthurs, Olivia Gouthro, Molly ThompsonTruro Music Festival Award