2020 Scholarship Winners
We are grateful to the many individuals, trusts, and companies whose donations make these scholarships possible.If you would like to talk to us about making a donation in your name or in a name of a friend or family member, please contact us at musicfest@emsaf.ca
CORPORATE AND SOCIETY DONORS; DONORS THROUGH THE EDMONTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — The Allard Foundation, Alberta Registered Music Teachers’ Association (Edmonton Branch), Anne Burrows Music Foundation, Edmonton Philharmonic Orchestra, Edmonton Recital Society, Hydrogeological Consultants, IBI Group, Kiwanis Club of Edmonton Oil Capital, LeSaunier Foundation, McCoy Family Foundation, National Association of Teachers’ of Singing, Pamela and Harry Farmer Foundation, St. David’s Welsh Society of Edmonton, The Shean Foundation, The Speech Studio, Ukrainian Commemorative Society
PRIVATE DONORS — Rhonda Anderson, Heather Bedford-Clooney, The Family of Josef F. Blattler, Dilys Bourret, Richard S. Cook, Sandi Darrell (Family of Alexander Darrell), Elaine Dunbar, Darwin Harrison (Family of Ann Harrison), Mark Hemmes, Dr. Yuping Li, Vic and Mairead Lavigne, Neil Longson, The Family of Ken Myers, Ann Nichols (Family of Edna Nichols), David Oberholtzer, Esther S. Ondrack, The Family of Sandra Leah Page, Gerry and Jean Staring, Kent Sutherland, Brenda Thiru-Chelvam
BAND
No band entries in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions
BAND AWARD
Not awarded due to COVID-19
CHOIRS
No choir entries in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions
MCCOY FAMILY FOUNDATION ELEMENTARY CHOIR/CLASSROOM MUSIC AWARD
Not awarded due to COVID-19
CREATIVE MUSIC
JOYCE OLIVER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
No entries in 2020
STRINGS
Natasha Hendra, Zhengdong Liang, Ehrentraud Moser, Allan Nelson, Anna Yin, Elina Yuma
THE SHEAN STRINGS MINI-COMPETITION
1st Place: Jacques Forestier; 2nd Place: Zhengdong Liang; 3rd Place: Jonah Hansen
EDMONTON PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA SCHOLARSHIP IN STRINGS
Jonah Hansen
JOSEF F. BLATTLER MEMORIAL VIOLIN SCHOLARSHIP (JUNIOR)
Elina Yuma
JOSEF F. BLATTLER MEMORIAL VIOLIN SCHOLARSHIP (SENIOR)
Emily Goldsney
STRING AND PIANO SCHOLARSHIPS
RANALD & VERA SHEAN SONATA SCHOLARSHIP
Jacques Forestier/Jessica Yuma
ANNE BURROWS MUSIC FOUNDATION PIANO/VIOLIN SCHOLARSHIP
Jacques Forestier (violin)
PIANO PLAN 1
Shevana Au Yang, Sylvana Au Yang, Ethan Johannessen, Charlotte Kiang, Bryce Lu, Jennifer Nowacka, Adam Wenzel, Nathaniel Wyton, Alan Xu, Yue-Xing Vincent Zhang, Jessica Zhuang, Ryan Zhuang
THE SHEAN PIANO MINI-COMPETITION
1st Place: Jessica Yuma; 2nd Place: Sylvana Au Yang; 3rd Place: Jason Liang
VERA SHEAN 100TH ANNIVERSARY PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Sylvana Au Yang
LESAUNIER PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Yuma
HARRY FARMER PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Yuma
NADINE THIRUCHELVAM PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Sophia Zhang
PAMELA FARMER PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Cynthia Johannessen
RICHARD S. COOK CHOPIN PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Yuma
ALBERTA UKRAINIAN COMMEMORATIVE SOCIETY PIANO SCHOLARSHIP
Emma Mo
EDNA NICHOLS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Jessica Yuma
PIANO PLAN 2
Yivana Au Yang, Brandon Bouwmeester, William Chizewski, Carrie Diep, Angela Hassall, Samuel Hoekman, Leanna Lee, Gabrielle Liang, Gloria Mah, Nico Sun, Evva Thompson, Terry Zhang, Sarah Zhao
ELAINE DUNBAR PIANO PLAN II JUNIOR SCHOLARSHIP
Chloe Xu
ELAINE DUNBAR PIANO PLAN II INTERMEDIATE SCHOLARSHIP
William Chizewski
SPEECH ARTS
Étienne Fillion-Sauvé, Ava Leong, Jessica Li, Faris Shoa-Anwar, Meggie Yang
KIWANIS OIL CAPITAL SPEECH SCHOLARSHIP
Khadija Haque
E.B. ‘MAC’ MCKITRICK MEMORIAL SPEECH SCHOLARSHIP
1st Place: Alexandra Jewitt; 2nd Place: Aliysha Ahmed
VOICE
Talia Bowell, Molly Danko, Brenda Thiru-Chelvam
LARRY JOHNSON VOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19
MICHAEL (MICKEY) AWID MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19
EDMONTON RECITAL SOCIETY VOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19
PAUL J. BOURRET 100TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL VOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Grace Bokenfohr
ANNE BURROWS MUSIC FOUNDATION VOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Grace Bokenfohr
PAMELA FARMER VOICE SCHOLARSHIP
Katelynn Wiskel
BEDFORD VOCAL SCHOLARSHIP
Katelynn Wiskel
MUSICAL THEATRE
Emma Abbott, James Dorward, Monika Dyjak
DENISE LAVIGNE MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19
ANN HARRISON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN MUSICAL THEATRE
1st Place: Grace Bokenfohr; 2nd Place: Emma Abbott; 3rd Place: Hannah Wiggelsworth
KENT SUTHERLAND MUSICAL THEATRE SCHOLARSHIP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19
SANDRA LEAH PAGE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
James Dorward
BRASS
No entries in 2020
KEVIN P. SMITH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN BRASS
No entries in 2020
WOODWINDS
Patience McCurdy, Hahn Nguyen Tran
ALEXANDER DARRELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
Eric Davidson
PAMELA FARMER WOODWIND SCHOLARSHIP
Brianna Bolt
KEN MYERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP IN WOODWINDS
Dayna Lueck
EDMONTON FLUTE ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP
No entries in 2020
GUITAR
Mark Nie
HARP
Not awarded due to cancellation of Festival due to COVID-19