SONGFEST 2021
FINAL AWARDS CONCERT
Sunday, March 21, 2021
In this year of unprecedented change we are excited to see that the art of singing is very much alive in Calgary!
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We had 144 entries, with almost 300 videos uploaded. Those 300 videos had nearly 6500 views.
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Thank you to our singers, teachers and adjudicators for making this festival possible.
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All of our first place winners are featured in tonight's concert. Each of our first and second place winners will receive a scholarship to help support their artistic growth. Thank you to all of our donors. We would like to extend particular thanks to the The Ambrose University Music Department and The University of Calgary Music Department for their sponsorships of Classes IV and XVIII.
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This concert is normally one of our larger fundraising events of the year and we would appreciate your support! All funds raised are used to encourage the development singers and teachers of singing in their education and growth and continue to develop excellence in the art of singing throughout Southern Alberta. All donations over $20 will receive a charitable tax receipt.
We appreciate all of your support!
Thank you for being here tonight and supporting all of these talented singers!
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CONCERT PROGRAM
Marina Kadri
Class III - Classical 16 Years Old
La Pastorelle delle Alpi (Gioachino Rossini)
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Aubrey Baux
Class II - Classical 14 Years Old
Blackbirds and Thrushes (arr. Cecil Sharp)
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Bianca Sarbu
Class VIII - Classical 18-24 Years, Grade 7-9 standard
Der Nussbaum (Robert Schumann)
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Cassie Bolinger
Class XVIIIb - Musical Theatre 17 Years Old
Screw Loose from Cry Baby (David Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger)
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Faith Stewart
Class X - Classical 18-24 Years Old, Grade 10 & Up standard
Er Ists (Robert Schumann)
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Emily Reitsma
Class IVa - Classical 17 Years Old
Ogni Amatore (Niccolo Piccini)
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Grace Graham
Class XVIIb - Musical Theatre 15 Years Old
I Remember from Ever After - The Musical (Zina Goldrich and Marcy Heisler)
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Josie Webber
Class I - Classical 14 Years Old
Who'll Buy My Lavender (Edward German)
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Marisa Roggeveen
Class XX - Musical Theatre 20-24 Years Old
Model Behaviour from Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (David Yzabek)
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Briar Greenhalgh
Class XXIb - Musical Theatre 25 Years & Over
Everybody Loves Louis from Sunday in the Park with George (Stephen Sondheim)
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Allan Goosney
Class IX - Classical 25 Years & Over, Grade 7-9 Standard
Gia il sole del Gange (Alessandro Scarlatti)
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Allie Pompu
Class VII - Classical 25 Years & Over
Nuit d'Etoiles (Jeff Smallman)
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Talia Joffe
Class XIX - Musical Theatre 18-19 Years Old
Simply Because You Were There from Run Away Home (Tim Rosser & Charlie Sohne)
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Rona Kong
Class IVb - Classical 17 Years Old
The Heart that Flutters (Ben Moore)
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Brenna Bazinet
Class VIa - Classical 20-24 Years Old
Les Roses d'Ispahan (Gabriel Faure)
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Marina Kadri
Class XVIIIa - Musical Theatre 16 Years Old
Watch What Happens from Newsies (Alan Menken)
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Tula Sarsons
Class XXIIa - Musical Theatre 14 Years Old
Crossing a Bridge from Anastasia (Stephen Flaherty)
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Natalie Evans
Class XVIIIc - Musical Theatre 17 Years Old
I'm Not Afraid of Anything from Songs From a New World (Jason Robert Brown)
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Patrick McIntosh
Class VIb - Classical 20-24 Years Old
When Love Goes (R. Aaron Walters)
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Chelsea Woodward
Class XXIa - Musical Theatre 25 Years & Over
People Will Say We're In Love from Oklahoma (Richard Rogers & Oscar Hammerstein)
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Elizabeth Fast
Class V - Classical 18-19 Years Old
Chacun le sait from Le fille du Regiment (Gaetano Donizetti)
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Richard Gaskell
Class XI - Classical 25 Years & Over, Grade 10 & Over standard
La Vendetta from Le Nozze di Figaro (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)