39th Annual
Nechako Valley Festival
of the
Performing Arts
March 13-15, 2107
Spring Gala Concert
Sunday March 19, 2017
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
263 Vanderview Drive Vanderhoof, BC
www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako
www.facebook.com/NVmusicfestival
The Cynthia Davies Memorial Award
This award is presented annually to an individual or group who significantly contributes to the
performing fine arts in the Vanderhoof, Fort St James, Fort Fraser or Fraser Lake areas.
If you are aware of a person or group who meets the above requirements, the festival
committee is asking that you submit nominations by contacting Swan Kiezebrink at
250.567.9501. The festival association will announce the winner at the Festival Concert on
Sunday, March 19, 2017.
HISTORY
Cynthia Davies was a music and voice teacher who came to Vanderhoof from Ontario in 1959.
She taught piano and voice lessons in Vanderhoof and Burns Lake and was instrumental in
starting the annual Christmas Choir Concert, organizing musical productions by the Vanderhoof
Theatre Group and helping establish the Burns Lake Music Festival.
Cynthia saw a need for a grand piano in Vanderhoof and actively raised funds until the
objective was met. A special room was built at NVSS to house this community treasure.
When Cynthia left Vanderhoof in 1979, an award was established in her honor to recognize
other members of the community who have contributed significantly to the fine arts.
Nechako Valley Festival of the Performing Arts:
EXECUTIVE—2016/17
President
Swan Kiezebrink
Vice President
Kristen Pelzer
Treasurer
Jane Gray
Secretary
Doris Durupt
Piano Chair
Sarah Anderson
Speech Arts Chair
Kristen Pelzer
Publicity
Jennifer Wiebe
Provincial Secretary
Doris Durupt
Fundraising
Jolinka Alderstein & Jennifer Wiebe
Concert Organizer
Eva Gulbranson
Syllabus and Awards
Donna Klassen
VENUE
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
263 Vanderview Drive
Speech Arts
March 13, 2017
Piano
March 14-15, 2017
Spring Gala Concert
March 19, 2017
The Nechako Valley Music / Speech Arts Association would like to thank the Vanderhoof Christian
Fellowship for the use of their facilities during the festival. Without such support, it would be impossible
to have a festival.
A special thank you to SD 91 for printing up our Syllabus and Program, and Van Dolah Enterprises for
printing raffle tickets.
Also, a very special thank you goes to donors who responded to the request for financial assistance for
the Festival. It is through the generous contributions of individuals and businesses that so many people
have a chance to participate in such an event. Donors name will be published in the Express and will be
posted at the Festival Concert.
Spring Gala Concert
Sunday March 19, 2017
2:30 pm
Vanderhoof Christian Church
Don’t miss this exciting event featuring
a variety of festival performances!
Admission by Donation
FESTIVAL ETIQUETTE
The Nechako Valley Festival of the Performing Arts is a small regional festival. We welcome
participants of all ages and abilities, and we want you to have a fun and enjoyable experience!
You will generally experience a much more relaxed atmosphere at our festival than you might at
larger festivals. For a relaxed and enjoyable experience for all participants, and as a courtesy to
our performers and adjudicators, we request that a few simple practices be observed by everyone:
1.
Please do not enter the auditorium while a performer is on stage, or while the adjudicator is
speaking.
2.
Quiet talking between performances is certainly permissible, but please refrain from
speaking while a performer is on stage.
3.
Do not take flash pictures of performers during a performance. Quiet operation of video
cameras from the back is usually not a distraction.
4.
Performers: you will want to present your best possible performance for the enjoyment of
the audience and the adjudicator. To achieve this, we suggest the following:
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Introduce yourself and your choice of selection (include the author or composer, as
appropriate). Use a positive, upbeat style of speech to set the stage for our enjoyment
of your performance.
Say thank-you to the audience for their appreciation of your performance by ending it
with a simple bow.
Please wear appropriate attire for your performances; do not detract attention away
from your performance with inappropriate dress.
Don’t chew gum while on stage!
5.
Adjudicator decisions are final. Participants, parents, and teachers are not allowed to
question the adjudicator about his or her decision.
6.
If you are honored with an invitation to perform in the Festival Concert, please dress up!
We plan the Festival Concert in the middle of a Sunday afternoon to accommodate younger
performers and those that might have to travel distances, so we ask that you make your
plans such that you can stay for the entire concert. This is a huge courtesy to the other
performers.
7.
Please turn your cell phones off.
RELAX, HAVE FUN, AND ENJOY YOUR FESTIVAL EXPERIENCE!
WE HOPE YOU COME BACK AND PERFORM AGAIN FOR US.
Teacher Thank-you!
The Music Festival Committee would like to say thank-you and
acknowledge all of the music teachers in our communities who enter their
students in the Festival, and work so hard to ensure that the students are
prepared and enjoy the experience.
Piano Teachers
Swan Kiezebrink ~ Vanderhoof
Julia Wick ~ Vanderhoof
Lori Elder ~ Prince George
Angela Alba ~ Prince George
Kjerstina Crossley ~ Vanderhoof
Emma Wiebe ~ Vanderhoof
Award Criteria
Speech Arts
Best Overall Individual Speech Solo Award: will be selected by the adjudicator based on the highest mark
given, and must have entered two Solo pieces and Sight-reading or Original Poetry. Must be Competitive.
Best Overall Ensemble Speech Arts Award: will be selected by the adjudicator based on the highest mark given
in any Solo or Concert Group entry of more than two voices. Must be Competitive.
Adjudicator’s Choice Speech Arts Awards: will be selected by the adjudicator for Junior Speech (under 14),
Intermediate Speech (under 18), and Senior Speech (under 28) based on the adjudicators’ preference and not
necessarily on marks given. Must be Competitive.
Piano
Best Overall Piano Award: will be selected by the adjudicator based on the highest marks given in a Concert
Group or two Solo entries in addition to having entered one of the following: Canadian Composer, SightReading, Original Composition, Concerto, Ensemble, or Collaborative Class. Must be Competitive.
Best Overall Ensemble Award: Will be selected by the adjudicator based on the highest marks given in a single
Ensemble Class (duet, trio, quartet, and ensemble) entry. Must be Competitive.
Adjudicator’s Choice Piano Award: will be selected by the adjudicator for Junior (RCM grade 4 and under),
Intermediate (RCM grades 8 and under) and Senior (grades 10 and under) based on the adjudicators’ preference
and not necessarily on marks given. Must be Competitive.
Scholarships:
These are awarded annually to those grade 12 students who have previously been involved in performing in the
Festival and who meet certain criteria set out in our Scholarship document. Consult your local highschool
scholarship contact for details.
Nechako Valley Festival Bursary:
The Festival Committee may assist local talented performers financially to attend the BC Festival of the
Performing Arts, as recommended by the adjudicators. An application form is not needed; we will approach
you.
BC Provicial Festival Kamloops, BC
May 28-June 1, 2017
www.bcprovincials.com
NECHAKO VALLEY FESTIVAL OF THE PERFORMING ARTS
ADJUDICATORS – 2017
SUSAN BERTOIA
SPEECH ADJUDICATOR
Susan Bertoia is a Vancouver based professional theatre artist, actor and teacher. She also serves as an
adjudicator at drama and speech arts festivals in BC and as an independent artist-in-residence and with
ArtStarts in Schools. She holds a BFA in Theatre from UBC and has advanced theatre studies (commedia
dell’arte and physical theatre) from international institutions. Her devised theatre performances are
extensively movement based, at times abstract and playfully engaging. As an actor she has worked with Arts
Club Theatre (Vancouver), Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops), Richmond Gateway Theatre and many other
well-established theatre companies. Susan is the recipient of the Vancouver Jessie Richardson’s Award for
Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role Award and is a several time nominee for other roles she has played.
She is also recipient of The Gordon Armstrong Theatre Artist Award. Susan is Artistic Director/Producer of her
theatre company BellaLuna Productions. She is very honoured to be invited to adjudicate at the Nechako
Valley Festival.
TERRY YEH
PIANO ADJUDICATOR
Terry Yeh B.M., ARCT, BCRMTA
Born in Taiwan, Terry Yeh started learning piano at the age of 5 with Kan-Pei Ke. She received numerous
awards, including Chi-Mei Foundation scholarship and prizes from Taipei Youth International Chopin
Competition and the Taiwan National Piano Competition. After moving to Canada at age 16, Terry continued
her studies with James Olsen. She competed in Vancouver Kiwanis music festival, Burnaby Clef Society music
festival, and BCCM music festival and had won first, second places and scholarships.
Terry obtains her Bachelor degree in piano performance from the University of Victoria, studied with Bruce
Vogt. She was the recipient of Mary Dorothy Jones Bessex Bursary and Margareta H. Von Rudloff Scholarship.
Terry also performed in masterclasses for renowned artists and teachers such as Robert Silverman, Robin
Wood, Jane Coop, Jamie Syer, Cary Chow and Eva Solar-kinderman.
Terry is a member of BC Registered Music Teachers Association. An avid, experienced piano teacher,her
students have received awards and scholarships through the years.
Terry is currently the faculty member at the Prince George Conservatory of music in the piano department.
39th Annual
Nechako Valley Festival
of the Performing Arts
Speech Arts
and Drama
Sessons
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Monday, March 13, 2017
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Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
263 Vanderview Drive Vanderhoof, BC
www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako
www.facebook.com/NVmusicfestival
Speech Arts
ADJUDICATOR – SUSAN BERTOIA
Monday, March 13, 2017 Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship Church
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9:00 AM SA001- Solo, My Favourite Poem - Under 14
1. Brooklyn Thiessen
Who Has Seen the Wind?
Rossetti
2. Hadassah Thiessen
Mr. Nobody
Anonymous
3. Luther Pelzer
Waiting at the Window
Milne
4. Joel Durupt
Sometimes I Like to Curl Up in a Ball
Churchill
5. Clara Yoder
The Ants at the Olympics
Digance
SA009- Solo, Narrative Poetry - Under 14
1. Annika Pelzer
Three Little Kittens
2. Sarah Thiessen
Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf
3. Alexander McLauchlan Chocolates
Anonymous
Dahl
Simpson
ADJUDICATION
10:00 AM SA017- Solo, Humorous Poetry - Under 14
1. Jonathan Ruiter
Boa Constrictor
2. Dietrich Pelzer
Dinnertime
3. Graham Yoder
Runny and Dankee
4. Anessa Penner
Stately Verse
Silverstein
Hoberman
Silverstein
Anonymous
SA112- Creative Writing for Performance - Under 14
1. Joel Durupt
The Virtual Experience
Durupt
SA005- Solo, Lyric Poetry - Under 14
1. Samuel Thiessen
The Road Not Taken
Frost
SA006- Solo, Lyric Poetry - Intermediate
1. Emma Wiebe
The Day Is Done
Longfellow
ADJUDICATION
11:00 AM SA081- Choral Speaking -Elementary Classroom - Primary (K- grade 3)
1. Northside primary class Daddy Fell Into the Pond
Noyes
Ears Hear
Hymes
SA084- Choral Speaking, Own Choice, Large Group - Under 14
1. Northside Grade 3 & 4 Class
Five Chants
Mr. Nobody
McCord
Anonymous
SA108- Reader’s Theatre - Junior B and C
1. Elementary Readers' Theatre
Boom!
Hults
ADJUDICATION
LUNCH
1:00 PM SA014- Solo, Dramatic Poetry - Intermediate
1. Emma Wiebe
Virginity
Service
SA018- Solo, Humorous Poetry - Intermediate
1. Abigail Yoder
Sir Smasham Uppe
Rieu
SA049- Solo, Dramatic Scene - Junior C
1. Alexander McLauchlan The Canterville Ghost
Wilde & Payne
1:30 PM SA026- Solo, Storytelling - Intermediate
1. Abigail Yoder
The Story of Rindercella
SA029- Solo, Dramatic Prose - Under 14
1. Alexander McLauchlan Catching Fire
Collins
SA066- Solo, Original Poetry - Intermediate
1. Emma Wiebe
I Don't Believe In Karma
2. Emma Wiebe
In the Hospital Room
Wiebe
Wiebe
2:15 PM SA046- Solo, Public Speaking, Impromptu - Intermediate
1. Emma Wiebe
Impromptu
SA117- Sight Reading - Intermediate
1. Abigail Yoder
Adjudicator's Choice
39th Annual
Nechako Valley Festival
of the Performing Arts
Piano Sessons
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
To
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
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Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
263 Vanderview Drive Vanderhoof, BC
www.musicfestivalweb.com/nechako
www.facebook.com/NVmusicfestival
Piano
ADJUDICATOR – TERRY YEH
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship Church
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9:00 AM
P009- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Six
Maria Ellen Schmidt
Sentimental Waltz
Schubert
P022- Piano Solo, Diverse Grade Six
Maria Ellen Schmidt
Indescribable
Story
P039- Concert Group, Grade Six
Rachel Pagdin
Zigzag
Romance
Sonatina in G Major
Alexander
Maykapar
Dussek
ADJUDICATION
9:45 AM
P010- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Seven
Connor Ebert
Rock Zone
Connor Ebert
Fantasy Bossa
Vandall
Norton
P012- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Nine
Charis Schlamp
Waltz
Charis Schlamp
Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
Chopin
Debussy
ADJUDICATION
10:30 AM
P012- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Nine
Erica Byers
Reverie
Matthew Ebert
Prelude and Fugue in C Minor
Matthew Ebert
Land of the Misty Giants
Debussy
Bach
Peterson
P013- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Ten
Charis Schlamp
Etude in A Flat Major
Concone
ADJUDICATION
LUNCH
1:30 PM
P001- Piano Solo Beginner year one
Luther Pelzer
Trumpet Voluntary
David Wiens
Star Wars (Main Theme)
Clarke
Faber
P002- Piano Solo Preparatory A
Elisabeth Thompson
Hush, Little Baby
Annika Pelzer
Cuckoo
Hadassah Thiessen
The Perfect Nanny
Sophia Harvey
I Just Can't Wait to Be King
Faber
German Folk Song
Faber
Faber
ADJUDICATION
2:00 PM
P002- Piano Solo Preparatory A
Madalyn Lazaruk
Itsy Bitsy Bird
Aidan Walker
Grandmother
Ryder Teichroeb
The Joke
Goldston
Faber
Alfred
P003- Piano Solo Preparatory B
Emily Bueckert
Duke of York Strut
Anya Dhillon
Do Wah Diddy Diddy
Faber
Faber
ADJUDICATION
2:30 PM
P003- Piano Solo Preparatory B
Jonathan Ruiter
Ruth Thompson
Eric Hartwig
Ryan Walker
Josiah Thiessen
Olie the Goalie
Brahms' Lullaby
My Dog
Science Fair
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Chatman
Faber
Alfred
Mier
Faber
ADJUDICATION
3:00 PM
P093- Suzuki Piano - RH Melody Concert Group
Sebastian Togyi
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Cuckoo
André Roberge
Honeybee
London Bridge
Suzuki
German Folk Song
Folk Song
Folk Song
P094- Suzuki Book One Solo
Julian Lamprecht
Anonymous
Musette
ADJUDICATION
3:30 PM
P095- Suzuki Book One Concert Group
Olive Roberge
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Little Playmates
Cuckoo
Rachel Lamprecht
Long Long Ago
Allegro
Folk Song
Chwatal
Folk Song
Bailey
Suzuki
P096- Suzuki Book Two Solo
Julian Lamprecht
Hummel
Ecossaise
P097- Suzuki Book Two Concert Group
Penelope Roberge
The Happy Farmer
Minuet in G Minor
Schumann
Bach
ADJUDICATION
4:15 PM
P021- Piano Solo, Diverse Grade Five
Amanda Bueckert
I Saw Her Standing There
Simon Wiebe
The Medallion Calls
Faber
Faber
ADJUDICATION
BREAK
6:30 PM
P014- Piano Solo, Classical ARCT
Nancy Li
Sonata in A Minor K310 Complete
Nancy Li
Intermezzoin E Flat Minor, op.118 no.6
Mozart
Brahms
ADJUDICATION
7:15 PM
P014- Piano Solo, Classical ARCT
Katherine Li
L'Isle Joyeuse
Katherine Li
Mephisto Waltz No.1
ADJUDICATION
Debussy
Liszt
8:00 PM
P027- Piano Solo, Diverse ARCT
Nancy Li
Three Preludes
Gershwin
ADJUDICATION
8:30 PM
P087- Canadian Composer Solo. ARCT
Katherine Li
Slam Dunk Dancing
ADJUDICATION
McIntyre
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship Church
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9:00 AM
P041- Concert Group, Grade Eight
Rena Daniel
Solfeggio in C Minor
Bach, CPE
Confession
Schutt
Emma Wiebe
All Blues
Davis
Sonata in A Major
Kuhlau
Solfeggio in C Minor
Bach
ADJUDICATION
9:45 AM
P028- Piano Solo, Diverse Teen, over 14, beginner through grade 4
Andrea Hartwig
Sky's the Limit
Bryce Giesbrecht
Night Train
Lucas Lenartowicz
For the Beauty of the Earth
Alaura Brooks
Just a Day Away
Alaura Brooks
Oceans Apart
Miranda Giesbrecht
Do-Re-Mi
Ecklund
Faber
Kocher
Crosland
Crosland
Keveren
ADJUDICATION
10:30 AM
P006- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Three
Abigail Yoder
Morning Prayer
Tchaikovsky
P019- Piano Solo, Diverse Grade Three
Reuben Daniel
The Arkansas Traveler
Faber
P034- Concert Group, Grade One
Matthew Lenartowicz
The Getaway
Steppin' Out
Frederick
Meir
P035- Concert Group, Grade Two
Kiya Giesbrecht
Minuetto II in F Minor
Turkish Bazaar
Bach, CPE
Mrozinski
ADJUDICATION
11:15 AM
P004- Piano Solo, Classical Grade One
Graham Yoder
Minuet in G Major
Deziree Teichroeb
Robots
Haydn
Gaudet
P005- Piano Solo, Classical Grade Two
Sarah Thiessen
Ecossaise in G Major
Hassler
ADJUDICATION
LUNCH
1:00 PM
P074- Duet/Trio. Student/Teacher
Kiya Giesbrecht, Emma Wiebe
The Music of the Night
Webber
P079- Collaborative Piano. Grades nine and ten
Charis Schlamp, Karyn Schlamp
Gavotte
Martini
ADJUDICATION
1:30 PM
P098- Sight-Reading Beginner through grade six
Rachel Lamprecht
P099- Sight-Reading Grades seven through 10
Matthew Ebert
ADJUDICATION
2:00 PM
P085- Canadian Composer Grades Seven and Eight
Rena Daniel
Rings of Saturn
Connor Ebert
Halley's Comet
Emma Wiebe
Jazz Exercise No. 2
Louie
Telfer
Peterson
ADJUDICATION
2:45 PM
P017- Piano Solo, Diverse Grade One
Dietrich Pelzer
The Piano Playin' Chocolate Eater's Blues Faber
Anessa Penner
Highland Jig
Faber
Derek Penner
On Stage
Norton
P018- Piano Solo, Diverse Grade Two
Victoria Wiens
Overture to Barber of Seville
ADJUDICATION
Faber
3:15 PM
P083- Canadian Composer Solo. Grades One through Three
Regan Daniel
Crazy Comics
Penelope Roberge
Crazy Comics
Julian Lamprecht
Mist
Sarah Faith Gill
The Sleeping Dragon
Donkin
Donkin
Poole
Telfer
ADJUDICATION
3:45 PM
P061- Exam Repertoire. Grades Seven and Eight
Rebekah Wiens
Viennese Sonatina in A Major 1st Movement
Consolation op. 30 no. 3
Etude in G Minor op. 24 no. 15
Rebekah Wiens
Invention No. 8 in F Major
Lament
Mozart
Mendelssohn
Concone
Bach
Gurlitt
ADJUDICATION
DINNER BREAK
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By Terry Yeh
Wednesday March 15 at 7:00pm
Vanderhoof Christian Fellowship
Adults $10
Students $5
Nechako Valley Society of the Performing Arts would like to
extend a sincere Thank You to our Donors:
Sinfonia, $500 +
Omineca Medical Clinic
J & S Resturant
New Gold
Canadian Forest Products Limited
Vanderhoof District Co-op
Cadenza, $125 +
Music for Young Children, Fort Saint James
Finale, up to $124
Meghan Olver Chiropractic Group
Swan’s Music Studio
Margaret Hall