Algoma Conservatory of Music 75 Huron Street Sault Ste. Marie SAULT STE. MARIE MUSIC FESTIVAL VOCAL DIVISION - 2015 TUESDAY MAY 5 - THURSDAY MAY 7, 2015 Admission is Free The order of the performers in each class is reverse alphabetical by last name. ALL STUDENTS: Please complete a Class Admission Form for each class you are entered in and bring it with you. The form is on the last page of this program. Also please read the guidelines on the last page. Meet Our Adjudicator: Shannon Coates Mezzo soprano, Shannon Coates possesses a finely tuned, warm instrument and a commanding stage presence. Some of her performance highlights include a Lincoln Center debut in 2009 in Burge's Mass for Prisoners of Conscience, Handel's Messiah in performances throughout Ontario and in New York, alto soloist in Bach's St. Matthew Passion at a sold-out performance at the Newman Centre in Toronto conducted by Matthew Otto, and alto soloist in Weber's Missa Sanctus in Eb and in Vaughan William's Serenade to Music with the Blue Bridge Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra in Newmarket, ON, a solo recital for Amanda Johnston's In Recital Series, alto soloist in Vivaldi's Magnificat with the Toronto Chamber Choir, conducted by Mark Vuornien, alto soloist in Mozart's Mass in C under the baton of David Holler, her first doctoral recital, which featured a programme of contemporary works, including four cycles by living Canadian composers, her second doctoral recital; a celebration of German Art Song with pianist, William Aide, and her final doctoral recital with the University of Toronto's Head of Collaborative Studies, Steven Philcox, which featured the world premiere of Alexander Rapoport's cycle, Three English Love Songs Shannon had her operatic debut at the beginning of the 2010/2011 season as Romeo in Opera By Request's production of Bellini's I Capuleti e i Montecchi. Further operatic roles include Larina in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin, Flora in Verdi's La Traviata, and Cherubino in Essential Opera's inaugural production, Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro. Shannon holds a Bachelor of Music in Vocal Performance, a Masters of Vocal Performance, Specializing in Vocal Pedagogy and is currently a Doctoral Candidate (Vocal Performance, Specializing in Vocal Pedagogy), all at the University of Toronto. In demand for her academic work, Shannon has been invited to present aspects of her research at The Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, The Voice Foundation's Annual Symposium in Philadelphia, and The International Congress of Voice Teachers, which convened in Brisbane, Australia. Shannon is the 2013 recipient of the prestigious National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Foundation Voice Pedagogy Award. In addition to her academic and performance careers, Shannon maintains active voice studios in Holland Landing and in Toronto, instructs undergraduate vocal pedagogy at the University of Toronto and at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, and is a Part- Time Instructor of Applied Voice at Tyndale University in North York. Shannon is an executive member of NATS Ontario, a founding member of the Student Chapter of NATS at the University of Toronto, and a consulting member of the Student Chapter of NATS at Wilfrid Laurier University. Shannon's classical voice students regularly achieve First Class Honours with Distinction in Royal Conservatory of Music and in Conservatory Canada examinations, win scholarships and Best In Class designations at voice festivals, and are enrolled in tertiary institution music programmes throughout North America. Shannon's rock/pop students have released several albums and her musical theatre students can be seen on stage in venues throughout the Greater Toronto Area. In demand as a master class technician, and as an adjudicator, Shannon most recently conducted three days of masterclasses at the Medicine Hat Conservatory of Music, and has adjudicated for both the Ontario and Newfoundland Provincial Music Festivals. Shannon is a member in good standing of The Voice Foundation, of the College Music Society, of the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association, and of the National Association of Teachers of Singing.
Tuesday May 5, 2015 Location: Algoma Conservatory of Music 3:00 p.m. CLASS V1604 - Concert Group - Any Voice - Grade 7 1. Charlotte Reich 3. Mariah Bennardo 2. Annie Damignani 4:00 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL GIRLS/BOYS SOLO - CLASSIFICATION BY AGE CLASS V0110 - Girls Solo - 15 years and under 1. Emily Coutu CLASS V0120 - Boys Solo - Changed Voices - 15 years & under 1. William Denninghoff 4:20 p.m. CLASS V0311 - Italian Classic - Any Voice - 15 years and under 1. Alexandria McCauley 3. Julie Delorme 2. William Denninghoff DINNER 7:00 p.m. SENIOR VOCAL - CLASSIFICATION BY GRADE CLASS V1201 - Solo - Any Voice - Grade 7 1. Annie Damignani 2. Mariah Bennardo 7:30 p.m. SENIOR VOCAL - POST-SECONDARY CLASSES CLASS V1804 - Oratorio Solo - Any Voice - Post-Secondary 1. John Sherry CLASS V1805 - Italian Classic - Any Voice - Post-Secondary 1. John Sherry 8:00 p.m. CLASS V1606 - Concert Group - Any Voice - Grade 9 1. Victoria Stortini-Snider CLASS V1607 - Concert Group - Any Voice - Grade 10 1. Adriane Mallinger CLASS V1819 - Concert Group (post-secondary) - Any Voice - Grade 9 1. Stephen Gagnon-Ruscio END OF DAY
Wednesday May 6, 2015 Location: Algoma Conservatory of Music 9:00 a.m. JUNIOR VOCAL GIRLS/BOYS SOLO - CLASSIFICATION BY AGE CLASS V0101 - Girls Solo - 7 years and under 1. Gianna Spironello CLASS V0102 - Girls Solo - 8 years and under 1. Abby Mick CLASS V0104 - Girls Solo - 10 years and under 1. Cassandra McCauley 2. Rowan Gordon 9:40 a.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - CLASSIFICATION BY GRADE CLASS V0201 - Pre-Grade 1 - Any Voice 1. Gianna Spironello 3. Rowan Gordon 2. Abby Mick CLASS V0203 - Grade 2 - Any Voice 1. Julie Delorme 10:20 a.m. JUNIOR VOCAL GIRLS/BOYS SOLO - CLASSIFICATION BY AGE CLASS V0115 - Boys Solo - Unchanged Voices - 11 years & under 1. Ryan Mauro CLASS V0106 - Girls Solo - 12 years and under 1. Emma Dingle CLASS V0107 - Girls Solo - 13 years and under 1. Kathryn Weston CLASS V0304 - Folk Song Solo - Any Voice - 13 years and under 1. Hannah Nicoletta LUNCH Location: Korah Collegiate Auditorium 636 Goulais Ave 12:30 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - CHOIRS CLASS V0703A - JUNIOR SCHOOL CHOIR 1. F. H. Clergue Grade 3 Choir - Ms. A. McCarthy - Director 1:00 p.m. SENIOR VOCAL - CHOIRS CLASS V1903A - SENIOR SCHOOL CHOIR 1. Soggy Bottom Boys - Mrs. D. Williams, Director 2. St. Basil Secondary School Choir - Ms. S. Speakman - Director 3. Korah Korahsters - Mrs. D. Williams, Director
Location: Algoma Conservatory of Music - 75 Huron 3:00 p.m. CLASS V1605 - Concert Group - Any Voice - Grade 8 1. Evan Williams 2. Gabrielle Turgeon DINNER Location: Algoma Conservatory of Music - 75 Huron 5:00 p.m. CLASS V0703B - JUNIOR COMMUNITY CHOIR 1. Algoma Conservatory Junior Choir - Mr. S. Mallinger, Director CLASS V0704 - INTERMEDIATE COMMUNITY CHOIR 1. Algoma Conservatory Intermediate Choir - Mr. S. Mallinger, Director 6:00 p.m. CLASS V1903B - SENIOR COMMUNITY CHOIR 1. Algoma Conservatory Advanced Choir - Ms. A. McCarthy - Director 6:30 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - ENSEMBLES - MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS V0603 - Duet - Any Voices - 15 years and under 1. Mariah Bennardo & Charlotte Reich SENIOR VOCAL - ENSEMBLES - MUSICAL THEATRE CLASS V1502 - Duet - Any Voices - 18 years and under 1. Winston Sullivan & Gabrielle Turgeon 7:00 p.m. SHOW TUNE, CANADIAN MUSIC, CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, JAZZ, POP/ROCK CLASS V1328 - Show tune - Any Voice - Intermediate - ages 15 &16 1. Evan Williams 2. Emily Coutu CLASS V1329 - Show tune - Any Voice - Senior - ages 17 to 18 1. Winston Sullivan 3. Adriane Mallinger 2. Victoria Stortini-Snider 8:00 p.m CLASS V1811 - Show Tune - Any Voice - Advanced - Post-Secondary 1. Stephen Gagnon-Ruscio END OF DAY
Thursday May 7, 2015 Location: Algoma Conservatory of Music 1:00 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - CLASSIFICATION BY GRADE CLASS V0205 - Grade 4 - Any Voice 1. Lauren Stenta 3. Emma Dingle 2. Cassandra McCauley CLASS V0207 - Grade 6 - Any Voice 1. Alexandria McCauley 1:40 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - ENSEMBLES (OTHER THAN MUSICAL THEATRE) CLASS V0503 - Duet - Any Voices - 13 years and under 1. Alexandria McCauley & Cassandra McCauley CLASS V0504 - Duet - Any Voices - 15 years and under 2. William Denninghoff & Gabrielle Turgeon 2:00 p.m. SENIOR VOCAL - CLASSIFICATION BY GRADE CLASS V1202 - Solo - Any Voice - Grade 8 1. Gabrielle Turgeon 2. William Denninghoff CLASS V1204 - Solo - Any Voice - Grade 10 1. Adriane Mallinger 2:40 p.m. CLASS V0319 - Show Tune - Any Voice - Elementary - ages 11 to 12 1. Cassandra McCauley 2. Ryan Mauro 3. Emma Dingle 4. Sophie Dewar 3:30 p.m. CLASS V0320 - Show Tune - Any Voice - Junior - ages 13 to 14 1. Kathryn Weston 2. Gabrielle Turgeon 3. Charlotte Reich 4. Hannah Nicoletta 5. Alexandria McCauley 6. William Denninghoff 7. Annie Damignani 8. Mariah Bennardo 9. Borden Bell DINNER 7:00 p.m. JUNIOR VOCAL - SPECIAL SOLO CLASSES CLASS V0401 - Junior Masterclass - Any Voice - 15 years and under 1. Gabrielle Turgeon 2. Cassandra McCauley 3. Alexandria McCauley 4. Annie Damignani 8:00 p.m. CLASS V1602 - Senior Masterclass - Any Voice - 18 years and under 1. Victoria Stortini-Snider 2. Adriane Mallinger CLASS V1603 - Open Masterclass - Any Voice - Open (19 years and over) 1. Stephen Gagnon-Ruscio END OF DAY
Class Admission Form Please complete one form for each class you are entered in. The completed form is to handed to the adjudicator or secretary with your music. Name: Age (at Dec. 31, 14) Instrument: Number of classes entered in this division Category: Junior Senior University Music Major Adult Open Class Number: Class Name: Title of Composition Composer Memorized Yes No Yes No Yes No - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Note To All Participants & Their Parents - Please Read 1. Please fill out a Class Admission Form for each class you are performing in. This must be completed before it is time for you to perform. Please use the form provided and make copies as required. There will be forms available at all Festival Classes. Please hand this form to the adjudicator or secretary along with your music when your class is called. 2. Please have your original music ready for the adjudicator. This should be open to the composition you are performing and clearly marked with your name. You can mark the spot in the book with the Class Admission Form. Please give this to the adjudicator or secretary when your class is called and pick it up directly after your class has been adjudicated. 3. The times scheduled in the programme are approximate. You should plan to be ready to play at least 10 minutes before your scheduled time - and to stay for at least one hour after the time scheduled for your class. In addition it is excellent experience to attend as many of the adjudicated classes as possible. Make a day of it. 4. Only videotaping, recording or photographing of your own family members is permitted. If you wish to record other performers you will need permission from their parents. 5. Please set cell phones on an inaudible ring - and hold conversations outside of the performance venue. 6. Please enter and exit the performance venue quietly between performances. Please do not enter or exit while a student is performing. As there is no admission fee there will not always be someone at the door. Please quietly close the door behind you.