GREETINGS!

Fall Session 2010
The Division of Preparatory Studies
Enriching lives through musical experience!
GREETINGS!
From the director, Mary Hawn…
Greetings to all of you “workers in the field” - undertaking once more the annual cycle of activities
related to the growth and harvest of our musical crop. Loosening the soil, seeding, special watering,
moving plants when they grow bigger, making preparations for spring in the deep of winter, provide
good analogies for the learning/teaching process, perhaps most appropriately in a prairie province.
Did you know that the agricultural cycle is based on the lunar calendar rather than the solar calendar?
That is because the lunar calendar more accurately indicates weather conditions. So what?! You are
probably wondering.
The “so what” is simply my acknowledging that so much of a musician’s work is done away from the
sunshine, away from the bright lights of applause and accolade, and in the humble quiet of studios and
practice rooms. The “so what” is my recognition and thanks for all the efforts of you, the students,
parents, and teachers in the Division of Preparatory Studies. Being in an environment of such
commitment is truly inspiring.
Many of the results of this commitment are listed below. With a particularly full slate of events this year,
each moment has been spoken for at least twice over. Please accept my apology for any omissions and
for the delay in passing on such good news!
CONGRATULATIONS!
2010 PREP STUDIES AWARDS (EXCLUSIVE OF ENRICHMENT PROGRAM AWARDS)
AWARD
Director’s Award
Director’s Award
Director’s Award
Soh-E-C Scholarship
Roman Toi Award
Lorne Watson Memorial Award
Music in Worship Bursary
Joie de Vivre Bursary
DISCIPLINE
Strings Senior
Strings additional
Piano - Sr
Piano - Gr 9
Composition
Piano Gr 10
Any discipline
Voice
STUDENT
Zander Howard-Scott
TEACHER
Yuri Hooker
Hannah Humphries
Laurel Howard/Gwen Hoebig
Benjamin Wang
Alice Yu
Elizabeth Roberts
Benjamin Wang
Hannah Humphries
Carly Berthon
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Lydia Wiebe
Diane Knute
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Laurel Howard/Gwen Hoebig
Kelly Robinson
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CMW MANITOBA 2010 MUSIC WRITING COMPETITION WINNERS
STUDENT
TEACHER
CATEGORY
GENRE
ENTRY
Elizabeth Roberts
Diane E. Knute
Category “A”
Class 1
piano solo
The Old Carousel
Queveen Arcedo
Diane E. Knute
Category “A”
piano solo
The Brave
2009-2010 MRMTA WINNIPEG BRANCH SCHOLARSHIP SERIES
STUDENT
TEACHER
CATEGORY STANDING
Justin Lin
Jane Petroni
Introductory
Piano
2nd place
David Dai
David Moroz
Junior Piano
1ST place
Deborah Tsao
Jane Petroni
Junior Piano
2nd place
Hannah Humphries
Laurel Howard
Instrumental
2nd place
Benjamin Wang
Caron Whitlaw
Hiebert
Intermediate
Piano
1ST place
Hannah Humphries
Laurel Howard
Harry Reginald Rowlin Memorial Strings Award
ROYAL CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC 2010 SILVER MEDALS
STUDENT
TEACHER
DISCIPLINE
AWARD
James Cambell
Helga Anderson
Voice
Grade 7
Stephanie Hildebrandt Helga Anderson
Voice
Grade 8
Denise Huang
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 4
Kevin Lim
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 5
Allegra Chiarella
Jane Petroni
Piano
Grade 4
Justin Lin
Jane Petroni
Piano
Grade 6
Hannah Humphries
Laurel Howard/Gwen Hoebig
Violin
Grade 8
Antonia Zhu
Lydia Wiebe
Piano
Grade 9
Alice Yu
Lydia Wiebe
Piano
Grade 8
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CONSERVATORY CANADA 2010 SILVER MEDAL AWARDS
STUDENT
TEACHER
DISCIPLINE
AWARD
Kevin Guan
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 1
Darren Xie
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Theory
Grade 1
Brian Zhang
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 2
Sarah Liu
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 4
David Hu
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 5
Christine Ngo
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert
Piano
Grade 6
MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT & TEACHER NEWS!
•
Weekly mid-summer Broadcast Live From ClearLightSound presented transcendental pianist
Deborah Judith giving a concert of exquisite original music dedicated to Universal Love and
Awakening.
•
Guitar teacher, Marco Castillo, performed in the Leo Mol Sunday Jazz Series at the Leo Mol
Sculpture Garden in late summer.
•
Bert Johnson (jazz piano) celebrated a CD release “Calm & Collected” on November 27 at the
St. Norbert Arts Cultural Centre.
•
Richard Tyborowski (guitar) celebrated a CD release, Synergy Duo “Sailing” with Nenad
Zdjelar double bass featuring original compositions in progressive classical style.
•
Josée Vaillancourt (piano/voice) can be heard singing Hildegard von Bingen’s “Unde
Concumque” on the Early Music America “Listen Now.”
•
Oleg & Friends 2010 – 2011 offers “Six Grand Recitals” at Broadway Disciples United Church,
396 Broadway (Kennedy).
•
Michael Cutler (organ) presented a concert of Christmas music for organ and gothic harp on
December 10, 2011 at St. James' Anglican Church along with Michael MacKay.
•
The Azure String Quartet concert on December 17 featured Elation Pauls & Chris Anstey,
violins Laszlo Baroczi, viola and Minna Rose Chung, cello.
•
Jarrett Kosmac, student of Mike Daher presented a classical guitar recital at the Manitoba
Museum - Planetarium Auditorium 190 Rupert Ave. on Saturday December 11, 2010.
•
Suzuki String Students performed at a fundraiser for Winnipeg Harvest November 10th.
•
The WSO’s “Musicians in the Making” program featured the Advanced String Ensemble under
the direction of Karen Barg (Suzuki violin group) in November.
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The winner of the Youth Orchestra’s scholarship Competition, Senior Category on Saturday,
December 12 is flutist Jaena Kim, student of Layla Roberts. Along with receiving a cash
award, she will also have the opportunity to perform a solo with the WYO at their concert in the
Spring.
•
The three finalists for the WSO Rising Stars Student soloist competition were all Prep Studies’
students - Jaena Kim, student of Layla Roberts (flute), Heather Jonasson, student of Laurel
Ridd (flute) and Alexander Howard-Scott, student of Yuri Hooker (cello).
Winner: Jaena Kim Jaena will perform a solo with the WSO at the Rising Stars concert on
February 11th, making her orchestral debut at the age of 13!
•
The Prep Studies’ Flute Ensemble under the direction of Layla Roberts, along with violin
students of Chris Anstey, performed at two fundraising events for the children’s hospital this
fall, including the recent Ice Crystal Gala.
•
Jenn Shaw (voice/Program Assistant) will be performing the lead female role of Josephine in
the upcoming 2011 Gilbert & Sullivan performance of HMS Pinafore.
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Websites of Ora Walker (voice) http://www.orastuff.com <http://www.orastuff.com/>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmlNMj4IjEQ&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qKhioqK7Uo
feature many noteworthy musical items.
•
Mary Hawn (piano, theory & composition/director) had new congregational songs featured in
worship at St. James Presbyterian Church including “Even the Raven” and “Four for Advent:
Vanguards and Prophets; Peace, not a Trifle; Joy was always an Action; Immanent Love on
Advent Morning.”
•
Justin Odwak, voice student of Lynne Braun, performed at the Joie de Vivre Concert under
the direction of Helga Anderson, in St John’s College Chapel on December 11. Justin was the
winner of the 2011 Joie de Vivre Scholarship. He also performed in the Star Wars Concert and
will be performing in early January at the final concert celebration in the Manitoba Homecoming
series.
•
Tony Zhou, student of David Moroz, performed Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, 3rd
movement, with WSO in the Music, Movies & Maddin Concert.
•
The winner of the 2010 Ann Lugsdin ARCT award is Wesley Chan.
•
Caron Whitlaw Hiebert (piano/piano pedagogy) is the only teacher in Winnipeg to have had an
award winning piano pedagogy student every year since the inception of the new RCM pedagogy
certificate program.
More news to come in 2011!