Ontario Music Festivals Association

THANK YOU!  To the parents, teachers, and competitors, for your patience and understanding in making the 2008 Provincial Competitions a reality!  And THANK YOU for the many, many emails of support--each message means a lot to our Volunteers!  See you in 2009!

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Ontario's 2007 National Finalists, at the 2007 National Music Festival in Moncton, NB, August 2007.  [L-R;  Yegee Lee, Violin (Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto); Drew Santini, Voice (Kiwanis Festival of Performing Arts, Stratford); Lara Deutsch, Woodwinds (Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital Region); Mathew Walton, Piano (Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival); Arjun Gupta, Brass (Kiwanis Music Festival of London); Lorna Heidt, Chamber Cello (Hammers and Bows Chamber Group representing Kiwanis Festival of Performing Arts, Stratford); Renée Kruisselbrink, Chamber Piano; Alan Pawlowicz, Guitar (Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto); Laurissa Chitty, Chamber Violin ]  For more photos, visit www.fcmf.org   Join us for the 2008 National Music Festival in Edmonton, AB in August 2008!

National Music Festival
GRAND AWARD WINNER 2007
Drew Santini, Voice
representing the
Kiwanis Festival of Performing Arts, Stratford,
winner of the Gail Asper and Michael Paterson, MB $1,500 First Place Voice Award, and the $5,000 NRS Foundation, BC, Grand Award at the 2007 National Music Festival.  Drew is the first competitor from Ontario ever to win the Grand Award.
 

Ontario competitor wins BIG at the National Festival!  Drew Santini, Voice, representing the Kiwanis Festival of Performing Arts, Stratford, won the prestigious NRS Foundation $5,000 Grand Award at the National Music Festival in Moncton, 2007!  He is the first ever from Ontario to win the Grand Award!
 

We're proud of all of Ontario's National Finalists in 2007!  They represented Ontario beautifully at the National Festival in Moncton with their talent and integrity!  The competitions were tough, their performances were outstanding--our congratulations go out to each of our competitors!  And a special congratulations to each of the following:
The Hammers and Bows Trio
First Place, Chamber Group Category
representing the Kiwanis Festival of Performing Arts, Stratford
Alan Pawlowicz,
Second Place, Guitar
representing the Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto
Lara Deutsch,
Second Place, Woodwinds
representing Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capital Region
The 2008 Provincial Festival competitions will be held at the Croatia St. building of RCM in Toronto, June 7-11th.