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2024 Festival Awards
Congratulations to all of our participants on their fine performances!
The KW Kiwanis Music Festival is proud to recognize the achievements of our top performers. Click on the links below to view the festival results:
KWCO Concerto Competition Winners
Joy Cha-Kang, Michael Kitaev, Takumi Yajima, Alex Zan
2024 Trophy Recipients
Waterloo Collegiate Institute - School Strings Trophy (Donated by the KW Kiwanis Club)
Laurel Heights Secondary School - School Band Trophy (In Memory of Albert & June Keller)
Cambridge Christian School - Choirs Trophy (In Memory of Ruth Priddle)Cambridge Christian School
Yosef Einem - Composition Trophy (Donated by Angela Veith)
Daniel Li - Guitar Trophy (Donated by the KW Kiwanis Club)
Austin Li - Elementary Piano Trophy (Donated by Wall's Piano Gallery)
Katelyn Gong - Junior Piano Trophy (Donated by Joan & Jim Walker)
Timothy Denau - Intermediate Piano Trophy (Donated by Alice Lee)
Tianmu He, Amanda Qin, Steven Shang, Natalie Huang - Piano Quartet Trophy (In Memory of Ursula Yundt)
Ruo Yu Li - Senior Piano Trophy (Donated by Heidi Wall)
Angela Liang - Chopin Trophy (In Memory of John David Creighton)
Osanna Mikitka - Level 9 Romantic Composers Trophy (In Memory of Jim Walker, Donated by James & Jessica Tikson)
Yisong Wan - Cello Trophy (In Memory of Gudrun Wall)
Joy Cha-Kang - Violin Trophy (Donated by the KW Kiwanis Club)
Michael Kitaev - Violin Concerto Trophy (Donated by Paul & Jackie Wall)
Zander Li - Classical Vocal Trophy (Donated by the KW Kiwanis Club)
Grace Morton - Musical Theatre & Pop Vocal Trophy (Donated by the KW Kiwanis Club)
Alex Zan - Woodwind Trophy (In Memory of Florence Hansen & Bruce Torrie)
2024 Award Winners
Cello & Double Bass
Olivier Joyce - $ 75
Maxim Tykhonov - $ 75
Yisong Wan - $ 150
Chamber Music
Kai Rousseau, Yvon Kai Rousseau,
Sierra Olsthoorn, William Brunet &
Yvon Arseneault - $ 200
Classical Voice
Aishee Roychowdhury - $ 50
Hayley Muscat - $ 50
Zander Li - $ 100
Composition
Milly Saliwonchyk - $ 50
Yosef Einem - $ 100
Elementary Piano
Tina Golcevski - $ 25
Stephen Chen - $ 50
Oscar Cao - $ 50
Robbie Parkinson - $ 50
Charlies Fernandes - $ 75
Enoch Lu - $ 75
Devin Sum - $ 75
Mwine Ahimbisibwe - $ 100
Avery Zhang - $ 100
Lukas Happe - $ 150
Austin Li - $ 200
Guitar
Daniel Li - $ 100
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Piano Quartets
Jan Wang, Angela You,
Emma Le & Vivan Yuan - $ 200
Neo Young, Lucas Ho,
Arden Lei & Timothy Lin - $ 100
Tianmu He, Natalie Huang,
Steven Shang & Amanda Qin - $ 200
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Intermediate Piano
Quesara Karim - $ 50
Annabelle Xu - $ 50
Maya Dunbar-Earl - $ 50
Christian Forbes - $ 75
Yisang Cheng - $ 75
Andrew Nicholl - $ 75
Holly Hu - $ 100
Annie Cao - $ 100
Cara Huang - $ 100
Jane Ye - $ 150
Neve Finn - $ 150
Aftab Jamal - $ 150
Patrick He - $ 200
Timothy Denau - $ 300
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Junior Piano
Alessandra Bailey - $ 50
Vivan Bai - $ 50
Luke Lee - $ 50
Samuel Liu - $ 50
Thomas Moosa - $ 100
Andrew Xie - $ 100
Grace Thompson - $ 100
Maya Karim - $ 150
David Levine - $ 150
Nathaniel Kwok - $ 150
Katelyn Gong - $ 200
Musical Theatre
Liam Blevins - $ 50
Sullivan Thompson - $ 100
Grace Morton - $ 500 (Allan Bush Top Award)
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Piano Duets & Trios
Amy Zeng, Sophia Li & Annie Zeng - $ 105
Anthony Vu & Bill Vu - $ 200
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Woodwinds
ShaoEn Tang - $ 50
Jacob Blais - $ 100
Alex Zan - $ 150
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Popular Voice
Madeleine Iley - $ 50
Rex Thompson - $ 100
Madeleine Iley, Olivia Iley, Julianna Sunga
& Finn Cofell - $ 200
School & Community Bands
Huron Heights Secondary School - $ 200
Forest Heights Secondary School - $ 200
Laurel Heights Secondary School - $ 500
(Allan Bush Top Award)
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School & Community Choirs
Eastwood Singers - $ 100
Cambridge Christian School Choir - $ 200
School & Community Strings
Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo - $ 200
WCI Strings Program - $ 300
Senior Piano
Yisong Wan - $ 100
Clara Slynko - $ 100
Bailee Bai - $ 150
Angela Liang - $ 300
Ruo Yu Li - $ 500 (Allan Bush Top Award)
Osanna Mikitka - $ 500 (Jim Walker Memorial Award)
Violin & Viola
Jane Ye - $ 50
Joy Shiyu He - $ 75
Yun Ju Song - $ 75
Emma Cesario - $ 75
Aftab Jamal - $ 100
Alice Wang - $ 100
Michael Kitaev - $ 150
Marion Cha-Kang - $ 150
James Zhao - $ 150
Takumi Yajima - $ 200
Joy Cha-Kang - $ 500 (Allan Bush Top Award)
Thank you to our donors for the 2024 Awards:
Allan Bush Investment Team, The Ross and Doris Dixon Foundation, Preston Scout House Band,
Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association, Malcome and Anne Shantz Fund (WRCF),
Shirley and Ron Levene, Raymond Yundt, Joanne Bender, Joan Walker
2024 OMFA Provincial Delegates
Congratulations to the performers who represented the KW Kiwanis Music Festival at the OMFA Provincial Finals in June of 2024!
Class Standings are noted below. **HM = Honourable Mention, HMD = Honourable Mentioned with Distinction
Classical Guitar Solo
Level 5
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Barzin Vasifedoost - 3rd Place
Level 10
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Daniel Li - 3rd Place
Adults Ages 29 & Above
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Shuborno Biswas - 1st Place
Classical Piano Duets & Trios
Beginner Ages 6-8
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Sophia Miao & Hei Yau Kristina Kam - 1st Place
Primary Ages 9-10
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Sophelia Swatson & Everly Jantzi - HM
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Katelyn Gong & Samuel Liu - HM
Junior Ages 13-14​
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Rachel Gao & Bryan Gong - 2nd Place
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Contemporary Piano Duets & Trios
Junior Ages 13-14
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Marie Ann Denau & Timothy Denau - 1st Place
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Contemporary Piano Solo
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Jiarong Zhang - 1st Place
Classical Piano Solo
Level 1
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Austin Li
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Lucas Happe - HM
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Mwine Ahimbisibwe - HMD
Level 2
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Devin Sum
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Luca Angod
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Reid Finch - 1st Place
Level 3
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Vivian Bai - HMD
Level 4
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David Levine - 2nd Place
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Luke Lee - 3rd Place
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Mia Budel - HMD
Level 5
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Katelyn Gong
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Nathaniel Kwok - 2nd Place
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Samuel Liu
Level 6
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Christian Forbes
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Holly Hu
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Jane Ye - HM
Level 7
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Annie Cao - HM
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Neve Finn
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Yisang Cheng - HM
Level 8
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Cara Huang
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Patrick He
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Timothy Denau
Level 9
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Sophia Lin
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Xin Tong Huang
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Yisong Wan
Level 10
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Clara Slynko
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Henry Li
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Michael Kitaev - HM
Diploma
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Angela Liang
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Aria Luo
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Bailee Bai
Open
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Ruo Yu Li
Classical Upper Strings
Level 3
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Elijah Yin - 2nd Place
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Jane Ye - 3rd Place
Level 4
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Austin Li - 2nd Place
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Emma Cesario - HMD
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Gabrielle Joyce
Level 5
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Helena Vojovic - HMD
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Matilda Pavlin
Level 6​
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James Zhang
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Sofija Radovanovic
Level 7
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Alice Wang
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James Zhao
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Joy Shiyu He
Level 8
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Cara Huang
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Esme Diavolitsis
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Jesse Jiexi He
Level 9
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Millie Osborne
Level 10
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Aftab Jamal
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Marion Cha-Kang - HM
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Takumi Yajima
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Classical Voice
Level 3
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Jo Costello-Wienberg
Level 5
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Aishee Roychowdhury
Level 6​
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Riona Berbatovci
Level 7
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Zander Li
Level 8
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Sullivan Thompson
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Classical Woodwinds Solo
Level 5
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Amy Tian - HM
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Nathaniel Narhgang - 3rd Place
Level 7
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Aadrika Bhakt - HM
Level 8
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Jacob Blais
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ShaoEn Tang
Level 9
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Alex Zan - HM
Community String Orchestra
Ages 16 & Under
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STEW ION Ensemble - 2nd Place
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STEW Junior Orchestra - HM
Ages 18 & Under
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STEW Senior Orchestra - 3rd Place
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Community Bands
Ages 19 & Over
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Kitchener Musical Society Band - 2nd Place​
Lower Strings
Level 6
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Devin Sum
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Rylee Chang - HM
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Zachary Anderson
Level 8
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Junpei Ariizumi
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Olivier Joyce
Level 9
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Yisong Wan - 3rd Place
Musical Theatre - Duets & Trios
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Cloris Feng & Natalie Huang - 3rd Place
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Liam Blevins & Grace Morton - 3rd Place
Musical Theatre Solo
Beginner Ages 6-8
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Hannah Crawford
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Ariadne Deziel
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Valentina Dixon-Scirgalea
Junior - Ages 13-14
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Grace Morton
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Liam Blevins
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Nathaniel Olenewa
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Sullivan Thompson - HM
Originial Composition for Ensemble
Ages 19 & Above
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Shuborno Biswas - 1st Place
Originial Composition for Solo
Ages 13 & Under
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Aden Spekkens - HMD
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Milly Saliwonchyk - HM
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Yosef Einem - HM
Ages 14-18
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Maria Truta - 3rd Place
Piano Concertos
Senior - Ages 17-18
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Jin Lee - 3rd Place
Popular Piano
Elementary - Ages 11-12
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Connor Arruda
Popular Piano Duets & Trios
Primary Ages 9-10
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Amy Zeng, Annie Zeng & Sophia Li - 1st Place
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Popular Voice - Duets & Trios
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Grace Morton & Liam Blevins - 1st Place
Popular Voice - Self Accompanied
Junior - Ages 13-14
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Nash Scharlach - HM
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Nathanael Olenewa - HM
Popular Voice Solo
Beginner Ages 6-8​
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Shanaya Mukherjee - HM
Primary Ages 9-10​
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Rex Thompson
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Olivia Bell - 3rd Place
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Gia McCall-Stroh
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Lilia Biswas
Junior - Ages 13-14
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Grace Morton - HMD
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Grace Carson
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Rebecca Faerman
Senior Ages 17-18
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Clarissa Salandanan
School Bands
High School - Grades 9-10
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HHSS Junior Band - HM
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LHSS Junior Band - HMD
High School - Grades 9-12
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LHSS Senior Band
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Rockway Wind Ensemble - HM
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WCI Concert Band - 3rd Place
School Choirs
Middle School - Grades 8 and Under
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Cambridge Christian School - HMD
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St. Luke Catholic Elementary - HM
High School - Grades 9-12
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Eastwood Singers - HM
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Laurel Heights Vocal Class
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WCI Choir
School Jazz Bands
Secondary Jazz Bands - Grades 9-10
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LHSS Jr Jazz Band - HMD
Secondary Jazz Bands Grades 11-12
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LHSS Sr Jazz Band - 3rd Place
Secondary Jazz Bands Grades 9-12
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HHSS Jazz Band - 3rd Place
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SJK Jazz - HMD
School String Orchestras
High School - Grades 9-12
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WCI Senior Orchestra - 3rd Place
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SJK Senior Orchestra - HM
Small Ensembles
Ages 10 & Under
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Sophia Lin, Holly Hu, Iris Li, Silvia Lei - 1st Place
Ages 12 & Under
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Darren Feng, Kenneth Wu, Jayden Chen, Darin Wang - 2nd Place
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Devin Huang, Yuming Jerry Li, Richard Mao, Yuanchi Ai - 1st Place
Ages 14 & Under
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Edward Xiong, Yifan Chen, Samual Wang, Ryan Liu - 1st Place
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Neo Young, Timothy Lin, Arden Lei, Lucas Huo - 2nd Place
Ages 16 & Under
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DSJS Combo - 1st Place
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LHSS Jr Small Ensemble - 1st Place
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WCI Junior Guitar Orchestra - 1st Place
Ages 18 & Under
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Jacob Hespeler Percussion Ensemble - 1st Place
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Jan Wang, Emma Le, Angela You, Vivian Yuan - 2nd Place
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Preston High School Wind Ensemble - 1st Place
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SJK Strings
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Tianmu He, Amanda Qin, Stephen Shang, Natalie Huang - 1st Place
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WCI Senior Chamber Orchestra - 1st Place
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WCI Senior Guitar Ensemble - 1st Place
Songs From the Screen Solo
Beginner Ages 6-8
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Arietta Thompson
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Alejandra Cortes - HM
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Darren Feng
Primary Ages 9-10
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Olivia Bell
Elementary Ages 11-12
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Ariadne Deziel
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Brooklyn deBoer - HM
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Valentina Dixon-Scirgalea
Junior - Ages 13-14
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Grace Morton
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Liam Blevins - HM
Strings - Duets & Trios
Junior - Ages 13-14
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Adam Jennewein & Leo Stephens - 3rd Place
Intermediate - Ages 15-16
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Lily Baty & Maiya Flatt - 3rd Place
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SJK Chamber Strings - HM