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Federation of
Canadian Music Festivals
La Féderation canadienne
des festivals de musique
June 2008
Opus 9, Number 2
100 YEARS OF MUSIC FESTIVALS IN CANADA!
Welcome from the Alberta Host Committee
Edmonton hosted its 100th consecutive Music Festival last
month which makes the Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival the
longest running music festival in Canada. Hosting the National
Music Festival here in Edmonton will be a very nice finishing touch
to this year of celebration and recognition.
Bienvenue de la part du comité
organisateur de l’Alberta
Edmonton a été l’hôte de son centième festival de
musique consécutif le mois dernier, ce qui fait du festival
de musique Kiwanis d'Edmonton le plus vieux festival de
musique encore actif au Canada. Le Festival national de
musique se tiendra également à Edmonton; une belle
façon de terminer cette année de célébration et de
reconnaissance.
Plans for the 2008 National Music Festival here in Edmonton are coming together nicely. The Alberta Music Festival Association will be your host and all members of the executive and
many members from local festivals across the province are
Les plans en vue du Festival national de musique 2008
‘pitching in’ to ensure a successful festival. Delegates and comà Edmonton progressent bien. L’Association du festival
Government House in Edmonton, Alberta
petitors will be housed in the student residence at Downtown
de musique de l’Alberta sera votre hôte et les membres
Campus of Grant MacEwan College which is located about eight
de la direction ainsi que les nombreux membres des festivals régionaux de la province font
blocks from the Alberta College Campus of Grant MacEwan College where the competitions
leur part pour assurer le succès du festival. Les délégués et les concurrents seront
will be held.
hébergés à la résidence pour étudiants située sur le campus du centre-ville du Collège
Our Annual General Meeting will be held in brand new facilities adjacent to the residence and the cafeteria is similarly close at hand. There are several restaurants and pubs
across the street if delegates want to sample alternate fare. The Alberta College building
houses the fine and performing arts programs for Grant MacEwan and consequently is an
ideal facility for our purposes. Having all of the practice and performance venues in the one
building is very convenient.
The Lt. Governor’s Office has agreed to host our Welcome Reception at Government
House. Government House was the official residence of the Province's first six Lieutenant
Governors. It is now used for high-level government conferences, receptions, and dinners.
The Federation Dinner (Gala Centennial Dinner this year) is to be held in the Faculty Club at
the University of Alberta. This is a very formal setting on the banks of the Saskatchewan
River. In addition to an address by Senator Tommy Banks, we will be entertained by a local
talent, Lizzy Hoyt, on the fiddle.
We are also planning to hold a “Dutch Auction” so we need all delegates to bring items
to donate to the sale. You know the kind of things we need, treasures that you picked up at a
garage sale that you can’t live without! Hey, one person’s junk in another’s treasure. Terry
Atkinson, a former member of the AMFA Executive has been our auctioneer many times in the
past and has agreed to serve in this capacity for Nationals.
Grant MacEwan, à environ huit coins de rue du campus du Alberta College, lequel fait
partie du Collège Grant MacEwan et où se tiendront les épreuves.
Notre assemblée générale annuelle se tiendra dans de toutes nouvelles
installations adjacentes à la résidence et la cafétéria est tout aussi près. Il y a plusieurs
restaurants et pubs de l’autre côté de la rue au cas où les délégués auraient envie faire
des découvertes gastronomiques. L'édifice du Alberta College abrite les programmes des
beaux-arts et des arts de la scène du Collège Grant MacEwan et constitue donc l'endroit
idéal pour nous. C’est très commode de pouvoir tenir les pratiques et les spectacles dans
le même bâtiment.
Le bureau du lieutenant-gouverneur a accepté de présenter notre réception
d’accueil à la résidence du lieutenant-gouverneur. Cet endroit fut la résidence officielle des
six premiers lieutenant-gouverneurs de la province. De nos jours, le gouvernement y tient
des conférences, des réceptions et des soupers de haut niveau. Le souper de la
Fédération (le Gala du dîner du centenaire cette année) aura lieu au Faculty Club de
l'Université de l’Alberta. Cet endroit très formel se situe sur les rives de la rivière
Saskatchewan. Outre une présentation du sénateur Tommy Banks, Lizzy Hoyt, une artiste
locale, nous divertira avec son violon.
We are going to go to West Edmonton Mall for Host Night. Delegates and Competitors
will have the option of spending a couple of hours in World Waterpark or Galaxyland. If you
fancy a swim, be sure to bring your bathing suit. Galaxyland Amusement Park includes some
of the best rides anywhere including the Galaxy Orbiter and the Mindbender said to be the
world’s largest indoor high speed, triple loop roller coaster. If you don’t fancy either of these
activities there are hundreds of stores to visit. The evening will end
with a pizza party in the Fantasyland Hotel which is part of the West
Edmonton Mall Complex.
Nous planifions également organiser des « enchères au rabais »; nous avons
donc besoin que tous les délégués apportent des articles qui pourront être donnés en vue
des enchères. Vous savez, le genre de chose dont on a besoin : des trésors que vous
avez dénichés dans des ventes de garage et dont vous ne pouvez vous passer! Vos
babioles pourraient faire la joie de quelqu’un d’autre, qui sait. Terry Atkinson, un ancien
membre de la direction de l’Association du festival de musique de l’Alberta, a souvent été
encanteur et a accepté de tenir ce rôle cette année.
If you’re coming to Edmonton from way down east and don’t
get out west often, you might consider coming early or staying after
the festival to visit the Rocky Mountains in Jasper and/or Banff. The
Jasper to Banff Parkway is one of the most beautiful highways in
the world.
La soirée des hôtes se tiendra au West Edmonton Mall. Les délégués et les
concurrents pourront passer quelques heures à World Waterpark ou à Galaxyland. Si vous
aimez nager, n’oubliez pas votre maillot. Le parc d’amusement Galaxyland offre quelquesuns des meilleurs manèges, y compris le Galaxy Orbiter et le Mindbender, dont on dit qu’il
s’agit des plus grandes montagnes russes intérieures à haute vitesse et à triple boucle au
monde. Si ces activités ne vous disent rien qui vaille, il y a également des centaines de
boutiques à visiter. La soirée se terminera avec de la pizza à l'hôtel Fantasyland qui fait
partie du complexe West Edmonton Mall.
On behalf of everyone on our committee we are looking
forward seeing you here in Edmonton. We know that the Festival
will be exceptional and the social activities will be memorable.
Larry Johnson, Chair, Alberta Host Committee
...cont’d page 4
President’s Message
Dianne Johnstone
As I sat down to write this for the Piu Mosso I thought
about the local and provincial festivals that will be over
by the time you receive this. I want to say a huge thank
you for all the work that has gone on across this country from rural, city and provincial festivals to help keep
the festival movement alive in Canada! We now have
the culmination of the Federation’s Festivals – the
“National Music Festival” taking place August 14th –
16th in Edmonton. We are also excited to help Edmonton and the Alberta Music Festival Association celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 1st Festival in Canada! What a milestone! Think not only of the hundreds
of musicians that started in a local festival and have
gone on to careers in music, but also of the thousands who formed a love for
music because they had been given the opportunity to perform!
A special thank you to Larry Johnson, Chair of the Hosting Committee, and
his committee as they continue to work hard preparing for this National Festival. The final touches are being put on these preparations.
I would also like to thank our sponsors and donors who truly do help to keep
this festival alive!! We sincerely appreciate all the support you have given us!
Thank you to Cindy Rublee and the rest of the executive who work throughout
the year to produce a first class National event. I know the next couple of
months will be very busy preparing for our AGM and for our National Competitors’ arrival in Edmonton.
On a personal note, I would like to share with you something that has consumed much of my time this year. Our first grandson was born 11 years ago
during our Provincial Festival, the second was born 9 years ago, a couple of
days after our Provincial Festival and the third was born the night I came
home from Provincials. My kids like to joke and call them my festival grandsons! Our daughter surprised us at Christmas with news she was expecting
twins May 22nd…yes, right during Provincials! On March 14th, as the last session was ending at our local festival and adjudications were winding up, my
husband came and said our daughter had gone into labour and we headed for
Edmonton. She gave birth to two beautiful boys ten weeks early! They are
home now and doing fantastic but we can now call them my local festival
babies! Our middle daughter is getting married July 5th so life is very rich and
busy till Nationals! Here is a picture of the proud Gramma!
I hope you will be able to join us in Edmonton August 14th – 16th for the National Music Festival and the 100th Celebration!
Respectfully submitted by
Dianne Johnstone
Lorsque je me suis assise pour écrire ce texte pour le
Piu Mosso, j’ai pensé aux festivals régionaux et
provinciaux qui se seront terminés au moment où vous
lirez ces lignes. J'aimerais vous dire un gros merci pour
tout le travail que vous avez accompli partout au pays,
tant dans les festivals ruraux, urbains et provinciaux, et
qui aide à garder en vie le mouvement des festivals au
Canada! Le point culminant des festivals de la
Fédération, le Festival national de musique, se tiendra
du 14 au 16 août à Edmonton. Nous sommes
également emballés de pouvoir aider Edmonton et
l’Association du festival de musique de l’Alberta à
célébrer le 100e anniversaire du premier festival au
Canada! Quel moment marquant! Pensez aux centaines de musiciens qui ont
fait leurs débuts dans un des festivals régionaux et qui ont fait carrière dans la
musique ainsi qu'aux centaines de gens qui ont pu prendre goût à la musique
grâce à cette occasion de se donner en spectacle!
Un merci tout spécial à Larry Johnson, président du comité organisateur, ainsi
qu’à son comité alors qu’ils continuent à travailler fort à la préparation du
Festival national et à mettre la touche finale à ces préparations.
J’aimerais également remercier les commanditaires et les donateurs qui
aident réellement à garder ce festival en vie! Nous apprécions sincèrement
tout le soutien que vous nous avez donné!
Merci à Cindy Rublee et au reste des membres de la direction qui travaillent
toute l'année à la production d'un événement national de première classe. Je
sais que les mois à venir seront très occupés en raison de l’AGA et de
l’arrivée des concurrents à Edmonton.
Sur une note personnelle, j’aimerais partager avec vous un événement qui a
occupé une grande partie de mon temps cette année. Notre premier petit-fils
est né il y a 11 ans pendant le festival provincial, le deuxième est né il y a 9
ans quelques jours après le festival provincial et le troisième est né le soir où
je suis rentrée à la maison après les épreuves provinciales. Mes enfants
s'amusent à les appeler mes petits festivaliers! Notre fille nous a surpris à
Noël en nous annonçant qu'elle attendait des jumeaux le 22 mai… eh oui, en
plein pendant les épreuves provinciales! Le 14 mars, alors que se terminait la
dernière session à notre festival régional et que les juges prenaient les
dernières décisions, mon mari est venu m’annoncer que notre fille avait
débuté le travail et nous nous sommes rendus à Edmonton. Elle a donné
naissance à deux beaux garçons dix semaines en avance! Ils sont
maintenant à la maison et ils vont très bien, mais nous pouvons maintenant
les appeler mes petits festivaliers régionaux! Notre deuxième fille se marie
le 5 juillet, ce qui nous gardera bien occupés jusqu'aux épreuves nationales!
Voici une photo de la fière grand-mère!
J’espère que vous pourrez vous joindre à nous à Edmonton du 14 au 16 août
pour le Festival national de musique et les célébrations du 100e anniversaire!
Salutations respectueuses,
Dianne Johnstone
NOTICE OF MEETING
The 59th Annual General Meeting of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals will be held
August 10-13th, 2008 at Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta.
Executive Director’s Message
Cindy Rublee
Well, it’s June already and I haven’t had a single mosquito
bite here in Winnipeg, so I will take that as a sign that this
is going to be a great summer! There are, of course,
other signs – rumours coming out of Edmonton suggest
that this 100th anniversary year is going to be spectacular.
The host committee has some outstanding events
planned for those attending the 2008 National Music Festival and I would be remiss if I didn’t thank all of them for
their hard work, especially Larry Johnson who is chairing
the committee. What an amazing team!
Once again, it’s time to remind our provincial administrators of a few housekeeping details. Please remember that designates must have criminal record
checks completed prior to arrival in Edmonton – these should be sent on to the
office by mid-July. This year we are trying a new system for competitor entry
forms. I have received the first entry forms in and I am very pleased with the
results! Thanks very much to Jerry Lonsbury who introduced me to the program, as it is one they use in Alberta with great success. If you have any
difficulties with the process, please contact me and I will assist you. Registration forms for delegates, designates, accompanists and guests must be in to
the office by July 1st to ensure accommodations and meals at the University.
Dianne, thank you for your fundraising efforts. I tried to think of a new way of
saying that Dianne again has done a fantastic job of fundraising, but there
really isn’t another way to say it. You keep us on a solid base and we could
not do it without you.
I just want to say a special thanks to everyone involved in the festival movement, from the local to the provincial to the national level. Often I find myself in
awe of the commitment you demonstrate – through family illness, births,
deaths, marriages, raising children, full-time jobs, part-time jobs, other volunteer work – you still manage to find the time to keep the festival movement
alive and well. That is an accomplishment!
This is a very special year for Edmonton as it is the 100th anniversary of their
music festival, which, as you know by now, was the first competitive music
festival in Canada in 1908. I hope many of you can be there in August to
celebrate with us.
Have a wonderful summer!
Cindy Rublee
Nous sommes déjà au mois de juin et je ne me suis pas encore fait piquer une
seule fois par un moustique; j'en conclus que nous aurons un superbe été à
Winnipeg! Il y a d'autres signes, bien sûr, comme les rumeurs qui nous
parviennent d'Edmonton et qui suggèrent que cette année d'anniversaire du
centenaire sera spectaculaire. Le comité hôte a planifié des événements
extraordinaires pour ceux qui seront présents au Festival national de musique
2008 et je m’en voudrais de ne pas remercier tous les membres du comité
pour leur travail intense et tout particulièrement Larry Johnson qui agit à titre
de président du comité. Quelle équipe formidable!
Une fois de plus, le temps est venu de rappeler certains détails à nos
administrateurs provinciaux. N’oubliez pas que les agents désignés doivent
avoir subi une vérification de leur casier judiciaire avant leur arrivée à
Edmonton et que les résultats doivent être envoyés au bureau au plus tard à la
mi-juillet. Cette année, nous mettons à l’essai un nouveau système régissant
les formulaires d'inscription des concurrents. J’ai reçu les premiers formulaires
et je suis très satisfaite des résultats! Un grand merci à Jerry Lonsbury qui m'a
fait connaître ce logiciel; ils l’utilisent déjà avec grand succès en Alberta. Si le
procédé vous cause des ennuis, veuillez communiquer avec moi et je vous
aiderai. Les formulaires d'inscription des délégués, des agents désignés, des
accompagnateurs et des invités doivent nous parvenir au plus tard le 1er juillet
pour que nous puissions assurer l’hébergement et les repas des participants à
l’Université.
Dianne, merci pour tous les efforts déployés à la collecte de fonds. J’ai tenté
de trouver une nouvelle façon de dire que tu as encore fait un excellent travail
à la collecte de fonds, mais il n’y a vraiment aucune autre façon de le faire. Tu
nous offres de la stabilité et ne nous n’y arriverions pas sans toi.
J’aimerais tout spécialement remercier ceux qui œuvrent dans le mouvement
des festivals, tant au niveau régional, provincial que national. Je suis souvent
épatée du dévouement dont vous faites preuve : malgré la maladie dans la
famille, les naissances, les décès, les mariages, les enfants, les emplois à
temps plein ou partiel ou d’autres occasions de bénévolat, vous réussissez
tout de même à trouver le temps de garder le mouvement des festivals en vie
et en santé. C’est toute une réussite!
Il s’agit d’une année très importante pour Edmonton puisque ce sera le
centième anniversaire de leur festival de musique — le premier festival
d’épreuves de musique au Canada qui a eu lieu en 1908. J’espère que vous
serez nombreux en août à célébrer à nos côtés.
Passez un été merveilleux!
Cindy Rublee
Correction
Please note that in the Digest Report 2007,
page 66, an error was made. The Past President
of the Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’
Association is:
Jane Hayes
Kwantlen University College
12666-72nd Avenue
Surrey, BC V3W 2M8
Phone and Fax: 604-535-5193
Email: [email protected]
From the Barrie Advance on April 10, 2008 by Leigh Blenkhorn
The oldest competitor to ever enter
the Barrie Kiwanis Music Festival
took to the stage Tuesday night.
Win Mavor, 98, performed in her first
Kiwanis Festival, wowing the crowd and
earning a grade to match her age – 98
per cent – from the adjudicator.
But for this musician it wasn’t about the
competition, it was all about the piano.
Win Mayor, 98, performs in her first Kiwanis Festival,
wowing the crowd and earning a grade to match her
age—98%
-Photo by Leigh Blenkhorn
“To think I got myself into this just by
saying to one of the Kiwanis Club members that I wanted to get my hands on
that grand piano,” she said.
Mavor started her performance by leading the audience in O Canada before performing a number of
folk songs.
Her performance earned her a standing ovation from the crowd and kind words from festival adjudicator Brian Finley.
“It’s an absolute joy to be honoured by listening to you play,” he told Mavor. “When I sit there I think
about what to say to performers, the only thing I can think to say is, thank you. You’re a real inspiration.”
Mavor said she was just glad she had the chance to perform in the festival and finally get her hands
on the piano.
“It was very strange to be up there. It has been a long time since I have done anything like that,” she
said after the performance. “The piano was different. It’s great for someone younger because they
use more force than I do. It’s a tricky thing. Everybody’s piano is different.”
Mavor, who lives at Heritage Place in Barrie, said she has access to a piano and enjoys playing from
time to time.
“I can play it anytime I feel like it, but I am very lazy,” she joked.
Mavor has been playing piano since 1918, when she was only eight years old.
“Lessons cost 50 cents. But I didn’t like to practice,” she said. “I used to be told that I would have to
wash the dishes if I didn’t practice, so I would practice.”
An Update from the Olds and
District Music Festival
The Olds and District Kiwanis Music Festival celebrated its
Twenty-fifth Anniversary this year. This festival has grown to
be one of the most successful Festivals in Alberta. It started
out as a competitive Festival, but it wasn't long before the
Board saw the need to give adjudicators more time to share
their knowledge with participants. Because of this, organizers
decided to focus on the teaching/learning aspect and it has
worked extremely well. One adjudicator, when he went back
to Calgary reported to his colleagues that he thought he had
died and gone to heaven, because he was given plenty of time
to Workshop with the participants.
In January, a call went out to former participants, teachers and
volunteers to write their memories of the Festival, in order to
compile them into booklet form. Thirty-five responded and the
booklet has been printed which is now for sale. Each person
who entered an article received a copy.
An Anniversary Celebration dinner was held on February 28 at
the Olds Evergreen Centre with over 100 former participants,
volunteers and teachers attending the dinner and
Concert which followed.
This year, because of the Twenty-fifth Anniversary, adjudicators who had proven to be "special" were invited back and two
adjudicators who grew up in the Olds Festival, Marliss Weber
in Speech Arts and Melissa Mostert (nee Woodruff) in Piano,
also joined the adjudication team.
At the Grand Concert held on April 15th seventy-four awards
were given to successful participants, with twenty-two recommendations to the Provincial Music Festival. There were also
seven alternate recommendations. Each participant at the
Grand Concert put an item into a Time Capsule, which will be
opened in 2018.
Mavor’s son, Les, who came with his wife to see the performance, said he was proud of his mom. “I
was glad to see her up there,” he said. “She has never been afraid to perform. She has always
played for large groups over the years.”
The Anniversary Committee was headed by Linda Weber with
assistance from Arlene Wilde and June Chittick.
Les said his mother was never one to shy away from performing, remembering one time when she
began playing a piano in a music store and gathering quite the crowd. “She just kept playing and
the people from the store were trying to get her to stop.”
Submitted by June Chittick
Secretary, Olds and District Kiwanis Music Festival
Though Mavor doesn’t know whether she’ll perform in next year’s Kiwanis Music Festival, she feels
she accomplished her goal. “I really enjoyed the beautiful piano. That was the reason that I did it,”
she said. “I wanted to play that particular piano. It’s a tremendous acquisition for the city.”
Bienvenue de la part du comité organisateur de l’Alberta cont’d...
2008 National Festival Adjudicators
Voice: Linda Perillo
Piano: Alexandra Munn
Strings: Andrew Dawes
Guitar: Jérôme Ducharme
Woodwinds: Stanley Fisher
Brass: Jens Lindemann
Chamber: Marina Hoover
Choral: William Brown
& Victoria Meredith
♪♪♪
Federation of Canadian Music Festivals
Toll free: 1-800-961-5162
www.fcmf.org
Si vous venez à Edmonton depuis l'Est et que vous venez rarement dans
l'Ouest, pourquoi ne pas venir plus tôt ou rester plus longtemps et en profiter
pour visiter les Rocheuses à Jasper ou à Banff? La promenade des Glaciers
qui lie Jasper à Banff est une des plus belles routes du monde.
Au nom de tous les membres de notre comité, je vous souhaite la
bienvenue à Edmonton et nous avons hâte de vous voir. Nous savons que le
Festival sera exceptionnel et que les activités sociales s’avèreront
mémorables.
Larry Johnson, président du comité organisateur de l’Alberta
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUSIC FESTIVALS
NOMINATION FORM
The procedure for nominating someone for a position on the Executive is as follows:
Nominator fills in name of Nominee and signs the form, then sends it to the nominee for his/her signature to agree
to the nomination. The nominee then forwards the completed form, together with a short biography/candidate statement to the following address:
James Harmsworth
Past President FCMF
83 Eldomar Avenue
Brampton, ON L6W 1P9
There are two Director positions open for nomination at the AGM in August 2008.
NOMINATION FORMS MUST BE RECEIVED IN BRAMPTON BY JULY 30, 2008. NOMINATIONS MAY ALSO
BE MADE FROM THE FLOOR OF THE AGM. THE CANDIDATE MUST HAVE A BIOGRAPHY/CANDIDATE
STATEMENT READY TO DISTRIBUTE.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
I wish to nominate
Date
for the position of Director.
Signature of Nominator
I agree to allow my name to stand for the position of Director and have included a short biography/
candidate statement.
Date
Signature of Nominee
MOTIONS FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following notice(s) of motions were made at the 2007 Annual General Meeting and can be found in the 2007 Digest Report on pages 56 and 58 respectively:
Notice of Motion
Carol Donhauser/Elaine White, “that the basic membership category will be eliminated, resulting in 3 membership categories rather than 4. Article II, #1 of the Bylaws must be
changed if this motion is to come into effect”.
Notice of Motion
Gail Carleton/Brenda Sleightholme, “that the History Committee recommends that the Bylaws be changed to delete the appointment of a historian for the FMCF (Article III, #3 )”
The following notice(s) of motions were received in the FCMF office 90 days in advance of the 2008 Annual General Meeting:
Notice of Motion
Submitted by The Alberta Music Festival Association and Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals
Motion: Effective immediately, all changes made to the National Syllabus regulations shall become effective on July 1 following their acceptance at any Federation Annual Meeting."
Rationale: When motions are passed in August, many provincial and local festivals are already far into their festival year and close to printing deadlines for syllabi. To impose
changes at such a late date is not appropriate.
Notice of Motions
Submitted by: Jerry Lonsbury, Alberta
Motion: That the bylaws of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals be amended to include the elected office of Treasurer, effective at the time of the 2009 elections.
Motion: That the bylaws of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals be amended to exempt the Treasurer from the limitation of two consecutive terms.
Motion: That the bylaws of the Federation of Canadian Music Festivals be amended to include the Treasurer as a signing officer.
Specific changes would be:
V.1 the addition of the word Treasurer following Vice President,
V.3 the addition of the words excepting the Treasurer whose term is not subject to the two consecutive terms limit.
VI. the insertion of the following:
“3. The Treasurer shall have overall responsibility for the financial affairs of the Federation. Included in the responsibilities are the oversight of the procedures used for the receipt,
deposit, and expenditure of Federation funds; the preparation of, the timely distribution of, and the presentation of the annual budget to the Finance Committee; the distribution of the
Audited Financial Statement by June 30 preceding each Annual Meeting, to all members of the Finance Committee and all Provincial Administrators; and such other duties as may
from time to time be assigned by the Executive Committee, a General Meeting, or these Bylaws.” and the renumbering of the remainder of the VI
VII. 2 the insertion of The Treasurer as item c) and the relettering of the other officers listed.
VIII. 1. a) insert the words “the Treasurer in consultation with Executive Director” following “To review the financial statements for the previous year and the proposed budget for the
coming year as prepared by”
VIII.1 following the underlined title Membership the word Vice-President be replaced with the word Treasurer
XI. 4.replace the words “Executive Director” with the word “Treasurer”
XIII. 2. insert after the words “ Treasurer or” immediately ahead of the words “Executive Director”
XIV insert after the words “ Treasurer or” immediately ahead of the words “Executive Director”
Rationale: The functions of the Treasurer are important enough to require a separate office. Many potential candidates for the office of Vice President may be reluctant to take that
office if it includes the role of Treasurer as is now the case. There is a skill set required to carry out the role of Treasurer and those skills are not necessarily the forte of someone
willing to fulfill the role of Vice President. Similarly, an excellent vice-president may not wish to take on the responsibilities of chairing the Finance Committee.
The Federation has the good fortune of having on its Board, a number of people who can very quickly look at a budget or financial statement and grasp the information presented and
the implications of that information. For many others, a much longer time of study and reflection is needed to gain useful information from financial documents. As the audit has already been done by the end of June, it would be useful to have the document in the hands of Board members in advance of the Annual Meeting.
Notice of Motion
Submitted by: Kathy Fuller, Nova Scotia
Motion: That the vocal syllabus be amended as follows:
A. Provincial Festival
3. Art Song, may be multi-movement work
B. National Festival
In the preamble, change “repertoire may include only one song cycle” to “repertoire must include one complete multi-movement work”.
3. Art Song recommended from performance at Provincial Level.
If this selection is from a multi-movement work, additional movements or the complete work may be performed depending on time.
Rationale:
1. Specifying Art Song as a requirement completes the intent of the vocal syllabus to have singers show competence in the major areas of opera, sacred, and recital performance.
2. Specifying the requirement for a complete multi-movement work brings the vocal syllabus into line with other classes, where complete works are mandatory to show not just virtuosity but also artistic maturity.
3. The current wording is imprecise, and could be interpreted at both extremes: either one complete plus 2 complete-minus-one-movement song cycles, or one complete or incomplete
cycle and no other multi-movement selections.
4. The very first line of the National Festival preamble specifies that singers have the same maximum time of 60 minutes as in other classes; restricting the singers’ freedom to program a one hour recital by limiting art song performance is inconsistent with the spirit and rigour of an important national competition.
2008 EDMONTON NATIONAL FESTIVAL PRIZE DONORS
This list is current as of May 31st. 2008.
AMOUNT
AWARD DONATED BY
The GRAND AWARD
AWARD
$5,000
Victoria Foundation – NRS Foundation, BC
Voice - First Place
$1,500
The Gail Asper Foundation, MB
Voice - Second Place
$1,000
Olds & District Music Festival, AB
Voice - Third Place
$500
Donna Quinton-Schonfield, AB
Piano - First Place
$1,500
Conservatory Canada, CAN/Marek Jablonski Endowment Fund, AB
Piano - Second Place
$1,000
Shean Foundation, AB
Piano - Third Place
Strings - First Place
$500
$1,500
Steven Fielder, ON
Université de Moncton, NB ($1000) Dr. Phyllis Forsyth ($500)
Strings - Second Place
$1,000
Shean Foundation, AB
$500
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals, MB
Guitar - First Place
$1,500
D’Addario Music Foundation, USA
Guitar - Second Place
$1,000
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON
Strings - Third Place
Guitar - Third Place
$500
Gail Carleton, NB
Woodwinds - First Place
$1,500
35 Local Alberta Festivals, AB ($1000), Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB ($500)
Woodwinds - Second Place
$1,000
Fort McMurray Oilsands Music Festival, AB
$500
New Glasgow Music Festival, NS/ 37 Campaign Donors, CAN
Woodwinds - Third Place
Brass - First Place
$1,500
Julie Thorburn & Rod Winsor, ON
Brass - Second Place
$1,000
Phyllis Schafer, AB/Kamloops Music Festival, BC
$500
Susan Helfter, MB (1993 National Brass Winner)
Brass - Third Place
Chamber - First Place
$1,500
Wendy Thorburn, ON
Chamber - Second Place
$1,000
Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators’ Association, CAN
$500
Lakehead Festival of Music & Arts, ON
$500
$250
Atcon Group, NB
Cold Lake Music Festival, AB
Chamber - Third Place
HONOURABLE BARBARA A. HAGERMAN CHORAL CLASS
First Place
Second Place
CITY OF LINCOLN CHORAL CLASS
First Place
$500
Drumheller & District Music Festival, AB
Second Place
$250
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, SK/Carleton County Music Festival, NB
First Place
$500
Stettler & District Music Festival, AB
Second Place
$250
Provost Music Festival, AB
First Place
$500
Alberta Music Festival Association, AB
Second Place
$250
Paul & Dilys Bourret, AB
First Place
$500
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC/Stephen & Penny McCain, NB
Second Place
$250
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, AB/Bedford Family, AB
GEORGE S. MATHIESON CHORAL CLASS
PAUL J. BOURRET CHORAL CLASS
RICHARD W. COOKE CHORAL CLASS
DR. & MRS. J.F.K. ENGLISH CHORAL CLASS
First Place
$500
Ontario Music Festival Association, ON
Second Place
$250
2007 FCMF Annual General Meeting Delegates
First Place
$500
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Second Place
$250
Peggy Sue & Doug Stuckky, AB
First Place
$500
Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
Second Place
$250
Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
First Place
$500
New Brunswick Federation of Music Festivals, NB
Second Place
$250
Fredericton Music Festival, NB
First Place
$500
Kiwanis Music Festival, National Capitol Region—Ottawa, ON
Second Place
$250
Jim & Peggy Brough, ON
DAVID OUCHTERLONY CHORAL CLASS
MARGARET WHARTON MEMORIAL CHORAL CLASS
FLORINE DESPRÉS CHORAL CLASS
BARBARA CLARK CHORAL CLASS
2008 National Music Festival Sponsors, Donors & Members
VIVACE ($5,000-$9,999)
Common Wealth Credit Union—
Edmonton Branch, AB
Kiwanis Club of Edmonton—Downtown, AB
Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, ON
Victoria Foundation—NRS Foundation, BC
VIVACE GIFTS-IN-KIND
Grant MacEwan College, AB
ALLEGRO ($1,000-$4,999)
35 Local Alberta Festivals, AB
Alberta Music Festival Association, AB
Allard Foundation, AB
The Gail Asper Foundation., MB
Atcon Group, NB
Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators
Association, CAN
Dr. Margaret Carlson & Dr. Glen Carlson, BC
D’Addario Music Foundation, USA
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON
F.K. Morrow Foundation, ON
Fort McMurray Oilsands Rotary Music Festival, AB
Olds & District Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Shean Foundation, AB
Wendy Thorburn, ON
Université de Moncton, NB
Julie Thorburn & Rod Winsor, ON
ALLEGRO GIFTS-IN-KIND
Edmonton Journal, AB
IKON Office Solutions Inc. NB
ANDANTE ($100-$999)
2007 FCMF Conference Delegates, CAN
Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals, MB
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
Heather Bedford-Clooney, AB
Linda Bayly, AB
Paul & Dilys Bourret, AB
Peggy & Jim Brough, ON
Calgary Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Carleton County Music Festival, NB
Gail Carleton, NB
Cold Lake Music Festival, AB
Conservatory Canada, CAN
Drumheller & District Music Festival, AB
Edmonton Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Fredericton Music Festival, NB
Gérald and Elisabeth Goguen, NB
Carole & Bernard Helfter, MB
Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts, BC
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater
Toronto, ON
Kiwanis Music Festival National Capitol Region—
Ottawa, ON
Lakehead Festival of Music & Arts, ON
Marek Jablonski Endowment Fund, AB
Stephen & Penny McCain, NB
Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival, AB
Mount Royal Choral Association, AB
New Brunswick Federation of Music Festivals, NB
New Glasgow Music Festival, NS
Ontario Music Festivals Association, ON
Pickering GTA Music Festival, ON
Provost Music Festival, AB
Phyllis Schafer, AB
Donna Quinton-Schonfield, AB
Evelyne Reid, ON
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, SK
Saskatoon Music Festival, SK
Stettler & District Music Festival, AB
Doug & Peggy Sue Stuckky, AB
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival, BC
ANDANTE GIFTS-IN-KIND
Leduc Music Festival, AB
St. Albert Rotary Club, AB
ANDANTINO (to $99)
June Chittick, AB
Frances Funk, MB
Moose Jaw Music Festival, SK
Ireneus Zuk, ON
TRUST FUND
Anonymous
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Redvers Music Festival, SK
Wilbert Ward, ON
HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS
Vivienne Bennie, BC
Paul Bourret, AB
G. Murray Campbell (D), MB
Marlene Cherry, AB
Ada English (D), BC
R. Donald Fullerton, ON
Gérald Goguen, NB
Mossie Hancock, SK
Reg Hugo (D), MB
Doris Covey Lazecki, SK
Dr. Lois Marshall (D), ON
George S. Mathieson (D), MB
E.R. McCrimmon, ON
Barry McDell (D), BC
Cora Molstad, AB
Robert Murray, NS
H.W. Patterson, ON
Sharon Penner, SK
Dr. David Peters, NF
Dorcas Plant, ON
Donna Quinton-Schonfield, AB
D.G.W. Sutherland (D), AB
J. Page Wadsworth (D), ON
Shirley (Baker) Whiston, NS
LIFE MEMBERS
Catherine Allison (D, ON)
Marion J. Andrews, NF
Dr. A.D. Bona (D), NB
R. W. Cooke (D), MB
Jean Crittall, ON
Mary Donahue, PE
William Fairbairn (D), AB
Yolande Fitzgerald, BC
Benjamin R. Guss (D), NB
Thos. Guy (D), NB
Gordon Hancock (D), SK
Mossie Hancock, SK
Florence Hilderman, SK
Thos. Howden, SK
Col. C.O. Hunt (D), ON
Polly Krasnoff (D), AB
Hectorine Lauzier, NB
Margaret Long, BC
Angela Matheson, PE
Vera Mattson, SK
Dr. E. Bruce McEwen, BC
C.J. Musselwhite, AB
E.G. Pridham (D), ON
John Rooke (D), ON
James Seaton (D), MB
D. Seyward Smith, BC
D. Crawford Smyth (D), ON
Jan Simons (D), QC
Iris Sproule (D), ON
Joan Tuckey, AB
A.D. Vaisey, ON
A.E.White (D), ON
PATRON MEMBERS ($200)
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
June Chittick, AB
Steven Fielder, ON
Mac Jones, AB
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Saskatoon Music Festival, SK
DONOR MEMBERS ($100)
Margaret Ann Craig, NB
Barbara Long, NB
Prof. Alexandra Munn, AB
Edith Munroe, MB
Prince Albert Music Festival, SK
Dr. Lillian Upright, AB
Ireneus Zuk, ON
Please let us know if you notice any errors or omissions on our donor and member lists.
We greatly appreciate your support! This list is current to June 1st, 2008
FRIEND MEMBERS ($50)
Pam Allen, ON
Shirley Bergen, MB
Theresa Brost, SK
Barbara Clark, ON
Canadian Music Festival Adjudicators
Association, CAN
Carleton County Music Festival, NB
Martha Clarke, ON
Cowichan Music Festival, BC
Thomas Davidson, QC
Dr. Phyllis Forsyth, ON
Frances Funk, MB
Dianne Johnstone, AB
Penny Joynt, SK
Dr. Elaine Keillor, ON
Kiwanis Festival of the Performing ArtsStratford, ON
Meadow Lake Music Festival, SK
Joanne Messer, SK
Murray Nichol, BC
Gloria Nickell, SK
Nancy Nowosad, MB
Michael Oike, MB
Val Ormerod, SK
Gerry Punke, NS
Don Ross, AB
Dale Wheeler, AB
Harold Wiens, AB
BASIC MEMBERS ($30)
Andrea Battista, ON
Gwen Beamish, ON
Jim & Peggy Brough, ON
Irena Bubniak, QC
Robert Carmichael, ON
Clarenville Kiwanis Music Festival, NL
Corner Brook Rotary Music Festival, NL
Gregory Cross, ON
Penelope Dale, ON
Cathy Donahue, SK
Carol Donhauser, SK
Monica Driscoll, PE
Ginette Duplessis, ON
Carol Edwards, AB
Estevan & District Music Festival, SK
Festival de Musique de Caraquet, NB
Kathy Fuller, NS
Guelph Kiwanis Music Festival, ON
Marlis Gunderson, AB
Joan Heels, ON
Carole Helfter, MB
Madeline Jadine Hope, BC
Marlene Jackson, BC
Ernest Kassian, SK
Kathleen Keple, BC
Kenora District Festival of the Arts, ON
Kings County Music Festival, PE
Kipling Music Festival, SK
Kiwanis Music Festival of London, ON
Kiwanis Music Festival Windsor-Essex County, ON
Jerry & Sheila Lonsbury, AB
Janet Leffek, BC
Elizabeth McDonald, ON
Joy McFarlane-Burton, SK
Melfort Music Festival, SK
Mavis Murray, NS
Ian Nelson, SK
Newfoundland Federation of Music Festivals, NL
Pacific Northwest Music Festival, BC
Pickering GTA Music Festival, ON
Provost Music Festival, AB
Prof. Thomas Plaunt, QC
Regina Music Festival, SK
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, AB
Marilyn Sinclair, AB
Donna Thomson, SK
Verna Veikle, SK
Joan Woodrow, NL
Allison Woyiwada, ON
37 CAMPAIGN DONORS
Anonymous, AB
Anonymous, BC
Pam Allen, ON
Florence Anderson, AB
Dawn Atkinson, AB
Norma Jean Atkinson, AB
37 CAMPAIGN DONORS cont’d
Terry Atkinson, AB
Arlene Baschak, MB
Andrea Battista, ON
Gwen Beamish, ON
Richard Boulanger, NB
Bernie Bouma, AB
Paul Bourret, AB
Theresa Brost, SK
Jim & Peggy Brough, ON
John Burge, ON
Anne Carrier, AB
June Chittick, AB
Barbara Clark, ON
Martha Clarke, ON
Barbara Collier, ON
Alice Conway, AB
Gregory Cross, ON
Barbara Donkin, AB
Sara Driedger, AB
Katie Driver, AB
Wanda Dubois, AB
Ginette Duplessis, ON
Wendy Durieux, AB
Fay Durocher, AB
Carol Edwards, AB
Ida Edwards, AB
Gino Falconi, ON
Steven Fielder, ON
Donna Fox, ON
Beryl Goodman, AB
Grande Prairie & District Music Festival , AB
Greater Victoria Performing Arts Festival, BC
Thomas Green, ON
Marco Gruwel, MB
Honourable Barbara Hagerman, PE
Jim Harmsworth, ON
Harvey Music Festival, NB
Jane Hayes, BC
Dr. Joan Heels, ON
Connie Highsmith, AB
Cathy Hnatuk, AB
Joyce Howdle, AB
Humboldt Music Festival, SK
Carol Johnson, SK
Larry Johnson, AB
Dave Johnstone, AB
Dianne Johnstone, AB
Mac Jones, AB
Sandra Kardos, AB
Dr. Elaine Keillor, ON
Catherine Kennedy, AB
Kathleen Keple, BC
Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto, ON
Linda Kundert-Stoll, AB
Lacombe & District Music Festival, AB
Janet Leffek, BC
Barbara Long, NB
Jerry & Sheila Lonsbury, AB
Frances McBurnie, PE
Deborah McGladdery, BC
Joan Meeres, AB
Joanne Messer, SK
Brenda Miller, AB
Karl Mokken, AB
Shannon Morrison, AB
Prof. Alexandra Munn, AB
Edith Munroe, MB
Newfoundland Federation of Music Festivals, NL
Murray Nichol, BC
Frank Nicholson, PE
Gloria Nickell, SK
Nancy Nowosad, MB
North Peace Performing Arts Festival, AB
Olds & District Kiwanis Music Festival, AB
Joanne Paulgaard, AB
Norma Paulgaard, AB
Pembina Valley Music Festival, MB
Sharon Penner, SK
Dorcas Plant, AB
Prof. Thomas Plaunt, QC
Evelyne Reid, ON
Carole Roberts, AB
Mary Ross, AB
Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, SK
Ione Scherger, AB
Sylvia Shadick-Taylor, AB
Joan Sigmundson, AB
Marlene Skeet, AB
Robert Skelton, ON
Brenda Sleightholme, BC
Pauline Spatz, NB
Bob and Lois Specht, AB
Carolyn Steeves, AB
Derek Stoll, AB
Peggy Sue Stuckky, AB
Bev Sweet, AB
Marilyn Thornton, AB
Dr. Lillian Upright, AB
Virden Music & Arts Festival, MB
Dale Wheeler, AB