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mo oS oe A er J: _
| participate.
| in Pacific |
Music Festival
’ TERRACE — Performers: volved with the Pacific
from across the north Northwest Music Festival
gathered in Terrace during’ for a number of years. ‘I
the month of April forthe first started out as a vol-
Pacific. Northwest Music unteer about eight years
Festival. ago, working on the a-
— wards committee and do-
_ by Daniele Berquist —ing various things for the
: ‘festival’, =
Publicity person forthe | As a publicity person, ”
festival, Diane Weismiller, Weismiller is responsible
said there were over 490 for ‘getting in touch. with.
entries for this year’s com- - the media and setting up
petition, and that every- interviews with local’
thing went very smoothly. newspapers, radio stations
‘We had people from Ha- _ including CBC’ in Prince
zelton, Kitwanga, Prince Rupert. Every day- during
Rupert, Kitimat and Smit- the festival Weismiller was
: hers participate.” Weis- responsible for contacting
= _ _— — m= . miller added they. were the media for. the daily re-
Elizabeth Sluys successfully captured several awards inthere- grateful to all organi- cords of the winners.
cent Pacific Northwest Music Festival, including the Dr. B.L. zations who made facil- Though it’s a lot of

Phillips Award for Woodwind Solo, Senior and Open; the Ter-.. 34: ‘ . : See § ant arth a :
race ‘Concert Society Award for sn instrumental Cuet with — fecaid available’ for the work, Weismiller plans to Up :
Joanne Moody; and various other awards for her work with festival, _ return next year. “I've _ Abogpet ies
music, primarily in woodwinds. Sluys was chosen as provincial Weismiller said the always felt the Pacific (_ oe AL
winner for the intermediate Woodwind category. - | scholarship presentatidi’ Northwest Music Festival 9 ew Ple aa sta _
= MRA oes had a better turnout than ip excels t for chile re Trenna Anderson, 13; waste cectfont ofthe R Lowile Trophy |
in previous years. Inevery share their talent. I'll be — mu » 1S, WA Ine i » LOWE 7
competition, the talent back next year,” she add- for the highest mark in Older Beginner Plano In the recent
was very good, she said.. ed. a ene :
“The adjucators were | Weismiller is a librarian.
most impressed in the at Parkside Elementary
quality of teaching and School and has been a
caliber of competition.” | Terrace resident for the
Weismiller has been in- past 23 years. —

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Sarah Morgan, 12, received the highest mark for Lyric Spoken
Poetry, Grades 4 to’7, and was presented with the G.P. Air .
Trophy in the recent Pacific Northwest Music Festival held in

Terrace.

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6 iets. wt as
Vocal Solo winne
Tina Hovenkamp, 16, won the Richard's Cleaners Award of $50
for recelving the highest mark for the 16 to 20-year-old age
group in the Vocal Solo competition in the Pacific Northwest

Music Festival. Hovenkamp also captured the Lyshaug Vocal.
Award of $50 for a mark of over 85 in Music Theatre.

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Competitors

Award for her Brass Solo. ae

Alice Sluys recently participated in the Northwest Music Robin McColl Trophy winner. f fr Orn acs OS S th eC a
earn and, wei chosen a8 oe winner an ne, New ga MeGotlough achieved high enough marks in the Lyric / a ae
estminster Jazz Clinic Scholarship as outstanding student of += - Spoken: Poetry, Kindergarten to Grade 3 -‘livision category, to ms h -
_a Stage Band or Combo. Sluys also received the Keith Tucker . win the Robin McColl Memorial Trophy during the | Pacific ok if} or t Pp a r t! 7 | p a te Boe

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