Romy Maikapar, winner of thres awards for vocal excellence during the recent Pacific Northwest Music Festival, will travel to Saanich for the B.C. Festival of the Arts.

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‘by Betty Barton

_ “As a follow-up to the suc-—

cessful 25th anniversary of the

: Pacific Northwest Music Festi- - wal, the Terrace Review in com-

ing. weeks will interview and pro-

., file some of the local competitors _- who have been chosen to represent

the aren at the B.C. Festival of the

Ants in Saanich May 23-27.

: At the 25th Pacific Northwest Music Festival Romy Maikapar won the Ronald McDonald Vocal Award of $50 for her sing-

ing of the Russian folk song. “Snow Flurries’’. She received a

$75 Dr. Strangway . Award for highest’ mark (87%) vocal solo

13-to-15 years, for the piece “When Sweet Anne Sings’.

And she was presented with ‘Eurocan’s $150 award for most promising intermediate vocal student, age 13 to 15.--- =.

In. a recent interview, Romy

|” -explained ‘that in the. Northwest, ay cimusic., festival, the. eunder *. 7 ‘category is” ‘contideréd™ “in

termediate’. As of January 1,

1990, Romy was thirteen. She had her 14th birthday Jan. 27th. A the B.C. Festival of the arts, 13-to-15 is considered junior.

With the proceeds from her numerous music festival awards, Romy has already registered for three weeks: of music theater school at Courtenay’s Summer School of the Arts.

Romy began singing in earnest

six years ago. Her father en: couraged her because she always enjoyed singing with him and by herself,: around -the’ house. Ginny Lowrie, of Terrace was Romy’s first voice coach and

still fulfills that role. The

Lowries now reside in Van-

.couver in the winter months. Ginny visits Terrace monthly for .

lessons with her students. She

.. records. each lesson so that the: student can refer to iit in her

‘absence: | - Romy’ -Maikapar ‘will . do her’.

Gtade 6 voice exams in June and *.

will write her theory exams this summer. "After she _ completes

Grade 10 voice, Romy wants to” get her teaching certificate: That : ‘way, she says she-can support herself while she attends perfor-" ming arts classes at university. ‘Romy’ s ultimate goal, for now:

anyway, is to become an actress.

‘Romy feels at home on stage. . ' “She has been to provincial com- petitions in Duncan and Chilli- wack. She performed in the Ter-

race Co-op Talent Show three years ago. She competed in

-Vanderhoof and won there: And:

she has also gone to Saskatchew- an to perform.

Romy practises alone at home about 45 minutes per day with her music ‘and cassette ‘tape, or she sings with accompanists Jose

‘Coosemans. or Audrey Faber.

She doesn’t know yet who will”.

_be the accompaniest in Saanich ‘at the B.C. Festival of the ‘Arts.

“‘'E love. performing, . but I hate practising!”* she- says:

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L_ Off to the. B.C. Festival

At the Pacific Northwest Music Festival March 8-17, a number of performers were selected by their adjudicators to compete at the provincial level. They will be representing’ this area at the B.C. Festival of the Arts in Saanich May 23-27.

In intermediate, alternate and junior dance, three Prince Rupert students — Brandy Crossie, Anna Liu and Bernice Liu — were chosen to attend the B.C. Festival of the Arts.

In senior voice, the region will be represented by Tina Hoven- Kamp; intermediate voice, Joanne Greening; junior voice Romy Maikapar and as an alter- nate, Ellie Higginson; all of Ter-

‘race,

“In intermediate and alternate - piano, Julie Lee and Joshua‘ Sager ‘of. Kitimat and junior piano, ‘Patrick Phillips of Ter- race will go-to the Festival. ‘In- strumental competitors: ‘are

senior ensemble, the ‘Caledonia : Brass Trio of Scott Loptson, : T-Jay MacKenzie and Chad Ed-" monds; intermediate brass, . - Scott Loptson; alternate, T-Jay- MacKenzie; junior brass, Laura .

Ruth Carlson; senior woodwind,

-Megan. Walker; intermediate

woodwind, Carmen Cebuliak

and junior . woodwind, Erin

Parr. All the above are from

Terrace. Alternate intermediate —

from Kitimat is Mee Lain Ling. In speech arts, intermediate, Joe Zucchiatti; junior, Glenys George and alternative, Lara Tessaro, all of Terrace, will compete.

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