Forced to cancel the 2020 festival due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury’s virtual edition got underway last week.
The festival runs from March 29-31 and April 6-9.
“Instead of performing live in front of an audience and guest adjudicator, when the participants register for the festival, they will be required to upload a video of their performance using YouTube,” Kiwanis told Sudbury.com back in December.
“All of the participants in a given class will gather together via a Zoom meeting scheduled during the festival dates, where they will watch all the participants’ videos together and receive a live adjudication.”
The festival also has a new festival co-ordinator after the retirement of Heather Parker, who ran the event for 15 years. Katherine Smith has taken over as festival co-ordinator, although Parker remains on the event’s planning committee as festival treasurer.
Smith told Sudbury.com the virtual version of the festival is a little weird, but the young musicians have been patient and are performing well. She also said the technology has been cooperating for the most part.
Voice results -- Day One
Adjudicator - Molly Luhta
Thursday, April 8
6A Grade 6
1st Kalyani Krishnaa Nair Silver-84
7A Grade 7
1st Chloe Smilek Gold-85
16 F 16 yrs and under
1st Chloe Smilek Diamond-90
2nd Kaylee Ross Gold-88
14 F 14 yrs and under
1st Kalyani Krishnaa Nair Gold-86
14 FAS 14 yrs and under
1st Ella Koskela Gold-86
6C Grade 6
1st Kalyani Krishnaa Nair Gold-86
8C Grade 8
1st Chloe Smilek Gold-87
Music Theatre -- Day One
Adjudicator - Marion Abbott
Thursday April 8, Music Theatre
104 10 yrs and under
1st Chloe Grubber Gold-88
124 11-12 years
1st Nova Gregorini Gold-86
105 10 yrs and under
1st Harmony McBride Gold-85
125 11-12 years
1st Alessandro Gregorini Gold-89
2nd Nova Gregorini Gold-88
108 10 yrs and under
1st Chloe Grubber Gold-89
2nd Harmony McBride Gold-86
128 11-12 years
1st Jessica Abbott Gold-89
2nd Keir Gauld Gold-87
127 11-12 years
1st Jessica Abbott Diamond-90
2nd Keir Gauld Gold-88
123 11-12 years
1st Alessandro Gregorini Gold-88
126 11-12 years
1st Alessandro Gregorini Gold-88 2nd Keir Gauld Gold-87
122 11-12 years
1st Jessica Abbott Gold-89
109 10 yrs and under
1st Harmony McBride Gold-87 2nd Chloe Grubber Gold-86
129 11-12 years
1st Nova Gregorini Diamond-91 2nd Jessica Abbott Gold-87
148 13-14 years
1st Ella Koskela Diamond-92 2nd Corbett Valiquette Diamond-91 3rd Ada King Gold Diamond-90 3rd Zoe Langille Diamond-90
145 13-14 years
1st Lauren Buchowski Gold-89 2nd Corbett Valiquette Gold-88
147 13-14 years
1st Ella Koskela Diamond-93 2nd Lauren Buchowski Diamond-90
146 13-14 years
1st Lauren Buchowski Diamond-90
142 13-14 years
1st Ada King Gold Diamond-91
141 13-14 years
1st Lauren Buchowski Gold-88
143 13-14 years
1st Ada King Gold Diamond-92 2nd Tess Krawczuk Diamond-90 3rd Ella Koskela Gold-89
3rd Zoe Langille Gold-89
144 13-14 years
1st Ella Koskela 92
2nd Tess Krawczuk 90
3rd Zoe Langille 88
149 13-14 years
1st Tess Krawczuk Diamond-93
2nd Ada King Gold Diamond91
2nd Zoe Langille Diamond-91
3rd Lauren Buchowski Diamond-90
