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.
Music theatre
Adjudicator - Marion Abbott
RESULTS
Friday April 8, Music Theatre Day 2
164 15-16 years
- 1st Ava Levecque Diamond-95
- 2nd Kaylee Ross Diamond-93
- 3rd Janessa Smania Diamond-90
- 3rd Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-90
184 17-18 years
- 1st Alena Smania Gold-88
168 115-16 years
- 1st Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-92
- 2nd Janessa Smania Gold-88
167 15-16 years
- 1st Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-92
- 2nd Kaylee Ross Diamond-91
- 2nd Karly Thornton Diamond-91
- 3rd Janessa Smania Diamond-90
187 17-18 years
- 1st Alena Smania Diamond-91
165 15-16 years
- 1st Kaylee Ross Diamond-94
- 2nd Ava Levecque Diamond-93
- 3rd Karly Thornton Diamond-91
185 17-18 years
- 1st Alena Smania Diamond-93
163 15-16 years
- 1st Ava Levecque Diamond-92
162 15-16 years
- 1st Kaylee Ross Diamond-92 2nd Karly Thornton Gold-89
166 15-16 years
- 1st Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-94
169 15-16 years
- 1st Karly Thornton Gold-89 2nd Janessa Smania Gold-88
189 17-18 years
- 1st Alena Smania Gold-89
Speech Arts
Adjudicator - Marion Abbott
RESULTS
Speech Arts - April 9
1005 10 yrs and under
- 1st Presley Varrin Diamond-96
115 11-12 years
- 1st Jessica Abbott Diamond-93
- 2nd Keir Gauld Diamond-90
- 3rd Alessandro Gregorini Gold-89
135 13-14 years
- 1st Ada King Gold Diamond-94
131 13-14 years
- 1st Corbett Valiquette Gold-88
1001 10 yrs and under
- 1st Presley Varrin Diamond-90
152 15-16 years
- 1st Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-94
155 15-16 years
- 1st Janessa Smania Diamond-93
- 2nd Kalem Mahaffy Diamond-92
1003 10 yrs and under
- 1st Presley Varrin Gold-88