Gala Concert and
Awards Ceremony
June 4, 2011
Photos : Danielle Langevin
My apologies for not being able to post photos
of everyone.
Our Festival President
(also QMTA President)
Yolande Gaudreau
getting ready to host the evening.
David Côté, our MC, thanking
our sponsors, the organizing committee,
and all the volunteers for a successful
2011 Festival.
The gala evening started
with the trophy recipients offering
parents, friends and teachers
gathered at Elgar Center,
a wonderful concert.
The Heintzman pianos were provided
by our partners Pianos Bolduc
Eric Abramovitz, Sonata No. 1 for clarinet
by Brahms. Eric took the
William Stevens trophy for winds.
Jessica Dancewicz, soprano
sang Se tu m'ami by Pergolesi.
She won the Mavis Veit
trophy for voice category.
Christine Pan, 9-year old pianist,
(photo below)
played Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum, by Debussy
and
Yulen Shen, 10-year old pianist,
Chopin's Nocturne in C sharp Minor.
Angeline Wang, 8 yrs played
Air varié No. 5 by Dancla.
Qi Rui Zheng, 13 years
Introduction et Tarentelle, by Sarasate.
The Ensemble trophy winning duo was
Galexie, (Gabriella Conarroe
et Alexandra Beaudry-Richard).
In their absence, Félicia Beauchamp & Lin Yun Feng
(photo below), also piano ensemble
first-prize winners (13 yrs)
filled in, and played
"Laideronnette, Impératrice des pagodes",
from Ma mère l'Oye, by Ravel.
Francis Battah (photo below), pianist, played
first-prize winning composition,
titled Prélude.
Jean-François Carrière, 14 yrs played the
amazing Variations on One String, by Paganini
Lysandre Ménard
played Mephisto-Valse No. 1 by Liszt.
Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair (photo below),
22-yr old pianist, closed the concert
with Ballade No. 4 by Chopin.
The awards ceremony followed
the concert.
Prize-winners
Piano Solo 6 -10 yrs
Far right : Christine Pan.
Prize winners
Piano Solo 11 - 13 yrs
4th left : Yulen Shen.
Prize winners
Piano Solo 14 - 23 yrs
Right : Lysande Ménard and Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair
Prize Winners Piano Concerto
left to right: Julia Duong - Brandon Do
Christine Pan - Alicia Shin Young Lee - Francis Battah
Lysandre Ménard, Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair
(John Ringwood trophy winner).
Prize winners Piano Ensemble
left to right
Fiona & Felix Thiel
Thérèse Nguyen (absent) & Rébecca Do
Ling Yun Feng & Félycia Beauchamp.
Daisy Palos
Piano Ensemble trophy
was taken by Duo Galexie
Gabriella Conarroe
& Alexandra Beaudry-Richard.
6 - 9 yrs Violin prize winners
3rd left : Angeline Wang.
Music Writing prize winners
left to right:
Mathieu Castonguay, piano
Jean-François Carrière, cello
Francis Battah, piano
Stéphane Lin, piano
Nicolas Dupuis, piano (absent).
Angeline Wang won the Daphne Sandercock trophy (violin junior)
To her right, David Côté from QMTA.
To her left, Alan Barg, from QMEF.
Yu Kai Sun (left), & Qi Rui "Richard" Zheng (right)
ex-aequo winners of the
Rita Barg trophy (violin senior).
Jean-François Carrière
Trophée Mhairi Thomson-Tessier
cello winner, posing with Alan Barg.
Christine Pan
Marie-Jeanne Fortier trophy recipient
piano 9 yrs & under.
Henry Finkel Trophy
Piano Solo 13 yrs & under
went to Yulen Shen.
Rose Goldblatt
Piano Solo 17 yrs & under
earned by Lysandre Ménard.
Coop Vincent-d'Indy
piano 18 yrs & over handed to
Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair.
Dr. Angela Chan presented
LAMBDA trophy & bursary
for Summer program
to Junior Grand Champion
Angeline Wang
and the LAMBDA
trophy and bursary for Masterclass
series to to Senior grand champion
Gabriel Quenneville-Bélair.
Prize and bursary "Who Wants to Be a Mu$ician"
was won by Mathieu Roussel-Lewis.
Gift certificates
for a stay at Camp musical de Lanaudière
went to Qi Rui Zheng and Yu Kai Sun, both violin
students.
(photo above).
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