March 4 to Sunday, March 17 - 2013 - 58TH Annual Rotary Festival

Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival

Executive Director Appointment

Effective February 15, 2012

The Medicine Hat Rotary Club is pleased to announce the appointment of

“Laurie Christiansen”, as the new Executive Director of the Music Festival.

The appointment is effective, February 15, 2012.

Laurie will work with the current Executive Director, Anne Carrier, for the 2012 Music Festival, March 5 – 18^th.  Anne will terminate the position May 31^st, 2012.

The members of the Medicine Hat Rotary Club welcome Laurie, and look forward to working with her for many years to come.

"Changes to the Choral Festival"

Choral Poster Click Here-----> 

Choral Regulations Click Here----->

2011 Performers at Alberta Provincial Music Festival

First Place Winners

Simon Frelick – Vocal Solo – Boys – 12 Years & Under, Mari Coetzee – Cello – 16 & Under, Keri Kelly – Musical Theatre Solo – Ballad – 16 & Under

SECOND PLACE PERFORMERS

Anjali Mishra – Speech Solo – 12 & Under, Brendan Catalano – Woodwind Solo – Senior, Sydney Frelick – Vocal Solo – Girls – 12 & Under, Hunter Semrau  - Music Composition – 12 & Under, Jocelyn Rempel – Violin Solo – 16 & Under, Monsignor McCoy High – Senior High School Ensemble

Outstanding Performances

Tommy Schamlzbauer – Woodwind Solo – 16 & Under, Graham Schaufele – Piano Solo – 12 & Under, Edmund Camphor – Vocal Solo – Senior, Peter Wang – Piano Solo – 16 & Under, Shelby MacPhail – Speech Solo – 16 & Under, Ine-Wilme Coetzee – Cello Solo – 12 & Under, Samantha Dolter – Piano Solo – Grades 5 & 6, Nicholas Kush – Vocal Solo – Boys – 16 & Under, Rhianna Schaan – Piano Solo – Grades 9 & 10, Coulee Strings (Shelby MacPhail, Connor Clarke, Matthew Kim) - Chamber Group, Anjali Mishra – Musical Theatre Solo – 12 & Under, Kiarah Boughen – Violin Solo – 12 & Under, James Thorogood – Musical Theatre Solo – Ballad – Senior, James Thorogood  - Music Composition – Senior, Tylor vanRiper – Musical Theatre Solo – Up Tempo – Senior, Sydney Baedke – Vocal Solo – Girls – 16 & Under,  Amanda Gourley – Music Theatre – 16 & U – Up Tempo

Recommended –Unable to Attend

Jocelyn Rempel – Speech Solo – 16 & Under, Kiah Hirsch – Piano Solo – Senior, Carly Catalano – Piano Solo - Senior

1st Place Winner  Mari Coetzee Cello – 16 & Under

1st Place Winner Simon Frelick Vocal Solo – Boys – 12 Years & Under

1st Place Winner Keri Kelly Musical Theatre Solo – Ballad – 16 & Under

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FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS:  An “Army of Volunteers” is required to host the Festival.  The Rotary Committee would gratefully accept any amount of help & support in this area.  Please email willing names & phone #’s to music.festival@shaw.ca

“Where Words Fail – Music Speaks”

(Hans Christian Anderson)

(Medicine Hat Rotary Music Festival Committee)

For further information Contact Anne Carrier

E-Mail: music.festival@shaw.ca

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