Monday, June 8th
Classical Upper Strings - Level 6 - Group B
Adjudicator: Joy Schuster
Joy Schuster graduated, with honours, from Michigan State University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Music Education. Joy then went on to teach in the beautiful state of Maine where she was a full time ‘String Specialist” in grades 3-8. In 1989, after immigrating to Canada, she taught with the Hamilton School board and the Hamilton Suzuki String School of Music. Joy also played with the Niagara Symphony during her years in Hamilton. In 1993, Joy moved to Denver, Colorado where she completed a Master of Arts in Suzuki Pedagogy and played with quartet L’Inverno and the Lamont School of Music Symphony Orchestra. In 1996, Joy moved back to her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan where she taught with the Grand Rapids Community College Suzuki Program and started and directed a Music Together Program. In 2000, Joy moved back to Canada and began teaching at the Guelph Suzuki String School. In 2019, Joy was appointed conductor of the Guelph Youth Music Center String Orchestras. In 2023, Joy received the Bernice Adams Memorial Award for her contributions to the artistic and cultural life of Cambridge. Most recently, Joy was a recipient of the King Charles the III, Coronation Medal for the City of Guelph. Joy is also the concertmaster with the Cambridge Symphony Orchestra and conductor of the Cambridge Youth Orchestra. Joy’s remarkable contributions to Canada can be heard in the music of our community and beyond.
Location
First United Church - Sanctuary
16 William St. W.
Waterloo, ON N2L 1J3
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Classical Upper Strings - Level 6 - Group B - Morning
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:9:00 AM | Name:Seah Han | Titles: Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:9:15 AM | Name:Giovanni Rullo | Titles: Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Sarabande in G Minor by Carl Bohm | Home Festival:Kingston |
| Time:9:30 AM | Name:Matthew Wang | Titles: Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi The Boy Paganini (Fantasia) by Edward Mollenhauer | Home Festival:Stratford |
| Time:9:45 AM | Name:Lila Stoup | Titles: Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 3rd mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:Guelph |
| Time:10:00 AM | Name:Kenneth Omoto | Titles: Concerto in G Major (no. 3), RV 310, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi Hornpipe by George Coutts | Home Festival:Yip's |
| Time:10:15 AM | Name:Daphne Wong | Titles: Concerto in G Major, op.3, no. 3, RV310, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Kathleen Wood Sonata No. 4 in D Minor, 1st & 2nd mvts. by Johann Christoph Pepusch, transc. Walter Kolneder | Home Festival:Toronto |
| Time:10:30 AM | Name:Melody Zhang | Titles: Tarantella, op. 27, no. 2 by František Drdla Concerto No. 2 in A Major, 3rd mvt. by Anatoli Komarowski | Home Festival:Unionville |
| Time:10:45 AM | Name:Jeremy Chen | Titles: Student Concerto No. 2 in G Major, op. 13, 1st mvt.: Allegro non troppo by Friedrich Seitz Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:CCC |
| Time:11:00 AM | Name:Kaitlyn O'Neill | Titles: Sonata No. 3 in F Major HWV 370, 1st mvt.: Adagio and 2nd mvt.: Allegro by George Frideric Handel Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi | Home Festival:Peel |
| Time:11:15 AM | Name:Ryan Hong | Titles: Air varié on a Theme by Bellini, op. 89, no. 3 by Charles Dancla Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a3, 2nd mvt.: Spirituoso by George Philipp Telemann | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex |
| Time:11:30 AM | Name:Jayliar Lo | Titles: Sonatina, 2nd mvt. by Bohuslav Martinů Concerto in A Minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi | Home Festival:Toronto |
11:45 AM - Lunch Break
Classical Upper Strings - Level 6 - Group B - Afternoon
| Time | Name | Titles | Home Festival |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time:1:00 PM | Name:Bo-Yen Chen | Titles: Air varié on a Theme by Bellini, op. 89, no. 3 by Charles Dancla Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:London |
| Time:1:15 PM | Name:Andre Bian | Titles: Concerto in G Major, op. 3, no. 3, 1st mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Sonatina, 2nd mvt.: Andante by Bohuslav Martinů | Home Festival:Pickering GTA |
| Time:1:30 PM | Name:Austin Li | Titles: The Boy Paganini (Fantasia) by Eduard Mollenhauer Coraggio (no. 10) by Harold Birston | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo |
| Time:1:45 PM | Name:Siyuan Yin | Titles: Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin The Boy Paganini (Fantasia) by Eduard Mollenhauer | Home Festival:Niagara |
| Time:2:00 PM | Name:Xavier Chen | Titles: Concerto in A minor, op. 3, no. 6, 1st mvt.: Allegro by Antonio Vivaldi Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:Hamilton |
| Time:2:15 PM | Name:Isabelle Li | Titles: Concerto in A Minor (No. 6), RV 356 BAR, 1st mvt. by Antonio Vivaldi Sonata in A Minor, TWV 41:a3, 1st mvt. by Georg Philipp Telemann | Home Festival:Star-MVP |
| Time:2:30 PM | Name:Ella Tofinetti | Titles: Adoration by Felix Borowski Catch Me if You Can! by Christine Donkin | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis |
3:00 PM - Workshop and Announcement of Winners - MANDATORY
Workshop will be held from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Announcement of winners will happen at the end of the workshop.
5:00 PM - PLAYOFFS - Classical Upper Strings- Level 6
The top two competitors from this class will proceed to the playoffs.
The playoffs will be held at {_linked_locatoin_}
543 Beechwood Dr., Waterloo, ON N2T 2S8