2025 PROVINCIAL MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS

The following participants have been recommended to the Provincial Music & Arts Festival, which will be held in Brandon, MB on May 23-25, 2025. The Provincial Festival will be hosted by the Associated Manitoba Arts Festivals.

2025 WINNIPEG MUSIC FESTIVAL

2025 PROVINCIAL FESTIVAL RECOMMENDATIONS

Vocal – Primary Recommended: Isla Aletta and Lyla Chisick Alternate: Finley Warwick-Kozyra

Vocal – Elementary Recommended: Ira Shankar and Emily Chicoine Alternate: Carolina Corona

Vocal – Junior Recommended: Claire Waldie and Anna Anderson Epp Alternate: Kara Sims

Vocal – Intermediate Recommended: Oliver Flexer and Amalia Hickerson Alternate: Isabella Deeley

Vocal – Advanced Recommended: Sophie Caron and Chiara Wilson Alternate: Cleo Harcus

Vocal – Senior Recommended: Jayden Fraser and Taylor Burns Alternate: Hannah Orr

Piano – Primary Recommended: Navindu Bandara and Siyuan Li Alternate: Cindy Sun

Piano – Elementary Recommended: Gavin Guo and Eason Huang Alternate: April Jackson

Piano – Junior Recommended: Jayden Qi and Ethan Liu Alternate: Peggy Xi

Piano – Intermediate Recommended: Qinghao Bi and Emiliya Vasyl’yeva Alternate: Aubree Wang

Piano – Advanced Recommended: Nathaniel Liu and Dingyuan Zhang Alternate: Vivian Liang

Piano – Senior Recommended: Bogdan Shunkov and Raymond Ding Alternate: Émilie Strain

Strings – Primary Recommended: Elena Sanchez Troya and Bruce Wild Alternate: Elliot Oracheski

Strings – Elementary Recommended: Dea Valencia and Nouria Mahir Alternate: Isolde Chisolm

Strings – Junior Recommended: Allie Cheng and Mabel McManus Alternate: Tianyu Chen

Strings – Intermediate Recommended: Declan Friesen and Vivian Liang Alternate: Isla Johnson

Strings – Advanced Recommended: Jiaxuan (Emily) Zhu and Julianna Pauls Alternate: Mila Friesen

Strings – Senior Recommended: Chloé Strain Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Primary Recommended: Meera Dadiala and Finley Menzul Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Elementary Recommended: None Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Junior Recommended: Jack Pallen and Theo Melnyk Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Intermediate Recommended: Alyssa Harder Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Advanced Recommended: Chenyue Xue and Xiaoxiao Li Alternate: None

Classical Guitar – Senior Recommended – None Alternate: None

Woodwinds – Primary Recommended: August Black Alternate: None

Woodwinds – Elementary Recommended: Shaina Lee Alternate: None

Woodwinds – Junior Recommended: Yebeen Kim and Ella Walters Alternate: Clara Vinluan

Woodwinds – Intermediate Recommended: Katherine Wang and Aaron Jude Abellera Alternate: Ching Yi Sophie Chan

Woodwinds – Advanced Recommended: Cecilia Cormier and Angelia Meng Alternate: Avery Martens

Woodwinds – Senior Recommended: None Alternate: None

Brass – Primary Recommended: None Alternate: None

Brass – Elementary Recommended: None Alternate: None

Brass – Junior Recommended: Josh Diaz Alternate: None

Brass – Intermediate Recommended: Dorcas Yam and Benjamin Hargraves Alternate: None

Brass – Advanced Recommended: Nate Ferguson and Alfonso Diego Alternate: Brenna Shaw

Brass – Senior Recommended: Eli Granger Alternate: None

Percussion – Elementary Recommended: Schatz Montoya Alternate: None

Chamber – Primary Recommended: Les Trois Violoneux (Hugo Slavuta, Niko Slavuta & Elliot Oracheski)

Chamber – Junior Recommended: Tremendous Trio (Tianyu (Zoey) Chen, Rowan Andrew, Anna-Louise Britz)

Chamber – Intermediate Recommended: Lenore Quartet (Isla Johnson, Adalyn Leonard, Mabel Mcmanus & Clara Pauls)

Musical Theatre – Primary Recommended: Robin Banerji and Nathaniel Mercer Alternate: Lyla Nadelec

Musical Theatre – Elementary Recommended: Avee Forest and Ruby Padua Alternate: Miriam Simpson

Musical Theatre – Junior Recommended: Wren Potosky and Johan Malolos Alternate: Leah Hoeppner

Musical Theatre – Intermediate Recommended: Micah Buenafe and Amalia Hickerson Alternate: Niamh Ukrainec

Musical Theatre – Advanced Recommended: Lauren Castagna and Yale Rayburn Vander-Hout Alternate: Precious Adekunle

Musical Theatre – Senior Recommended: None Alternate: None

Operetta/Gilbert & Sullivan –Junior Recommended: Kara Sims and Kaiya Yoon-MacRae Alternate: None

Operetta/Gilbert & Sullivan – Intermediate Recommended: Maija Buduhan Alternate: None

Operetta/Gilbert & Sullivan – Advanced Recommended: Sienna Cariati Alternate: None

Operetta/Gilbert & Sullivan – Senior Recommended: Grace Budoloski Alternate: None

Canadian – Primary Vocal Recommended: Julia Castonguay Alternate: Finley Warwick-Kozyra

Canadian – Primary Piano Recommended: Scarlett Zu Alternate: Victoria Zhao

Canadian – Primary Strings Recommended: None Alternate: None

Canadian – Elementary Vocal Recommended: Carolina Corona Alternate: Ira Shankar

Canadian – Elementary Piano Recommended: Ella Chen Alternate: Aiden Ling

Canadian – Elementary Strings Recommended: None Alternate: None

Canadian – Junior Vocal Recommended: Kaiya Yoon-MacRae Alternate: None

Canadian – Junior Piano Recommended: Sophia Sihan Liang Alternate: Caleb Ho

Canadian – Junior Strings Recommended: Tianyu Chen Alternate: None

Canadian – Junior Woodwinds Recommended: Ella Walters Alternate: None

Canadian – Intermediate Vocal Recommended: Isabella Deeley Alternate: Anneka Von Kuster

Canadian – Intermediate Piano Recommended: Rena Wu Alternate: Aurora Zhang

Canadian – Intermediate Strings Recommended: Lilly Kandera Alternate: None

Canadian – Advanced Vocal Recommended: Ariel Recksiedler Alternate: Morgan Mackenzie

Canadian – Advanced Piano Recommended: Alexus Lee Alternate: Kamil Jones Strachan

Canadian – Senior Vocal Recommended: Hannah Orr Alternate: None

Canadian – Senior Piano Recommended: Marek Song Alternate: Anna-Lucia Mena Shevchenko

W.A. Mozart – Primary Recommended: Shiqian Zhang and August Black Alternate: None

W.A. Mozart – Elementary Recommended: Gavin Guo and Arlowe Black Alternate: Yuxi Wu

W.A. Mozart – Junior Recommended: Peggy Xi and Devry Namaka Alternate: None

W.A. Mozart – Intermediate Recommended: Ninel Amir and Martin Huang Alternate: Linus Sen Hein Liu

W.A. Mozart – Advanced Recommended: Sophie Caron and Lucas Wu Alternate: Wanzhuo Pan

W.A. Mozart – Senior Recommended: Bohdan Hoi Alternate: None

Popular/Contemporary – Primary Vocal Recommended: Giulia Retrosi Alternate Alexis Pacak

Popular/Contemporary - Primary Piano Recommended: Aidan Spencer Alternate: Jolie Lai

Popular/Contemporary – Elementary Vocal Recommended: Cora Lamb Alternate: Lacey Horner

Popular/Contemporary - Elementary Piano Recommended: Grace Guo Alternate: Benjamin Boyce

Popular/Contemporary – Junior Vocal Recommended: Gregory Hyman Alternate: Tavien Krasey

Popular/Contemporary – Intermediate Vocal Recommended: Anneka Von Kuster Alternate: None

Popular/Contemporary – Advanced Vocal Recommended: Ted Du Alternate: None

TV/Movie Musical – Primary Vocal Recommended: Lyla Chisick and Giulia Retrosi Alternate: Ella Wang

TV/Movie Musical – Elementary Vocal Recommended: Lacey Horner and Zoe Fish Alternate: Mia Pavlicic

TV/Movie Musical – Junior Vocal Recommended: Gregory Hyman and Emma Diduke Alternate: None

TV/Movie Musical – Intermediate Vocal Recommended: None Alternate: None