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Vancouver Kiwanis Music FestivalsWelcome to the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festivals - dedicated to the encouragement, instruction and celebration of young musicians in Greater Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. With an esteemed heritage dating back to the Knights of Pythias in 1923, and under the attentive stewardship of the Kiwanis Club of Vancouver since 1960, ours is now B.C.'s premier music festival, offering professional adjudication to some 10,000 students in high school bands and choirs, and in the private study of classical guitar, classical voice, music theatre, piano, strings, brass and woodwinds. Several years ago, an Ethnic Chinese instruments category was added making ours a truly multi-cultural event. Especially gifted students can go on to compete at the Provincial and National levels. In 2009, with continued support from the Vancouver Kiwanis Club, we became a separate Society. We are now delighted that new benefactors, The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group and the Robert L. Conconi Foundation, have come forward with generous sponsorship. We know helping to foster an appreciation for music, hard work and commitment in one child positively impacts not just their lives but the future of our community and our world. That's why, even when we hear a song sung a little off-key or a few missed notes -- it's all music to our ears. |
InfoTitle Sponsor The Robert L. Conconi Foundation |
Meet the adjudicators
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Adjudicator
Choral Festival
Richard Nace is one of the Pacific Northwest's foremost choral educators and conductors. Mr. Nace... |
Adjudicator
Vocal Jazz Festival
Dave Cross -- composer, arranger, clinician, guest conductor and music educator -- is highly resp... |
Adjudicator
Main Festival
Michael Partington is one of the most engaging of the new generation of concert players. Praised... |
Adjudicator
Concert Band Festival
Gillian MacKay is an Associate Professor of Music of the University of Toronto, where she conduct... |
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Choral Workshop
Adjudicator for Choral Workshop Day for Developing Choirs - Elementary Sarona Mynhardt was... |










