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HEART & SOUL entertaining from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Orléans Legion, 800 Taylor Creek Dr. for your listening and dancing pleasure. Buffet dinner served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For reservations call 613-590-7227.


A MUSICAL EVENING WITH SARAH SLEAN AND HAWKSLEY WORKMAN at the Shenkman Arts Centre. For the first time, two of the finest voices in Canadian music are set to share the stage. Sarah Slean and Hawksley Workman will perform songs from their respective musical repertoires, accompanying each other and singing as a duo. Expect the evening to be filled with unforgettable music, storytelling, and soaring voices. Showtime 8 p.m. Tickets $45 for adults and $20 for students available at shenkmanarts.ca or by visiting the Shenkman Arts Centre box office.


BREAKFAST AT THE LEGION – Enjoy breakfast at the Orléans Legion from 8 a.m to 11 a.m. with table service provide by local Cadets. $2 from the sale of every breakfast will go toward the Legion.


FREE TAX CLINIC at 250 Centrum Blvd., Suite 206 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon for individuals and families who otherwise have limited access to tax filling services due to financial issues. By appointment only. Call 613-834-1800.

 

(Posted 3 p.m., March 8)

Top students showcased at First Class Honours concert

By Fred Sherwin
Orléans Online

Siblings Alexandre, Emily and Charlotte Hou with their GMTA First Class Honours awards following last night's recital. Fred Sherwin/Photo

The Gloucester Music Teachers Association held its annual First Class Honours recital at Orléans United Church Saturday night, showcasing some of the GMTA's top students.

The 90-minute concert was kicked off by 13-year-old violinist Nyah Lavoie who won the GMTA scholarship at last year's Kiwanis Music Festival.

Lavoie first started playing the violin when she was just four-years-old and her dedication to her craft was evident for all to hear during her performance of "Polish Dance" by Edmund Severn.

Among the performers on the First Class Honours program were three siblings from Orléans who all share a passion for music, and in particular, the piano. On Saturday night they shared something else, they all received awards for finishing at the top of their class in their respective grade levels.

Charlotte Hou, 7, received a 91 on her Grade 3 Royal Conservatory of Music exam. Her brother Alexander, 10, received a 95 on his Grade 4 exam, and their older sister Emily, 13, was the evening's only double recipient, receiving the Grade 8 performamce award and the award for advanced rudiments.

Although all three siblings had received First Class Honours awards in the past, this is the first time that all three had received them in the same year.

Other First Class Honours award recipients included Vinutha Dittakovi for Preparatpry A; Athena Liao for Preparatory B; Grace Li received the Grade 1 award; Noah Lau the Grade 2 award; Maria Rechner the Grade 5 award; Micaela Taing received the Grade award; Samuel Champagne, Bonnie Chin and Camille Riopelle tied for the Grade 7 award; Yaying Chi and Angelina Zhang tied for the Grade 9 award; and Amy Li received the Grade 10 prize.

Most of the recipients also performed during the recital. Some of the highlights included Emily Hou's performance of Chopin's Prelude in D-flat Major opus 28, #15; Irene Grose's rendition of Liebestraum No. 3 by Franz Lizt; Yaying Chi's interpretation of Romance op 24, no. 9 by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius; and Reta-Anne McKay's vocal performance of "The Path to the Moon".

My personal favourites were Bonnie Chin's performance of Divenire by contemporary Italian composer Ludovico Eiaudi; Amy Li's rendition of Mozart's Sonata in C Major (I) K 309; and Kevin Yang's impeccable performance of Mendelssohn's "Andante and Rondo Capriccioso" which brought the magical evening to perfect denouement.

Many of the young musicians who performed Saturday night will be participating in the upcoming Kiwanis Music Festival which will take place at various venuees around the city between April 6 and May 2. For a list of dates and venues visit www.ottawakiwanismusicfestival.com.

(This story was made possible thanks to the generous support of our local business partners.)

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