YKMF Award Recipients

List and descriptions of awards available to YKMF participants.

2024

Adjudicators’ Choice Awards

Band/Instrumental
Sir John Franklin High School Concert Band
Maica McEachern (flute)

Choral
Fireweed Children’s Chorus
Peregrin, École Sir John Franklin High School
Weledeh School Choir

Fiddles/Strings
Élise Auld (Cello)
Niobe Clinton (Cello)
Solomon Young (Cello)
Max Oraas-Ishack & Harriet Aiston-Shoichet (Fiddle Duo)

Piano
Élise Auld
Kagan Ball
Luke Bui
Matthew Bui
Vinh Bui-Nguyen
Kathleen Cai
Keira Clinton
Anna Curran
Joseph Curran
Carmen Derksen
Troy Derksen
Lillia Drouin
Ani Ghulyan
Arpi Ghulyan
Avet Ghulyan
Will Kanigan
Calen Knight
Aurora Lockhart
Victor Lumacad
Winifred Naphan
Everest Van Overliw
Ana Maria Villegas
Emma Wheler & Aliana Lothian (Duet)
Toryn Wheler
Karissa Young

Vocal
Classical:
Janelle Jordison
Sadee Mitchell
Musical Theatre:
Connor Burns
Lacey Furniss

Alberta Provincial Awards Nominations

Choral
School Chorus Grades K – 3 – Weledeh School Choir
School Chorus Grades 4- 6:
– NJ Macpherson School Choir
– Alt. Mildred Hall School Choir
School Chorus, Senior High Age 19 and under – Falcon Voices, École Sir John Franklin High School
Community Chorus Age 13 and under – Fireweed Children’s Chorus
Community Choral Ensemble, 8-12 singers, age 19 and under:
– Peregrin, École Sir John Franklin High School, Senior High
– Alt. Yellowknife Youth Choir

Vocal
Musical Theatre – Ballad – Age 15 and under – Sadee Mitchell
Musical Theatre – Up-Tempo – Age 15 and under – Connor Burns
Musical Theatre – Ballad – Age 17 and under – Lacey Furniss
Classical Vocal – Age 15 and under – Sadee Mitchell, Alt. Janelle Jordison

Instrumental
Cello/Bass – Age 15 and under – Niobe Clinton, Alt. Élise Auld
Woodwind – Age 17 and under – Maica McEachern
Piano – Age 15 and under – Élise Auld, Alt. Carmen Derksen
Piano – Age 17 and under – Keira Clinton
Piano – Grade 2 – 3 Toryn Wheler, Alt. Winifred Naphan
Piano – Grade 4 – 5 Arpi Ghulyan, Alt. Aurora Lockhart
Piano – Grade 6 – 7 Kathleen Cai, Alt. Ana Maria Villegas
Piano – Grade 8 – 9 Victor Lumacad
Piano – Grade 10/ARCT Joseph Curran, Alt. Luke Bui

Canada Western Provincial Arts Festival Bursary

Sadee Mitchell, qualified to compete in classical vocal solo

Graduation Scholarships

Matthew Bui

Rowena Dixon-Wiest Scholarship

Matthew Bui

Pre – 2024

Alberta Provincial Scholarships 2020 – 2023

No scholarships were awarded from 2020 – 2022 owing to COVID-19
but the following students were nominated to compete in the virtual Alberta Provincial Festival:

2020
Vincent Lumacad – Musical Theatre Ballad, 16 & under, Alt. Olivia Rockwell
Olivia Rockwell – Musical Theatre Up-Tempo, 16 & under, Alt. Anna Pontin
Sadee Mitchell – Musical Theatre Up-Tempo, 12 & under
Anna Pontin – Vocal Solo 16 & under, Alt. Raven Mutford
Yellowknife Youth Choir – Choral 14 & under
Aurora Chorealis – Choral, Senior

Keira Clinton – Piano Solo 16 & under, Joseph Curran
Victor Lumacad – Piano Solo, Gr 4/5, Alt. Élise Auld
Anna Curran – Piano Solo, Gr. 6 & 7, Alt. Ani Ghulyan
Matthew Bui – Piano Solo, Gr. 8 & 9, Alt. Teresa Martin
Genesis Saturos – Piano Solo, Gr. 10/ARCT

2021
Maica McEachern – Woodwind – 16 Years & under
Élise Auld – Piano Solo – 12 Years & under
Keira Clinton – Piano Solo – 16 Years & under
Kathleen Cai and Natalia Kuzma – Piano – Grade 2/3
Mina Lockhart and Victor Lumacad – Piano – Grade 4/5
Ani Ghulyan and Anna Curran – Piano – Grade 6/7
Byran Clinton and Joseph Curran – Piano – Grade 8/9
Aaron Juntilla and Genesis Saturos – Piano – Grade 10/ARCT
Matthew Bui – Piano Concerto – 1 Movement

Sadee Mitchell – Classical Vocal – 12 Years and Under
Belinda Formaniuk and Olivia Rockwell – Classical Vocal – 16 Years and Under
Raven Mutford – Classical Vocal – Senior
Sadee Mitchell – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 12 Years and Under
Olivia Rockwell – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 16 Years and Under
Hannah Janes – Musical Theatre – Up-Tempo – 16 Years and Under
Anna Pontin and Raven Mutford – Musical Theatre – Ballad – Senior
Anna Pontin and Raven Mutford – Musical Theatre – Up Tempo – Senior

2022
Élise Auld – Piano – 12 Years and Under
Joseph Curran and Aaron Juntilla – Piano – 16 Years and Under
Daniel-Eli Croft – Piano – Grade 2/3
Kathleen Cai and Calen Knight – Piano – Grade 4/5
Victor Lumacad – Piano – Grade 6/7
Anna Curran and Ani Ghulyan – Piano – Grade 8/9
Teresa Martin and Vincent Lumacad – Piano – Grade 10/ARCT

Sadee Mitchell – Classical Vocal – 12 Years and Under
Janelle Jordison – Classical Vocal – 14 Years and Under
Belinda Formaniuk – Classical Vocal – 16 Years and Under
Olivia Rockwell – Classical Vocal – Senior
Sadee Mitchell – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 12 Years and Under
Skyra Pike – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 16 Years and Under
Olivia Rockwell – Musical Theatre – Ballad – Senior
Olivia Rockwell – Musical Theatre – Up-Tempo – Senior

2023
Choral
N.J. MacPherson School Choir – School Choral – Grades 1/3
Mildred Hall School – School Choral – Grades 4/6, Alt. Weledeh Catholic School Choir
École Sir John Franklin High School Concert Choir – School Choral – Senior High
Fireweed Children’s Chorus – Choral – 12 Years and Under
Yellowknife Youth Choir – Choral Ensemble (8-12 singers)

Vocal
Sadee Mitchell – Classical Vocal – 14 Years and Under
Belinda Formaniuk – Classical Vocal – 17 Years and Under
Jorden Rayner – Classical Vocal – Senior
Sadee Mitchell – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 14 Years and Under, Alt. Connor Burns
Connor Burns – Musical Theatre – Up-Tempo – 14 Years and Under
Belinda Formaniuk – Musical Theatre – Ballad – 17 Years and Under
Jorden Rayner – Contemporary Vocal – Senior

Instrumental
Maica McEachern – Woodwind – 17 Years and Under
Élise Auld – Cello/Bass – 14 Years and Under
Alex Ketchum – Composition – 17 Years and Under

Piano
Keira Clinton- Piano Concerto – 1 Movement, Alt. Élise Auld
Élise Auld – Piano – 14 Years and Under, Alt. Luke Bui
Keira Clinton – Piano – 17 Years and Under, Alt. Joseph Curran
Arpi Ghulyan – Piano – Grade 2/3, Alt. Amber Derksen
Kathleen Cai – Piano – Grade 4/5, Alt. Ana Maria Villegas
Calen Knight – Piano – Grade 6/7
Anna Curran – Piano – Grade 8/9, Alt. Carmen Derksen
Matthew Bui – Piano – Grade 10/ARCT

Link to Alberta Provincial Awards 2016 – 2019

Canada Western or National Scholarships

The following students were nominated to compete in the virtual Canada Western Festival:
2022 Joseph Curran, Piano
2022 Sadee Mitchell, Classical Voice

Graduate Scholarships

For students graduating from High School in Yellowknife who were accepted into a recognized university or college program for music:
2009 Jonathan Raine, Piano performance
2019 Brian Liang, Piano
2019 Diana Rockwell, Classical Voice
2023 Alex Ketchum, Guitar and Composition
2023 Jorden Rayner, Classical Voice

Rowena Dixon-Wiest Scholarship

2023 No Scholarship awarded