Awards Day

On Monday, June 12 we hosted the 45th annual Victoria Conservatory of Music Awards day in Alix Goolden Performance Hall. This special event was a chance to celebrate the successes of our students and the incredible work of our faculty. Our students are presented with scholarships, and the audience is treated to amazing musical performances representing each department, including Classical keyboard, voice, strings, winds and brass, and the Contemporary school.

Contributions from people who care about opportunities to learn and perform music make a difference in the quality and scope of music programs the Conservatory can offer. We are grateful to the donors whose generous contributions make these scholarships available.

Victoria Conservatory of Music 2023 Awards Day recipients:

• Camilo Aybar – O. Thomas Webb Memorial Scholarship in Winds and Brass
• Zamira Beckford – Alan Macey Fund
• Anna Bigland-Pritchard – Catherine Young Voice Prize, Liam Munday Memorial Voice Scholarship
• Janou Boutilier – Catharine Gillespie Memorial Scholarship
• Raizo Buenvenida – David Foster Scholarship
• Ada Chen – B.E. Scholarship
• Adrian Chen – Robin & Winifred Wood Scholarship
• Luke Chen – Nadar Holdings String Award
• Patrick Coolican – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Katie Cooper – Alex Nicholls Scholarship, VanHall Fund for the Arts Jazz Scholarship
• Kaya Crumley – Prof. Stephen and Dr. Jacquelyn Peitchinis Postsecondary Entrance Scholarship
• Amani El Ouadghiri – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Simon Eskildsen – VanHall Fund for the Arts Scholarship, Woods’ International Piano Scholarship
• Tyler Evans-Knott – Alan Macey Fund
• Max Francis – Mary and Gerald Stanick Strings Scholarship, Catharine Gillespie Memorial Scholarship
• Raj Gaire – Alan Macey Fund
• Michelle George – Jamie K. Syer Collegium Scholarship, Gertrude Durand Memorial Scholarship, Kay Kaminiski Vancouver Island Services and Treatment Association Award
• Maddie Glover – Prof. Stephen and Dr. Jacquelyn Peitchinis Postsecondary Entrance Scholarship
• Deniz Guliyeva – Cardo Smalley Violin Scholarship
• Melisa Guliyeva – Cardo Smalley Violin Scholarship
• Zoe Hawnt – Katarina Scholarship Prize
• Tyler Henderson – VanHall Fund for the Arts Scholarship, Victoria Musical Art Society Scholarship
• Cale Hernandez – Margaret Hendry Scholarship Fund, VanHall Fund for the Arts Jazz Scholarship
• Matthew Hinton – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Aidan Holt – VanHall Fund for the Arts Jazz Scholarship
• Cindy (Xintian) Jiang – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Joanne Jiang – Sydney Humphreys Violin Prize
• Marlo Karakas – Roberto & Mary Wood Voice Scholarship
• Amber Kelly – Victoria Musical Art Society Scholarship
• Maisha Klette – Marilyn Wuis Voice Scholarship
• Essencia Leandro – VanHall Fund for the Arts Jazz Scholarship
• Elana Lin – Jamie K. Syer Collegium Scholarship,The Orval and Blanche Beatty Scholarship for Viola and Chamber Music
• Ben Liu – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Simi Luttrell – Carol Clark Jesse Piano Scholarship
• Cohan Lyne – Alan Macey Fund
• Felicia Jingru Ma – Gertrude Durand Memorial Scholarship
• Trevor McMorran – Victoria Musical Art Society Scholarship
• Alexis Meservia – Catharine Gillespie Memorial Scholarship
• Mia Nadra – Prof. Stephen and Dr. Jacquelyn Peitchinis Winds Ensemble Scholarship
• Christopher Newman – VanHall Fund for the Arts Jazz Scholarship
• Eric Olsen – Garth Gislason Voice Scholarship, Judith Rockwell Prize
• Walter Rees – The Orval and Blanche Beatty Scholarship for Viola and Chamber Music
• William Rees – Margaret Goater Award – Viola
• Easton Roy – Margaret Louise Baker Piano Scholarship
• Ethan Schultz-Anderson- Luke’s Gift, The David and Pep Groos Award
• Ellah Shields – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Jacob Skripnitchenko – Mrs. Pui Jun Wong Memorial Scholarship
• Sophie Sun – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Zoe Thompson – Carl Weiselberger Scholarship
• Carey Wang – Dr. Robin Wood Piano Scholarship
• Zhurong (Max) Wang – Mai Gillespie Scholarship & Bursary
• Anna Wautier – Marjorie Tebo Piano Scholarship
• Maxwell Webster – John Dyck Scholarship
• Sally Wei – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship
• Connor Wellmann – George Giles Award
• Chloe Williams – Austin A. Scott Flute Scholarship, Prof. Stephen and Dr. Jacquelyn Peitchinis Winds Ensemble Scholarship, O. Thomas Webb Memorial Scholarship in Winds and Brass
• Felina Yang – Nathan Geminiano Scholarship
• Jack Yang – Aundria Dawn Grieve Memorial Scholarship
• Michaela Yee – Margaret Goater Award – Violin
• Juhui Yoon – VanHall Fund for the Arts Scholarship
• Reece Young – Victoria Musical Art Society Scholarship
• Anya Zhang – Nadar Holdings String Award
• Filbert Zhang – Millicent Lavoy Piano Scholarship,Prof. Stephen and Dr. Jacquelyn Peitchinis Theory Scholarship

Congratulations to our Faculty!

The recipients of these awards are from the studios of:

Nancy Argenta, Kyron Basu, Maureen Branch, Roger Buksa, Cari Burdett, Müge Büyükçelen, Anna Cal, Rob Cheramy, Issah Contractor, Hannah Craig, Michael Dias, Alexander Dunn, Yanik Giroux, Edwin Gnandt, Ingrid Henderson, Robert Holliston, Yoomi Kim, Patricia Kostek, Tatiana Kostour, May Ling Kwok, Daniel Lapp, Guyonne Le Louarn, Cathy Lewis, Linda Low, Simon MacDonald, Carol MacIsaac, Emily Nagelbach, Marco Neri, Kelly Nordstrom, Louise Rose, Joey Smith, Danuel Tate, Jennifer Turner, Crystal Wiksyk, and Brian Yoon.

Victoria Conservatory of Music/Camosun College Diploma and Certificate Program Graduates

The following students have completed the requirements of the Victoria Conservatory of Music/ Camosun Diploma and Certificate programs in the 2022-23 academic year. We congratulate these students, who received their credentials from Camosun College in June 2023.

DIPLOMA IN MUSIC PERFORMANCE

Christopher Mattila- Contemporary Voice- Studio of Colleen Eccleston

Shelby Hewitt- Contemporary Voice- Studio of Yanik Giroux

Connor Wellmann- Contemporary Guitar- Studios of Robert Cheramy and Joey Smith

Sarah Chapeskie- Classical Piano- Studio of Robert Holliston

Christina Hilgartner- Classical Voice- Studios of Georgina Craig and Kiiri Michelsen