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2009 Solo Competition Winner
Danielle's voice training has come through her school music classes and workshops. She sings with GISS senior choir, jazz choir, and female choir. Danielle enjoys writing and is the GISS Year Book editor. Her goals are to continue with her singing and to study journalism after graduation.
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The solo competition is held annually by the Salt Spring Concert Band [SSCB].
Each spring the SSCB invites applicants who are residents of the
Southern Gulf Islands and are actively studying music or who perform in a
local amateur music ensemble. The winner receives a $500 award.
Danielle
Topaz, winner of the 2009 Salt Spring Concert Band Solo Competition, is a
fine young soprano. The 17 year old, Grade 12 student at Gulf Islands
Secondary School was born in England and has lived on Salt Spring Island
for nine years.  |
The $10.00 registration fee is used to help meet the expenses of the
competition. |
| Entrants will audition by performing a solo
with accompanist. The competition winner will perform the solo with Salt
Spring Concert Band and will receive an
award of $500.00. |
| Applicants must be residents of the Southern Gulf Islands (no age
restriction) and currently be studying music at school or privately, or
be a performing member of a local amateur music ensemble. |
| All instrumentalists, including pianists, and vocalists are
eligible. Members of a duo or trio ensemble may also apply as one
entrant. Past winners are not eligible to compete. |
| Competitors, in conjunction with their teachers, may choose a solo
suitable for performing with the concert band, or, if appropriate, with
a smaller ensemble selected by the concert band's Music Director. |
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For further information, please e-mail info@bandemonium.org |
Past Winners
2008 - Matthew Subbs - piano
2007 - Rylan Gajek - cello
2006 - Emma Rowlandson-O'Hara - trumpet
2005 - Eryn and Maggie Kreiger, Michelle Footz - trumpet trio
2004 - Daniel Millerd - trombone
2003 - Geoff Cronin - trombone; Sylvia Loumann - vocalist
2002 - Simon Millerd - trumpet
2001 - Brad Cronin - trumpet
2000 - Simon Millerd - trumpet