Several First Class Honours awarded on the final day of the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts.
Sixteen competitors scored 90 or better in various Instrumental categories.
Bruce Kabatay earned four such honours in separate flute solos.
Fort Frances High School bands scored two First Class Honours.
If you missed any of this year’s performances, the Festival hold its highlights concert next Tuesday at 6:30 at the Townshend Theatre.
Here are the results from Thursday’s Instrumental division
CLASS SG3600 String ensemble, Beginner
FIRST: Marlee Bliss (guitar) and Ella Evans (guitar) (HONOURS)
CLASS B301 Bands and Orchestras, Junior Band
FIRST: Fort Frances High Grade 8 Band, Director Jody Bonner-Vickers (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
SECOND: St. Francis School Band, Grades 4-8, Director Kenneth Brown (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS B300 Bands and Orchestras, Beginner Band
FIRST: Fort Frances High Grade 7 Band, Director Jody Bonner-Vickers (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS B1100 Instrumental Rose Bowl Alumni
NC Scott Jolicoeur (guitar)
CLASS SG1303 String Solo, Open Class, Baroque, Classical or Romantic Era Piece, Senior
NC Scott Jolicoeur (guitar)
CLASS SG002-MB String Solo, Method Courses, Popular, Introductory (8 yrs and over)
FIRST: Ryder Steele (guitar) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SG004-MB String Solo, Method Courses, Classical, Introductory (8 yrs and over)
FIRST: Seamus Barker (guitar) (FIRSTCLASS HONOURS)
CLASS PG4304 Classical Guitar Solo, Examination Courses, Romantic, Grade 4
FIRST: Reese Jolicoeur (guitar) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SG1200 String Solo, Open Class, Popular, Beginner
FIRST: Ryder Steele (guitar) (HONOURS)
CLASS SG003-MB String Solo, Method Courses, Own Choice, Introductory (8 yrs and over)
FIRST: Seamus Barker (guitar) (HONOURS)
CLASS SG1203 String Solo, Open Class, Popular, Senior
NC: Scott Jolicoeur (guitar)
CLASS SG1202 String Solo, Open Class, Popular, Intermediate
FIRST: Reese Jolicoeur (guitar) (HONOURS)
CLASS SG3601String ensemble, Junior
FIRST: Juliana Marx and Ziporah Marx (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS FT301 Woodwind Solo, Baroque Composer, Grade/Level 3
FIRST: Bryce Kabatay (flute) (HONOURS)
CLASS CL407 Woodwind Solo, Own Choice, Grade/Level 4
FIRST: DavidSchwartz (clarinet) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS FT302 Woodwind Solo, Classical Composer, Grade/Level 3
FIRST: Bryce Kabatay (flute) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS S3073 String Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 3
FIRST: Avery Veldhuisen (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SV201String Solo, Examination Courses, Baroque Composer, Grade 2
FIRST: Elliana Kooistra (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS FT307 Woodwind Solo, Own Choice, Grade/Level 3
FIRST: Bryce Kabatay (flute) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SV-PS3061 String Solo, Examination Courses, BaroqueComposer, Grade 3
FIRST: Avery Veldhuisen (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SV205 String Solo, Examination Courses, Own Choice, Grade 2
FIRST: Elliana Kooistra (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS SV1350 String Solo, Fiddling, Beginner
FIRST: Katarina Malgo (violin) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)
CLASS FT305 Woodwind Solo, Sonata, Grade/Level 3
FIRST: Bryce Kabatay (flute) (FIRST CLASS HONOURS)