Honours
The lists below are taken from the Honours/Participation page of our June recital programs. Students’ names are indicated as italicized initials.
2018-2019
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival
SN – 1st place, Grade 7 Repertoire Class (12yrs and under)
Leslie Ponich Medallion – Cello Repertoire Class 870A to H inclusive
Merited Participant, Alternate to compete at Provincials
J.S. Bach Class (12yrs and under)
Romantic Composers Class (12yrs and under)
NK – 1st place, Cello Sonatas Class (18yrs and under)
VKMF Scholarship for Senior Sonatas
LY – 1st place, Baroque Sonatas (12yrs and under)
Concertos (12yrs and under)
KS – 2nd place, Romantic Composers (14yrs and under)
Concertos Class (14yrs and under)
Solo Bach Class (14yrs and under)
Richmond Music Festival
NK – Rising Stars Concerto Competition Winner
Performed Saint-Saens Concerto (I) with Richmond Orchestra
1st place, Bach (16yrs and under)
2nd place, Sonatas (16yrs and under)
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
MC – Senior Orchestra – principal chair
Coquitlam Youth Orchestra – AW – Senior Orchestra
Quartet Fest West – NK
VSO School of Music – Chamber Music Program – KP
Newbie Adult Chamber Orchestra
EW, MO, NH, DW, DL
Quiring Chamber Music Camp – NK, summer 2018
Accepted for Mentorship Quartet, July 2019
Royal Conservatory of Music Exams
AW – Grade 10 exam – June 2018 passed with First Class Honours
SN – Grade 7 exam upcoming in June 2019
KP – Grade 6 exam upcoming in June 2019
AO – Grade 3 exam upcoming in June 2019
NP – Grade 2 exam upcoming in August 2019
Grade 12 Graduates
NK – University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Music in Cello Performance
MC – University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
VC – University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
2017-2018
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival
1st place – AW – Unaccompanied Bach (16 and under)
1st place – AW – Concertos (16 and under)
1st place – AW – Sonatas (16 and under)
1st place – KS – 20th Century Composers (14 years and under)
2nd place – AW – Romantic Composers (16 and under)
3rd place – KS – Romantic Composers (14 years and under)
MH – Non-competitive (10 years and under)
Performing Arts BC Festival
AW was selected as one of two string players ages 12-17 to represent the Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival at the Performing Arts BC Festival in Victoria, BC.
Vancouver International Music Competition
Finalist – KS (17 years and under)
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Senior – AW, co-principal
Senior – MC
Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra
Senior – SJ
Quiring Summer Chamber Program 2018
NK accepted with scholarship
Orca Island Chamber Music Festival 2018
KT
Royal Conservatory of Music Exams
NK – Grade 10 (June 2017)
Passed with First Class Honours with Distinction
SN – Grade 4 (Jan 2018)
Passed with First Class Honours
AW – Upcoming Grade 10 exam (June)
2016-2017
Solo Kiwanis Festival
1st place – KS (Grade 7 Repertoire)
1st place – AW (Concertos 14 yrs and under)
2nd place – MC (Concertos 16 yrs and under)
2nd place – WWW (Unaccompanied Bach 12 yrs and under)
MH (Non-Competitive 10 yrs and under)
Richmond Music Festival
3rd place – KS (Unaccompanied Bach 12 yrs and under)
3rd place – AW (Concertos 14 yrs and under)
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Debut (fall term) – EW – principal chair
Junior – KP
Intermediate – AW – co-principal chair
Intermediate – WWW
Senior – MC
Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra
Intermezzo – SJ
BC Music Educators Assoc. Youth Orchestra
NK – principal chair and quartet soloist
Benefit Concert
Created and performed by CM and friend AK
Raised $877.50, equally divided between BC Children’s
Hospital and the BC SPCA
Campocello
AL, KT
Royal Conservatory of Music Exams
JH – Grade 5 June 2016
NK – Upcoming Grade 10 June 2017
2015-2016
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival:
1st place – KP – Cello Repertoire (Grade 9)
(Leslie Ponich Medallion)
1st place – NK – Romantic Composers (14yrs and under)
2nd place – NK – Cello Concertos (14yrs and under)
2nd place – JH – 20th Century Composers (14yrs and under)
2nd place – KP – Romantic Composers (12yrs and under)
2nd place – MC – Cello Sonatas (14yrs and under)
2nd place – MC – J.S. Bach (14yrs and under)
3rd place – CC – Romantic Composers (12yrs and under)
3rd place – CC – J.S. Bach (12yrs and under)
Non-Competitive and Suzuki Repertoire (14yrs and under) – JH
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Junior – AL
Junior – KP
Intermediate – MC
Intermediate – NK
Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra
Intermezzo – AL
Vancouver Academy of Music Orchestra
Intermediate – JW
2014-2015
Vancouver Kiwanis Music Festival:
1st place – KP Solo Bach (12yrs. and under)
Vancouver Cello Club Junior JS Bach Medallion
1st place – KP Baroque Sonatas (12 and under)
VKMFS Intermediate Cello Baroque Sonatas Medallion
1st place – JH – 20th Century Composers (12 and under)
3rd place – RH – Romantic Composers (10 and under)
Richmond Music Festival:
3rd place – MC – Solo Bach (14 and under)
Vancouver Youth Symphony Orchestra
Intermediate – MC
Intermediate – NK
Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra
Intermezzo – AL
Vancouver Academy of Music Orchestra
Junior – KP
East Van Chamber Music Participants
CC, AL, MO, KP, KT, JW
Andrew Luchkow
604-376-6465
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Janelle Ragno
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