A volunteer-based organization, the Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts (LFMA) organizes an annual event for young people wishing to demonstrate their progress in their respective fields. We are grateful to our business and individual patrons and subscribers.

 

Congratulations to the following vocalists and musicians who participated in the Ontario Music Festival Provincials taking place at Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario in June:   Karyn Bailey - Open Voice, Jenni Grandfield - Intermediate Musical Theatre, Sandy Hoshizaki - Junior Musical Theatre, Heather Kimball - Grade 9 Piano, Olivia Korkola - Grade 8 Strings, Cole Larson - Intermeidate Musical Theatre, Emmarie Leeson - Junior Musical Theatre, Brad Lewis - Grade 7 Piano, Gregory Lewis - Grade 9 Piano & Grade 10 Strings, Tristan McNally - Grade 7 Strings, Irina Medvedeva - Grade 10 Voice & Advanced Musical Theatre, Marlena Penasie - Senior Musical Theatre, Rachael Sebesta - Grade 7 Voice & Senior Musical Theatre, Emma Stam - Grade 7 Voice, Justin Stolz - Open Voice, and Joshua Wentzell - Grade 8 Strings.  A wonderful job was done by all!

 

Piano, Strings, Guitar, Brass, Woodwinds, Band, Choral, Voice, Ensembles, Dance and Speech Arts are the major categories in which children participate. For more information regarding the fields listed, please visit our syllabus page.  A Percussion class is now available.

Dawn Sebesta is the current Festival Coordinator responsible for yearly planning and activities. She is supported by a variety of liason individuals who bring a wealth of expertise to the arts as follows:   Trevor Lewis, Pam Lewis, Marg Cupello, Bernice Cranton, Olga Medvedeva and Bea Petruk.

 

The 2011 Festival season dates are as follows: Instrumental - March 26 - April 2, 2011 and Dance - April 7-9, 2011.  Registration deadline for instrumental entries is January 8, 2011 and for dance entries is January 15, 2011.  The entry forms and syllabus will be available for download in September.

 

The Lakehead Festival of Music and the Arts Executive is looking foward to a very exciting year with some amazing adjudicators.  Information regarding the 2011 Adjudicators will be available in the Fall.