2021-22 WYO Season’s Awards

Congratulations to the following Award winners…

Julie Banton Awards:

Youth Strings
Rockford Grant,  Erica Feng and Jude Villaluz-Rigey

Youth Concert
Sarah Fontaine-Sinclair, Mikayla Sawatzky and Tyrsa Friesen

Youth Symphony
Brooklynne Grieger, Sze Wei (Emily) Ng
and receiving the Julie Banton Trophy: Joel Ulrich

The Julie Banton Awards are awarded annually to members of each Youth Orchestra who have consistently exhibited the following criteria throughout the season: regular attendance, positive attitude, participation in orchestra-related activities, as well as cooperative, helpful, supportive and friendly behaviour toward fellow musicians.

Long Service Awards:

Oban Srinathan, Hannah Tao, Kendra Driedger, Stephanie Au, and Sophie Reimer-Epp

The long service award is presented to musicians who:

• have been a member of the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras for a combined total of at least five (5) years and with at least two (2) years with the Youth Symphony Orchestra.
• are in their final year of high school (grade 12).
• for string players, have played in all three orchestras (Youth Strings, Youth Concert Orchestras and the Youth Symphony Orchestra).
• for woodwind, brass and percussion players, have played in the Youth Concert Orchestra as well as the Youth Symphony Orchestra.

Recipients can receive this award only once.

WYO Scholarship Competition:

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