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In just the third year of participation in community music festivals across the province, Sistema NB musicians are being heard.
- 206 musicians participated
- 11 bronze awards
- 60 silver awards
- 65 gold awards
- 15 cash prizes won
And some other highlights:
- Tobique Centre String quartet performed in the Gala concert, as well as cellist Aaron Halpine, who won the Gala Junior Star
- The largest number of cash prizes was won by musicians from the Richibucto Sistema NB Centre
- The Mahler String Orchestra, from the Saint John Centre performed in the festival gala; and, the Mahler Wind Orchestra won the James Venner Russell Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Instrumental Ensemble
- In the Moncton Centre, half of the participants in the junior gala and one-quarter in the senior gala were Sistema NB musicians; and, cellist Vinnie Mambo, 13 years old, received a near perfect score for his solo performance in the festival competition
Sistema NB is a social program through music and the orchestra. It is the largest program of its kind in Canada engaging more than 550 children, 3 hours/day, 5 days/week, in four centres in the province. Children who otherwise might not have the opportunity to play an instrument are engaged with the dedication, passion and joy that is earned through achievement.
Bravo and congratulations! We are proud of you.
The 2015 Sistema NB participants' music festival results are quite remarkable, as most members never learned or played instrumental music before they began free daily after school lessons with Sistema NB.