January 22, 2021 (updated)

Registration is open
for the
Qualifying Classes for the Provincial/National Classes 
sponsored by the
St. John's, Carbonear, and Grand Falls/Windsor Kiwanis Music festivals for eligible participants.
(See rules, regulations, and class descriptions on the registration page).
Click the button below.
If you have questions please contact this dedicated email for these classes:
prov.nat.nl@gmail.com

Qualifying Solo Classes 2021 Registration and Informaton

January 22, 2021  Updated

Update on Provincial/National Qualifying Classes for NL 2021

1. Eligibility for qualifying classes is restricted to any one or more of the following conditions:
   1. Residents of NL  in the areas of the sponsoring festivals  or
   2. Former senior level participants of the sponsoring festivals, or
   3. Students currently enrolled in music studies in NL .
2. Registration for the upcoming qualifying classes is now open. 
3. Rules and Regulations and Class Descriptions have been updated.​

Please address questions to this special email for 2021 virtual classes:      prov.nat.nl@gmail.com

​December 2020

Virtual Solo Qualifying Classes for Provincial/National competitions

While the Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's has been cancelled for the coming year, we are pleased to announce, in collaboration with other local music festivals:

• 8 virtual qualifying classes for advanced solo competitors aged 15 to 30
• Participants selected by external adjudicators will be recommended to participate in the virtual Provincial Festival in 2021 to be held in the spring. 
• Categories include voice, musical theatre, piano, strings, guitar, woodwind, brass and percussion.
• Anticipated registration deadline will be February 12, 2021. Registration will open in the new year.
• Anticipated uploads of submissions will be April 16, 2021. 
• Awards available
• Click below to see rules and regulations and class requirements. ​

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 ​Senior Rose Bowl Winners
Above - Instrumental Rose Bowl winner Elizaveta Konstantinova accepts the Senior Rose Bowl from Kiwanis Music Festival president Eileen St. Croix. The City of St. John's sponsors the Senior Rose Bowl ​

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Group Rose Bowl winners
Holy Heart Chamber Choir receiving the Rose Bowl from Ms. N. Petten on behalf of
​A. Harvey Ltd. Congratulations. 

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Hall of Honour
Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's 2020​.
Left to right inductees Judy Murphy, Wayne Hamilton, Paul Hamilton, Donna Hamilton receive their certificates on March 10th from Past President of the festival Janice Connors. 

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​Thank you to the TELUS Friendly Future Foundation for their generous contribution of $4000 to
the Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's .
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Junior Rose Bowl Winners
Left to right - Francesca Swann (on behalf of CBC) presents the Jr. Instrumental Rose Bowl to violinist Serena Piercey, while singer Erin Johnston receives the Jr. Vocal Rose Bowl from Ronalda Hutton MacDonald.  Congratulations to all who participated in the
Junior Rose Bowls.

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Thank you to our many advertisers listed here.  

Thank you to our many patrons whose names are listed here.

Thank you to the donors of our scholarships and awards listed here. 

Thank you to our many supporters and volunteers. 
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 Senior Vocal Rose Bowl winner 
Duncan Stenhouse receives the Senior Rose Bowl from its sponsor
Meghan Herder. 

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Welcome to the Website for the Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's. If you have questions please contact our office at (709) 579-1523 or email kiwanismusicfest@nf.aibn.com
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Highlights in pictures from the 2020 Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's presented and supported by the Kiwanis Club of St. John's, the Kiwanis Club of Kelligrews, the Presentation Sisters and Sisters of Mercy, E.C. Boone, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the City of St. John's, Ms. Meghan Herder, the Hutton family, CBC, A.Harvey Ltd. ,  the O'Neill Foundation, Coleman's, Reid Music/Yamaha, W. R. Parsons and Chad Stride, Growlers Give, and our many patrons. 

Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John's 
90 O'Leary Avenue Suite 210, St. John's NL, Canada A1B 2C7​​
(709) 579-1523 (Phone); (709) 579-2007 (Fax)
kiwanismusicfest@nf.aibn.com
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