Adjudicators
2020 Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John’s
Markus Howard Senior Musical Theatre http://www.guelphyouthsingers.com/artistic-director-conductor-markus-howard/
Natalie Spurrell Junior Musical Theatre and Choral https://www.spurrellstudio.com/about
Elizabeth McDonald Senior Vocal https://www.fromthevoiceof.com/
Jason Noble Junior Vocal https://jasonnoble.ca/about
Thomas Davidson Senior Piano https://www.mcgill.ca/music/about-us/bio/tom-davidson
Jana Starling Brass, Bands, Woodwind http://www.music.uwo.ca/faculty/bios/jana-starling.html
Susan Quinn Non-Competitive Vocal https://www.qve.ca/director
Krista Vincent Non-Competitive Piano http://www.kristavincent.com/home/biography.htm
Diane Manojlovich Junior Piano
Junior Piano Adjudicator Diane Manojlovich has been involved with and enjoying music festivals for most of her life. An avid participant as a youngster, Diane registered her own students in various festivals as an adult. She was the festival coordinator for the Rotary Burlington Music Festival for many years, is on the board of the Ontario Music Festivals Association and has attended several National Music Festivals. In 2016, with co-founder and colleague, Tom Oliver, and a fabulous committee, she created the Hamilton Music Festival. Her musical education began in Niagara Falls with the wonderful Beverly Jamieson and Diane has been fortunate to have continued her journey under the guidance of other excellent teachers: Heather Laliberte and Pamela van Weelden. Having earned a Bachelor of Science degree after high school, Diane worked in both the pharmaceutical industry and with industrial chemicals before she left work to become a mother. While home with her children, Diane began teaching piano. Realizing that music was much more rewarding than chemicals, she returned to university and earned her Honours Bachelor of Music degree. Maintaining a very busy private music studio, many of her students perform Diane’s own compositions. She sings in her Church choir, has accompanied choirs and solo instrumentalists, and has ensured that her three children have developed their talent and love for music.
2020 Kiwanis Music Festival of St. John’s
Markus Howard Senior Musical Theatre http://www.guelphyouthsingers.com/artistic-director-conductor-markus-howard/
Natalie Spurrell Junior Musical Theatre and Choral https://www.spurrellstudio.com/about
Elizabeth McDonald Senior Vocal https://www.fromthevoiceof.com/
Jason Noble Junior Vocal https://jasonnoble.ca/about
Thomas Davidson Senior Piano https://www.mcgill.ca/music/about-us/bio/tom-davidson
Jana Starling Brass, Bands, Woodwind http://www.music.uwo.ca/faculty/bios/jana-starling.html
Susan Quinn Non-Competitive Vocal https://www.qve.ca/director
Krista Vincent Non-Competitive Piano http://www.kristavincent.com/home/biography.htm
Diane Manojlovich Junior Piano
Junior Piano Adjudicator Diane Manojlovich has been involved with and enjoying music festivals for most of her life. An avid participant as a youngster, Diane registered her own students in various festivals as an adult. She was the festival coordinator for the Rotary Burlington Music Festival for many years, is on the board of the Ontario Music Festivals Association and has attended several National Music Festivals. In 2016, with co-founder and colleague, Tom Oliver, and a fabulous committee, she created the Hamilton Music Festival. Her musical education began in Niagara Falls with the wonderful Beverly Jamieson and Diane has been fortunate to have continued her journey under the guidance of other excellent teachers: Heather Laliberte and Pamela van Weelden. Having earned a Bachelor of Science degree after high school, Diane worked in both the pharmaceutical industry and with industrial chemicals before she left work to become a mother. While home with her children, Diane began teaching piano. Realizing that music was much more rewarding than chemicals, she returned to university and earned her Honours Bachelor of Music degree. Maintaining a very busy private music studio, many of her students perform Diane’s own compositions. She sings in her Church choir, has accompanied choirs and solo instrumentalists, and has ensured that her three children have developed their talent and love for music.
Michael van der Sloot Strings
Michael van der Sloot's first twelve years of study on the violin and then on the viola were with his brother William at the Medicine Hat College. He then completed his Bachelor and Masters of Music degrees on the viola at the University of British Columbia studying with Gerald Stanick. Other instructors include internationally renowned musicians such as Martha Katz, Karen Tuttle, Bernard Zaslav, Andrew Dawes and Donald McInnes Michael van der Sloot has had success at various solo and chamber competitions and toured throughout Western Canada as a soloist and chamber musician. In addition, van der Sloot was awarded the Johann Strauss Foundation Scholarship for study in Austria, where he pursued doctoral studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Thomas Riebl. Michael van der Sloot played in various orchestras across Western Canada. While in Europe, he continued to perform with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists throughout Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France including a performance at the Theatre Rue Champs Ellysee in Paris and the Musikverein in Vienna. In addition to his performing, van der Sloot is a passionate teacher. He taught on faculty at the Medicine Hat College as Academy Director for 11 years; instructing violin, viola, chamber music, and chamber orchestra. Under his guidance, the institution gained international recognition through the success of its students at National and International competitions. van der Sloot then moved to Victoria, BC to take become Professor of Viola at Camosun College and String Department Head at the Victoria Conservatory of Music from 2010-2017. He also became Artistic Director of the Collegium Program for gifted young musicians. This program progressed to a standard receiving and international recognition. Many of his former students can now be found in music schools, symphonies and chamber groups throughout North America. Michael van der Sloot has had the pleasure of being a guest instructor at various institutions across Canada, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Central Conservatory in Beijing. He has instructed at summer camps and festivals, and enjoys adjudicating festivals at various cities throughout Canada. Michael joined the faculty of the University of Ottawa in 2017.
Michael van der Sloot Strings
Michael van der Sloot's first twelve years of study on the violin and then on the viola were with his brother William at the Medicine Hat College. He then completed his Bachelor and Masters of Music degrees on the viola at the University of British Columbia studying with Gerald Stanick. Other instructors include internationally renowned musicians such as Martha Katz, Karen Tuttle, Bernard Zaslav, Andrew Dawes and Donald McInnes Michael van der Sloot has had success at various solo and chamber competitions and toured throughout Western Canada as a soloist and chamber musician. In addition, van der Sloot was awarded the Johann Strauss Foundation Scholarship for study in Austria, where he pursued doctoral studies at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Thomas Riebl. Michael van der Sloot played in various orchestras across Western Canada. While in Europe, he continued to perform with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists throughout Switzerland, Austria, Italy and France including a performance at the Theatre Rue Champs Ellysee in Paris and the Musikverein in Vienna. In addition to his performing, van der Sloot is a passionate teacher. He taught on faculty at the Medicine Hat College as Academy Director for 11 years; instructing violin, viola, chamber music, and chamber orchestra. Under his guidance, the institution gained international recognition through the success of its students at National and International competitions. van der Sloot then moved to Victoria, BC to take become Professor of Viola at Camosun College and String Department Head at the Victoria Conservatory of Music from 2010-2017. He also became Artistic Director of the Collegium Program for gifted young musicians. This program progressed to a standard receiving and international recognition. Many of his former students can now be found in music schools, symphonies and chamber groups throughout North America. Michael van der Sloot has had the pleasure of being a guest instructor at various institutions across Canada, the Cleveland Institute of Music, and the Central Conservatory in Beijing. He has instructed at summer camps and festivals, and enjoys adjudicating festivals at various cities throughout Canada. Michael joined the faculty of the University of Ottawa in 2017.
