WELCOME

The Cariboo Festival Board and Committee extend a warm welcome to all participants, volunteers, teachers, adjudicators, sponsors and others involved with the 2012 Cariboo Festival. 

The goal of the Cariboo Festival Society is to encourage the development of the arts within the community of Williams Lake and surrounding area. Through a month-long spring festival, the Cariboo Festival promotes educational and artistic growth in music—voice, piano and a variety of instruments; and in speech arts and creative writing. We serve hundreds of participants from schools and the community through individual classes, championship playoffs, and the Spotlight and Honours concerts. Participants receive instruction by highly qualified adjudicators from around B.C. and Alberta, and eligible entrants are recommended to proceed to the annual provincial festival held in a different British Columbia community every year. 

The Cariboo Festival Society is registered under the British Columbia Society Act, affiliated with Performing Arts BC, and a member of the Williams Lake Community Arts Council. 

The spring festival and all the preparations—arranging for adjudicators and venues, publishing the syllabus and program, organizing concerts and awards, and fundraising—are planned and carried out by dedicated and caring volunteers who make up the Festival Committee. We are always looking for ways to improve the festival. New volunteers and award sponsors are always welcome!

 

Dates for the 2012 Cariboo Festival

(Subject to change)

 

Speech Arts	April 3, 4 (T, W)	Band and Instrumental	April 11, 12 (W, Th)
Creative Writing	April 13	Vocal and Choral	April 16-18 (M, T, W)
Piano	April 23-26(M, T, W, Th)
Spotlight Concert	April 28 (Sat) 7:00 pm	Honours Concert	May 5 (Sat) 7:00 pm

 

Provincial Festival May 27-31, 2012 | Nanaimo, BC

National Festival August 16-18, 2012 | Fort McMurray, Alberta

 

New for the 2012 Cariboo Festival

 

1. New General Rule: In order to be recommended for Provincials, a participant must perform in at least two solo classes at their local festival at an appropriate level, and receive Gold Standing in both classes.

2. No substitute performers are allowed for entered selections after entry deadlines.

3. New General Entry rule: Entrants wishing to request waiving of entry fees for personal financial reasons must include a note of request with their entry.

4. New Vocal/Choral classes: Contemporary Christian (Classes 1821-1826), Musical Theatre (previously “Musical Productions”) – Classes 2121-2126, and Musical Production (Classes 2321-2326).

5. New Band/Instrumental classes: Strings Ensemble (Classes 980-984), Self-composed (Classes 991-998), Main Instrument with Adult Accompanist (Classes 1971 and 1972), and Guitar Singer/Songwriter Minstrel (Classes 3031-3037).

  

Cariboo Festival Society Board and Committee

 

Jane Perry	392-3475	cariboojane@shaw.ca	President, Syllabus
Sherry Johnson	392-2563	sjohnson.piano@gmail.com	Past President
Ann Smith	392-1439	boonresources@shaw.ca	Vice President, Piano, Syllabus
John Sykes	392-6942	tubajohn@yahoo.ca	Treasurer
Dodie Hama	392-4963	dodie_hama@hotmail.com	Secretary
Carrie Barker	392-4970	carriestudio@shaw.ca	Member at Large
Anne Brown	392-7329	anniebananie_17@hotmail.com	Properties, Fundraising
Raeleen Campsall	392-9695	raeleen.campsall@gmail.com	Awards, Community Arts Council rep
Elizabeth Cornett	392-2491	gecornett@shaw.ca	Advertising
George Cornett	392-2491	gecornett@shaw.ca	Program
Michelle Erlandson	392-5123	kdo88@shaw.ca	Publicity, Creative Writing, Speech Arts
Sharon Hoffman	392-5671	sherwood708@hotmail.com	Vocal/Choral
Georgina Lazzarotto	398-7147	lagocartref@shaw.ca	Vocal/Choral
Ruth Mazurkiewicz	392-2883	rmazurkiewicz@shaw.ca	Speech Arts
Jennifer Stirling	398-5475	jennifer.stirling@sd27.bc.ca	Band and Instrumental
Sheila Wyse	392-7215	wyse@shaw.ca	Volunteers