NEWS RELEASE
RONDO ENSEMBLE
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Rondo Ensemble is pleased to announce multiple gold wins from the Barrie Music Festival.
The ensemble is comprised of student musicians from Collingwood and surrounding areas and is led by Musical Director Keiko Yoden-Kuepfer and Instrumental Coach Susan Connolly.
The ensemble was able to submit entries to the Festival by recording their performances and uploading them to YouTube where they could be viewed by the adjudicators. Rondo Ensemble enjoys performing community concerts as well as nursing home visits.
The ensemble received the following awards from the Barrie Music Festival.
Rondo Ensemble Group: Gold Certificate
Violin - Kari Zhang, Violet Pugsley, Sunny Valdez
Cello - Quinn Robitaille
Piano - Gabriel Long
Rondo Ensemble Duo: Gold Certificate
Violin - Sunny Valdez
Cello - Quinn Robitaille
Rondo Ensemble Trio: Silver Certificate
Violin - Kari Zhang, Violet Pugsley
Piano - Gabriel Long
Keiko and Susan extend their sincere appreciation to the students and families for their support in meeting the ongoing challenges of the pandemic and the positive attitudes demonstrated by the young musicians in working together.
Rondo Ensemble also wishes to thank Tyler Cleary from the Town of Collingwood for his ongoing assistance with arranging the Simcoe Street Theatre and Pastor Jane from the Hope Chapel for opening their doors for rehearsal space.
Local festivals and organizations looking for musical performances may contact Musical Director Keiko for at [email protected]. The ensemble is also on Facebook at Rondo Ensemble.
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