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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE BRANDON FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS by R.W. Brockway (revised 2020)The Western Manitoba Schools Music Competition Festival of June 8 and 9, 1928,initiated by the Brandon School Board, marked the beginning of Brandon Festivalof the Arts. Thirty-two choirs, fifty-eight soloists and fifteen duets were featured.In 1929, the Western Manitoba Musical Festival for adults and church choirs wasstarted by the Rotary Club and in 1930, these two Festivals were amalgamated,and classes for piano and orchestra were added. The festival idea caught on, andduring the hard times of the 1930s, more than 2,000 contestants performed to atotal audience of 4,500. In 1931, thirty-six communities as well as Brandon sentparticipants to the Festival, which now included orchestra and string classes. In1933, Brandon’s Festival was affiliated with the British Federation Musical CompetitionFestivals, so that one British adjudicator judged all of the classes every year.Throughout most of the 1930s, the Festival thrived but, by 1940, with World War IIpreoccupations looming ever larger, entries and classes both declined. Though theSchool Board and Rotary Club decided to continue the festival after the 1941event, no Festival was held again until 1948. The renewed Festival, organized as aresult of a public meeting called by the Rotary Club, included piano, vocal, instrumental,choral, and band classes, and later, speech arts and folk dancing. By 1966,there were so many entries that the Festival was divided into two sections, one formusic and one for speech arts and dance. In Canada’s Centennial Year, 1967, therewas also an evening of one-act plays and in 1968, a final Concert was reintroduced.During the late 1960s and 1970s, the Festival suffered from not only financial reverses,but controversy. The old question as to whether the Festival shouldencourage competition or participation just for pleasure surfaced once again. Asan experiment, all classes were made non-competitive in 1971. In addition, in orderto counter charges that the Festival had become too “stuffy,” classes wereadded for folk and rock groups, and folk song solos with guitar accompaniment.Popular response indicated that a majority favored competitive classes, so a mixedformat of competitive and non-competitive options was adopted in 1972. Thatyear also saw the introduction of the National Festival of Music by the Federationof Canadian Music Festivals, and the first Manitoba Highlights Concert. New categoriesof classes continued to be added throughout the 1970s, some to endure,like ballet, and others to be dropped as interest faded. In 1978, the growing diversityof classes was recognized in the new name, Brandon Festival of the Arts, Inc.,adopted that year.The 1980s were good years. In 1982, the first Provincial Syllabus was published inwhich all classes were made potentially competitive or non-competitive according tothe wishes of the entrants. Among other new classes, some for senior citizens wereincluded. Contestants in the Brandon Festival of the Arts continued to be drawn fromall ages, from all over Manitoba and even Saskatchewan. As in the past, some youngartists achieved international fame, having gone from Provincial triumphs to national.In 1987 the Diamond Jubilee of the Brandon Festival was celebrated with a specialConcert, “Six Decades of Festival Highlights,” featuring many prominent guests, andalso a commemorative booklet from which this short history was taken. In that year,there were 1,825 entries in seventeen disciplines. The Festival lasted twenty-four daysthat year.Unfortunately, 1987 also saw the introduction of the ban on the use of photocopiesby performers in compliance with copyright law, which severely decreased entries inclasses such as band, choir, and orchestra in subsequent years. This disaster wasfollowed by the cutbacks of the 1990s, which have resulted in the loss of much publicfunding at all festival levels, and increasing difficulty getting volunteers. Nevertheless,despite setbacks, highly dedicated workers and enthusiastic entrants continued tomake Brandon Festival of the Arts a lively event each year and a significant contributionto the cultural life of Western Manitoba, despite a growing need for morevolunteer help, both on the committee and during the Festival.Space does not allow naming the many dedicated volunteers who have contributed tothe ongoing success of Brandon Festival of the Arts. Nor can the many performerswho have gone on from Festival participation to make a significant contribution to thearts be mentioned. Those interested in a detailed history of the early years of theFestival are referred to “On the Road to Excellence,” the 1987 Centennial publicationof Brandon Festival of the Arts.~ ~ ~In 2020, Brandon Festival of the Arts continues to thrive, with over 1,300 entries andover 3,600 performers. Thanks to its many volunteers, patrons and sponsors, BrandonFestival of the Arts, Inc. is able to host a month-long event in February and Marcheach year, drawing performers from many communities in southwestern Manitoba. Itcontinues to provide a valuable opportunity for entrants of all ages to develop theirskills and receive feedback from nationally recognized adjudicators.10
FESTIVAL PATRONSBrandon Festival of the Arts gratefully accepts donations, which are recognized in the following categories:* Bronze (up to $24)* Silver ($25-$74)* Gold ($75-$149)* Platinum ($150 and up)We regret that, because of publication deadlines, donations received after December 31, 2019 could not beincluded in this year’s program. Those donations will be acknowledged in the 2021 program.Bronze 2020Bertha EastleySilver 2019Elizabeth M. WallSilver 2020Patsy and John Lee-KwenMrs. Norma WoodmanBev and Laird BorotsikFrances BridgettJean E. BurgessAmber ClarkSharon Rogers and Mark TimmonsMargaret BorotsikAnne MatiationAlison McNeill-HordernSally ScalettaMrs. Barbara HammLeota NelsonHelen DallingRobert and Jean HortonThe Cram Family, in memory ofKiersten StittD. Anthony and Pat Hayward Louise Uhryniuk & Daniel SmithMark and Sherridan AndersonGold 2020Government of Manitoba:All Charities CampaignMark and Cheryl CramerDr. Joe StoufferWilliam and Synthia WrightMrs. Ruth VasconcelosDr. and Mrs. G. LargeReg and Aynsley HelwerRobert and Sylvia RichardsonPlatinum 2020Mr. and Mrs. A. RogosinPieter and Erika van RensburgBryan and Sherri FergusonRavi and Salosh ShunmugamDr and Mrs. E.J. ElvesDr. Gordon Rust and Christy Myers-RustDr. William and Mrs. Lana MyersLaurel and Douglas StevensonElizabeth M. WallDr. Gerald and Maureen StittDr. Lawrence JonesKelly and Heather MathisonWilliam and Kathleen GordonGuillermo Rocha Medical VisionCentreBarbara and Harvey LalukDr. David and Lisa LysackHarvey BergnerPat and Jeff CristallBrandon Festival of the Arts wishes to thank those whose names appear here and otherswho may have contributed later. Your donations have helped to cover theever-increasing costs related to hosting the Festival. Thank you so much!For others who may wish to make a donation, please visit the Brandon Festival of the Artswebsite at www.brandonfestivalofthearts.ca to complete the Festival Patron Donationform. Donations are gratefully accepted through PayPal or by cheque.11
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