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ARTSCENE Phone: 905-845-3824 (ext. 5559) Fax: 905-337-5567 e-mail: rjerred@haltonsearch.com W I I ) \ i: S I ) A Y . D H C K M B H R 4 . 2 (X > 2 · P age B 6 Eight-year-old Rachel Guglick, second runner up, 5-8 dance category. Young artists shine at talent show Contest brings out the best in dance, vocal, instrumental Eleven-vear-old Mary Cranston, 11, first, 9-12 dance category. Y oungsters from across the region brought their talent to the stage Saturday in the first annual Halton Talent Contest. The one-day event was held at Sheridan College's Theatre Sheridan where the cabaret-style setting provid ed the perfect venue for the youngsters to wow judges with their vocal, dance, and instrumental ability. Judy Roshko, director of advertis ing at City Parent magazine, and one of the judges said she was "absolutely blown away by the wide range of tal ent." Judges also included Paul Carr, Glenbumie School music teacher, and Zigmundt Jedrzejek, director of the Toronto Faculty of Music. Roshko said she couldn't begin to thank the sponsors enough. "We couldn't have done it without their support. Glenbumie School was the perfect fit. The school is wellknown for their exceptional arts and it was so appropriate for them to be involved in this kind of show," she said. "And Sheridan College as well for hosting the event. They did an amazing job. Because of them, the kids were able to experience an amount of professionalism com plete with the stage, lighting, and sound." Fifty-four contestants strutted their stuff in vocal, dance and instrumental categories for a total of six winners in two age groups. Winners in the 5 - 8 year old cate- Five-year-old violinist Leslie Ashworth, 5-8 instrumental category. gory were Alexandra Frances Gower, Cranston, 11, in the dance category. 8, (vocal) for her rendition of B o m to Plaques and trophy's, sponsored by E n te rta in , Clarisse Schneider, 8, Sid's Trophies Ltd., were presented to (instrum ental) played V ivaldi's the runner ups and winners. C o n certo in A minor, th ird m ovem en t "The event was extremely success on violin, and Julie Walden, 8, (dance) ful and everyone was able to have fun for step dancing. in this com m unity event," said In the 9 - 12 year old category the Roshko. winners were Dominique Vendryes, She revealed plans are already in 11, (vocal) who sang C o lo u rs o f the the works for the next one to take place W ind, Gordon Vanerwoude, 10, sometime in May 2003 and hopes not (instrumental) who played C olom bin e only to continue the event, but also to expand it. D a n c e on the piano, and Mary Ten-year-old Amanda Horn, first runner-up, 9-12 dance category. Photos by Barrie Erskine Zachary Lin, 8, first runner-up, 5-8 instrumental category. Eight-year-old Alexandra Frances Gower, first, 5-8 vocal category. Twelve-year-old Michael Stockermans, second runner-up, 9-12 instrumental category.