2012 Festival Adjudicators
Junior and Senior Pianoforte
Michael Oike
Michael Oike enjoys a diverse musical life in his hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. He maintains piano teaching studios at the Winnipeg and Steinbach branches of the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts; is heard in performances of chamber music and as vocal and instrumental accompanist; conducts piano and pedagogy workshops and masterclasses, and adjudicates at music festivals in Manitoba and across Canada.
Michael began his piano studies with Alice Nakauchi and Sydney McInnis in Winnipeg and later with Boris Lysenko at the Royal Conservatory of Music and University of Toronto where he was awarded the Forsythe Scholarship as the outstanding graduating pianist. Michael has studied the piano solo and chamber repertoire with the noted pedagogue Jeaneane Dowis of New York City at her private studio and as a fellowship student at the Waterloo Festival at Princeton University. Michael has also studied the piano/vocal repertoire with Martin Isepp at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh, England and the Banff Centre of Fine Arts, and with Rudolf Jansen at the Mountainview Festival in Alberta.
Michael is dedicated to the festival movement and its continuing support for music students– he has served as President of the Winnipeg Music Festival and Piano Syllabus Chair of the AMAF Provincial Syllabus Committee.
Classical Voice and Choral
Trent Worthington
Trent Worthington is an Alberta musician who has been active in the Edmonton area arts community for more years than he can remember; so he’s either getting old and forgetful, or it’s just been a LOT of years. His activities include performance and conducting, teaching, composing and arranging, recording, consulting (whatever that means), and having fun making music. He has performed with Pro Coro Canada since 1981, was a member of VOCE The A Cappella Experience, is currently a member of the PreTenors (you don’t retire from that gig, you just pass away), has taught music in public education and at Alberta College and at King’s University College, done studio work for TV, film and music as editor, producer and performer, and has been a giggin’ musician for most of his life. He is currently the Music Director for John Cameron Entertainment and the Edmonton Singing Christmas Tree; the Artistic Director of Pro Coro Canada; and now studying as a piano technician.
Strings/Instrumental/Guitar
Jose Delgado-Guerana
 Originally from Costa Rica, Mr. Delgado-Guevara earned his Associate Degree in Music Education from the Conservatory of Castella for the Visual and Performing Arts of Costa Rica, his Bachelors Degree in music from the University of Costa Rica, and his Masters Degree in viola performance from Western Michigan University. He apprenticed with Gela Dubrova in Morelia, Mexico, before coming to the United States to study with Igor Fedotov. He was a founding member of La Camerata Latinoamericana in Costa Rica and has also held positions as principal violist in the National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Costa Rica, the Central American Symphony Orchestra and many other orchestras in France, Costa Rica, and the United States.
He has performed as a soloist with Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, Andrews University Symphony Orchestra, University of Costa Rica String Orchestra, the Bach Institute of Costa Rica Chamber Orchestra, Fontana Chamber Music Festival, Fernwood Outdoor Music Series, Afternoon of Music in Kalamazooand Sinfonia Prince George. Mr. Delgado-Guevara was the coordinator of the Andrews University Department of Music Preparatory Program and served as the interim director for the Andrews University Symphony Orchestra for the 2003-2004 Season. He has also served as the Associate Conductor of the Lake Michigan Youth Orchestra in charge of the Prep-Strings.
Mr. Delgado-Guevara was also the viola instructor for the Salvation Army Arts and Education Program in Benton Harbor Michigan. Mr. Former Concertmaster of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra Mr. Delgado-Guevara is the senior violin teacher at the Prince George Conservatory of Music.
Speech Arts
Linda Beaven
 Linda Beaven taught theatre for 36 years at Summerland Secondary School and many of her students have gone on to careers in theatre, T.V., and film. She has adjudicated the Theatre B.C. One Act Festival, the Kootenay Zone Festival, the Speech Arts for the Kelowna and the Quesnel Music Festival. She was the music theatre/speech arts chair for the Penticton Kiwanis Music festival for three years. She was the theatre consultant for the Ozone Okanagan festival in 2009.
In thirty- seven years of teaching she has directed over a hundred plays. She served on the Youthwrite play reading committee for nine years, and co-founded the Goodwill Shakespeare Festival which is now in its twelfth year. GoodWill is a non-competitive arts festival which now provides educational and performance opportunities for over 400 high school students from around the province.
Linda has many awards for teaching and promoting the Arts:
2001 The Distinguished Service Award presented by The Association of BC Drama Educators.
2002 The Citizen of the Year, Summerland presented by Corporation of Summerland.
2007 Prime Ministers Award for Teaching Excellence, Provincial and Federal Government.
2008 Arts Appreciation Award, Summerland Arts Council.
2008 Paul Harris Fellow Rotary International.
Linda is now retired and spends her time directing, traveling and advocating for the arts.
Stage Dance
Gillian Gardner
Gillian's training began at a young age training locally in Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, Jazz, Tap and Musical Theatre. She went on to win Dancer of the Year in 1997 and was the winner of the Modern division at the 1999 Provincials in Nelson, B.C. As a seasoned competitor she won trophies, awards and scholarships from the National High School Dance Festival in Miami, locally from Surrey and Coquitlam festival as well as Triple Threat, Dance Power and 5678 Showtime! Gillian graduated as a dance major from the Langley Fine Arts School after performing abroad with the school’s modern based dance company, Esprit De Corps. Since then she has had the privilege of training across the United States, Scotland and Japan at internationally acclaimed studios where she has absorbed a diverse repertoire of styles and skills. Positivity, hard work and dedication has provided Gillian with jobs that have taken her across the globe to countries such as Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Russia, China, Korea, Japan, Australia, the UK and throughout the US. Throughout her career she has had the chance to work with professionals from shows such as The Rockettes, Alvin Aliey American Dance Theatre, The National Tour of Rent, The National tour of Hairspray and many more! She worked as Dance Captain, Company Manager as well as Production Assistant for Broadway revue shows produced at Stiletto Entertainment in Los Angeles. Gillian has been seen on the stages of the Jesse Awards, Royal Caribbean Productions, Holland America Cruise Lines, Mooncoin Productions and most recently flying 30 feet in the air at Tokyo Disney! For these opportunities she is grateful and hopes to pass on her knowledge and inspire future generations of dancers!
Classical Dance
Sarah Brewer Clowes
 Sarah has been a teacher for the past 29 years, regularly here in B.C., as well as guest teaching in Europe, America and across Canada. She held the position of Assistant Ballet Mistress to the Professional Program in Banff for three summers, a sessional faculty position at Simon Fraser University for four years, as well as a senior faculty position at Main Dance Place for a decade. She held a senior faculty position at Spotlight Dance Centre for eight years as well as having been the Senior Ballet teacher with Spiral Dance Co. for the past 20 years and the Contemporary teacher at Tri-City Dance Center for the past five years. Sarah has also been choreographing professionally for over 20 years.
In the past two decades, Sarah has had the pleasure of adjudicating dance festivals throughout Canada, including two consecutive Provincial competitions, in Victoria and Nelson, B.C.
Sarah Brewer Clowes has danced professionally with the Munich Ballet in Germany, Northwest Florida Ballet in the U.S. as well as with the Banff Festival Ballet and The Vancouver Opera here in Canada. She has maintained an independent performing career since 1989 and has had the pleasure of working with such esteemed choreographers as Gioconda Barbuto, Crystal Pite, David Earle, Naomi Lefebvre, Wen Wei Wang and Cori Caulfield, to name a few. Sarah also co-produced, choreographed and performed in the Funky Brewster Cauling PULSE presentation at the Dance Centre in 2007 to sold out audiences. Most recently, Sarah and her husband Michael welcomed the arrival of their wee daughter, Kira. Sarah loves the passionate expression that sharing dance as a teacher, choreographer and performer can offer.
Musical Theatre
Jeff Hyslop
Vancouver-born Jeff Hyslop is indisputably one of Canada’s foremost performing artists. Equally masterful as a singer, dancer and actor, he has starred with unqualified success in such landmark musical productions as Cabaret, Kiss of the Spider Women, Jacques Brel , The Music Man, The Producers, and of course, the role of Mike in both the London West End and Broadway productions of A Chorus Line. To many, he is the quintessential Phantom of the Opera, a role he embraced in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical for over 975 performances.
He starred as Jeff the Mannequin in the TVO series ‘Today’s Special’ which maintained a huge popularity for over 10 years.
At age 21 Jeff was dancing and singing in Norman Jewison’s film - Jesus Christ Superstar. His numerous television appearances include series for both CTV and CBC-TV. The most memorable of these was his own Dancin’ Man Super Special where he partnered his favourite leading lady, Karen Kain.
He has received numerous awards including, 3 Jessie Awards(Vancouver) - 2 for Best Choreography, the other for Best Director; 5 nominations for the ACTRA Award for Best Variety Performer and a Dora Mavor Moore Award in 1984 for “On Tap”.
Choreography and directing are a real love for Jeff and it shows in productions such as Peter Pan, A Chorus Line, On Tap, Guys and Dolls and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat. Local productions under his direction - The Matchmaker, Nutcracker (w/Danette Bell), Anything Goes, and Stepping Out, all with the community players of Campbell River, B.C.
Continually broadening his career, Jeff is in demand for his teaching expertise in the realm of Musical Theatre, adjudication for Theatre BC’s ongoing Zone Festivals, and workshops in all crafts.
Showcase Theatre Festival in Campbell River, occupied Jeff’s time for 5 years. As Artistic Director he was able to bring to the stage a broad variety of entertainment – A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Dream on Royal Street, Taming of the Shrew and Kiss Me, Kate!, Cabaret and Waiting for the Parade - as well as developing ‘Adventures in Theatre’ a unique young people’s program. In 2007, Jeff conceived the idea for a stunning new musical –‘Dancing in the Coal Dust’, written by long-time collaborator - David Warrack. He is determined to bring this brilliant new work to audiences across this great country of ours.
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