Spotlight On Students: Ayari Kasukawa

Second Year Performance Major Ayari Kasukawa has had an eventful year placing well in the 14th Don Chrysler Competition and by winning the Cowichan Consort Competition. Congratulations Ayari!

Ms. Kasukawa was ably assisted by Jennifer Mitchell.

Cowichan Consort Young Soloist Competition (Nov 2019): Winner

• Glazunov Concerto with Cowichan Consort Crchestra on March 7, 2020, at the Christian Reformed Church (Duncan, BC).

Sooke Philharmonic 14th Don Chrysler Concerto Competition Finalists

• Performance at the Phillip T. Young Recital Hall, University of Victoria (April 20, 2019).

Article at Sooke Philharmonic site: https://sookephil.wordpress.com/

Finalists with Long & McQuade Representative Dustin Hetlinger

UVic Composition MUS105 Concert

Congratulations and well done to those who participated in the very well attended MUS105 concert!

For representing the Saxophone Class so well by their diligent rehearsal and superb presentation of the works of their peers, congratulations to Alex Tiller, Benedict Mendes, Cole Davis and Ayari Kasukawa, with Ethan Slogotski.

Thank you, to the composers, hosted by Christopher Butterfield and Anna Hostman, who included the saxophone in their pieces and thereby offered saxophone students the opportunity to participate in a unique creative process.

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2019 in Review: Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute

Second Year Performance Major Ayari Kasukawa participated in the 2019 Frederick L. Hemke Saxophone Institute. Ms. Kasukawa received the Bishop Travel Bursary to assist her to attend the summer institute.