2026

Kiwanis Showcase Concert

Acknowledgements

The 2026 Kiwanis Festival has been a fantastic experience this year for Pearson, and we're so excited to share some of the highlights with you tonight. Thanks to:

all the students who participated,
the Kiwanis Music Festival Board, volunteers, and adjudicators,
parents, families, and caregivers for your unwavering support,
the Pearson staff for their exceptional flexibility with coverage and giving up the gymnasium,
Rob Cairns at Metropolitan United Church for the use of the space, and his tech expertise,
Ryan (8RM) & McKenna (8KH) for hosting tonight's concert, and
Varonika (8RM) for designing the poster and program cover.

- Mr. Allison & Mr. Van Pelt

Reminders

Please silence all electronic devices.
Please do not talk during performances.
As audience participation and corresponding etiquette is an integral part of the performance, we would ask that all parents remain until the completion of the Kiwanis Showcase concert. We have strived to make this evening as short as possible and still celebrate the accomplishments of our wonderful students. Thank you for coming together tonight as a school community!

Contributions

If you feel so inclined, we'd greatly appreciate any contributions for tonight's concert., which will go toward our Winds and Strings programs.
Please visit this SchoolCash Online link to donate, or scan the donation QR code outside the auditorium before you leave!

Awards

Recorders

4BV Recorder Ensemble: Gold

Class 13804

4HW Recorder Ensemble: Gold

Class 13804

Strings

5AW String Orchestra: Gold

Class P13311

6AS String Orchestra: Gold

Class P13311

7ND String Orchestra: Silver

Class P13311

8KH String Orchestra: Silver

Class P13311

Vivace: Silver

Class P13312

8KH Bass Solo: Silver

Class 13704: Isabella

7ND String Trio: Silver

Class 13809: Sara, Sabrina, & Quilla

8KH String Quintet: Silver

Class P1227: Victoria, Ophelia, Jayden, Emily, & Stella

Winds

Pearson Stage Band: Gold

Class 13118

Pearson Wind Ensemble: Gold

Class 13117

Pearson Wind Ensemble: Gold

Class 13117 - Challenge Class

6JC Woodwind Quartet: Silver

Class 13809: Dora, Ava, Claire, & Elody

6JC Brass Quintet: Silver

Class 13809: Jake, Hal, Olivia L, Fritz, & Fenton

7CC Flute Duo: Bronze

Class 13809: Geneviève & Alyssa

7CC Winds Sextet: Silver

Class 13809: Ethan, Ajai, Myles, Cole, Daniel, & Oliver

7CC Winds Septet: Silver

Class 13809: Miriam, Sara, Ruoyi, Cecily, Megan, Venus, & Oliver

8RM Clarinet Trio: Silver

Class 13809: Pearl, Ruby, & Rio

8RM Winds Trio: Silver

Class 13809: Ryan, Zak, & Oliver

Strings & Winds

Pearson Symphony Orchestra: Gold

Class P13313

Program

Pearson Stage Band

Birdland

by Josef Zawinul, arr. Michael Sweeney

Grade 5 String Orchestra

Playful Lyrics

by Brian Strachan

Grade 6 String Orchestra

Call of Heroes

by Cristian A. Williams

Grade 6 Brass Quintet

Ode to Joy

by Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Walter H. Barnes

Grade 8 String Quintet

String Quintet in c minor, K. 406, allegro

by Wolfgang A. Mozart

Grade 8 Clarinet Trio

The Entertainer

by Scott Joplin, arr. James Power

4BV Recorder Ensemble

The Elevator of Time: a Medieval Legend

by 4BV and Scott Allison

Lost Light (The Dragon's Realm)

by Scott Allison

4HW Recorder Ensemble

The Midnight Panther Heist

by 4HW and Scott Allison

Marching Bunnies

by Scott Allison

Grade 7 String Orchestra

Boreas

by Todd Parrish

Grade 8 String Orchestra

Halo Theme

by Marty O’Donnell and Micahel Salvatori, arr. Bob Phillips

Vivace

Serenade for Strings

by Piotr I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Richard Meyer

Pearson Wind Ensemble

Suite in Minor Mode

by Dimitri Kabalevsky, arr. Frank Siekmann and Richard Oliver

Among the Clouds

by Brian Balmages

Pearson Symphony Orchestra

Sleeping Beauty: Waltz from the Ballet

by Pyotr I. Tchaikovsky, arr. Merle J. Isaac

Gravitas

by Soon Hee Newbold

Videos

Program Cover Art by Ron S. (8RM)

Past Kiwanis Showcase Concerts

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