The Violin Makers Association of British Columbia held its first Competition and Exhibit in 25 years on March 23rd, 2019.at the UBC School of Music building. Thanks to everyone who made it a success and see you in 2020!!
In this years competition, which was limited to violins and violas made in B.C., we allowed each maker two entries in each category.
The results are in two groups, a best in show category (points based), as well as medals and certificates of merit (judges discretion) category. Here are the results for the Best-in-show categories:
- Best in Show Awards, Violin Craftsmanship
- 1st Place: Tied: Gene Choi & Hermann Janzen
- 2nd Place: Pauline Dawson
- 3rd Place: Jennifer Chen
- Best in Show Awards, Violin Tone
- 1st Place: Roland Hollinger
- 2nd Place: Hermann Janzen
- 3rd Place: Tied: Wolfgang Schrottner & Colin Scott
- Best in Show Awards, Viola Craftsmanship
- 1st Place: Hermann Janzen
- 2nd Place: Hermann Janzen (2nd entry)
- 3rd Place: Roland Hollinger
- Best in Show Awards, Viola Tone
- 1st Place: Peter Grohme
- 2nd Place: Roy Israel
- 3rd Place: Hermann Janzen
And the medals and certificates were:
- Hermann Jazen, Gold Medal, Violin Tone
- Roland Hollinger, Silver Medal, Violin Tone
- Roland Hollinger, Silver Medal, Violin Tone (second entry)
- Peter Grohme, Silver Medal, Viola Tone
- Gene Choi, Certificate of Merit for Violin Craftsmanship
- Hermann Janzen, Certificate of Merit for Violin Craftsmanship
- Pauline Dawson, Certificate of Merit for Violin Craftsmanship
- Jennifer Chen, Certificate of Merit for Violin Craftsmanship
- Colin Scott, Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone
- Wolfgang Schrottner, Certificate of Merit for Violin Tone
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