Focus on Youth:
2026 Schedule
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Performance Week Summary FOY 2026
Concert 1 9:15 AM Monday May 4
| 1 | ARES K - Miller, Lindsay Song & Dance Spring, by Vivaldi |
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| 2 | Claire Ewashen - Piano My Invention |
| 3 | Julien Chang - Piano Isty Bitsy Spider |
| 4 | Avienda Steed - Piano Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| 5 | Valerie Keate - Vocal My Defender by Tate Butts |
| 6 | Audrey Blackmore - Piano Listen With Your Heart, Alan Menken |
| 7 | Falise Blackmore - Piano The Blue Danube, Johann Strauss |
| 8 | Pascale Hutton - Drama - Video |
| 9 | Stages Dance - Acro - One Jump Hannah Garland, Anna Heletii, Ramona Itkonen-Dyck, Josie Kilback, Emilia Leadbetter, Lux Longpre, Saya Phoebus, Addy Sweeten, Emily Sweeten, Keira Willingham |
| 10 | Mormon Hills 5-7 - Barlow, Elise Dance - Colours of the Wind |
Concert 2 10:45 AM Monday May 4
| 1 | ARES 4 - Vigna, Heather Ukulele |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Ballet - Little Bee Liria Arthurs, Brielle Bailey, Olivia Collins, Violet Gimby, Rowan Komar, Elise Poda, Naomi Poda, Frankie Taylor, Kendall Vigne |
| 3 | Jayli Wolf - Vocal - Video Gold |
| 4 | Stages Dance - Jazz - Wings Charlie Hamm |
| 5 | Lani Tanapima - Piano Perfect, by Ed Sheeran |
| 5 | Madelyn Saby - Piano Harmony of the Angels by Burgmüller |
| 6 | Kinley Blick - Piano Circle of Life by Elton John |
| 7 | Makayla Johnson - Piano A Thousand Years by Christina Perri |
| 8 | Stages Dance - Jazz - Ahoy, Ahoy Hannah Garland, Elise Poda, Naomi Poda, Kenzie Watson, MaKaela Watson |
| 9 | Isla Berg, Florence Champagne, Chensi Lo Vocal Trio - Opalite |
| 10 | Nora Berg, Keilani Duverna, Kayle Bullock Vocal Trio - Fight Song |
Concert 3 12:45 PM Monday May 4
| 1 | Canyon-Lister 2/3 - Adams, Jessa The Best Day of My Life! |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Tap - Beat It Nayeli McKendry |
| 3 | Keira Allard - Piano Firefly, Faber |
| 4 | Oliver DeBoon - Piano Phantom of the Keys, Faber |
| 5 | Maya Knoop-Findlay - Piano At The Skating Rink, Leila Fletcher |
| 6 | Callum Francis - Piano Tom's Diner, Suzanne Vega |
| 7 | Elise Poda - Piano Fireflies at Night, composed by Elise Poda |
| 8 | Megan Bibby - Alumni Video - Antlers |
| 9 | Erickson 2-3 - Allard, Alaina Dance |
Concert 4 7 PM Monday May 4
| Art Show Gala - Hosted by Arts Council Not in order |
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| Wildflower School |
| Mormon Hills 5-9 - Chatwin, Zelpha The Lady Pirates of Captain Bree. |
Concert 5 9:15 AM Tuesday May 5
| 1 | Canyon-Lister 5-7 Danforth, Dawn Stop Motion Films |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Ballet - That’s Amore Emmylou Black, Brynlee Grunewald, Charlie Hamm, Nayeli McKendry, Claire Schobert, Jade Smith, Shayla Staite Payton Storm, Adam Weibe |
| 3 | Lucy Bedard - Piano The Birdlings Serenade |
| 4 | Naomi, Bianca, Elise and Mom Poda - Instrumental Paint it Black |
| 5 | Eila Minichiello - Piano Spring by Vivaldi and arranged by Faber |
| 6 | Naomi Poda - Piano Sakura by Faber |
| 7 | Mormon Hills Highland Dance - Blackmore, Cora |
| 8 | ARES 3 - Feragotti, Melissa Eye of the Tiger |
Concert 6 10:45 AM Tuesday May 5
| 1 | ARES 2 - Cote, Linda Djembe Drums - Pompeii by Bastille |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Hip Hop - All That Jazz Emmylou Black, Kate Darby, Charlie Hamm, Chensi Lo, Nayeli McKendry, Madelyn Saby, Skylah Schiffke, Jade Smith, Shayla Staite, Payton Storm |
| 3 | Marlee Dodge - Piano Tarantelle, Clifford Poole |
| 4 | Marcus Hanson - Piano Broken Record Boogie |
| 5 | Amanda Anderson - Cello - Video |
| 6 | Lori Kepke Highland - Pas de Basques & Hi Cuts Holly Demman, Wavy Dressel |
| 7 | Jayli Wolf - Vocal - Video |
| 8 | ARES 7 - Sonntag, Danielle Rap - About the School Day… |
Concert 7 12:45 PM Tuesday May 5
| 1 | ARES 2/3 - Vandenberghe, Caroline Recorders - Geronimo by Sheppard |
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| 2 | Lori Kepke Highland - Flora MacDonald & Lilt Breanna Hollis, Audrey Blackmore |
| 3 | Julianna Oler - Piano Spring from the Four Seasons, Antonio Vivaldi |
| 4 | Rosie Blackmore - Piano Theme from 'Water Music', George F. Handel |
| 5 | Rose Mary and Lotty Blackmore - Violin Rubber Dollie, arranged by Zavallennahh Huscroft |
| 6 | Juniper Byrne - Piano Narcissus, Ethelbert Nevin |
| 7 | Amanda Anderson - Cello - Video |
| 8 | Mormon Hills 4 - Johnson, Lorraine Song - We are the World |
Concert 8 6 PM Tuesday May 5
| Concert 8 part 1 6 PM Tues May 5 | |
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| 1 | Children’s Choir - Hamm, Kyla I Won’t Give Up by Jason Marz Brave by Sara Bareilles |
| 2 | Stages Dance - Musical Theatre - 9-5 Emmylou Black, Ozzie Brown, Kate Darby, Ramona Itkonen-Dyck, Chensi Lo, Brynn Whitesel |
| 3 | Joseph Foraie - Piano Sprightly, Christopher Norton |
| 4 | Flint Draxlir - Piano Study in G Major Op.36 #26 Gedike |
| 5 | Tirian Draxlir - Piano Study in C Major Maykapar |
| 6 | Leeza Blackmore - Vocal Thankyou for the Music - ABBA |
| 7 | Cameron Semancik - Piano Resting Grounds from Hollow Knight |
| 8 | Max Yarschenko - Piano Positively Swinging, by Christopher Norton |
| 9 | Priscilla Draxlir - Piano Bagpipers March, Jon George |
| 10 | Grace Ganong - Vocal The Truth by Megan Woods |
| 11 | Rachel McLaren - Piano Interstellar |
| 12 | Myrriah Duverna, Sierra Brooks, Lani Tanapima Vocal Trio - This is Me |
| 13 | Sarah Roch, Gia Feragotti, Alyssa Bullock Vocal Trio - Breakaway |
| 14 | Grace Rechel - Piano Sealed Vessel, Cristopher Larkin |
| 15 | Chensi Lo - Piano Waltz in B Minor by Frederic Chopin |
| Concert 8 part 2 7 PM Tues May 5 | |
| 16 | Velvet Strings Female Emsemble - Vocal Group Who's loving you & I want you back arranged by Jackson 5 |
| 17 | Shawna, Shailey, Amy, Janie, Eliza - Instrumental 12 Dancing Princesses theme song by Melissa Lyons |
| 18 | Chensi Lo & Emmylou Black - Vocal Stateside by Pinkpantheress and Zara Larsson |
| 19 | Roslyn Greavette - Vocal Something in the Orange |
| 20 | Emmylou Black - Vocal Wonderful - Original 'Wicked' Broadway Musical |
| 21 | Shailey and Shawna Blackmore - Piano Duet Tarantella Napoletana, traditional Italian |
| 22 | Norahh Weitman & Alisha Neufeld - Dance Biip by XLOV |
Concert 9 10:45 AM Wednesday May 6
| 1 | Erickson K-2 - Shukin, BJ Haughian, Holly Dance - 50 Years of Music and Dance |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Lyrical - A Million Dreams Eliza Lang |
| 3 | Izzy Bilcik - Piano Sword dance by Faber |
| 4 | Olivia Holman - Piano Far Away by Teresa Richart |
| 5 | Toby Morris - Piano Hedwigs Theme, from Harry Potter |
| 6 | Stages Dance Tap - Jailhouse Rock Isla Berg |
| 7 | Jayli Wolf - Vocal - Video |
| 8 | Yaqan Nukiy 3/4- Blackmore, Treena I Love A Rainy Night by Eddie Rabbitt |
| 9 | Yaqan Nukiy 2-7 - Blackmore, Treena Bullies Anonymous by Ron Fink and John Heath |
Concert 10 12:45 PM Wed May 6th
| 1 | ARES 1 - Gardner, Jennifer Rain Instruments - Stormy Skies & Sunny Smiles |
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| 2 | **Stages Dance - Ballet - *Aware *** Isla Berg, Kinley Blick, Eliza Lang, Rosie McKellar, Sienna Schoene, Betty Weibe |
| 3 | Carlie Blackmore - Piano Waltz from Sleeping Beauty |
| 4 | Kelbie Blackmore - Piano Star Wars |
| 5 | Lottie Blackmore - Piano Danny Boy, Traditional Irish |
| 6 | Audrey and Avienda - Saxophone & Clarinet duet - Half Full or Half Empty & Chopsticks |
| 7 | Jessa Blackmore - Piano Baby Bumble Bee |
| 8 | Lori Kepke Highland - Sword Dance & Highland Fling Glory Demman, Lily Enns, Ivy Demman, Carlee Blackmore |
| 9 | Mormon Hills 2/3 - Blackmore, Millie Dance - Clap, Clap, Sound,Tanzen and Bewegen Song - The Rumpus in the Rainforest |
Concert 11 7 PM Wednesday May 6
| 1 | Stages Dance - Tap Dance - Sing Shailey Blackmore |
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| 2 | Ines Gonzalez Wesolowski - Piano Autumn Leaves - Faber Ines Gonzalez Wesolowski - Vocal Funnel of Love- Wanda Jackson |
| 3 | Milena Gonzalez Wesolowski - Piano Lemonade Stand Milena Gonzalez Wesolowski - Vocal Funnel of Love- Wanda Jackson |
| 4 | Markus Coleman - Piano Megalovania -Toby Fox Markus Coleman - Vocal Golden Hour JVKE |
| 5 | Bianca Poda - Violin/Fiddle Minuet No.3 - J.S. Bach, Skittles at Buckley Bay Bianca Poda - Vocal Tiny Little robots - Cage the elephant |
| 6 | Myrriah Duverna - Vocal Have Your Way - Katy Nichole |
| 7 | Bianca Poda - Vocal Tiny Little robots - Cage the elephant |
| 8 | **Stages Dance - Tap - *In the Navy *** Isla Berg, Emmylou Black, Kinley Blick, Charlie Hamm, Eliza Lang, Rosie McKellar, Sienna Schoene |
| Stretch Break - 5 mins | |
| 9 | Eliza Blackmore - Piano Sound of Silence, Paul Simon |
| 10 | Anna Naylor - Piano Faelan's Theme, Andrea Dow |
| 11 | Mila Huscroft - Vocal Heather - Conan Gray |
| 12 | Nynaeve Steed - Piano Keeva's Theme, Andrea Dow |
| 13 | Sofia Cannon - Vocal - Guitar Dreams - Sofia Canon Original Composition |
| 14 | Adelphia Smith - Piano Vespers by Reginald Godden |
| 15 | Ooze Leal - Piano Falling Waters, Truax |
Concert 12 9:15 AM Thursday May 7th
| 1 | Canyon-Lister K - Ziefflie, Carolyn Rhythm Sticks - Adams Family Theme & Days of the Week |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Lyrical - Slow it Down Charlie Hamm |
| 3 | Megan Bibby - Video |
| 4 | Stages Dance - Musical Theatre - Jitterbug Callie Fell, Kaidin Fell, Gia Feragotti, Forest Harris, Anna Heletii, Naomi Poda, Emily Richards, Cora Viola |
| 5 | Hyfa Qazi - Piano Sea Chantey, Nancy & Randall Faber |
| 6 | Hyfa Qazi - Piano Duet The Merry Boys Poka, by Franz von Suppé |
| 7 | Stages Dance - Tap - Oh The Things You Can Think Anastasia Anderson, Ozzie Brown, Orion Rathlou, Avery Willingham, Kiera Willingham |
| 8 | ARES 6/7 - Read, Kate Skit |
Concert 13 10:45 AM Thursday May 7th
| 1 | ARES K/1 - Smith, Amanda Song with body percussion - Stand by Me by Ben E King |
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| 2 | Stages Dance - Tap - Jump Shout Boogie Kinley Blick |
| 3 | Gideon Draxlir - Piano Pumpkin Boogie by Faber and Faber |
| 4 | Ruth Draxlir - Piano Wild Rose, Teresa Richert |
| 5 | Aurora Kass - Piano The Entertainer by Scott Joplin |
| 6 | Sebastian Seniuk - Piano Dustin Light by The 12 Titans |
| 7 | Stages Dance - Hip Hop - Rotten to the Core |
| 8 | ARES 4/5 - Blick, Matt Comedy Show - Dad Joke Night |
Concert 14 12:45 PM Thursday May 7th
| 1 | Erickson 3/4 - Lavallee, Stephanie Readers Theatre - The Good Egg |
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| 2 | Amanda Anderson - Cello - Video |
| 3 | **Stages Dance - Tap - *Centerfield *** Shailey Blackmore, Nayeli McKendry, Sadie Schoene |
| 4 | Tiaunah Knight - Piano Amazing Grace |
| 5 | Josiah Knight - Piano Reminiscence by Edwin McLean |
| 6 | Stages Dance - Jazz - Disco Inferno Kinley Blick |
| 7 | Pascale Hutton - Drama - Video |
| 8 | Erickson 2 - Johnson, Emelia Dancing - Sunroof - Kidz Bop version |
Concert 15 7 PM Thursday May 7th
| With Alumni | |
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| 1 | Pascale Hutton - Drama - Video |
| 2 | Rowan Penzer - Piano Franz Liszt Consolations mvmt 2 & 3 |
| 3 | Blackmore Girls - Violin, Piano, Voice Shawna, Amy, Eliza & Hillaree Blackmore Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen |
| 4 | Riaan Gerber - Piano Fantasie Impromptu |
| 5 | Hillaree Blackmore - Vocal Love Story - Indilia |
| 6 | Megan Bibby - Violin - Video |
| 7 | Jayli Wolf - Vocal - Video |
| 8 | Toby Tomasic - Violin |
| 9 | Ethan Greentree - Piano |
| Intermission - Hosted by the Grad Class | |
| 10 | Amanda Anderson - Cello - Video |
| 11 | Hannah Greentree - Piano My Piano Journey at Focus on Youth |
| 12 | Andrea Daignault - Piano Rachmaninoff Prelude in C# minor |
| 13 | Danielle Sonntag - Piano Clouds by Florence Price |
| 14 | Laura Johnson Trio - Clarinet Trio |
Concert 16 9:15 AM Friday May 8th
1 ARES 3/4 - Page, Lisa
Ukulele - Counting Stars by One Republic 2 Pascale Hutton - Drama - Video
3 Sol Anna Sisters- Acrobatic Theatre
What a fun day at school! - Annael & Soleyann Paré 4 Kayza Kenny - Piano
Perfect, by Ed Sheeran
5 Lukas Kusalik - Piano
Horse Sense Alfred
6 Shiloh Jacoby - Piano
A Whole New World from Aladin
7 Nova-Joy Jacoby - Piano
Angelfish by Anne Crosby Gaudet
8 Quinston Smith - Violin
Bourrée I and II - J.S. Bach
9 Brandon Sylvestre - Piano
Broken Record Boogie
10 Maya Delcaro - Piano
Hedwig's Theme John Williams
11 Remi Huscroft - Piano
Hopes and Dreams
12 Leila Kass - Piano
Musette by JS Bach
13 Stages Dance - Jazz - We Go Together Isla Berg, Kinley Blick, Eliza Lang, Rosie McKellar, Sienna Schoene, Sophia Stalley
14 Homelinks K/1 Laurie Riehl
The Water Cycle
Have Questions? You can contact the Focus on Youth team below:
Laura From: Focus on Youth Registration & Scheduling
Email: laura.from@yahoo.com
Monte Anderson: Stage Rehearsals for Private Teachers
Phone: 250-428-5152
Jason Smith: Auditorium Technician
Email: nosaj28@hotmail.com
Cheryl Rendek: Auditorium Seating Coordinator
Email: cherylrendek@gmail.com
Linda Farynowski: Auditorium Seating Coordinator
Email: lfarynowski@gmail.com
Brenda Brucker: Art Show Coordinator
Email: blbrucker@shaw.ca
Hannah Greentree: Communication Design & Marketing
Email: ryckmanpiano@gmail.com
