Adjudicator Biographies

  • Elizabeth McDonald

    VOCAL

  • Andrew Dicker

    INSTRUMENTAL

  • Kai Evoy

    SPEECH ARTS

    Kai Evoy is a local composer and music teacher who instructs his students within a school system and at his home studio. He is a certified Music for Young Children Teacher, and has won many awards both locally and provincially in Piano, Voice, Ensemble, and Speech Arts.

          Since his youth, Kai has performed in many lead roles at the Stirling Festival Theatre and has had the opportunity to direct both his peers and younger youth in stage performances. Needless to say, he feels at home on stage!

    Kai has participated in local festivals that have led to provincial competitions where he has earned first place standings. Further, he has received medals of excellence from Conservatory Canada for achieving the top mark in the province on his music theory and performance examinations.

    Kai also has volunteered his talents for the last three years with the Quinte Youth Unlimited Music/Drama team as a leader and vocal coach. Additionally, after winning Kid's Got Talent in 2020, Kai was recruited and trained in acting by the Mode Elle agency. Kai has returned each year to the Empire Theatre Kid's Got Talent event to do live tv interviews with the contestants and to be a spokesperson for the wonderful community fundraiser.

          After taking home many top awards in the Speech Arts competitions through the Stirling Festival of Sacred Praise, and being recommended each year for Provincial competition, Kai is thrilled to have the opportunity to give back to the festival by adjudicating in the Speech Arts category.

  • TBD

    PIANO