2023 Scholarship & Award Winners

Conn-Selmer Centerstage AwardEnoch LoduTrumpet, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON
Denis Wick Most Outstanding Brass Musician AwardHeidi GoetzTrumpet, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC
Douglas Payson Sturdevant/NAC Orchestra Outstanding Orchestra Director AwardPamela BettgerEtobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, ON
Dream Cymbals Big Band Drummer of the Year AwardAlex SgrignoliDrums, St. Jean de Brebeuf SS, Woodbridge, ON
Dream Cymbals Outstanding Percussion Section AwardCezar MerticHarmonie Mont-Royal 5e Secondaire, Mont-Royal, QC
Ellison Travel Outstanding Chorister AwardAidan GlennVoice, Burlington, ON
Ellison Travel Ranee Lee Vocal ScholarshipBarbara NovikovaVoice, Alexander Mackenzie High School, Richmond Hill, ON
I. Keith Mann/NAC Orchestra Outstanding Band Director AwardJennifer MannÉcole Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, Red Deer, AB
Jazzworks Camp ScholarshipEnoch LoduTrumpet, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON
Long & McQuade Outstanding Musicianship AwardJackson KellyPercussion, Perth, ON
Ludwig Ultimate Canadian Drummer AwardMilan StangaDrums, Lord Byng SS, Vancouver, BC
MusicFest Hall of Fame AwardGeneviève CimonNational Arts Centre/Centre national des Arts, Ottawa, ON
Musser Outstanding Concert Percussionist AwardMinsol KimPercussion, Alexander Mackenzie HS, Richmond Hill, ON
NACO Outstanding Brass/Percussion Player AwardElijah NickelTrombone, Mennonite Educational Institute, Abbotsford, BC
NACO Outstanding String Player AwardJake MoodieDouble Bass, Laura Secord Secondary School, St. Catherines, ON
Rico by D’Addario Golden Reed Award – classicalAdrian LeungAlto Saxophone, Sir Winston Churchill SS, Vancouver, BC
Rico by D’Addario Golden Reed Award – jazzAvshalom Ravitz-HellerAlto Saxophone, Etobicoke School of the Arts, Etobicoke, ON
Sirius Xcellence in Performance AwardSarah StevensonVoice, Wellington SS, Nanaimo, BC
Slaight Music Outstanding Musicianship AwardIsla ErtlViola, Oakville, ON
Slaight Outstanding Young Performer AwardPreston ShePercussion, St. George’s Senior School, Vancouver, BC
Steve’s Music Outstanding Guitarist AwardJay YooGuitar, Holy Cross Regional HS, Surrey, BC
Stingray Emerging Performer AwardAndrew BenaiahClarinet, Westmount SS, Vaughan, ON
Thomastik-Infeld Outstanding String Player AwardBridget WalshViolin, Guelph, ON
Thomastik-Infeld Outstanding TICSO ScholarshipChantal HaddadViolin, Ashbury College, Ottawa, ON
Tim Leah Memorial ScholarshipAlex SgrignoliDrums, St. Jean de Brebeuf SS, Woodbridge, ON
Tommy Banks/NAC Orchestra Outstanding Jazz Director AwardMatt DrysdaleEastwood Collegiate Institute, Kitchener, Ontario
Toronto Musicians Association Denny Christianson ScholarshipKieran MenardBass, Dunbarton High School, Pickering, ON
Yamaha Canada Music Make Waves ScholarshipLuke YoungTrumpet, R.C. Palmer SS, Richmond, BC

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