Conn-Selmer Centerstage Award Enoch Lodu Trumpet, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON Denis Wick Most Outstanding Brass Musician Award Heidi Goetz Trumpet, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Douglas Payson Sturdevant/NAC Orchestra Outstanding Orchestra Director Award Pamela Bettger Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, ON Dream Cymbals Big Band Drummer of the Year Award Alex Sgrignoli Drums, …
As part of the educational experience that is MusicFest, there are concerts in every idiom. These concerts feature professional musicians from all over North America as well as the MusicFest Canada Honour Ensembles comprised of the best young musicians in Canada. When attending any one of these concerts, MusicFest Canada requests that all students …
A drum roll for a role model Louis Rossi Williamson was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and joined the Canadian Armed Forces Music Branch in Halifax in 1966. Lou was a featured soloist throughout his 29-year career, performing for over 20 years with the Black Watch in Montreal, followed by one year at Borden and four …
Choral/Vocal Jazz Division Concert Band Division Instrumental Jazz Division Orchestra/Strings Festival
All directors entering ensembles in the 2024 MusicFest Recording Festival must upload scores and recordings of all performance pieces through their online registration by April 1, 2024. After their ensemble’s performance has been adjudicated, directors will be contacted by MusicFest to schedule their one-hour clinic with one of the three Adjudicators/Evaluators. MusicFest will broadcast all …