2016 National Honour Awards
Each year, thousands of participants and hundreds of ensembles take part in the annual national festival finals known as MusicFest Canada. All adjudicated ensembles receive gold, silver, bronze, or merit standards of performance.
- A Gold Standard signifies that an ensemble has achieved excellence in all facets of its performance.
- A Silver Standard signifies that an ensemble is demonstrating an exceedingly high standard of musical performance.
- A Bronze Standard signifies an above average quality of performance with latitude for improvement.
The above three standards are recognized with a plaque.
- A Merit Standard acknowledges an average quality of performance and is not recognized by a plaque.
Ensembles who have qualified to attend the Festival may elect to perform for “Adjudication Only” with no standard to be awarded or considered.
| RECIPIENT | INSTRUMENT | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Maggi Djurdjevic | Flute | Hayden Wind Ensemble |
| Erik Larson | Trombone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Vaneza Abello | Trombone | Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 8/9 Concert Band |
| Teniola Abimbola | Drumset | Humber College Junior Jazz C |
| Owen Adams | Saxophone (Tenor) | Notre Dame Jazz Combo |
| Nicholas Adema | Trombone | Nepean HS Senior Stage Band |
| Parsa Afrooz | Percussion | École Secondaire Mont-Royal Concert Band |
| Petros Anagnostakos | Drumset | Carter Brodkorb Quartet |
| Nick Anastasiou | Trumpet | Bradford District High School School Band |
| Chantel Andrusyk | Xylophone | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Carolyn Arner | Euphonium | Gosfield North Public School Concert Band |
| Julia Azzi | Trumpet | Sir Robert Borden High School Junior Band |
| Jane Bang | Violin | College Saint-Sacrement de Terrebonne String Orchestra |
| Imogen Barnard | Oboe | Allan Drive Middle School Jazz Band |
| Adrianna Bartolotta | Flute | Grande Prairie Catholic Wind Ensemble |
| Keegan Beaulieu | Drumset & Percussion | Lively Grade 8 Band |
| Steve Berg | Guitar | Wellington Secondary School Grade 12 Combo |
| Eric Bernhardt | Guitar | Nelson High School Jazzworks |
| Thomas Bérubé | Clarinet (Bass) | Harmonie 8e annee Beatrice-Desloges |
| Vincent Bérubé | Guitar | Profil guitare du Grand-Coteau |
| Cédric Boulanger | Guitar | Profil guitare du Grand-Coteau |
| Curtis Brady | Saxophone (Tenor) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Maltiti Braimah | Trombone | LDHSS Senior Jazz Band |
| Christina Brown | Voice | Ottawa Catholic School Board Chamber Choir |
| Amanda Brown | Violin | Eastview Secondary School Symphony Orchestra |
| Naomi Bruins | Trombone | Huntsville High School Senior Stage Band |
| Aleida Budgeon-Strating | Saxophone (Alto) | Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble Band 3 |
| Simon Buist | Voice | Calvin Christian School Senior Choir |
| Tyler Campbell | Saxophone (Alto) | John McCrae Jazz Orchestra |
| Arnaud Castonguay | Saxophone (Tenor) | NOMAD |
| Esther Chan | Saxophone (Tenor) | Bill Crothers Secondary School Concert Band |
| Scott Chandler | Euphonium | Lively District Secondary School Gr. 7 Band |
| Allen Chang | Clarinet (Bb) | Grandview Heights School Concert Band |
| Joshua Chapman | Trumpet | Nepean HS Junior Jazz Band |
| Joyce Chen | Clarinet (Bb) | Kennedy Public School Concert Band |
| Alessandra Cirillo | Flute | Father Bressani Catholic High School Senior Concert Band |
| Vanessa Pi Clayton | Tuba | LDHSS Sr. Concert Band |
| Owen Clothier | Tuba | Bear Creek Secondary School Debut Band |
| Anthony Colarusso | Tuba | Father Bressani Catholic High School Junior Concert Band |
| Leo Compton | Saxophone (Tenor) | OCDSB Secondary All-Star Jazz Band |
| James Coole-Stevenson | Trumpet | Brookfield Jazz Band |
| Beth Cushnie | Trombone | Guy B. Brown Jazz Band |
| Alessia D'Ambrogio | Voice | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Grade 12 Chamber Choir |
| Evan Dalling | Trumpet | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Robbie DeCastris | Trumpet | John F. Ross Col. & Vocational Institute Intermediate Concert Band |
| Elliott Delage | Trombone | Jazz-Band du Collège de Montréal |
| Matthew Deo | Saxophone (Alto) | St. Andrew's College Concert Band |
| Liana Depoe | Alto | Strathcona Christian Academy Concert Choir |
| Kenton Dick | Saxophone (Alto) | Cold Canadian Five |
| Do Not Award Do Not Award | Voice | King's Christian Collegiate Senior Vocal Ensemble |
| Liam Donnelly | Trumpet | Monck Public School Jazz Band |
| Hannah Drury | Bear Creek Secondary School Choral Ensemble - Lorelei | |
| Adam Dublin | Trumpet | Sir Robert Borden HS Senior Jazz Band |
| Isabelle Duchene | Voice | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - Cadenza |
| Aunik Dutt-Choudhury | Drumset | Don Mills C. I. Jazz Combo |
| Johanna Dwyer | French Horn | Opeongo High School Concert Band |
| Michael Elias | Percussion | Sir John A. MacDonald S.S. Senior Band |
| Alyssa Elliott | Clarinet (Bb) | Guy B. Brown Elementary Concert Band |
| Aimee Emerson | Voice | St. Mary Treblemakers |
| Jack Etchegary | Voice | QVE Mixed Youth Chorus |
| Arianne Ethier | Percussion | Collège Regina Assumpta Concert Band |
| Keely Evanoff | Tuba | Chestermere Lake Middle School Concert Band |
| Hunter Fagan | String & Electric Bass | Penetanguishene Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Michael Fan | Saxophone (Alto) | Ashbury College Jazz Band |
| Vanessa Farmer | Mezzo | Arnprior District Red Velvet |
| Rutaaba Fasih | Flute | Elmwood School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Jacob Ferguson | Percussion | South Carleton Junior Band |
| Colin Ferguson | Saxophone (Tenor) | Notre Dame SS Jazz Combo |
| Kyle Fitzgerald | Trumpet | Thomas A Blakelock Jazz Orchestra |
| William Fraser | Percussion | Chippewa Secondary School Concert Band |
| Claire Galati | Voice | WoCo |
| Rhea Gandhi | Flute | Fossill Hill PS Concert Band |
| Anneka Geddes | Willowdale Middle School Senior Band | |
| Jonathan Gelmini | Tuba | Strathcona Christian Academy Wind Ensemble |
| Kielon Gerra | Clarinet (Bb) | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Graeme Gillespie | Saxophone (Alto) | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Saxophone Ensemble |
| Chenique Gilroy | Tuba | Castlebrooke Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Alyssa Glennie | Percussion | South Carleton Senior Band |
| Johanna Goetzelmann | Cello | G.W. Graham String Orchestra |
| Thomas Goldfried | Trombone | Holy Trinity School Concert Band |
| Hannah Gould | Percussion | Springbank Middle School Concert Band |
| Ethan Granka | Trumpet | St. John's College Concert Band |
| Evan Gratham | String Bass (Jazz) | Wellgyle |
| Trevor Guertin | Electric Bass | Elliot Lake Secondary School Concert Band |
| Dana Halay | Clarinet (Bb) | Bear Creek Secondary School Concert Band |
| Jenny Han | Voice | Castle Singers |
| Karissa HARBRIDGE | Percussion | Thomas A. Stewart Jazz Band B |
| Matthew Hardy | Double Bass (Classical) | Newfoundland Symphony YouthOrchestra |
| Danielle Harris | Trombone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Wind Ensemble |
| Matthew Henriques | Saxophone (Baritone) | Father Michael Goetz Secondary School Concert Band |
| Chelsea Hickey | Flute | East Northumberland Secondary School Concert Band |
| Leah Hilson | Trumpet | Havergal College Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Peter Joel Hooper | Drumset | Thomas A Blakelock Junior Jazz |
| Yaffa Housseni | Trombone | Ottawa Junior Youth Orchestra |
| Melissa Hudson | Voice | ESA Chamber Choir |
| Makiya Hughes | Flute | Patrick Fogarty Senior Competitive Band |
| Karen Hutchison | Voice | Sir John A. MacDonald Concert Choir |
| Tracy Hyunh | Trumpet | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Symphonic Band |
| Shea Iles | Drumset & Percussion | Grande Prairie Catholic Jazz Ensemble |
| Ella Iles | Trombone | Elmwood School Grade 7 Concert Band |
| Emi Inoue | Voice | The Femtones |
| Aishah Ishaq | Trumpet | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Concert Band |
| JiSang Jeon | Flute | St. Andrew's College Wind Ensemble |
| Lortie Jérémie | Clarinet (Bass) | Harmonie junior Beatrice-Desloges |
| Alexis Jimenez | Double Bass (Classical) | Eastview Secondary School String Orchestra |
| Margaret Johnston | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Sawan Kanota | Saxophone (Tenor) | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Kurt Karul | Drumset | Humnber College Junior Jazz E |
| Madeleine Kay | Violin | Hamilton Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (Senior Orchestra) |
| Erik Kerr | Trumpet | Arnprior District High School Concert Band |
| Adrian Khani | Trumpet | Earl of March Intermediate Senior Concert Band |
| Kenya Kibaalya | Saxophone (Tenor) | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Senior Concert Band |
| Ben Kinnear | Trombone | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Junior Concert Band |
| Clay Kreuger | Percussion | Holland Chatsworth Community School Grade 8 Band |
| Priya Kundun | Trumpet | Pickering High School Chamber Ensemble |
| Celina Landolfi | Clarinet (Bb) | Bill Crothers Secondary School Chamber Ensemble |
| Emelyn Lantos | Tuba | Elmwood School Grade 6 Concert Band |
| Madison Laronde | Voice | Opeongo High School Jazzcats |
| Kelly Lau | Saxophone (Alto) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - The Walker Five |
| Patricia Le | Trombone | Ashbury College Junior Concert Band |
| William Leathers | Trumpet | Oakville Trafalgar High School Jazz Ensemble |
| Hugo Leclerc | Saxophone (Alto) | Super Sax |
| Vincent Lemieux-Dubé | Trumpet | Harmonie intermédiaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes |
| Jeremy Leon | Saxophone (Tenor) | Jazz Collège Jean-Eudes |
| Luca Leone | Trumpet | The Brew |
| Daniel Li | Piano | Campbellford D.H.S. Jazz Combo - Squishing Crickets |
| Danny Liu | Voice | Albert Campbell Chamber Choir |
| Nemo Liu | Saxophone (Alto) | Richmond Green Secondary School School Jazz Band |
| Oriana Lodwick | Trombone | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Concert Band |
| Keri Ludwig | Voice | Auxiliary |
| James Luo | Clarinet (Bb) | Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Lara MacArthur | Trumpet | Northern Lights PS Concert Band |
| Erika MacInnis | Saxophone (Alto) | Westwood Senior Concert Band |
| Kevin James Majerick | Percussion | Westwood Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Mateo Mancuso | Piano | Humber College Junior Jazz D |
| Parker Manson | Voice | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Concert Choir |
| Josh Mathews | String Bass (Jazz) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Haydn McCauley | Bass Trombone | Thomas A. Stewart - A Band |
| Calan McDermid | Saxophone (Alto) | Thomas A Blakelock Symphonic Winds Concert Band |
| Naomi McGuirk | Voice | Eastview Secondary School Chamber Choir |
| Brianna McKague | Voice | St. Mary Singers |
| Martin McLaren | Saxophone (Soprano) | St. Francis Xavier High School Senior Concert Band |
| Cooper Middleton | Percussion | G.W. Graham Concert Band |
| Natalie Mikoluk | Clarinet (Bb) | Trafalgar Castle School Concert Band |
| Michael Molnar | String & Electric Bass | Walkerville Arts Centre Concert Band |
| Roly Monague | Trumpet | Penetanguishene Secondary School Band |
| Matt Morgan | Guitar | Gael Force |
| Cydney Morris | Euphonium | Ecole Port Elgin Senior Concert Band |
| Nathan Nagallo | Percussion | Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy Concert Band |
| Brian Naismith | Saxophone (Alto) | Pickering H.S. - Junior |
| Charlotte Noxon | Clarinet (Bb) | Elmwood School Concert Band |
| Dermot O'Halloran | Saxophone (Tenor) | Don Mills C. I. Jazz Band |
| Marc Ocica | Trombone | Henry Larsen ES Jazz Band |
| Logan Olsen | Voice | Eastview Secondary School Senior Vocal Ensemble |
| Ethan Olynyk | Drumset | Wellington Secondary School Dick Olynyk Duo |
| François-Olivier Parent | Trumpet | École Secondaire Paul-Hubert Concert Band |
| SangBin Park | Viola | Ashbury College String Orchestra |
| Seneca Peart | Saxophone (Alto) | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Simon Pequegnat | Electric Bass | Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble Band 2 |
| Rebecca Peralta | Bass Trombone | Bishop Strachan School Concert Band |
| Dominic Perrin | Clarinet (Bb) | Ashbury College Concert Band |
| Faith Prior | Voice | Wilfrid Jury Public School Mixed Ensemble |
| Adrian Punzalan | Voice | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Concert Choir |
| Maddie Puttick | Percussion | Brookfield Senior Band |
| Tavion Reid | Percussion | Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School Concert Band |
| Brittney Remnant | Saxophone (Alto) | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Madison Reynolds | Trumpet | Emily Carr Public School Senior Band |
| Jose Rivera | Voice | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Concert Choir |
| John Michael Rivera | Drumset & Percussion | Cardinal Ambrozic Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Dylan Rochon-Terry | Saxophone (Alto) | Malvern Collegiate Jazz Combo |
| Natasha Rotondaro | Voice | Stanza |
| Valérie Roumelis | Trombone | Orchestre à vent senior Beatrice-Desloges |
| Kiana Row | Trumpet | École J.E. Lapointe Concert Band |
| Evan Rueb | Voice | Eastwood Chamber Choir |
| Tony Schnurr | Saxophone (Alto) | Port Elgin Community Concert Band |
| Hannah Schnurr | Percussion | MacPhail Tigers Concert Band |
| Nicole Sharp | Trumpet | Quinte Christian Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Shanshan Shi | Piccolo | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Piper Shiels | French Horn | Beynon Fields Public School Concert Band |
| Frédérique Shu Plante | Flute | École du Bac de St-Lambert de Lauzon Concert Band |
| Arnaud Simard-Chabot | Flute | Combo Collège Jean-Eudes V |
| Adam Sims | Drumset & Percussion | Preston High School Senior Band |
| Ben Skipper | Voice | Eastwood Concert Choir |
| Emily Sportan | Clarinet (Bb) | Marymount Academy Senior Band |
| Tharsila Srikirushnaruban | Saxophone (Tenor) | Maple High School Wednesday Whiners |
| Meaghan Steinmann | Trumpet | Campbellford DHS - Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Charlie Sudds | Saxophone (Tenor) | Assumption College School Concert Band |
| Kevin Ngoc-Bao Ta | Clarinet (Bb) | Collège Jean-Eudes Harmonie 1 |
| Clara Tan | Flute | Lorne Park S.S. Senior Concert Band |
| Alex Taylor | Drumset & Percussion | John McCrae Polonius Monk (JMSS) |
| Isaac Teague | Electric Bass | Malvern Collegiate Senior Dance Band |
| Jessica Thomas | String Bass (Jazz) | Patrick Fogarty Jazz Ensemble |
| Jamie Thomblinson | Flute | Nelson High School Symphonic Band |
| Patrick Thompson | Guitar | Wellington Secondary School Jazz Combo 11 |
| Zoey Thompson | Voice | Wellington Secondary School Zoey Thompson Quartet |
| Grace Tomlinson | Trumpet | Sir John A. MacDonald Concert Band |
| Tina Tran | Flute | Emily Carr Secondary School Festival Winds |
| Julie Tran | Violin | Collège Regina Assumpta String Orchestra |
| William Usi | Clarinet (Bb) | Cardinal Leger Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Jonathan Van Loan | Clarinet (Bb) | Sterling Hall Jazzology |
| Jordan VanHerwynen | Guitar | Team Jesus Jammers |
| Alanna Vanstone | Clarinet (Bb) | Nelson High School Concert Band |
| Nicholas Vasiliou | Voice | Rezonance |
| Luca Venuti | Percussion | MacLeods Landing Public School Concert Band |
| Jack Wallace | Violin | Waterloo Collegiate Institute Senior Strings |
| Andre Watson | Drumset & Percussion | Pickering High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Matthew Wheeler | Trumpet | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Sarah Williscraft | Saxophone (Alto) | Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ella Wilson | Trumpet | Ashbury College Junior Winds |
| Joel Wong | Tuba | Walter Murray Collegiate Senior Concert Band |
| Jasmine Wong | Piano | LDHSS Grade 9 Jazz Band |
| Sydney Wray | Voice | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - Enter A Cappella |
| Luke Wriglesworth | Saxophone (Baritone) | SJAM Senior Jazz Band |
| James Wu | Voice | Eastview Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Aly Wychopen | Voice | Razzmajazz |
| Angela Xu | Flute | Richmond Hill High School Intermediate Band |
| Ben Yoon | Trumpet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Jennie Yu | Percussion | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Wind Ensemble |
| Joy Yu | Trombone | Collège Jean-Eudes Harmonie 2 |
| Ming Chan Zhang | Double Bass (Classical) | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Wind Band |
| Lucy Zhao | Trombone | Crosby Heights Public School Intermediate Band |
