2017 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth (Brent) Morrison, | Trumpet | Southpointe Academy Concert Band B200 |
| Megan Abbott | Violoncello | Bishop Strachan School Senior String Ensemble |
| Genelynn Abrias | Trombone | Loretto College School Concert Band |
| Genelynn Abrias | Bass Trombone | Loretto College School Concert Band |
| Haley Acaster | Trumpet | Lakeshore Catholic High School Junior Concert Band |
| Arran Adams | Percussion (Classical) | Collingwood Collegiate C Band |
| Nicholas Adema | Trombone | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Kaelin Agar | Alto 1 (choral) | Etobicoke School of the Arts Woco |
| Ralph Alberto | Alto Saxophone | Cardinal Leger Secondary School Senior Band |
| Katherine Allan | Baritone Saxophone | OCDSB Secondary All-Star Jazz Band |
| Adam Allen | Electric Bass | Keswick High School Jazz Combo |
| Pianosi Amadeo | Percussion (Classical) | Lively District Secondary School Grade 7 Concert Band |
| Caroline Anderson | quad drum set | Bogart Public School Percussion Ensemble |
| Chris Avila | Trumpet | St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Yuwel Bailon | Percussion (Classical) | Central Peel Secondary School Concert Band |
| Emily Bak | Alto Saxophone | Humber College Jazz from the 6ix |
| Rohak Bardalai | Trumpet | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Symphonic Band |
| Michael Barker | Piano | Guelph Collegiate Gael Force Jazz Ensemble |
| Daniel Barta | Alto Saxophone | Humber College Barta Boyz |
| Lukas Bauer | String & Electric Bass | Hillfield Strathallan College Jazz Band |
| Daniel Beer | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble Band 2 |
| Chase Behar | String & Electric Bass | Sterling Hall Sharkestra |
| Parth Bhatt | Percussion (Classical) | Fossil Hill Public School Intermediate Band |
| Parth Bhatt | Percussion (Classical) | Fossil Hill Public School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Emily Bosenius | Violin | Port Credit Secondary School Chamber Strings |
| Amber Boudreau | Trumpet | Whitchurch Highlands Public School Concert Band |
| Melissa Brown | Tenor Saxophone | The Hamlet Complex |
| Alice Burbidge | Flute | Orillia Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Ashley Burgarella | Violin | Rivers School Piano Trio |
| David Burlacu | Guitar | Don Mills Collegiate Institute Jazz Combo |
| Daniel Burmaster | Tenor Saxophone | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Saxophone Ensemble |
| Steve Carson | Saxophone (Tenor) and Clarinet | Brooks Secondary School Take 5 Combo |
| Fiset Catherine | Euphonium | École Primaire Saint-Laurent Harmonie Le Prélude |
| Carl Cervania | Guitar | Durham Jazz Band - Junior Combo |
| Caleb Chacko | Tuba | Oak Park High School Symphonic Band |
| Callum Challis | Tenor 2 (choral) | Etobicoke School of the Arts Chamber Choir |
| Dawson Chamberlain | Guitar | Notre Dame College School Jazz Combo |
| Chloe Champredon | Trombone | Aldershot School Junior Band |
| Arielle Chan | Violin | Abbey Park High School String Orchestra |
| Magnus Charette | Alto Saxophone | Widdifield Secondary School Band |
| Steve Cheh | Baritone Saxophone | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Elbert Chen | Trombone | Edenwood Middle School Senior Band |
| Aileen Chen | Alto Saxophone | Kennedy Public School Concert Band |
| Jerry Cheng | Violin | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute String Orchestra |
| Sydney Chiu | Conducting Fellowship | Saint Theresa Lisieux Wind Ensemble |
| Justin Chong-Kit | Clarinet | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Cameron Christie | Clarinet | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Owen Clarey | Drums (Jazz) | Malvern Jazz Combo |
| Ben Clarkson | Flute | M. M. Robinson High School Sr. Concert Band |
| Jez Clauson | Alto 2 (choral) | Bear Creek Secondary School -Lorelei |
| Owen Clothier | Tuba | Bear Creek Secondary School Brass Quintet |
| Celeste Collura | Tuba | Holy Cross Catholic Academy Concert Band |
| Danielle Courtemanche | Trombone | Collingwood Collegiate A Band |
| Emma Cowie | Flute | École J.E. Lapointe Concert Band |
| Ben Cowley | Drums (Jazz) | Parkland Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Spencer Damm | Electric Bass | Smithville Christian High School FREEDOM'S GATE |
| Christina Davie | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - Cadenza |
| Chris de Henestrosa | Trumpet | Northern Lights Concert Band |
| Rose Dehganpour | Voice | Windham's Glee Singers |
| Heather Derbyshire | Clarinet | Nelson High School Concert Band |
| Thierry Desjardins | Drums (Jazz) | Jazz Ensemble Collège Jean-Eudes |
| Jacob Diamond | Percussion (Classical) | Kleinburg Public School Concert Band |
| Giovanni DiCerbo | Bass Trombone | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Jazz Band |
| Mary Dominguez | Tuba | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Symphonic Band |
| Lindsay Donnick | Tenor Saxophone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Heather Duff | Trumpet | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Symphonic Band |
| Yusha Dulkina | Clarinet | Dolphin Senior Public School Concert Band |
| Melinda Dupont | Flute | Bill Crothers Secondary Wind Septet |
| William Dyal | Trumpet | Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Chantal Elias | Voice | Bishop Strachan School Senior Choir |
| Sandy Esteero | Flute | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Édelène Fitzgerald | Trombone | Polyvalente Hyacinthe Delorme Jazz Ensemble |
| Patricio Flores | Violin | North Toronto Collegiate Institute Orchestral Strings |
| Ian Fragomeni | Percussion (Classical) | St. Michael's Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Riley Franolla | Tenor Saxophone | Georgetown District High School Symphonic Band |
| Decklan Funston | Tenor Saxophone | Collingwood Collegiate A Jazz |
| Wenson Gan | Alto Saxophone | Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute Jazz Band |
| Dana Garel | Soprano 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - Enter A Capella |
| Carlie Garland | Alto 1 (choral) | Bear Creek Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Jack Gaughan | String & Electric Bass | Huntsville High School Jazz Band |
| Nikki Ghavinchian | Percussion (Classical) | Bond Lake PS Concert Band |
| Finn Gilcrist | Double Bass (Classical) | Henry Larsen Senior Concert Band |
| Gwyneth Gonzales | Flute | Loretto Abbey Catholic Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Grace Goodale | Alto Saxophone | Charles R. Beaudoin Public School Concert Band |
| Jordan Goss | Percussion (Classical) | South Huron District Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Leigh-Anne Grant | Alto 1 (choral) | Central Peel Secondary School (BRAMPTON) |
| Ryan Hackbart | Double Bass (Classical) | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Junior Strings |
| Danijela Hajdinjak | Alto 1 (choral) | St. Aloysius Jazz Choir |
| Ella Hamilton | Trombone | Hodgson Sr. Public School Wind Ensemble |
| Zane Hancock | Tuba | Preston High School Senior Band |
| Max Hanson | Drums (Jazz) | Osgoode Township HS Jazz Combo |
| Hana Hasegawa | Violin | Father John Redmond Regional Arts Program String Ensemble |
| Ava Hawkes | Soprano 1 (choral) | Oakridge Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Anthony Hendriks | Trombone | St. Michael's Catholic Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Graydon Hewitt | Violin | Rivers School Chamber Orchestra |
| Tia Hilderman | Clarinet | Highwood High School Senior Symphonic Band |
| Christian Hills | Trumpet | Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School Concert Band |
| Tobias Hobbins | Alto Saxophone | Bur Oak Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Caitlyn Hoogsteen | Tenor Saxophone | Gosfield North Public School Concert Band |
| Daniel Hoogsteen | Tenor Saxophone | Nelson High School Jazzworks |
| Isabella Hooper | Euphonium | Guy B. Brown Senior Concert Band |
| Kelton Hopper | Alto Saxophone | Allan Drive Middle School Jazz Band |
| Bronwyn Hubbard | Percussion (Classical) | Greenbank Middle School Concert Band |
| Jennifer Hutchings | Soprano 2 (choral) | King's Christian Collegiate Chamber Choir |
| Nathan Jean | Drums (Jazz) | High Rendition Jazz |
| Jia Jia Zhong | Euphonium | Erindale Secondary School Concert Band |
| Laura Johnston | Electric Bass | Bramalea Secondary School Guitar Ensemble |
| Shaylene Jones | Clarinet (Bass) | Paris District High School Senior Band |
| Rex Joo | Tuba | Garth Webb Secondary School Grade 9 Band |
| Kathy Kalamaris | French Horn | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Ian Kang | Electric Bass | Smithville Christian High School SWAG |
| Alex Keith | Electric Bass | Pickering HS Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Carter Kennington | Voice | Westwood Collegiate Polysonix |
| Synthia Khairallah | Trombone | Lakeshore Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Sophia Khan | Piano | Castlebrooke Jazz Dragons |
| Jayang Kim | Trumpet | Willowdale Middle School Senior Band |
| William Kong | Trumpet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Matthew Kuri | Clarinet | Humber College Junior Jazz D |
| Braeden Kwan | Clarinet | Holy Trinity School Senior Concert Band |
| Carter LaFleche | Electric Bass | Westwood Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Ryan Lane | String Bass (Jazz) | Oakville Trafalgar High School Jazz Ensemble |
| Holly Laninga | Euphonium | Oak Park High School Concert Band |
| Tim Lao | Trumpet | Buttonville Public School Concert Band |
| Kelly Lau | Alto Saxophone | Sir William Mulock Secondary School - The Kelly Lau Quartet |
| William Leathers | Trumpet | Oakville Trafalgar High School Wind Ensemble |
| Benjamin Lee | Trumpet | UCC Intermediate Jazz |
| Marina Lee | Conducting Fellowship | Wismer Junior-Intermediate Choir |
| Nicole Lee | Trumpet | Hodgson Sr. Public School Jazz Ensemble |
| Murray Lefebvre | Clarinet | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Festival Winds |
| Becky Lewis | Soprano 1 (choral) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Concert Choir |
| William Li | Saxophone (Soprano) | Sir John A. MacDonald Senior Jazz Band |
| Cindy Li | Clarinet | Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Steven Li | Piano | Castlemore Treble Tone Tigers Senior Choir |
| David Li | Bass (choral) | Dr. Norman Bethune Collegiate Institute Festival Singers |
| Jessie Liang | Tenor Saxophone | Kennedy Jazz Band |
| Gaby Lin | Flute | Crosby Heights Public School Symphonic Band |
| Michael Liu | Tuba | White Oaks Secondary School Brass Ensemble |
| Adrian Lo | String Bass (Jazz) | PETHS Tru Jazz |
| Ethan Lovell | Tenor 1 (choral) | Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts Tartan Tunes |
| Roy Lu | Clarinet | John Fraser Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ben Luelo | Alto Saxophone | St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Nigel Luke | Tenor Saxophone | Humber College Senior Combo 2 |
| Celeste Luo | Clarinet (Eb) | Henderson Concert Band |
| Eva Macoretta | Soprano 2 (choral) | Kleinburg Public School Spectrum of Sound |
| J.J. Magee | Trumpet | Milton District High School Senior Concert Band |
| Marcelo Magofke | Double Bass (Classical) | North Toronto Collegiate Institute Senior String Orchestra |
| Rishi Manicks | Electric Bass | Garth Webb Secondary School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Kavone Manning | Voice | Static. (Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts) |
| Joshua Manuel | Guitar | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Concert Band |
| Madison Marino | Voice | St. Paul Catholic High School Chamber Choir |
| Daphnee Marsh | Flute | Parry Sound High School Wind Ensemble |
| Noah Martens | Voice | Oak Park High School Concert Choir |
| Lucas Mastromartino | Drums (Jazz) | Windham Ridge Public School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Josh Mathews | Tuba | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Toya Mba-Uzoukwu | Soprano 1 (choral) | Niagara Christian Collegiate Concert Choir |
| Myles McArthur | Alto Saxophone | Hillfield Strathallan Middle School Jazz Ensemble |
| Hannah McCullough | Alto 1 (choral) | Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts Singers |
| Griffin McDonald | Tenor 1 (choral) | Linbrook Lion's Chorus |
| Shannon McDougall | Trumpet | Rising Stars Jazz Band |
| Andrew Metz | French Horn | Esterhazy High School Gr 9 Senior Band |
| Rosin Miland | Percussion (Classical) | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Kyle Millar | Guitar | Lasalle Secondary School Guitar Ensemble |
| Katie Mills | Soprano 2 (choral) | Rosedale Heights School of the Arts Chamber Choir |
| Miles Milne | Alto Saxophone | Halton Junior Jazz Band |
| Susana Mingram | Drums (Jazz) | The Noodlers |
| Alena Mobashir | Electric Bass | Escarpment View Public School Symphonic Band |
| Chloe Morby | Flute | Bear Creek Debut Concert Band |
| Cooper Morgan | Drums (Jazz) | Henry Larsen ES Jazz Band |
| Patrick Muldoon | Piano | Campbellford District High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Jenice Mun | Saxophone (Alto) | Patrick Fogarty Senior Concert Band |
| Nicholas Mustard | Trumpet | Bill Crothers S.S. Concert Band |
| Taylor Myderwyk | Tenor Saxophone | Preston High School Jazz Cats |
| N/A N/A | Other | The Woodlands Senior Jazz Band |
| N/A N/A | Other | Elmwood Middle School Jazz Combo |
| Libby Novosalec | Flute | King's Christian Collegiate Concert Band |
| Dermot O'Halloran | Saxophone (Tenor) | Don Mills Collegiate Institute Jazz Ensemble |
| Subin Park | Viola | North Toronto Collegiate Institute Junior String Orchestra |
| Tristan Parker | Percussion (Classical) | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Emily Parker | Soprano 1 (choral) | Jamme |
| Rahul Patel | Alto Saxophone | Campbellford District High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Abby Peca | Tenor Saxophone | Huntsville High School Concert Band |
| McKenna Petersen | Flute | Pioneer Middle School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Jo Ann Pinera | Clarinet | Nelson McIntyre Collegiate Concert Band |
| Niki Qiu | Tenor Saxophone | Unionville Montessori Not Too Shabby |
| Grace Qiu | Clarinet (Bass) | Castlemore Gr. 7/8 Festival Winds |
| Andrea Ramo-Gisser | Alto Saxophone | Pickering HS Junior Jazz |
| Luke Reaume | Tenor Saxophone | Malvern Collegiate Senior Dance Band |
| Lucas Redwood | Drums (Jazz) | Nelson High School Jazz Combo |
| Noah Reisman | Percussion (Classical) | Collingwood Collegiate Drumline |
| Grace Rhodes | Flute | MacPhail Tigers Concert Band |
| Noah Robertson | Piano | Highwood Jazz Orchestra |
| Yu-An Rosario | Trumpet | Northport Elementary School Concert Band |
| Emma Rutledge | Alto Saxophone | Thomas A. Stewart Jazz Band |
| Rachel Rynard | Tenor Saxophone | Orillia Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Andrea Sargento | Voice | NEON (Craig Kielburger S.S.) |
| Justin Saulnier | Violin | Ottawa Junior Youth Orchestra |
| Rachel Schaefer | Clarinet | Worsley Elementary School Concert Band |
| Andrew Schwan | Tenor Saxophone | Opeongo High School Concert Band |
| Jonathan Scodeller | Baritone (choral) | Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Michael Seto | Violin | Humber College Junior Jazz B |
| Alex Sgrignoli | Drums (Jazz) | Humber College Junior Jazz C |
| Ethan Shap | Alto Saxophone | Jazzology |
| Megan Shikaze | Flute | White Oaks Senior Concert Band |
| Jet Silva | Guitar | Monck Public School Jazz Band |
| Graeme Sinclair | Guitar | Thomas A Blakelock Jazz Orchestra |
| Jonathan Singh | Clarinet | Emily Carr Public School Senior Band |
| David Singh | Piano | Humber College Junior Jazz A |
| Michael Smith | Trombone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Concert Band |
| Simonida Spasojevic | Flute | Rivers School Flute, Violin & Piano Trio |
| Ben Sproule | Baritone (choral) | Guelph Collegiate Chamber Choir |
| Ian Stewart | String & Electric Bass | M. M. Robinson High School Jazz |
| Hartley Sussman | Drums (Jazz) | Sterling Hall Grade 6 Jazz Club |
| Emily Svensson | Clarinet | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Sulayman Syed | Tuba | Pickering High School Brass Quintet |
| Akil Syed | Trombone | Pickering High School Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Wendy Tang | Saxophone (Soprano) | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Saxophone Trio |
| Cioban Thomas | Trumpet | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Claire Thompson | French Horn | Collingwood Collegiate B Concert Band |
| Claire Thompson | Trombone | Collingwood Collegiate Grade 10 Jazz Band |
| Matthew Thompson | Percussion (Classical) | St. John's College Concert Band |
| Claire Thompson | Trombone | Collingwood Collegiate B Jazz |
| Patrick Thompson | Guitar | Wellington Secondary School Pearce/Nixon Quintet |
| Claire Thornton | Soprano 1 (choral) | White Oaks Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Jarrod Tim | Percussion (Classical) | St. Robert Catholic High School Senior Concert Band |
| Jessica Traynor | Tenor Saxophone | Lakeshore Catholic High School Jazz Band |
| Maxime Tremblay | Trombone | Stage Band Neufchatel |
| Gabrielle Turgeon | Voice | Northern Arts Academy Concert Choir |
| Jessica Ulbikas | Trumpet | Glenforest Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Tev Uslu | String Bass (Jazz) | Gaby Poystila Quartet |
| Gabriel Vainer | Tenor Saxophone | Humber College Junior Jazz E |
| Willem Van Sittert | Drums (Jazz) | Ridley College Jazz Ensemble |
| Elyse Varney | Violin | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Chamber Strings |
| Alexandra Veilleux | Trumpet | Harmonie avancée de l'école du Bac |
| Ambrose Veno | Drums (Jazz) | Thomas A. Stewart Junior Combo |
| Kaiden Vichert | Alto Saxophone | Wellington Secondary School VUT Trio |
| Sara Villa | Tenor Saxophone | Twin Lakes Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Cody Wabie-Delorme | Trumpet | Timiskaming District Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Hunter Wagner | Trombone | Collingwood Collegiate B Band |
| Katie Walden | Voice | Wilfrid Jury PS Mixed Ensemble |
| Ben Wallace | Clarinet | Woodland Christian High School Concert Band |
| Raija Walli | Clarinet (Bass) | Lively District Secondary School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Raija Walli | Clarinet (Bass) | Lively District Secondary School Gr. 8 Band |
| Ethan Walsh | Alto Saxophone | Ecole Port Elgin Senior Concert Band |
| Mackenzie Walsh | Trombone | Orillia SS Senior Stage Band |
| Selina Wan | Baritone Saxophone | Bishop Strachan School Concert Band |
| Patrick Wang | Tuba | Sir John A. MacDonald Senior Band |
| Tian Rui Wang | Alto Saxophone | Harmonie Intermédiaire Mont-Royal |
| Heather Wang | Clarinet | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Clarinet Quartet |
| Abigail Warriner | Clarinet | Poplar Bank P.S. Senior Band |
| Kevin Weiss | Clarinet (Bass) | Bear Creek Concert Band |
| Jane and Hannah Whetstone | Voice | Calvin Christian School Senior Choir |
| Evan Williams | Drums (Jazz) | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Adriana Williams | Alto Saxophone | Garth Webb Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Rachel Wilson | Flute | Twin Lakes Secondary School Concert Band |
| Matilda Wilson | Trumpet | Patrick Fogarty Jazz Ensemble |
| Jessica Winchester | Trumpet | Orillia Secondary School Intermediate Jazz Band |
| Robbie Wong | Clarinet | Oakridge Secondary School Senior Band |
| Veronica Wong | Trumpet | Wellington Secondary School Wong/Nixon Quintet |
| Joel Woods | French Horn | White Oaks Intermediate Band |
| Jim Wu | Tuba | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Gillian Wu | Soprano 2 (choral) | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Chamber Choir |
| Andrew Yang | Trombone | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Concert Band |
| Eugene Ye | Flute | Beynon Fields Concert Band |
| Jennifer Yeung | French Horn | Holy Trinity School Concert Band |
| Ethan Zabarylo | Saxophone (Soprano) | White Oaks Secondary School Sax Quartet |
| Andrew Zeitler | String Bass (Jazz) | St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Sasa Zhang | String Bass (Jazz) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Nick Zhang | Percussion (Classical) | Crosby Heights Public School Wind Ensemble |
| Derrick Zhang | Drums (Jazz) | J.H. Putman Jazz Band |
| Regis Zhao | Trumpet | St. Andrew's Junior High School Jazz Ensemble |
| Joey Zhuang | Flute | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Wind Ensemble |
