2018 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Chong-Kit | Clarinet | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Danyaal Abbas | Percussion (Classical) | W.H. Morden Public School (OAKVILLE) |
| Noah Abrahamse | Alto Saxophone | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Adjudicator's Choice Adjudicator's Choice | Voice | Calvin Christian School Senior Choir |
| Aeexa Adnan | Clarinet (Bass) | Escarpment View Symphonic Band |
| Jared Aitken | Percussion (Classical) | South Carleton Senior Band |
| Sophie Akitt | Trumpet | MacPhail Tigers Concert Band |
| Lucas Alexander | Clarinet | L. V. Rogers Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| James Andrews | French Horn | St.Thomas Aquinas Concert Band |
| Aaren Arasaratnam | Drums (Jazz) | PETHS Jazz Attack |
| Rowan Bach | Alto Saxophone | Henry Larsen Jazz Band |
| Sophia Bachetti | Flute | Tecumseh Vista Academy Senior Concert Band |
| Holly Baker | Flute | Gosfield North Public School Concert Band |
| Leezieveth Barairo | Clarinet | Our Lady Of Mount Carmel School Concert Band |
| Lizzy Barnett | Trumpet | Pioneer Middle School Grade 7/8 Concert Band |
| Thea Basic | Trumpet | Henry Larsen Senior Concert Band |
| Malique Bedminister | Drums (Jazz) | Earnscliffe Senior Public School Jazz Band |
| Chase Behar | Electric Bass | Sterling Hall Jazzology |
| Ashley Beland | drums | Lasalle Secondary School Concert Band |
| Heidi Bell | Trumpet | Collingwood Collegiate C Concert Band |
| Vivian Benjamin | Clarinet | Sam Sherratt PS Symphonic Winds |
| Francis Berroya | Bass (choral) | St. Roch Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| Liam Bertling | Electric Bass | The Noodlers 2.0 |
| Dhruv Bhatt | Oboe | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 10 Symphonic Winds |
| Dorian Binggeli | Trumpet | StageBand "La Découverte" |
| Hunter Birch | Drums (Jazz) | Orillia Secondary School Intermediate Stage Band |
| Sara-Ann & Christina Birken & Rorai-McNeil | Soprano 1 (choral) | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Concert Choir |
| Éloïse Bisson | Trumpet | Collège Jean-Eudes Big Band sec3 |
| Bennett Blundel | Drums (Jazz) | Garth Webb Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Alan Michael Bradshaw | Tenor Saxophone | Malvern Collegiate Institute Senior Dance Band |
| Samantha Brandes | Voice | Unionville Montessori School Junior Choir |
| Sydney Bruce | Flute | Willowdale Middle School Concert Band |
| Jacob Buchan | Baritone Saxophone | Humber College Community Music Jr Jazz D |
| Elijah Bueckert | String & Electric Bass | Wellington Grade 10/11/12 Jazz Quintet |
| Kayla Burmaster | Percussion (Classical) | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Amy Byers | Flute | Flute Trio |
| Madison Canning | Flute | Collingwood Collegiate A Concert Band |
| Owen Catania | Trumpet | Nelson High School Jazz Combo |
| Ashley Chamberlain | Alto 1 (choral) | Holy Cross Regional High School Vocal Jazz - Avenue 88 |
| Evan Chambers | Drums (Jazz) | High Rendition Jazz |
| Tiffany Chang | Flute | York Mills Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Josh Chapman | Trumpet | Nepean All-City Lab Band |
| Myrthaline Charles | Soprano 1 (choral) | SJAM "Out Of The Blue" |
| Jake Choi | Clarinet | Sir John A. MacDonald S.S. Senior Band |
| Hillary Chu | Soprano 1 (choral) | Pierre Elliott Trudeau Chamber Choir |
| Reid Ciolfi | Trumpet | Notre Dame College School Jazz Ensemble |
| Braden Collingwood | Flute | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Geanna Collins | Clarinet | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Concert Band |
| Samuel Costa | Percussion (Classical) | Prince Rupert Middle School Concert Band |
| Ingrid Cui | Flute | Lorne Park Secondary School Concert Band |
| Mike Cummings | Euphonium | White Oaks Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Steffen Davidson | Tenor Saxophone | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Band B |
| Christina Davie | Alto 1 (choral) | Cadenza |
| Diana Dawydchak | Violin | Father John Redmond Regional Arts Program String Ensemble |
| Jake de Reyes | Drums (Jazz) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Amanda De Souza | Trumpet | St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Nicholas De Souza | French Horn | Holy Cross Regional HS Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Kiran Dias | Trombone | Prince Rupert Middle School Jazz Band |
| Jingwen Ding | Flute | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 12 Wind Symphony |
| Do Do | Other | Centennial Collegiate and Vocational Institute Symphonic Winds |
| Do not choose Do not choose | Voice | Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Kaitlyn Doleweerd | Flute | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School Senior Concert Band |
| Colton Donaldson | Tenor Saxophone | Halton Junior Jazz Band |
| Fierce Dunn-Dufault | Piano | Guelph Youth Jazz Ensemble Band 2 |
| Anjuli Dutta | Violin | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Open Strings |
| Stephen Eckstein | Trumpet | Mount Elizabeth Secondary School Band |
| Justin Eisen | Tenor 1 (choral) | Forest Voices |
| Ayden Elworthy-Gaiger | Baritone (choral) | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Chamber Choir |
| Michaela Evans | Electric Bass | Notre Dame College School Jazz Combo |
| Leanne Exel | Clarinet | F.E. Madill Secondary School Concert Band |
| Samatha Fedele | Alto 1 (choral) | Beynon Fields Junior/Intermediate Choir |
| Louis Ferrarotto | Alto Saxophone | Jazz Band du Collège de Montréal |
| Umaima Foda | Alto Saxophone | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Jazz Band |
| Brooke Fredette | Alto Saxophone | Confederation Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Decklan Funston | Tenor Saxophone | Collingwood Collegiate Grade 12 Jazz Band |
| Michael Furlong | Drums (Jazz) | The Progress Report |
| Conrad Galecki | Drums (Jazz) | Sir John A. MacDonald S.S. (WATERLOO) |
| Victoria Gao | Trumpet | Kennedy Public School Jazz Band |
| Leo Gao | Tuba | Kennedy Public School Junior Concert Band |
| Josh Goddard | Tuba | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Symphonic Winds |
| Grace Goodale | Clarinet | Nelson High School Symphonic Band |
| Adam Gurbin | Percussion (Classical) | St. Mary Catholic Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Cole Hallman | Electric Bass | I.E. Weldon Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Abdool Hamid | Flute | Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Brian Han | Percussion (Classical) | Ashbury Symphonic Band |
| Zane Hancock | Tuba | Preston High School Senior Band |
| Conor Harper | Electric Bass | Keswick High School Jazz Band |
| Caliesha Harris | Alto Saxophone | Dr Frank J Hayden Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Noah Hawryluck | French Horn | Holy Trinity Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Ursula Hegge | Voice | Northern Secondary School Chamber Choir |
| Stephanie Hendry | Trumpet | Collingwood Collegiate Grade 11 Jazz Band |
| Anelie Hennze | Clarinet | WHPS |
| Marco Huang | Euphonium | Esther Starkman School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Lilly Huang | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Jr. Symphonic Band |
| Sophia Huang | Soprano 1 (choral) | Victoria Park Chamber Choir |
| Avery Hudon | Trombone | North Hastings High School Concert Band |
| Kyle Hui | Alto 1 (choral) | Wismer Junior-Intermediate Choir |
| Maxwell Hunt | Percussion (Classical) | Hazel McCallion Senior P.S. Senior Concert Band |
| Soren Hvenegaard | Alto Saxophone | L. V. Rogers Secondary School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Emma Jin | Violoncello | Abbey Park High School String Orchestra |
| Alex Johnston | Piano | Humber College Community Music Jr Jazz E |
| Robin Joly | Trumpet | Musique des cadets du Grand Montréal |
| Ryan - Emerson Jong | Alto Saxophone | Heritage Woods Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Claire Jordan | Clarinet (Bass) | Westside Secondary School Honour Band |
| Nathan Joyce | Alto Saxophone | Pickering High School Jazzelites |
| Naomi Kerner | Flute | Garth Webb Secondary School Grade 9 Band |
| Kais Khan | Voice | Greensborough Public School Choir |
| Sophia Khan | Baritone Saxophone | Castlebrooke Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Jaeyoung Kim | Violin | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute String Orchestra |
| Nathan Klassen | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Gael Force |
| Hannah Knowles | Alto Saxophone | Aldershot School Concert Band |
| Derek Kong | Trombone | Don Mills Collegiate Jazz Band |
| Jennifer Kong | Flute | White Haven Public School Concert Band |
| Alister Kovacevic | Alto Saxophone | Guy B. Brown Elementary School Senior Concert Band |
| Astrid Krallisch | Piano | Humber College Community Music - Jr Jazz C |
| Angela Krstic | Tenor Saxophone | Hodgson Sr. Public School |
| Masa Kudsi | Clarinet | Erin Centre Middle School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Matthew Kuri | Clarinet | Humber College Community Music - Jr Jazz F |
| Madeline Lamont | Clarinet | South Carleton Junior Band |
| Brennan Lane | Trombone | G. W. Graham Sr. Jazz Band |
| Florence Larochelle | Percussion (Classical) | Orchestre CLAssik du deuxieme cycle |
| Cindy Latour-Gagnon | Trombone | École secondaire Daniel-Johnson Harmonie sec. 1 à 5 |
| Holly Lavergne | Flute | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Symphonic Band |
| Joshua LeBlanc-Demers | Percussion (Classical) | St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Joshua LeBlanc-Demers | Drums (Jazz) | St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Matthew Lee | Clarinet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band Black |
| Jack Leigh | Piano | Sterling Hall Jazzology WS |
| Brendan Lerant | Trumpet | Pickering High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Elizabeth Li | Alto Saxophone | Unionville Montessori School Grade 7 and 8 Concert Band |
| Jerryl Li | Trumpet | Unionville Montessori School Grade 6 Concert Band |
| Adela Li | Percussion (Classical) | White Oaks Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Daniel Liacos | Percussion (Classical) | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Kathleen Liang | Clarinet (Bass) | Victoria Park Collegiate Institute Symphonic Band |
| Aining (Ariel) Liang | Xiao | Trafalgar Castle School Chinese Traditional Ensemble |
| AVERY LIAO | Guitar | Lasalle Secondary School Guitar Ensemble |
| Avery Liao | Guitar | Lasalle Secondary School Guitar Ensemble |
| Will Liska | Percussion (Classical) | Garth Webb Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Corinn Liske | Flute | Esther Starkman School Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Angela Liu | Piano | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Adrian Lo | Electric Bass | PETHS Tru Jazz |
| Nina Loyola | Alto 2 (choral) | St. Roch Senior Chamber Choir |
| Edison Lu | Electric Bass | Collège Jean-Eudes Jazz Combo sec5 |
| Scott Lumley | Euphonium | Notre Dame Catholic School Concert Band |
| Tony Ma | Piano | Castlebrooke Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Michelle Malette | Flute | École Secondaire Catholique Franco-Cité -Harmonie Franco (S. Falls) |
| Katelyn Maloney | Flute | Lively District Secondary School Grade 7 Concert Band |
| Loisse Mamino | Trumpet | St. Joseph Morrow Park CSS Senior Band |
| Serena Mancuso | String Bass (Jazz) | Humber College Community Music Jr Jazz G |
| Mateo Mancuso | Drums (Jazz) | Humber College Community Music Sr Jazz Combo 1 |
| Mary Ann May | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Michael's Catholic Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Duncan McCallum | Tuba | Milton District High School Senior Concert Band |
| Adam McFarland | Percussion (Classical) | Emily Carr Public School (OAKVILLE) |
| Christopher McKay | Trumpet | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Patenaude Melanie | Tenor Saxophone | Gloucester High School Massed Band |
| Michael Millo | Trombone | Holy Cross Regional - Jazz One |
| Alan Minkovich | Alto Saxophone | Richmond Hill High School Gold Band |
| Claire Mitchell | Violin | Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School Grade 7 String Ensemble |
| Jeevan Mithra | Percussion (Classical) | Castlemore Public School Festival Winds |
| Owen Mok | Clarinet | White Oaks Secondary School Clarinet Choir |
| Star Molina | Clarinet | Loretto College School Varsity Concert Band |
| Adela Montgomery | Percussion (Classical) | Earnscliffe Senior Public School Concert Band |
| Amira Moses | Tenor Saxophone | St. Andrew's Junior High School Jazz Ensemble |
| John Muggianu | Drums (Jazz) | Beaconsfield High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Natalya Mullings | Soprano 1 (choral) | "Resonance" |
| Kathryn Mullins | Alto Saxophone | Lakeshore Catholic High School Jazz Band |
| N/A N/A | Other | The Woodlands Senior Jazz Band |
| Adjuducator's choice n/a | English Horn | Collingwood Collegiate B Concert Band |
| N/A N/A | Other | Collingwood School Jazz Combo |
| Cédric Nadia Feng | Clarinet | Collège Jean-Eudes Harmonie Sec. 2 |
| Karin Ni | Trombone | Kennedy Public School Concert Band |
| Alex Nojadera | Voice | NEON (CKSS) |
| Richard O'Brien | Percussion (Classical) | Walkerville Centre for the Creative Arts (WINDSOR) |
| Britney O'Malley | Voice | Opeongo High School Concert Choir |
| Leah Ouellete | Electric Bass | Pickering High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Alexander Parks | Tenor Saxophone | Brentwood College Jazz Ensemble |
| Charlotte Parsons | Flute | Stayner Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Kiara Pascual | Flute | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Benjamin Payne | Electric Bass | Hazel McCallion Senior P.S. Jazz Band |
| Emily Pedan | Violoncello | Eastview String Ensemble |
| Henry Peirson | Bass (choral) | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Concert Choir |
| Florianna Peper | Clarinet | Bearspaw School Grade 7/8 Concert Band |
| Matthew Perez | Bass (choral) | Holy Cross Regional High School Concert Choir |
| Alex Perron | Trombone | St.Theresa's Catholic Secondary School Academy of Funk |
| Carly Peters | Soprano 1 (choral) | Gordon Bell High School Chamber Choir |
| Amadeo Pianosi | Percussion (Classical) | Lively District Secondary School Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Gabriel Potkidis | Percussion (Classical) | Holy Cross Catholic Academy Concert Band |
| Deavon Powell | Baritone Saxophone | Lakeshore Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Chelsea Publow | Trumpet | South Carleton Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Kurtis Puharich | Tenor Saxophone | E.L. Crossley Secondary School Concert Band |
| Jason Qi | Flute | Orchestre de Flûtes de l’école Iona |
| Andrea Ramo-Gisser | Alto Saxophone | Pickering High School Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Sarah Ramsay | Alto Saxophone | St. Francis Xavier Senior Band |
| Lucas Redwood | Percussion (Classical) | Nelson High School Percussion Ensemble |
| Nolan Regier | Percussion (Classical) | South Huron District Secondary School Percussion Ensemble |
| Sierra Richardson | Trumpet | École Port Elgin Saugeen Central Jazz Ensemble |
| Ellise Rigby | Voice | Chorus Niagara Children's Choir |
| Lauren Robertson | Alto Saxophone | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School Jazz Band |
| Peter Rogers | Trombone | J.H. Putman Public School Jazz Band |
| Adison Rossiter | String Bass (Jazz) | Osgoode Township High School Jazz Combo |
| Brandon Ruch | Percussion (Classical) | Lakeshore Catholic High School Junior Concert Band |
| Justen (En is the correct spelling) Saini | Baritone Saxophone | Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Concert Band |
| Zoe Saito | Trumpet | Campbellford District High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Waleed Saleem | Tenor 1 (choral) | Agincourt Madrigal Singers |
| Alexandria Scenna | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Michael's Catholic Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Persephone Sedgwick | Soprano 2 (choral) | Hansen Harmonizers |
| Melissa Sham | Drums (Jazz) | Unionville Montessori "Not Too Shabby" |
| Liam Shearer | Trumpet | G.W. Graham Concert Band |
| Rosalyn Shepherd | Drums (Jazz) | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Band A |
| Reese Sheppard | Percussion (Classical) | Pineland Public School Wind Ensemble |
| Ocean Sherman | Alto Saxophone | Mount Elizabeth Middle School Band |
| Adam Sims | Drums (Jazz) | Preston High School Jazz Cats |
| Tharsika Sivananthan | Flute | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Raquel Skilich | Soprano 1 (choral) | St. Roch's Women's Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| Chris Smyth | Trombone | Opeongo High School Concert Band |
| Nathan Souto | Clarinet | Sterling Hall Grade 6 Jazz Club |
| Sofia Sozanski | Clarinet | Eastview Symhony Orchestra |
| Samantha Spiering | Flute | Keswick High School Concert Band |
| Kelly Ann St-Pierre | Flute | École interntaionale Lucille-Teasdale Harmonie de 2e secondaire |
| Nicholas Sterner | Percussion (Classical) | Westmount Charter Symphonic Band |
| Ivan Stille | Guitar | Campbellford District High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Mark Stocks | Bass (choral) | Pickering High School "Concordia" |
| Wendy Tang | French Horn | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Wind Ensemble |
| Morgan Tannis | Trombone | Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Jazz Band |
| Gabrielle Tao | Trombone | Collège Jean-Eudes Big Band sec4 |
| Julie Taylor | Baritone Saxophone | Hamilton Allstar Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Manindu Tenuwara | Tenor Saxophone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| The group The group | Everyone | Orchestre à vents Intermédiaire de la PST |
| Harrison Thorpe | Clarinet (Bass) | White Oaks Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Ethan Tucker | Tuba | Poplar Bank Senior Band |
| Lily Van Geel | Trumpet | École Port Elgin Saugeen Central Senior Concert Band |
| Miranda Vanderkooy | Flute | Eastwood Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Jordan VanHerwynen | Guitar | Smithville Christian High School ELUCIDATE |
| Paymon Vegh | Alto Saxophone | Beaconsfield High School Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Ian Venables | Bass Trombone | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Trinh Vo | Trumpet | Fossil Hill Public School Intermediate Band |
| Francis Von | Violin | Brentwood College String Ensemble |
| Angela Voortman | Voice | Smithville Christian High School RELENTLESS |
| Andy Vuong | Alto Saxophone | McLaughlin Jazz Band |
| Vincent Vuong | Tenor Saxophone | Etobicoke School For The Arts Wind Ensemble |
| Wren Walker | French Horn | White Oaks Secondary School Brass Ensemble |
| Jonathan Wang | Euphonium | Carnegie Bold Band |
| Victor Wang | Alto Saxophone | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 11 Wind Symphony |
| Michelle Wang | Flute | White Oaks Secondary School Flute Choir |
| Mandy Wang | Soprano 1 (choral) | North Harmonix |
| Cameron Way | Trumpet | St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Brenna Weaver | Euphonium | Chestermere Lake Middle School Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band |
| Winson Wen | Bass Voice | Macdonald Choir |
| Ottley Whitby | Alto 1 (choral) | Riverdale Choral Ensemble |
| Heather Wilson | Clarinet | Nelson High School Senior Concert Band |
| Aidan Wong | Baritone (choral) | Castlemore Public School Treble Tone Tigers Senior Choir |
| Lauren Wood | Percussion (Classical) | Gloucester High School Senior Concert Band |
| Dylan Wright | Trumpet | Nelson High School Senior Jazzworks |
| Angela Xiang | Soprano 2 (choral) | White Oaks Secondary School "Voices" |
| Rachel Xue | Flute | Bayview Fairways Intermediate Band |
| Marco Yang | Tenor Saxophone | Don Mills Collegiate Jazz Combo |
| Edward Yeung | Bass (choral) | White Oaks Concert Choir |
| Joanne Yin | French Horn | Earl of March Senior Concert Band |
| Christie Yip | Baritone Saxophone | Bond Lake PS Concert Band |
| Ethan Zabarylo | Tenor Saxophone | Humber College Community Music Sr Combo 2 |
| Kurtis Zantingh | Guitar | Smithville Christian High School KINGDOM WORSHIP |
| Olivia Zhang | Double Bass (Classical) | Holy Trinity School Senior Band |
| Lucy Zhao | Trombone | Richmond Hill High School Silver Band |
| Harry Zou | Clarinet | Oakville Trafalgar High School Wind Ensemble |
