2019 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 |
|---|---|---|
| "All or none" "All or none" | Alto 1 (choral) | Ottawa Catholic School Board Concert Choir |
| Noah Abrahamse | Alto Saxophone | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Kristin Abujan | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Jazz Ensemble |
| Nathan Adams | Clarinet | Harmonie sec. 1 à 5 Daniel-Johnson |
| Syed Ahmed | Tuba | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Stephanie Aivaliotis | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir John A MacDonald "Out Of The Blue" |
| Khadija Alam | Voice | Craig Kielburger "NEON" |
| Jude Alkhatib | Trombone | Emily Carr PS Symphonic Winds |
| Shashank Anand | Drums (Jazz) | Don Mills Collegiate Institute Jazz Combo |
| Keston Anderson | Trumpet | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Jazz Orchestra |
| Esty-Jo Asare | Soprano 1 (choral) | Castlebrooke Concert Singers |
| Maialen Austin - Hunting | Trombone | Willowdale Stage Band |
| Not Awarded | Other | Hillcrest High School Brass Choir |
| Kathleen Bai | Euphonium | Ashbury Symphonic Band |
| Keri Bailey | Trumpet | Georgian Bay District Secondary School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Brendan Beaton | Trumpet | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Band A |
| Alyson Béliveau | Baritone Saxophone | Harmonie La Découverte |
| Katelynn Bell | Tenor Saxophone | Alexander Public School Chamber Ensemble |
| Madison Billingham | Voice | Sir William Mulock S.S. - Rezonance |
| Jonny Bojin | Voice | Wexford Collegiate School for the Arts 'static'. |
| Anna Bolduc | Trumpet | Harmonie avancée de l'École du Bac |
| Tiberius Borza | Euphonium | Woodland Senior Concert Band |
| Joel Bracken | Tenor Saxophone | The Joel Bracken Quartet |
| Ethan Bragg | Tenor Saxophone | Bedford Academy Jazz Combo |
| Maria Brown | Trumpet | Patrick Fogarty Senior Concert Band |
| Michael Buckborough | Baritone Saxophone | Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School Jazz Band B |
| CJ Buelow | French Horn | Bear Creek Secondary School Kodiak 5 Brass Ensemble |
| Cal Caldwell | Euphonium | Whitchurch Highlands Public School Concert Band |
| Lucas Cepler | Viola | St. Andrew's Middle School Senior String Orchestra |
| Ricky Chee | Tenor Saxophone | Father Michael McGivney Catholic Academy Concert Winds |
| Annie Chen | Alto Saxophone | Kelowna Christian School Senior Jazz Band |
| Alice Cheng | Clarinet | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Jakob Chilton | Tuba | Monck Public School Grade 7-8 Concert Band |
| Esther Choi | Soprano 1 (choral) | Denis Morris Chamber Choir |
| Bonnie Chong | Clarinet | Innisdale Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Jay Christie | Drums (Jazz) | Mr. Christie's Quartet - OKM Senior Combo |
| Andrew Chu | Trombone | Crosby Heights Public School Wind Ensemble |
| Roza Cicek | Alto Saxophone | Pickering High School Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| William Comay | Drums (Jazz) | Halton Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Brett Cook | Percussion (Classical) | Central Huron SS Concert Band |
| Isabella Cooper | Tenor Saxophone | Wellington Secondary School Grade 11 Combo |
| Peter Coppes | Euphonium | Parry Sound High School Wind Ensemble |
| Corina Coriaci | Percussion (Classical) | St. Andrew's Middle School Junior Concert Band |
| James Corrigan | Trumpet | Maxwell Heights Secondary School Concert Band |
| Lachlan Craaven | Trumpet | Kwalikum Secondary School Senior Jazz Combo |
| Joanna Currie | French Horn | Nepean High School Brass Quintet |
| Delaney Dam | Alto 2 (choral) | Waterloo Collegiate Institute Viking Singers |
| Caitlin Davie | Soprano 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock S.S. - Enter Junior |
| Emma Dawson | Trumpet | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Junior Symphonic Band |
| Madeleine DeBoer | Voice | Smithville Christian High School The Redeemed |
| Charles Deschamps | Baritone Saxophone | St. Thomas of Villanova Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Ryan Desender | Baritone (choral) | Westwood Collegiate Vocal Jazz |
| Tiffany Devries | Trumpet | Westside Secondary School Honour Band |
| Isabelle Gu Do Not Choose | Voice | Unionville Montessori School Appassionata Singers |
| Petra Dobek | Piano | Wellington Secondary School Grade 10/11 Quartet |
| Sarah Dominie | Trumpet | Whitehorse All-City Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Kim Dubois | Alto Saxophone | Collège de L'Assomption Orchestre CLAssik du premier cycle |
| Isabelle Duchene | Tuba | Sir William Mulock S.S. Festival Winds |
| Émile Dufour | Trombone | JazzBand Polyvalente Hyacinthe Delorme |
| Eamon Dunbar | Clarinet | Notre Dame Catholic School Concert Band |
| Jamie Eaton | Trumpet | Bracebridge & Muskoka Lakes Secondary School Concert Band |
| Gabriel Fagon | Piano | Humber Community Music - Junior Jazz C |
| Ray Fan | Trombone | Holy Trinity HS Senior Concert Band |
| Max Farley | Tenor Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Senior Symphonic Band |
| Tara Fitzgerald | Clarinet | J.H. Putman Senior Band |
| Jasmine Friedrich-Yap | Dundun | North Grenville District Big baNG |
| Michael Furlong | Drums (Jazz) | John McCrae Senior Jazz Combo |
| Michael Furlong | Drums (Jazz) | John McCrae Secondary School Jazz Orchestra |
| William Galzote | Percussion (Classical) | St. Elizabeth Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Vikram Ganesh | Trumpet | River Oaks Concert Band |
| Maxime Gazzé | String & Electric Bass | Collège Jean-Eudes Jazz Ensemble |
| Lauren Gibbons | Trumpet | École Port Elgin Saugeen Central Senior Concert Band |
| Zachary Giles | Clarinet | John Fraser Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Bronwyn Godden | Piano | Campbellford District High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Leigh-Ann Grant | Violin | Central Peel Secondary School Concert Strings |
| Kaitlyn Hamm | Tenor Saxophone | Gosfield North Public School Concert Band |
| Kenny Hammond | String Bass (Jazz) | Nepean High School Jazz Combo |
| Jason Hayhoe | Trumpet | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Sam Herbert | Tenor Saxophone | Okanagan Mission Senior Jazz Band |
| Samuel Hinojosa | Guitar | Profil guitare du Grand-Coteau |
| Johnny Ho | Double Bass (Classical) | Ashbury Senior Concert Band |
| Joey Hofmann | Baritone Saxophone | Maxwell Heights Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Jacob Horwood | Guitar | Wellington Secondary Sr. Quartet |
| Jeremy Hounsome | Drums (Jazz) | Brentwood College School Jazz Ensemble |
| Ricky Huang | Trumpet | Agincourt Collegiate "North East Jazz" |
| Kiri Hunter | Clarinet | St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Matteo Jacko | Trombone | Kwalikum Secondary School Senior Jazz Band |
| Tyler Jing | Piano | Agincourt Singers |
| Cheldon Joaquin | Bassoon | Pioneer Middle School Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band |
| Bekah Jones | Flute | Three Oaks Senior High Wind Ensemble |
| Joanna Joseph | French Horn | Agincourt Collegiate Institute Wind Symphony |
| Nathan Joyce | Alto Saxophone | Pickering High School - Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Peter Kang | Baritone Saxophone | Wellington Grade 11/12 Jazz Band |
| Olivia Karaiwanoff | Trumpet | St. Andrew's Middle School Jazz Ensemble |
| Kritik Kaushal | Piano | Castlebrooke Jazz Dragons |
| Abigail Kaye | Alto Saxophone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Concert Band |
| Alexandra Kennedy | Trombone | Branksome Hall Grade 9/10 Band |
| Lauren Kennedy | French Horn | Orchestre à vents élite du PSNM |
| Ewan Kerr | Alto Saxophone | Bear Creek Secondary School -Kodiak Dollar |
| Ryan Khaled | Trumpet | Erindale Concert Band |
| Rafeed Khan | Tuba | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Jason Kim | Guitar | Don Mills Collegiate Jazz Band |
| JUSTIN KO | Trumpet | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 10 Symphonic Winds |
| Astrid Krallisch | Piano | Humber College Community Music Junior Jazz E |
| Jacob Lai | Trumpet | York Mills Collegiate Institute Symphonic Band |
| Sam Langille | Drums and Bass | Charlottetown Rural Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Tifney Latendresse | Trumpet | F.E. Madill Secondary School Concert Band |
| Luong Léa | Flute | Harmonie Pierre-Laporte |
| Zachary Leblanc | Guitar | Loko-Motiv |
| Luka Lépine | Guitar | Ensemble Guitare-Champagneur |
| Victor Li | Euphonium | Dolphin Senior Public School Concert Band |
| Daniel Liu | Clarinet | Henry Larsen ES Senior Concert Band |
| Bruce Liu | Baritone (choral) | Agincourt Madrigal Singers |
| Katherine Liu | Flute | Cosby Heights P.S Symphonic Band |
| Brooke Loewen | Tenor Saxophone | Hillside High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Jeremy Lostracco | Guitar | Notre Dame College School |
| Arlette Loyola | Alto Saxophone | St. Joseph's Morrow Park CSS Senior Band |
| Cindy Lu | Piano | École Port Elgin Saugeen Central Jazz Ensemble |
| Faith Ludwig | Piano | Smithville Christian High School Renewed Roots |
| Philip Luke | Electric Bass | Hamilton Junior Allstar Jazz Band |
| Nigel Lum | Drums (Jazz) | Wellington Secondary Sr. Quintet |
| Sophia Malowany | Soprano 2 (choral) | Father John Redmond Concert Choir |
| Serena Mancuso | String Bass (Jazz) | Humber College Senior Jazz B |
| Morgan Marchildon | Trombone | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School Jazz Band |
| Clara Martin | Clarinet | Willowdale Festival Winds |
| Arayeb Masood | Guitar | Longfields-Davidson Heights Jr. Jazz Band |
| Nathan Mathews | Trombone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Maddy McCartney | Soprano 1 (choral) | Bear Creek Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Matthew McDermand | Trombone | Kwalikum Secondary School Gr.10 Jazz Combo |
| Rory McDowell | Soprano 2 (choral) | St. James Assiniboia Divisional Junior Concert Choir |
| Dennis McWhinney | Drums (Jazz) | Castlebrooke Jazz Combo |
| Jack Meadows | Baritone (choral) | Catholic Central High School Chamber Choir |
| Milah Mikkelsen | Trumpet | Rivers Collegiate Institute |
| Jasmine Ming | Voice | Greensborough Public School Choir |
| Alan Moon | Piano | Garth Webb Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Camille Morin | Flute | Harmonie Intermédiaire Mont-Royal |
| William Morrissey | Bass (choral) | Sir William Mullock S.S. - Enter A Capella |
| Daniel Mottahedeh | Drums (Jazz) | Wellington Secondary School Motehedeh/Uslu/Dobek Trio |
| Lexy Mulligan | Piano | Westwood Collegiate Senior Jazz |
| Alex Muth | Bass (choral) | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Concert Choir |
| N/A N/A | Other | Hillcrest High School Clarinet Choir |
| Alexander Nagy | Alto Saxophone | Notre Dame Jazz Band |
| Mireille Nowak | Flute | Lakeshore Catholic Senior Concert Band |
| Natalie O'Donnell | Trumpet | Nelson High School Brass Ensemble |
| Nkiru Okocha | Soprano 2 (choral) | Maxwell Heights "Harmony Road" |
| Ezekiel Okpere | Guitar | Ensemble de guitares Vortex |
| Ariel Olatunbosun Olndimeji | Voice | Brentwood College School Almost A Capella |
| Cassandra Paiva | Voice | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Jazz Choir |
| Katiera Pankratz | Clarinet (Bass) | Chippewa Secondary School Concert Band |
| Julia Perry | Flute | Bell High School Senior Concert Band |
| Minh Dat Pham | Trombone | Collège Jean-Eudes Harmonie Sec. 2 |
| Angela Pincente | Trombone | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Senior Band |
| Adam Podolak | Alto Saxophone | Cardinal Léger Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Isabelle Poitevin | Flute (Alto) | Orchestre de flûtes de l'école primaire Iona, Montréal |
| Adam Potera | Trumpet | J.H. Putman Public School Jazz Band |
| Paige Pritchard | Clarinet (Bass) | Bear Creek Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ethan Purdy | Piano | Nelson High School Jazz Combo |
| Sophia Qu | Drums (Jazz) | Earl of March Intermediate Green Jazz Ensemble |
| David Quattrociocchi | Percussion (Classical) | St. Michael Catholic Senior Thunderbeats Concert Band |
| Jasmine Rajaballey | Alto Saxophone | A.Y. Jackson Senior Band |
| Mackenzie Reese | Voice | Opeongo High School Concert Choir |
| Jade Rempel-Facey | Trombone | Henry Larsen Elementary Jazz Band |
| Marie-Jade Renald | Voice | Ensemble Vocal les Estacades |
| Katrina Rivers | Saxophone (Soprano) | Wellington Secondary School Gr 12 Combo |
| Matt Roberts | Trumpet | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Matthew Roberts | Trumpet | Osgoode Township HS Senior Jazz Band |
| Julian Rojas | Double Bass (Classical) | Gloucester HS Senior Concert Band |
| Daniel Ross | Percussion (Classical) | Charlottetown Rural Senior Concert Band |
| Ève-Marie Rousseau | Trumpet | Stage Band La Découverte |
| Robert Rousseau | Percussion (Classical) | Orchestre à Vents de Terrebonne |
| Isra Salahuddin | Percussion (Classical) | Branksome Hall Grade 8 Band |
| Erika Salter | Clarinet | Harmonie junior Beatrice-Desloges |
| Sara Sawatsky | Alto 2 (choral) | VOX |
| Abby Schwan | Flute | Opeongo High School Concert Band |
| Dylan Scott-Thomas | Drums (Jazz) | Broadview Jazz Band |
| Éliza Sénécal | Trumpet | Walter Band |
| Michael Seto | Violin | Humber College Community Music Junior Jazz D |
| Yoann Sévigny | French Horn | Harmonie Académie les Estacades |
| Ayaan Shaikh | Alto Saxophone | J. Clarke Richardson Collegiate Jazz Ensemble |
| Nitish Sharma | Tenor 1 (choral) | Castlebrooke Secondary School "Resonance" |
| Veda Sharpe | Trombone | Twin Lakes Secondary School Thunder Jazz |
| Padraic Simmonds | Euphonium | Perth and Distrcit Blue Notes |
| Emily-May Simmonds | Soprano 2 (choral) | Red Velvet |
| Gray Simms (Cornet and Voice) | Trumpet | Salmon Arm Jazz Combo |
| Ayush Singh | Flute | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Ravi Singh | Drums (Jazz) | Humber College Community Music Junior Jazz B |
| Justin Siow | Violin | Central Peel Secondary School Senior String Orchestra |
| Julia Slessor | Clarinet | Bear Creek Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Ben Smieja | String & Electric Bass | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Jazz Band |
| Anna Smilek | Viola | Waterloo Collegiate Institute Senior Strings |
| Ethan Smith | Bass Trombone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Jazz Band |
| Amelie Smith | Flute | Worsley Elementary School Concert Band |
| Erik So | Percussion (Classical) | Northern Lights Public School Concert Band |
| Melanie Solomon | Soprano 1 (choral) | Sir William Mullock S.S. - Cadenza |
| Mackenzie Spoltore | Trombone | Sir John A MacDonald Senior Jazz Band |
| Tristan St-Pierre | Clarinet | Orchestre a vent senior Beatrice-Desloges |
| Kyriakos Stathis | Clarinet | Malvern Collegiate New Orleans Experience |
| Benjamin Stephenson | Electric Bass | Brentwood College School Advanced Rock Band |
| Brenna Stewart | Alto Saxophone | Innisdale Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Ivan Stille | Guitar | Campbellford District High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Michael Su | Trumpet | Monck Public School Grade 7-8 Jazz Band |
| Alice Sydor | Alto Saxophone | Pineland Jazz Band |
| Isaac Sylvain-Roy | Guitar | Profil guitare du Grand-Coteau |
| Vanessa Szymanski | Trombone | Innisdale Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Falkenberg Tannen | Trumpet | Whitehorse All-City Junior Concert Band |
| Noah Taylor | Trombone | MacLeod's Landing Public School Concert Band |
| Catriona Teves | Clarinet | Sir John A. MacDonald Senior Concert Band |
| Tous les musiciens de l'Orchestre à Vents Intermédiaire The group | All instruments | Orchestre à vents Intermédiaire de la PST |
| Ryan Tran | Clarinet | Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Kai Trottman | Trombone | Okanagan Mission Grade 10 Jazz Band |
| Mason Truong | Trombone | Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Concert Band |
| Samuel Tung | Trumpet | Southpointe Wind Orchestra |
| Emry Tupper | String Bass (Jazz) | Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Jazz Band |
| Griffiths Tyler | Trumpet | Holy Trinity Intermediate Concert Band |
| Devin Uslu | Electric Bass | Wellington Secondary School JPRD Combo |
| Mico Valmonte | Trombone | Wellington Secondary School Trombone Trio |
| Olivia Vaughan | Flute | Thomas A. Blakelock High School Wind Ensemble |
| Caitlyn Vergara | Piano | Lakeshore Catholic Jazz Band |
| Jeanne Vincent | Clarinet | L'Harmonie Intermédiaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes. |
| Bridget Walsh | Violin | Guelph CVI String Ensemble |
| Cailin Walsh-Estabrooks | Flute | Arnprior DHS Senior Band |
| Mandy Wang | Soprano 1 (choral) | Northview/Silverthorn Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| Hannah Wang | Flute | St. Andrew's Middle School Concert Band |
| Kelly Wang | Flute | Kennedy Public School Concert Band |
| Nikole Wassenaar | Guitar | Smithville Christian High School Bulletproof |
| Lu Wendy | Flute | Nelson High School Flute Ensemble |
| Jesse White | Guitar | Mateo Mancuso Quartet |
| Angela Williams | Trumpet | Northport Elementary School Senior Concert Band |
| Angela Williams | Trumpet | Northrop Elementary School Senior Band |
| Megan Wilson | Alto Saxophone | Whitchurch Highlands Jazz Band |
| Jasmine Wong | Piano | Longfields-Davidson Heights Sr. Jazz Band |
| Kian Wong | Trumpet | Nepean All City Lab Band |
| Jason Wu | Bass Trombone | Kennedy Public School Jazz Ensemble |
| Sabrina Xing | Clarinet (Bass) | Bayview Secondary School Gr 9 Concert Band |
| Jeffrey Xuzhang | Alto Saxophone | Agincourt Collegiate "Xperiment" |
| Coco Zehr | Trumpet | Garth Webb Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Nathan Zeweniuk | Piano | Kwalikum Secondary School Gr.11 Jazz Quintet |
| Boya Zhang | Percussion (Classical) | Nelson High School Percussion Ensemble |
| Eden Zhang | Trombone | Earl of March Intermediate Blue Jazz Ensemble |
| Amy Zhang | Piano | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| David Zhang | Violin | Agincourt Collegiate Orchestra |
| Kevin Zhang | French Horn | Holy TrinitySenior Concert Band |
| Michael Zhang | Alto Saxophone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Chamber Ensemble |
| Jerry Zhu | Clarinet | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Emad Zolfaghari | Viola | Abbey Park String Ensemble |
