2023 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Skylar Abrahams | Alto 1 (choral) | Laura Secord Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Juliette Allard | Soprano 1 (choral) | Académie Lafontaine choir |
| Shengwei An | Violin | Port Credit Secondary School Chamber Strings |
| Brian An (*pronounced "Ahn.....like lawn") | Bass Trombone | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Mikhaillyne Arevalo | Violoncello | Orchestre à cordes Pierre-Laporte |
| Alma Arguello | Alto 2 (choral) | Holy Cross Regional High School "Ave 88" |
| Carelle Azzi | Violin | Orchestre à cordes de l'école Poly-Jeunesse |
| John Bahia Cardoso | Viola | North Toronto Collegiate Senior Strings |
| Tasha Bajpai | Alto Saxophone | Earl of March Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Alex Barclay-Sharp | Clarinet | Upper Canada College Festival Symphonic Band |
| Abigail Barnes | Alto 1 (choral) | Chorale senior du CEAO |
| Naelly Florie Beauzil | Clarinet | Harmonie Du Coteau 4-5 |
| Aidan Bennett | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute "Gael Force" |
| Tatianna Bodenham | Clarinet | College Heights Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ava Bosiljevac | Tenor Saxophone | Hamilton Rising Stars Jazz Band |
| Ava Bosiljevac | Flute | Blessed Trinity Catholic Secondary School Band |
| Pierson Byam | Trombone | Alberta High School of Fine Arts Jazz Ensemble |
| Yulang Cai | Alto 1 (choral) | Rainbow String Orchestra |
| Wang Can | Alto 1 (choral) | YueGe Choir |
| Diego Cardin | Guitar | Jazz Band PHD |
| Clare Carter | Flute | Ridley College Jazz Combo |
| Clare Carter | Flute | Ridley College Symphony Orchestra |
| Leia Cartier | Flute | Canterbury High School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Emily Caulfeild | Flute | Sous-Sol Symphony |
| Josh Cetchuk | Clarinet (Bass) | Lockerby Composite School Senior Band |
| Yewon Chang | Alto Saxophone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Liam Charles | Drums (Jazz) | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School Jazz Band |
| Isaac Chatterton | Percussion (Classical) | W.L. Seaton Secondary School Grade 9-12 Concert Band |
| Claire Chen | Violoncello | Waterloo Collegiate Institute Senior Strings |
| Qiucheng Chen | Baritone Saxophone | White Oaks Secondary School Sax Quartet |
| Kennedy Chew | Voice | York House School Chamber Choir |
| Ariel Chiam | Drums (Jazz) | Brentwood College School Songbirds Vocal Jazz Combo |
| Andrew Cho | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Concert Band |
| David Choi | Tenor Saxophone | Glenforest Jazz Ensemble |
| Evelyn Choi | Viola | St. Joseph's College Secondary School String Ensemble |
| Minsoo Choo | Percussion (Classical) | Nepean High School Percussion Ensemble |
| Casey Clark-Chrétien | Percussion (Classical) | D.P. Todd Senior Concert Band |
| Wade Claxton | Percussion (Classical) | North Grenville big baNG |
| Ariane Clément | Percussion (Classical) | Poly-Jeunesse Vents et percussions sec. 2 |
| Diego Cloma | French Horn | Holy Cross Regional High School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Chloe Columbus | Clarinet | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School Senior Concert Band |
| Bea Correa | Soprano 1 (choral) | Holy Cross Regional High School "Vibe" |
| Marilou Croteau-Mercier | Flute | Harmonie intermédiaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes |
| Nash Crowther | Electric Bass | Notre Dame College Jazz Combo |
| Arabella D'Aniello | Soprano 1 (choral) | St. Clements School Choir |
| Viggo Dalvi | Percussion (Classical) | Ashbury Senior Concert Band |
| Sierra Dambrosio | Trumpet | Whitchurch Highlands Public School Concert Band |
| Rudrani Dave | Alto 1 (choral) | Castlebrooke Secondary School Jazz Dragons |
| Andrew Davis | Trumpet | Earl of March Secondary School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Shawnia Davis | Tenor 1 (choral) | Father John Redmond Catholic Secondary School "RAP" Vocals |
| Elowyn Dawson | Trombone | Monck Public School Grade 7-8 Jazz Band |
| Jamil De Noncourt | Guitar | Secondaire 2 Arts-Études Guitares Poly-Jeunesse |
| Albina DeCenzo | Voice | Brentwood College School Advanced Rock Band |
| Hanyue Deng | Cello | Shuangxin National Orchestra |
| Kaena Desjardins | Flute | Nicolas-Gatineau Harmonie Phénix |
| Nathaniel Diachun | Tenor Saxophone | Westwood High School Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Cardin Diego | Guitar | JazzBand Polyvalente Hyacinthe Delorme |
| Aaron Dochstader | Tuba | CCVI spARTanS Concert Ensemble |
| Graydon Dougal | Tuba | Pineland Public School Concert Band |
| Rebecca Duke | Flute | Saltfleet District High School Senior Repertoire Band |
| Mira Duncan | Clarinet | Orillia Secondary School Concert Band |
| Breanne Epp | Alto Saxophone | Leamington District Secondary School Concert Band |
| Precious Farne | Alto 1 (choral) | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Senior Choir |
| Shanaia Fazio | Soprano 2 (choral) | Brampton Childrens Chorus |
| Saul Felman | String Bass (Jazz) | Nepean All-City Lab Band |
| Seth Ferguson | Electric Bass | Essex District High School Concert Band |
| Ashley Ferguson | Alto 2 (choral) | Crofton House School Grade 7 Vocal Ensemble |
| Elizabeth Ferreira | Flute | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Senior Symphonic Band |
| Lisa Fettes | Clarinet | Second Wind Woodwind Ensemble |
| Emma Fokkens | Alto 1 (choral) | Chorus Niagara |
| Cecil Foubert | Alto Saxophone | Paris District High School Symphonic Band |
| Manuel Galvez | Violin | Etobicoke School of the Arts Strad |
| Kate Gammell | Euphonium | Georgian Bay District Secondary School Concert Band |
| Yameili Gao | Alto 2 (choral) | Dong Er Chorus |
| Roseley Gao | Oboe | Glenforest Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Lauralie Gazé | Violin | Orchestre à cordes des Cèdres 6e année |
| Elijah Geddes | Flute | Wellington Secondary School Senior Jazz Band |
| Jess Giesbrecht | Trombone | SD 60 Senior Jazz Band |
| Devon Gingrich | Tenor Saxophone | Parry Sound High School Concert Band |
| Jess Gobatto | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School "Enter A Cappella" |
| Louïs Godin | Trumpet | Nicholas-Gatineau Concentration Musique Secondaire 3 |
| Connor Goodwill | Trumpet | Uxbridge Secondary School Third Avenue Jazz Ensemble |
| Owen Greenway | Percussion (Classical) | Dundas Valley Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Thea Guitard | Trombone | Wellington Secondary School Guitard/Geddes/Podritske/Stevenson/Tomkins |
| Clara Gullason | Violin | Runnymede Grade 7 / 8 Strings |
| Niya Hansji | Flute | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Raymond Hao | Clarinet | St. Andrew's College Symphonic Band |
| Amelia Harvey | Percussion (Classical) | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ayla Hauknes | Electric Bass | Prince Rupert Middle School Jazz Band |
| Kevin He | Trombone | Oakville Trafalgar High School Jazz Band |
| Emma Heidebrecht | Soprano 1 (choral) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Gabriela Hernandez | Trombone | St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ben Hobson | Alto Saxophone | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Junior Symphonic Band |
| Grace Hoffart | Soprano 1 (choral) | Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School "ACE" Choir |
| Ethan Hoyte | Drums (Jazz) | Donald A. Wilson Jazz Ensemble |
| Di Hu | Clarinet | William Lyon Mackenzie Concert Band |
| Yike Hu | Alto 1 (choral) | Muyue Ensemble |
| Nagomi Iida | Clarinet | Harmonie Mont-Royal 5e secondaire |
| Ayla Jamal | Soprano 2 (choral) | Laura Secord Secondary School Jazz Choir |
| Janae Jefremow | Alto 2 (choral) | Mennonite Educational Institute Chamber Singers |
| Arthigan Jeyamohan | Drums (Jazz) | Pickering High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Bryan Jiang | Electric Bass | Pickering College Senior Jazz Band |
| McAllister Jordan | Tenor 1 (choral) | DW Poppy Secondary School Senior Choir |
| Daniel Jung | Bass (choral) | North Toronto Choral Ensemble |
| Oliver Kachani | Alto Saxophone | Westwood High School Senior Concert Band |
| Hana Kalac | Trumpet | Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Symphonic Band |
| Xinyi Kang | Alto 1 (choral) | Sichuan Folk Band of Chengdu Liewu Middle School |
| Amren Kareer | Alto Saxophone | Stelly's Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Mia Kim | Trombone | Kelowna Christian School Senior Jazz Band |
| Jinseo Kim | Trombone | Willowdale Middle School Jazz Band |
| Abby Kirk | Alto 1 (choral) | Alberta High School of Fine Arts Vocal Ensemble |
| Milo Klassen | Bass (choral) | Mennonite Collegiate Institute "Resonate" Vocal Ensemble |
| Ellie Klassen | Alto 1 (choral) | Mennonite Educational Institute Concert Choir |
| Calia Kleefman | Clarinet | Woodland Christian High School Senior Concert Band |
| Rowan Klein | French Horn | Caledonia Senior Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Marcus Koppe | Baritone Saxophone | Westwood Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Marco Kosovskykh | Tenor Saxophone | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Senior Festival Winds |
| Bea Lagrisola | Alto Saxophone | Holy Cross Regional High School "Flavo" |
| Emilee Lalonde | Bassoon | Oakville Trafalgar High School Chamber Ensemble |
| Danny Langelaan | Voice | Notre Dame College School Concert Choir |
| Ryan Langley | Trumpet | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Serenity Le | Flute | Emily Carr Public School Symphonic Winds |
| Hana Lebedev | Flute | Lawrence Park CI Concert Band |
| Youngsuh Lee | Flute | PEN Educational Centre Classical Chamber Ensemble |
| Alexander Leonardos | Euphonium | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Orchestra |
| Kalyna Levytsky | Violin | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute String Ensemble |
| Henry Li | Viola | Oakville Trafalgar High School String Ensemble |
| Anqi Li | Alto 1 (choral) | Green Sunflower Chinese Orchestra |
| Ryan Li | Trombone | Toronto French School Junior Wind Ensemble |
| Angela Lin | Clarinet (Bass) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Qiaoyi Lin | Guitar | Ensemble de Guitares sec 3-4-5 Pierre-Laporte |
| Tavian Lindenbach | Percussion (Classical) | Westmount Charter School Symphonic Band |
| Beatrice Lindsay | Trumpet | Runnymede Grade 7 / 8 Band |
| Lucy Liu | String Bass (Jazz) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Tyson Loewen | Tenor Saxophone | Mennonite Educational Institute "Razzberry Jam" |
| Connor Logan | Trumpet | Neil McNeil High School Concert Band |
| Siyi Long | Alto 1 (choral) | Children's Chorus from Sichuan Orchestra Affiliated Primary School |
| Ray Lougheed | Alto Saxophone | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Colter Louis | Electric Bass | W. L. Seaton Gr. 9-12 Jazz Band |
| Alicia Lui | Percussion | Trinity College School Junior School Tottenham Band |
| Charlie Luke | Flute | North Toronto Collegiate Institute Symphonic Band |
| Allicia Luong | Alto Saxophone | Pickering High School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Karleigh Martin | Trumpet | Kelowna Christian School Concert Band |
| Taryn Martin | Soprano 1 (choral) | Dakota Collegiate Senior Concert Choir |
| Scott Masuda | Trumpet | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Zachary Mattar | Trumpet | Erin District High School "TEMPO" Concert Band |
| Odilon Matte | Drums (Jazz) | Senior Stage Band de Bourget |
| Rachel McCraney | Tuba | Trafalgar Castle School Band |
| Keller McHardy | Guitar | Halton Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Emily McLeod | Tenor Saxophone | Caledonia Senior Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Ishaan Mehta | Trombone | Pickering College Junior Jazz |
| Peter Meyrick | Clarinet | Rutland Senior Secondary Concert Band |
| Lin Na Mi | Alto 1 (choral) | Yinghuochong Chorus |
| Thomas Miller | Electric Bass | PEN Educational Centre "Junior Force" |
| Cindy Mistrih | Flute | North Toronto Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Leah Mohan | Voice | Craig Kielburger Secondary School "Neon" |
| Ava Moore | Tenor Saxophone | Willowdale Middle School Festival Winds |
| Calen Morton | Clarinet | Dr. Frank J. Hayden Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Abigail Mossing | Oboe | Harmonie avancée de la Cité-des-Jeunes |
| Sophie Mummery | Trumpet | Simcoe Composite School Senior Concert Band |
| Alannah Murray | French Horn | Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School/Archbishop Dennis O’Connor Catholic High School Junior Concert Band |
| Kaia Nash | Clarinet | Ancaster High School Senior Concert Band |
| Gillian Nestor | Trombone | Martingrove Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Justin Neufeld | Tenor 1 (choral) | UMEI Choir |
| Samantha Nguyen | French Horn | Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Elijah Nickel | Trombone | Mennonite Educational Institute Concert Band |
| Alex Normandeau | Trumpet | Earl of March Secondary School Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Katy Oding | Clarinet | CCVI spARTanS Symphonic Ensemble |
| Isaac Onut | String & Electric Bass | Earl of March Secondary School Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Kiri Orton | Clarinet | Prince Rupert Middle School Concert Band |
| McKenna Otter | Alto 1 (choral) | Trafalgar Castle School Choir "The Castle Singers" |
| XueLun Chloe Pan | Guitar | PEN Educational Centre "Girl Power" |
| Talina Papazian | Trumpet | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Hailey Park | Violoncello | Ashbury College String Orchestra |
| Callum Parry | Clarinet (Bass) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Junior Wind Band |
| Laurent Petel | Trombone | Harmonie Pierre-Laporte |
| Whitney Peters | Alto 1 (choral) | Mennonite Collegiate Institute Chamber Choir |
| Declan Peters | Trombone | École Secondaire Catholique l'Essor Jazz |
| Ethan Gabriel Pinlac | Percussion (Classical) | Harmonie débutante de la Cité-des-Jeunes |
| Koen Podritske | Double Bass (Classical) | Wellington Secondary School Grade 12 Jazz Combo |
| Yvonne Polinski | Flute | St. Thomas Aquinas Senior Concert Band |
| Nicolas Pomares | Oboe | Alberta High School of Fine Arts Concert Band |
| Lisa Power | Soprano 2 (choral) | Avalon Voices |
| Béatrice Prairie-Doyle | Flute | Harmonie Brind'Amour |
| Josh Pye | Tenor Saxophone | Gosfield North Public School Concert Band |
| Hanna Rabanillo | Violoncello | Port Credit Secondary School Concert Strings |
| Fatimah Rana | Tuba | Bur Oak Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Connor Rask | Trumpet | Pickering College Intermediate Jazz |
| Madison Reid | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ryley Reid | Electric Bass | Monck Public School Grade 7-8 Concert Band |
| Lenore Reynolds | Flute | M. M. Robinson High School Wind Ensemble |
| Eliana Richer | Clarinet | Dundas Valley Secondary School Junior Concert Band |
| Ariana Rimasti | Flute | Ensemble a vents de Pape-François |
| Daniel Robayo | Trumpet | Saint Paul Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Nate Roberts | Flute | Donald A Wilson Secondary School Concert Band |
| Marie-Ange Roux | Trumpet | Harmonie Prince-Daveluy 3 |
| Kristina Sabetti-Franklin | Percussion (Classical) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Symphonic Band |
| Mitchell Saraiva | Alto Saxophone | Jazz Sudbury Youth Band |
| Jamal Sghaier | Trombone | Tecumseh Vista Academy Senior Concert Band |
| Cindy Shen | Flute | York Mills Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Andrea Shie | Tuba | Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra Concert Winds |
| Promise Shotunde | String Bass (Jazz) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Brooke Shuttleworth | Trombone | Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble 10-12 |
| Evelyn Sibbick | Percussion (Classical) | Paris District High School Beginning Band |
| Rachel Siddall | Alto 1 (choral) | Rutland Senior Secondary Concert Choir |
| Nadia Siripaul | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock Secondary School "Rezonance" |
| Wesley Smith | Percussion (Classical) | Mother Teresa Percussion Ensemble |
| Romar Smith | Saxophone (Soprano) | Nantyr Shores Secondary School "Triton Music" |
| Noah Snow | Baritone (choral) | Waterloo Collegiate Institute Choir |
| Coda Spencer | Guitar | W. L. Seaton Secondary School Senior Jazz Combo |
| Frank Starr | Tenor Saxophone | Westside Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Jason Steed | Tuba | Canterbury High School Senior Concert Band |
| Jason Steed | Double Bass (Classical) | Canterbury High School Orchestra |
| Sarah Stevenson | Voice | Wellington Secondary School Stevenson Pearce Duo |
| Victor Su | Euphonium | Albert Campbell Collegiate Institute Wind Ensemble |
| Karina Tailor | Voice | Oakville Trafalgar High School Concert Choir |
| Jasmine Taylor | Euphonium | LoEllen Park Secondary School Concert Band |
| Isabella Teves | Flute | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School Senior "Thunderbeats" Concert Band |
| Karly Thornton | Trombone | Sudbury Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Garrett Tomkins | Drums (Jazz) | Wellington Secondary School Grade 11 Jazz Combo |
| Ethan Trollope | Trombone | Laura Secord Secondary School Concert Band |
| Kyle Ulvr | Electric Bass | Earl of March Secondary School Grade 10 Concert Band |
| Angela Vincente | Alto Saxophone | Cardinal Léger Senior Band |
| Jessica Vinton | Alto 1 (choral) | Kelowna Christian School Senior Choir |
| Kaitlyn Viveiros | Voice | Craig Kielburger Secondary School "Xenon" |
| Fathima Leena Mohamed Wahab | Clarinet | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Xinyun Wang | Alto 1 (choral) | Liangyin Chorus |
| Yiwen Wang | Alto 1 (choral) | Chengdu Chenghua Primary School Choir |
| Ellie Warren | Alto 1 (choral) | Laura Secord Secondary School Chamber Choir |
| Evan Wegrzyn | Baritone (choral) | Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Emma Wei | Bassoon | White Oaks Secondary School Intermediate Band |
| Tessa Wilkinson | Clarinet | SD 60 Senior Concert Band |
| Cameron Wong | Voice | York House School Concert Choir |
| Andersong Wong | Violin | Canterbury High School String Ensemble |
| Anabelle Wright | Guitar | Ensemble de guitares Madeleine-Brousseau |
| Wenxi Wu | Alto 1 (choral) | Chengdu NO.7 Yingcai School Symphony Orchestra |
| Peter Xiong | Alto Saxophone | LoEllen Park Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Xiang An Xiong | Voice | Yinzhiyun Chorus |
| Ella Xu | Clarinet | Merivale High School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Ian Xu | Alto Saxophone | Iroquois Ridge Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Zi Xin Xu | Alto 1 (choral) | Orchestra of Chengdu Chenghua Experimental Primary School |
| Ian Xu | Alto Saxophone | High Rendition Jazz Band |
| Jacob Yan | Clarinet | White Oaks Secondary School Senior Concert Band |
| Jake Yochim | Trumpet | Notre Dame College School Jazz Band |
| Jay Yoo | Holy Cross Jazz ONE | |
| Kaitlyn Yorston | Soprano 1 (choral) | Saltfleet District High School Choristers |
| Jason Yu | Tenor Saxophone | CCVI spARTanS Stage Band |
| Wang Yuhui | Alto 1 (choral) | Panda Chorus |
| Daren Zhang | Guitar | PEN Educational Centre "Groove Masters" |
| Jia Feng Zhang | Alto 1 (choral) | Liaoyuan Chorus |
| Michael Zhang | Clarinet | Ashbury Symphonic Band |
| Yangguo Zhao | Alto 1 (choral) | The Wheat Seedling Choir |
| Jerry Zhou | Guitar | CCVI spARTanS Acoustics |
| Meihan Zhou | Alto 1 (choral) | The Sound of Shuangqing |
| Terrence Zhu | Trombone | Claude Watson School For The Arts Grade 8 Band |
