Each year, thousands of participants and hundreds of ensembles take part in the annual national festival finals known as MusicFest Canada. All participating Ensemble Directors are encouraged to nominate one Honour Candidate from each Ensemble participating at MusicFest Canada. Each student awarded “Honour Recognition” receives an honour plaque, and their name is posted on the MusicFest Canada website and distributed to national and local media.
| RECIPIENT | INSTRUMENT | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Charvini Abayakoon | Trumpet | CCVI spARTanS Concert Ensemble |
| Adam Abouaita | Percussion (Classical) | River Oaks Public School Concert Band |
| Beatrice Aikman | Flute | Trafalgar Senior Castle Band |
| Domenic Amatangelo | Recorder / Alto Sax | The Bees Knees |
| Shengwei An | Violin | Port Credit Secondary School Chamber Strings |
| Brianna Ankoma | Trumpet | St. Thomas More Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Alicia Arcand | String Bass (Jazz) | Stage Band du Cégep de Drummondville |
| Rémi Arcand | Guitar | Ensemble Lionel-Groulx 1 Combo. |
| Audrey Archambault | Clarinet | Harmonie Brind'Amour |
| Emily Ariss | Violoncello | Sir William Gage Middle School Senior Strings |
| Javier Arteaga | Trombone | Monsignor Paul Dwyer CHS "Trumpet +" |
| Kevin Jaeha Baek | Percussion (Classical) | Runnymede Wind Ensemble |
| Leo Bai | Alto Saxophone | White Oaks Secondary School Sax Quartet |
| Zhang Baoyue | Bass (choral) | Chengdu No.38 Middle School Students’ Chorus |
| Daniel Barber | Guitar | Sudbury Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Anna Barth | French Horn | The Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra Concert Winds |
| Mary Barton | Alto 1 (choral) | Huron Heights Chamber Choir |
| Kiana Bédard-Simard | Alto 2 (choral) | Louis Riel School Division Treble Choir |
| NIcolas Bélanger | Bass (choral) | Collège Jean de la Mennais "A Capella" |
| Amshu Bhat | Drums (Jazz) | GCVI Gael Force Stage Band |
| Rabaab Bhoday | Flute | Erin District High School "TEMPO" concert band |
| Malone Bonneveld | Violin | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute Orchestra |
| Luca Borrelli | Tenor Saxophone | École secondaire catholique l'Essor Jazz Combo |
| Julianne Boucher | Flute | Orchestre CLAssik de 2e cycle |
| Mehdi Boudjemline | Trumpet | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Keenan Brulotte | Tenor Saxophone | South Kamloops Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Melanie Buote | Alto 1 (choral) | Saltfleet Choristers |
| Ellery Butler | Soprano 1 (choral) | Father John Redmond FJR RAP Vocals |
| Patience Buttineau | Tenor Saxophone | St.Theresa's Catholic Secondary School "The Academy of Funk" |
| Nelson Cabral | Trumpet | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Thomas Cachia | Clarinet | Cardinal Leger Senior Concert Band |
| Kasey Chan | Clarinet | Canadian International School Symphonic Winds |
| Winston Chan | Alto Saxophone | St. Andrew's College Concert Band |
| Hailey Chapman | Trombone | Havergal College Senior Band |
| Marcus Cheng | Double Bass (Classical) | Ridley College Symphony Orchestra |
| Jayden Chu | Clarinet | Emily Carr Public School Symphonic Winds |
| Adrienne Cipriano | Soprano 2 (choral) | Pembina Trails Collegiate Choir |
| Sage Clemens | Voice | Jean Augustine Secondary School Vocal Ensemble (JASS Choir) |
| Peter Comiskey | Alto Saxophone | St. Thomas of Villanova Concert Band |
| Everett Creamer | Guitar | Centennial CVI spARTanS Acoustics |
| Marko Culf | Tenor Saxophone | Nepean All-City Lab Band |
| Florence Darveau | Percussion (Classical) | Harmonie Jean-de-Brébeuf |
| Alyssa Davis | Drums (Jazz) | Monsignor Paul Dwyer CHS "Saxagon" |
| Madison Delic | Alto Saxophone | Whitchurch Highlands Public School Jazz Ensemble |
| Aiden Devine | Drums (Jazz) | Eastwood Collegiate "Combo No. 5" |
| Sam DeYoung | Tenor Saxophone | Ancaster High School Jazz Band |
| Annika DiCola | Alto Saxophone | Willowdale Middle School Festival Winds |
| Max Ding | Alto Saxophone | Crosby Heights Public School Symphonic Band |
| Crystal Ding | Flute | Trinity College School Tottenham Band |
| Mackenzie Dodman | Percussion (Classical) | Didsbury High School Symphonic Winds |
| Roman Douglass | String Bass (Jazz) | JCR Half Step |
| Tavis Dueck | Trombone | Lethbridge Collegiate Institue Jazz Ensemble |
| Laurent Pelletier Dufour | Drums (Jazz) | Jazz Band PHD |
| Ben Dukas | Alto Saxophone | Sir William Osler Jazz Band |
| Anna Durov | Flute | Triton Music Senior Band |
| Helen Ecclestone | Flute | Nepean High School Wind Ensemble |
| Caitlyn Edelman | Voice | Emily Carr "EC Glee" |
| Ayhan Erkorkmaz | Trombone | GCVI Junior Symphonic Band |
| Grace Evans | Tenor Saxophone | Collingwood Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Lucas Faucher | Drums (Jazz) | Stage Band du Collège Laval |
| Mairead Finnan | Voice | St. Mary Singers |
| Tim Franklin | Drums (Jazz) | Westwood Collegiate Sr.Jazz |
| Nathan French | Glendale Secondary School Vocal Ensemble | |
| Emika Gaboury | Baritone Saxophone | Evan Hardy Collegiate School Senior Concert Band |
| Ryan Gao | Flute | Henry Larsen ES Senior Concert Band |
| Julian Gaumond | Alto Saxophone | Hamilton Rising Stars Jazz Band |
| Arya Gautam | Trombone | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz |
| Brody Giroux | French Horn | Esterhazy High School Senior Concert Band |
| Austin Glaser | Drums (Jazz) | Notre Dame Jazz Combo |
| Cady Gonsalves | Viola | Guelph CVI String Ensemble |
| Louis-Philippe Goyette | Trumpet | Harmonie intermédiaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes |
| Aaron Groulx | Alto Saxophone | Saltfleet District High School Prelude Band |
| Sam Guido | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock S.S. Rezonance |
| Xiao Yu (Sarah) Han | Tenor Saxophone | Branksome Hall Concert Band |
| Eason Han | Piano | PEN Education Centre Junior Force |
| Huang Hanqing | Flute | Flying Young Orchestra |
| Marshall Harrington | Trumpet | Longfields-Davidson Heights Jr. Concert Band |
| Tessa Harvey | Soprano 1 (choral) | King's Chamber Choir |
| Ariana Heidarpour Meymeh | Drums (Jazz) | Pickering College Intermediate Jazz |
| Jacob Henein | Voice | John Knox Christian School Choir |
| Ethan Henry | Drums (Jazz) | Lasalle Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Josh Hershenfield | Trumpet | Sterling Hall Grade 7 Jazz Ensemble |
| Aileen Hi | Clarinet | Crosby Heights Public School Wind Ensemble |
| Maeve Hickey | Alto Saxophone | St. Joseph’s College School Wind Ensemble |
| Daniel Holmes | Trombone | Sir Wilfrid Laurier SS Concert Band |
| Helen Hon | Alto 2 (choral) | St. Clement's Senior Choir |
| Leo Hu | Drums (Jazz) | PEN Education Centre "Groove Masters" |
| Sophie Huang | Flute | White Oaks Secondary School Concert Band |
| Alec Hudson | Baritone (choral) | Westwood Collegiate "Vocal State of Mind" |
| Sophia Huot | Guitar | Ensemble de guitares de l'école Madeleine-Brousseau |
| Eileen Ing | Tenor Saxophone | Thornlea Secondary School Concert Band |
| Ayla Jamal | Soprano 2 (choral) | Laura Secord Jazz Choir |
| Jade Janzen | Trumpet | John Maland High School Concert Band |
| Angela Jia | Electric Bass | Pickering College Junior Jazz |
| Jiarui Jiang | Flute | Orchestre de Flûtes de l’école Iona |
| E. John | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School Grade 12 Regional Arts Choir | |
| Lyndon Johnson | Trombone | Salisbury Composite High School Concert Band |
| Claire Jung | Flute | White Oaks Secondary School Flute Ensemble |
| Riya Kaliray | Voice | York House Grade 7 Choir |
| Habil Karunakaran | Drums (Jazz) | Northvew Heights Jazz Ensemble |
| Alexis Kelsey | Percussion (Classical) | Huntsville High School - HHS Concert Band |
| Prabjyot Singh Khalsa | Alto Saxophone | Jean Augustine Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Christina Kifle | Percussion (Classical) | Nepean High School Percussion Ensemble |
| Aine Kilduff | Tenor 1 (choral) | Laura Secord Concert Choir |
| Kyle Kirk | Clarinet (Bass) | CCVI spARTanS Symphonic Ensemble |
| Chaela Klump | Piano | St. Joseph's College Choir |
| Eunjin Kong | Alto Saxophone | Sir William Mulock Secondary School Festival Winds |
| Jessica Kovac | Flute | Laurel Heights S.S. Senior Concert Band |
| Addison Kowalchuk | Alto 1 (choral) | Grant Park High School Advanced Choir |
| Audrey Kreuger | Euphonium | St. Anne's Catholic Secondary School Concert Band |
| Juliet Kuk | Percussion (Classical) | Northern Lights PS Intermediate Band |
| Izzy Kurdej-Poisson | Tenor Saxophone | École secondaire catholique l'Essor Jazz Band |
| Daena Lalla | Tenor Saxophone | Sir William Gage M.S. Senior Band |
| Russell Lau-Uy | Percussion (Classical) | Lawrence Park CI Concert Band |
| Karen Le | Alto Saxophone | Glenforest Jazz Ensemble |
| Zoé Le Sauteur | Piccolo | École Secondaire Paul-Hubert Harmonie Vents du Fleuve |
| Jennifer Lee | Flute | PEN Education Centre Classical Chamber Ensemble |
| Michelle Lee | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Andrew's Middle School Concert Band |
| Joshua Lekx | Violin | Windfields Middle School Chamber Strings |
| Mickaël Lemire | Guitar | Ensemble Guitare-Champagneur |
| Erika Lengsavath | Soprano 1 (choral) | Gordon Bell High School "VOX" |
| Jordyn Leschiutta | Alto 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock S.S. Enter A Capella |
| Daisy Li | Violoncello | William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute String Ensemble |
| Ethan Liburd-Noble | Voice | Huron Heights Secondary School "C'est Jazz" |
| Elliott Lindner | Alto Saxophone | Canadian International School Big Band |
| You Linxi | Erhu | Folk Band of Chengdu Liewu high School Of Sichuan Province |
| Joyce Liu | String Bass (Jazz) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Band |
| Jonathan Lo | Percussion (Classical) | Merivale High School Intermediate Concert Band |
| Matthew Lones | Tenor Saxophone | Nepean High School Jazz Combo |
| Thomas Lortie | Violoncello | Orchestre à cordes de 6e année des Cèdres |
| Nicole Ma | Violin | Lawrence Park CI Symphonic Strings |
| Paige MacKenzie | Percussion (Classical) | Bogart Public School Xtreme Drummers |
| Carina Mannarino | Flute | Harmonie Jean De La Mennais |
| Levi Mansfield | Drums (Jazz) | Patrick Fogarty Catholic High School - Jazz Band |
| Emily Marasigan | Alto Saxophone | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band |
| Leo Martyn | Drums (Jazz) | Twin Lakes Senior Jazz Band |
| Alayna Mathewson | Trumpet | Huron Heights Secondary School (Newmarket) Jazz Band |
| Mana Matsumoto | Flute | Pickering College Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Ben McAllister | Baritone Saxophone | Henry Larsen ES Jazz Band |
| Sarah McCabe | Violoncello | Runnymede Chamber Strings |
| Lilah McFadden | Violoncello | Windfields Middle School Senior Strings |
| Finnegan McPherson | Trumpet | G.P. Vanier Junior Band |
| Andrew Mead | Alto Saxophone | Saltfleet District High School Senior Repertoire Band |
| Vienna Mell | Alto Saxophone | Toronto French School Junior Wind Ensemble |
| Hannah Meloche | Alto Saxophone | Bande De Sous-Sol |
| Carl Mhanna | Double Bass (Classical) | Abbey Park High School String Ensemble |
| Gabriella Minici | Tenor Saxophone | St. Michael CSS Thunderbeats Wind Ensemble |
| Kaelin Mistry | Alto Saxophone | M. M. Robinson High School Jazz Band |
| Siodhachan Morehead | Bassoon | White Oaks Secondary School Intermediate Band |
| Jaylan Mueck | Trumpet | Brocklehurst Middle School Gr. 8/9 Jazz Band |
| Corey Muscant | Percussion (Classical) | Ashbury Senior Concert Band |
| Daniela O'Connor | French Horn | Loretto Abbey Wind Ensemble |
| Yeonji Oh | Oboe | Georgian Bay District Secondary School Symphonic Band |
| Eric Ohk | Clarinet | Fraser Heights Senior Band |
| Oluwatomiwa (Tom) Orekoya | Trumpet | Monsignor Paul Dwyer CHS Senior Concert Band |
| Kristian Orna | Baritone Saxophone | St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Charlotte Oster | Alto 1 (choral) | Trafalgar Castle Chorale |
| McKenna Otter | Alto 2 (choral) | Trafalgar Castle Singers |
| Chloe Pan | Guitar | PEN Education Centre Smooth Jazz |
| Fian Pankratz | Tenor 1 (choral) | Dakota Collegiate Junior Choir |
| Adithya Parat | Trumpet | Burlington Central High School Concert Band |
| Emmaline Paul | Trumpet | Monck Public School Grade 7/8 Jazz Band |
| Ziyun Peng | Alto 1 (choral) | Richmond Hill High School Vocal Fusion |
| Sam Pepper | Trumpet | Stratford District Secondary School Jazz Combo |
| Tom Philip | Flute | WL Mackenzie CI Wind Symphony |
| Lori Phun | Alto 1 (choral) | Alexander Mackenzie Choir |
| Adam Pretorius | Piccolo | Huron Heights SS Symphonic Band |
| Samantha Pulleros | Trumpet | St. Joseph's Morrow Park Senior Band |
| Nathan Radey | Euphonium | Lasalle Secondary School Concert Band |
| Sidhi Ramakrishnan | Flute | Simcoe Composite School Senior Concert Band |
| Wren Rembici | Craig Kielburger Secondary School "Neon" | |
| Monica Renaud | Clarinet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| Dax Rivet | Flute | Ancaster High School Senior Concert Band |
| Stephen Robb | Recording Engineer | Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra Junior Strings |
| Kaiya Robinson-Miller | Trumpet | Twin Lakes Senior Concert Band |
| Mathieu Robitaille | Alto Saxophone | Harmonie Élite des Navigateurs |
| Kaelyn Rowe | Violin | Port Credit Secondary School Concert Strings |
| Tony Ruan | Trumpet | Richmond Hill High School Grade 12 Gold Band |
| Wang Ruofei | Ocarina Basso | XiaoHulu Ceramic Flute Orchestra |
| Addison Sambells | Clarinet | Guelph Collegiate & Vocational Institute - Sr. Symphonic Band |
| Mitch Saraiva | Alto Saxophone | Jazz Sudbury Youth Band |
| Tada Sekine | Baritone Saxophone | Ashbury College Symphonic Band |
| Yasmine Shariat-Yazdi | Trumpet | Nepean High School Jazz Orchestra |
| Grace She | Violin | York Mills Collegiate Institute Chamber Strings |
| Leo Shi | Trumpet | White Oaks Secondary School Brass Quintet |
| Justin Sidaros | Flute | Turnbull School Concert Band |
| Chen Sirui | Violin | Rainbow String Orchestra |
| Ahilan Sivaananthan | French Horn | Longfields-Davidson Heights Sr. Concert Band |
| Shagana Sivakumaran | Soprano 1 (choral) | Pickering High School "Concordia Concert Choir" |
| Nicole Sousa | Alto Saxophone | Notre Dame Jazz Band |
| Andrew Stevenson | Trombone | Sir William Osler Eagles Concert Band |
| Nidhi Subrahmanya | Voice | Castlebrook Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Lucy Sullivan | Voice | St. Mary's Treblemakers |
| Saoirse Szewczyk | Clarinet | Monsignor Paul Dwyer CHS Junior Concert Band |
| Keira Tan | Clarinet (Bass) | St. Thomas Aquinas Senior Concert Band |
| Spencer tenHag | Trombone | Central Huron Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Gu Tianyi | Soprano 1 (choral) | Eagle Choir of Chengdu Normal Primary School |
| Ding Tongyue | Alto 1 (choral) | Sichuan Symphony Orchestra Affiliated Primary School Choir |
| Vivien Tran | Percussion (Classical) | Martingrove C.I. Concert Band |
| Nathan Tsui | Violin | Martingrove Collegiate Institute String Orchestra |
| Carly Van der Kooy | Euphonium | Georgian Bay District Secondary School Concert Band |
| Asher VanderGiessen | Alto Saxophone | Dundas Valley Jazz Band |
| Jeromy Vandewalle | Clarinet | St. Michael Catholic Secondary School - CSS Concert Band |
| Marko Vasiljev | Trumpet | York Mills Collegiate Institute Symphonic Band |
| Uriel Vera | Tuba | School District 60 Concert Band |
| Joachim Vicente | Guitar | Centennial CCVI spARTanS Stage Band |
| John Villaraza | Clarinet | Sacred Heart Catholic High School Concert Band |
| Xavier Wallace | Trumpet | South Kamloops Secondary School Sr. Jazz Combo |
| Eric Wang | Clarinet | St. Andrew's College Symphonic Band |
| Henry Wang | Alto Saxophone | Upper Canada College Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Xavier Washburn | Percussion (Classical) | Monck Public School Grade 7/8 Concert Band |
| Julianne Watson | Tenor Saxophone | Dundas Valley Secondary School Junior Band |
| Chen Weiya | Flute | Chu Ying Recorder Orchestra |
| Ethan Wickson | Euphonium | Triton Music Junior Band |
| Colleen Wilhelm | Clarinet | Second Wind Woodwind Ensemble |
| Kirsten Williams | Flute | Lake City SS Senior Band |
| Nicole Xie | Flute | St. Elizabeth Catholic High School RAP Concert Band |
| Grace Xie | Piano | Kingston Secondary School Jazz Band |
| Yin Xingyue | Flute | "Qingniao" Youth Symphony Orchestra |
| Huang Xinyu | Flute | Wind Band of Chenghua Experimental Primary School |
| Eileen Xiong | Alto 2 (choral) | St. Clement's School Chamber Choir |
| Jasper Yam | Clarinet | Canadian International School Wind Philharmonic |
| Lily Yan MacDonald | Violin | St. Joseph's College Secondary School String Ensemble |
| Anne Yang | Clarinet (Bass) | Toronto French School Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Sabrina Yang | Clarinet | Toronto French School Festival Wind Ensemble |
| Elsie Yin | Soprano 1 (choral) | St. Clements School Junior Choir |
| Aurora You | Violoncello | Trafalgar Castle School String Ensemble |
| Feng Yu | Percussion (Classical) | ChuYing Wind Band |
| Li Yuxin | Flute | Chengdu No.7-Yingcai School Golden Eagle Symphony Orchestra |
| Bupa Zhang | Violin | Ashbury String Ensemble |
| Anne Zhang | Clarinet (Bass) | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Gary Zhang | Tenor Saxophone | Laurel Heights S.S. Senior Jazz Band |
| Hu Zhimeng | Flute | Eight-tone Wind Band |
| Nicole Zhou | Flute | Whitchurch Highlands Public School Concert Band |
| Aaron Zhu | Trumpet | Mackenzie Jazz Band |
| Nina Zhu | Flute | Dundas Valley Secondary School Senior Band |
| Taylor Zicaro | Soprano 1 (choral) | Sir William Mulock S.S. Cadenza |
| Wang Ziyi | Soprano 1 (choral) | "Be True" Chorus |
