We remember with respect those who contributed so much to music and to music education. Dave Gueulette (1966-2021) https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/timescolonist/name/david-gueulette-obituary?pid=200568174 Denny Christianson (1942-2021) https://jazz.fm/denny-christianson-obituary-canadian-jazz-musician-educator-humber-college/ Al Michalek (1940-2021) http://musicfest.ca/about/al-michalek/ Hugh Fraser (1958-2020) https://londonjazznews.com/2020/06/23/rip-hugh-fraser-1958-2020/ Gary Boddington (1940-2019) https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/fredric-boddington-obituary?pid=191499449 Senator Tommy Banks (1936-2018) https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/reaction-to-the-passing-of-tommy-banks-jazz-pianist-and-former-senator-1.3776810 Art Divers (1947-2017) https://www.legacy.com/ca/obituaries/thestar/name/arthur-divers-obituary?pid=185995406
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[single-award-archive award_id=”40″] 2015 AWARD RECIPIENT Matt Lagan (Toronto, ON) Noah Franche-Nolan (Vancouver, BC) Evan Gratham (Vancouver, BC) Teo Srnic (Toronto, ON) Marcus Thompson (Toronto, ON) Madeleine Ertel (Kelowna, BC) David Hodgson (North Vancouver, BC) Alex Buck (Kelowna, BC) Alex Lim-Sersan (Ottawa, ON) Alex Argatoff (Kelowna, BC)
Meet our festival chairmen! Sharon Fitzsimmins Concert Band Division Chairman Sharon Fitzsimmins, Mus. Bac, B.Ed, is a respected educator, international adjudicator, clinician and conductor. She is past president of The Ontario Music Educators’ Association (OMEA) and was co-editor of The Recorder for 8 years, conductor at National Music Camp of Canada and examiner for The Royal …