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 …
LINK TO MORNING PERFORMANCES OF CHENGDU, CHINA ENSEMBLES LINK TO AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES 7:00 AM Flying Young Orchestra – “乐音飞扬”管乐团 7:15 AM Soma Flower’s Dream Choir – 筑梦索玛花合唱团 7:30 AM Sichuan Hemei Recorder Orchestra – 和美木笛乐团 7:45 AM Bluebird Symphony Orchestra – “青鸟”交响管乐团 8:00 AM Voice of the Sea Choir – “海之声”合唱团 8:15 AM Eighth Note …
Committed to outstanding achievement in the percussive arts The Pearl Company, as a supplier of the world’s finest drums, makes a commitment to outstanding achievement in the percussive arts. As such Pearl annually provides several awards to outstanding drummers and percussionists totaling over $5,000 in drums. The Pearl Outstanding Canadian Drummer Award, includes a new complete …
A drum roll for a role model Louis Rossi Williamson was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and joined the Canadian Armed Forces Music Branch in Halifax in 1966. Lou was a featured soloist throughout his 29-year career, performing for over 20 years with the Black Watch in Montreal, followed by one year at Borden and four …
Choral/Vocal Jazz Division Concert Band Division Instrumental Jazz Division Orchestra/Strings Festival
Ellison Travel Outstanding Improviser Scholarship “Change is always happening. That’s one of the wonderful things about jazz music.” – Maynard Ferguson For over 17 years, Ellison Travel and Tours has helped sponsor MusicFest Canada. In 2007, MusicFest was delighted to present the first ever Ellison Travel Outstanding Improviser Scholarship. The $500 cash award is given …