2011 Award Winners
The St. John's Music Repertoire Award
The St. John's Music Repertoire Award is given to the director whose chosen repertoire displays the best balance/contrast, originality, and appropriateness for their particular ensemble. The winner is selected more or less subjectively by the band music staff at St. John's Music. This year's winner will receive as a prize, the 2-disc set of Grainger's music from the GIA "Composer's Collection" series.
Winner:
- Dan Horner - Bayview S.S. Symphonic Band
- Brighton Beach / Air for Band / Variations on Scarborough Fair
Honorable Mentions:
- Shirley Madden - Bur Oak S.S. Senior Band
- Colorado Peaks / A Walk in the Morning Sun / Silent Stands the Elm
- Michael Perkins - Etobicoke School for the Arts Wind Ensemble
- Midway March / Sleep / El Camino Real
- Terry Anton - Father Michael McGivney C.A. Concert Winds
- Flashing Winds / Cathedral Grove / Galloping Ghosts
Final Prizes
| Prize | Name of School | Name of Ensemble | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo $50 cash award | Cawthra Park S.S. | Senior Concert Band | Mary Ann Fratia |
| Cosmo $50 cash award | The Country Day School | Middle School Band | Nancy Promane |
| Harknett $50 cash award | Emily Carr S.S. | Festival Winds | Christopher Uchida |
| Harknett $50 cash award | Agincourt C.I. | Festival Winds | David Lum |
| Harknett $50 cash award | Mayfield S.S. | Wind Ensemble | Mark Peterson |
| Harknett $50 cash award | L'Amoreaux C.I. | Concert Band | Mary Moynihan |
| Harknett $50 cash award | St. Andrew's College | Wind Ensemble | Sandi Chasson |
| Harknett $50 cash award | West Oak P.S. | Concert Band | Shannon Jones |
| Harknett $50 cash award | Royal St. George's College | Junior Band | Tom Wade West |
| Harknett $50 cash award | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Wind Symphony | Greg Colley |
| IMC | Upper Canada College | Grade 7 Band | Paul McGarr |
| IMC | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Wind Symphony | Greg Colley |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | East Northumberland S.S. | Concert Band | Dan Walker/Bruce Tonkin |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | Agincourt C.I. | Festival Winds | David Lum |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | Eastview S.S. | String Ensemble | Debbie Dinsmore |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | Bur Oak S.S. | Senior Band | Shirley Madden |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | Havergal College | Concert Band | Sommer Buttu |
| Long and McQuade $20 gift certificate | Upper Canada College | Wind Ensemble | Tony Gomes |
| Long and McQuade $50 Director | adjudicators did not assign | ||
| Long and McQuade $50 Director | |||
| National Music Camp Scholarship (full elementary) | Poplar Bank P.S. | Senior band | Janice Smith |
| National Music Camp Scholarship (full secondary) | Father Michael McGivney C.A. | Intermediate Concert Band | Colleen Walsh |
| National Music Camp Scholarship (half elementary) | Cosburn Middle School | Grade 8 Concert Band | Kevin Hrycay |
| National Music Camp Scholarship (half secondary) | Agincourt C.I. | Symphonic Band | Graham Church |
| OBA Beginning Band Symposium (elementary) | Bayview Glen Prep School | Chris Hunsberger | |
| OBA Beginning Band Symposium (elementary) | Cosburn Middle School | Kevin Hrycay | |
| OBA Beginning Band Symposium (elementary) | West Oak P.S. | Shannon Jones | |
| OBA Beginning Band Symposium (elementary) | Coppard Glen P.S. | Matt Peter | |
| OBA Beginning Band Symposium (elementary) | St. Francis Xavier | Dino Vespa | |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | The Yorkland School | Concert Band | Brian Birdsell |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Agincourt C.I. | Wind Symphony | David Lum |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Cawthra Park S.S. | Intermediate Concert Band | Linda Thornton |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Cardinal Carter Academy | Wind Symphony | Mary Evered |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Mayfield S.S. | Symphonic Band | Micheal Moon |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | The Country Day School | Grade 6 Band | Nick Arrigo |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Trinity College School | Wind Ensemble | Ron Parker |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Unionville P.S. | Concert Band | Will Stokes |
| OBA Brass Section Excellence Award (Harknett) | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Wind Symphony | Greg Colley |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Bayview S.S. | Dan Horner | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Mayfield S.S. | Mark Peterson | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | The Country Day School | Nancy Promane | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Cardinal Carter Academy | Mary Evered | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Unionville High School | Dennis Beck | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Markham D.H.S. | Mark Caswell | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Agincourt C.I. | David Lum | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Martingrove C.I. | Karen McCaskill | |
| OBA Conducting Excellence Award (Cosmo) | Unionville High School | Jeff Wrigglesworth | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | R.S. McLaughlin C.V.I | Dwight Bronson | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | Emily Carr S.S. | Jamie Wilkie | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | Mayfield S.S. | Michael Moon | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | Dr. G.W. Williams | Paul Grassi | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Scott Harrison | |
| OBA Conductor's Symposium (secondary) | L'Amoreaux C.I. | Mary Moynihan | |
| OBA Student Scholarship $50 Cash | Unionville H.S. | Symphonic Band | Dennis Beck |
| OBA Student Scholarship $50 Cash | Cardinal Leger S.S. | Junior Concert Band | Irena Tomczyk |
| OBA Student Scholarship $50 Cash | Unionville H.S. | Wind Ensemble | Jeff Wrigglesworth |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Toronto Youth Wind Orchestra | Symphonic Winds | Dan Horner |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Stouffville D.S.S. | Wind Symphony | Diane Marlatt |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Mayfield S.S. | Senior Band | Mark Peterson |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Cawthra Park S.S. | Wind Ensemble | Mary Ann Fratia |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Etobicoke School of the Arts | Wind Ensembe | Michael Perkins |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Markham D.H.S. | Grade 9 Red Band | Ross Jull |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Cardinal Carter Academy | Concert Band | Sharon Niedens |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Havergal College | Symphonic Band | Sommer Buttu |
| OBA Woodwind Section Excellence Award | Unionville High School | Wind Ensemble | Jeff Wrigglesworth |
| OELC Student Scholarship | Etobicoke School of the Arts | Concert Band | Michael Perkins |
| OELC Student Scholarship | Dunbarton H.S. | Sr. Concert band | Vivienne Joyce |
| OELC Student Scholarship | Unionville P.S. | Concert Band | Will Stokes |
| OELC Student Scholarship | Markham D.H.S. | Grade 12 Wind Symphony | Mark Caswell |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Thomas A. Blakelock H.S. | 9th Credit Class Beginner Band | Brian Vincent |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Bayview Glen Prep School | Concert Band | Chris Hunsberger |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | St. Francis Xavier | Concert Band | Dino Vespa |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S. | Senior Concert Band | Julia Jung |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | De La Salle "Oaklands" | Wind Ensemble | Larry Shields |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Erindale S.S. | Senoir Concert Band | Laura Jack |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Leaside H.S. | Concert Band | Lauren Simmons |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | St. Cecilia C.S. | Concert Band | Mary Ples |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | The Country Day School | Senior Band | Nancy Promane |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Loretto Abbey C.S.S. | Senior Concert Band | Nijole Benotas |
| Rising Star Award (Harknett) | Soka Gakkai International Association Of Canada | Youth Band | Rita Greer |
| Steve's $50 cash award | St. Theresa of Lisieux C.H.S. | Senior Concert Band | Jennifer Doria |
| Steve's $50 cash award | Woburn C.I. | Wind Ensemble | Laura Houghton |
| Steve's $50 cash award | Cawthra Park S.S. | Intermediate Concert Band | Linda Thornton |
| Steve's $50 cash award | Charles R. Beaudoin Elementary P.S. | Concert Band | Michele Moore |
| Steve's $50 cash award | Dr. G.W. Williams S.S. | Senior Concert Band | Paul Grassi, Don Bowles |
| Steve's $50 cash award | Richmond Hill H.S. | Gold Band | Tim Henry |
| University of Toronto Conductor's Symposium (Director) | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Greg Colley | |
| UWO Conducting Symposium | Markham D.H.S. | Ross Jull | |
| UWO Conducting Symposium | St. Aloysius Gonzaga S.S. | Julia Jung | |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Father Michael McGivney C.A. | Concert Winds | Colleen Walsh |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Bayview S.S. | Symphonic Band | Dan Horner |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Bayview S.S. | Wind Ensemble | Dan Horner |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Unionville H.S. | Sgrade 9 Concert Band | Dennis Beck |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Markham D.H.S. | Grade 11 Band | Mark Caswell & Ross Jull |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Cawthra Park S.S. | Senior Concert Band | Mary Ann Fratia |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Toronto French School | Wind Ensemble | Rupert Price |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Pierre Elliott Trudeau H.S. | Grade 10 Symphonic Winds | Scott Harrison |
| Yamaha Percussion Excellence Award | Markham D.H.S. | Festival Winds | Mark Caswell |