Accommodation and Travel Ellison Travel and Tours has been contracted as the official Housing and Transportation Bureau for MusicFest to ensure adequate accommodation for the thousands of students, adjudicators, suppliers and support staff attending the festival. By utilizing the services of Ellison Travel and Tours, MusicFest Canada is able to supply you, the participants, with …
Neil Yorke-Slader retired in June 2016 as a Superintendent of Instruction with the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board in Ottawa, Ontario. He has composed over 50 works at various levels for jazz ensemble, most of which are available through UNC Jazz Press and Burnihla Music Publishing; several are preserved by the National Library of Canada (Archives). …
Choral/Vocal Jazz Division Concert Band Division Instrumental Jazz Division Orchestra/Strings Festival
2015 AWARD RECIPIENT Evan Gratham (String Bass) (North Vancouver, BC) 2014 AWARD RECIPIENT Harrison Argatoff (Saxophone, Tenor) (Kelowna, BC) 2013 AWARD RECIPIENT Ewen Farncombe (Piano) (Toronto, ON)
CWO Most Outstanding Brass Musician [single-award-archive award_id=”8″]
Supporting young musicians Denis Wick London as part of their name sponsorship of the Canadian Wind Ensemble, are underwriting a major performance scholarship at MusicFest. The $500.00 cash award is given to the most outstanding performer in the Canadian Wind Orchestra. For more information about Denis Wick, visit www.deniswick.com.