2002 National Honour Awards
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MusicFest Canada selects an individual from each ensemble performing at the Festival to receive the MusicFest Honour Award. The award consists of a commemorative plaque and is recommended by the ensemble director.
2002 Award Recipients
| RECIPIENT | INSTRUMENT | ENSEMBLE |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Afonso | Drums | N.D.S.S. Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Stephen Anderson | Vocal | Swift Current Chamber Singers |
| Michael Ardagh | Drums | Semiahmoo Grade 11 Jazz Band |
| Ryan Argue | Trombone | ESSMY Music Senior Jazz Band |
| Jeffrey Armstrong | Clarinet | Anderson Senior Concert Band |
| Adam Arruda | Drums | High Voltage |
| Adam Arruda | Drums | J.P.W. |
| Stephen Arundell | Guitar | Westpark Jazz Band |
| Cheryl Ballard | Percussion | Elgin Park Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Dimitri Bandet | Drums | Grande Prairie Catholic Jazz Combo |
| Elena Banfield | Clarinet | L.V. Rogers Concert Band |
| Laurier Baribeau | Bass Trombone | Saskatoon Jazz Society Junior Jazz Band |
| Patrick Barry | Trombone | Wellington Secondary Senior Jazz Band |
| Rhys Batstone | Alto Sax | Esquimalt Senior Jazz Combo I |
| Evan Bergen | Trumpet | Munroe Jazz Band |
| Monty Bjornson | Tenor Sax | Bjornson Duo |
| Kristy Boates | Alto Sax | Westwood Senior Jazz Band |
| Evan Bouey | Drums | Shawnigan Lake Senior Jazz Combo |
| Kiel Braun | Guitar | Thursday Night Jazz |
| Graeme Brown | Trombone | Anderjazz |
| Ian Burgess | Trumpet | Grande Prairie Composite High Jazz Band |
| Katherine Burrowes | Vocal | Youth Singers of Calgary - HighSchool Division |
| Rob Byer | Tuba | Thomas A. Stewart Dixieland Band |
| Fraser Calhoun | Alto Sax | Kamloops Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Jon Campbell | Trombone | Thomas Haney Concert Band |
| Robert Cane | Tuba | Kamloops Secondary School Concert Band |
| David Carr | Drums | Ridley College Jazz Band |
| Dennis Carson | Tuba | Holy Cross Grade 10/11 Band |
| Jill Carson | Clarinet | St. Albert Community Band |
| Keith Casmey | Trumpet | Thomas A. Stewart Jazz Band |
| Dorita Chang | Alto Sax | Lorne Park Senior Concert Band |
| Meaghan Chanter | Percussion | Earl of March Senior Concert Band |
| Lauren Cindrich | French Horn | Mountain Senior Concert Band |
| Chris Clarke | Trombone | Skaha Lake Middle School Grade 8 Jazz Band |
| Laura Clysdale | Clarinet | Thomas A. Stewart Wind Ensemble |
| Tyler Cooke | Bass | Springfield Collegiate Senior Jazz Band |
| Olivier Couturier | Trumpet | Lord Byng Senior Wind Ensemble |
| Michael Cowie | Vocal | Grande Prairie Composite High Jazz Choir |
| Sebastian Cox | Euphonium | Mount Royal College Regional Senior Band |
| Spencer Cripps | Vocal | Thomas Haney Concert Choir |
| Jonah Cristall-Clarke | Piano | Mood Swings |
| Kyle Croutch | Tenor Sax | Aldergrove Senior "B" Jazz Band |
| Annaka Curran-Johnson | Flute | Fort Richmond Collegiate Symphonic Band |
| James Darling | Piano | Ladysmith Secondary School Jazz Ensemble |
| Matt Dauncey | Guitar | Central Memorial High School Jazz Ensemble |
| Jaclyn Dekens | Trumpet | Langley Christian High School Sr. Concert Band |
| Jennifer Dell'unto | Vocal | Cawthra Park S.S. - The Ritz |
| Jenna Desormeaux | Clarinet | Esterhazy Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Paige Donnelly | Bass | The Jazz Knightlites |
| Cassie Durkie | Vocal | Aldergrove Senior Vocal Combo |
| Erin Dwyer | Alto Sax | Southgate Middle School Jazz Ensemble |
| Nicholas Elias | Trombone | Robert Andrews Junior High School Band |
| Corah Enns | Flute | Springfield Collegiate Senior Concert Band |
| Kyle Evans | Trumpet | Dr. G.W. Williams Senior Concert Band |
| Lauren Falls | Bass | Alberni Secondary Jazz Combo II |
| Lauren Falls | Bass | Calhoun, Myronuk, Cole & Falls Quartet |
| Sarah Farthing | Vocal | Holy Cross Chamber Choir |
| Tyrone Felix | Trumpet | Notre Dame Secondary School Concert Band |
| David Fong | Alto Sax | Marion Graham Intermediate Jazz Ensemble |
| Quinn Forrester | Tuba | GPCHS Symphonic Winds |
| Mike Franz | String Bass | Swift Current Wind Ensemble |
| David French | Clarinet | Cardston High School Symphonic Band |
| Heather Gallagher | Trumpet | Yorkton Regional High Concert Band |
| Danielle Geoffrey | Tenor Sax | HCHS Jazz Ensemble |
| Jayme Giesbrecht | Vocal | W.E.S. Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| Catherine Gillis | Trumpet | Vanderhoof Jazz Band |
| Chantelle Gouliquer | Vocal | Nechako Valley Secondary School Chamber Choir |
| Stephanie Grainger | French Horn | Colonel By Concert Band |
| David Grant | Trumpet | Semiahmoo Grade 10 Jazz Band (Red) |
| Maggie Greensides | Vocal | Perth County Chamber Choir |
| Shana Gregson | Tuba | Onoway Junior/Senior High School Honours Band |
| Kari Griffith | Vocal | Esterhazy Senior Concert Choir |
| Colin Groves | Trumpet | Elgin Park Senior Jazz Band |
| Mark Gunther | Clarinet | Mt. Klitsa Jr. Sec. Concert Band 9 |
| Jeff Halischuk | Drums | Cawthra Park Jazz Ensemble - Momentum |
| Christina Hall | Trumpet | Bracebridge & Muskoka Lakes Jr. Dixieland Band |
| Carmen Hamilton | Piano | Arnprior Dixieland Band |
| David Harmsworth | Trumpet | Brampton Concert Band |
| Jennifer Haswell | Tuba | Lumsden and District Grade 8 Band |
| Blaire Henry | Flute | Grey Highlands S.S. Senior Concert Band |
| Jeff Hinds | Trombone | Fleetwood Park Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Justin Hirsch | Alto Sax | Goulbourn Middle School Senior Band |
| Jeff Howlett | Tenor Sax | Yorkton Regional High Jazz Band |
| Sean Hudson | Bass | Semiahmoo Grade 10 Jazz Band (Blue) |
| Gloria Huh | Flute | Walnut Grove Senior Concert Band |
| Derek Hull | Trumpet | Semiahmoo Secondary Concert Band |
| Elysia Hunt | Trumpet | ESSMY Music Senior Tour Band |
| Derek Hyland | Vocal | Marion Graham Mixed Choir |
| Jordan Irwin | Guitar | Windsor Senior Jazz Band |
| April Jantzen | Piano | Good Fortunes |
| Teegan Jeffers | String Bass | Marion Graham Grade 10 Concert Band |
| Kristen Johnson | Flute | Marion Graham Senior Concert Band |
| David Johnstone | Trumpet | Caledonia Jazz Band |
| Matthew Jolliffe | Trombone | Vancouver College Junior Jazz Band |
| Heather Jones | Percussion | Lloydminster Comprehensive Grade 12 Symphonic Band |
| Becky Kardal | Vocal | Mac's Angels |
| Andrew Kay | Alto Sax | Illmatix |
| Caitlin Keenan | Vocal/Piano | Caledonia Choir |
| Shannon Kelly | Alto Sax | Thornhill Junior Secondary Jazz Band |
| Tamara Knaus | Trumpet | LHS Jazz I |
| Jessica Koop | Vocal | Walnut Grove Chamber Choir |
| Eric Kraschewski | Drums | Arnprior Jazz Band |
| Niki Kruger | Voice | Grande Prairie Composite High Concert Chorale |
| Kathryn Kuhl | Flute | Westpark Concert Band |
| Tracey Kumpolt | Flute | Caledonia Concert Band |
| Jessica Kunz | Flute | Grande Prairie Catholic Concert Band |
| Christie Kurjata | Trumpet | D.P. Todd Junior Concert Band |
| Daisy Kwon | Pianist | Semiahmoo Senior Vocal Jazz |
| Sara LaBrush | Flute | Nechako Valley Secondary School Union Band |
| Sabine Lague | Flute | Laurie Grade 8 Concert Band |
| Matthew Lam | Piano | Fleetwood Jazz Combo |
| Phil Lam | Alto Sax | Kwalikum Secondary School Senior Jazz Band |
| Mark Langridge | Guitar | Salmon Arm Senior Secondary Jazz Band |
| Justin Latimer | Trumpet | Shawnigan Lake School Jazz Band |
| Chris Lee | Trumpet | Lorne Park Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Jeneva Leippi | Flute | Greenall Grade 8 Band |
| Ben Leung | Trumpet | M.M. Robinson Jr. Jazz |
| Jessica Leung | Pianist | Holy Names High School Festival Choir |
| Shauna Littlewood | Trombone | Trafalgar Jazz Band |
| Bryan Liu | Tuba | Westwood Senior Concert Band |
| Ian Livingstone | Vocal | Kwalikum Secondary School Vocal Jazz Quintet |
| Andrew Locke | Percussion | Parkview Concert Band |
| David Loenig | Bass | Advanced I Jazz Ensemble |
| Emma Love | Vocal | The Emma Love Vocal Combo |
| Jonathan Lum | Drums | Jazz Combo K |
| Ian MacAulay | Piano | Esquimalt Senior Jazz Combo II |
| Mekki Macauley-Abdelwahab | Trumpet | Nepean All-City Jazz Band |
| Kevin Malbry | Guitar | Elgin Park Senior Jazz Combo |
| Tera Mandarino | Drums | Frawd |
| Alex Markos | Bass Trombone | After Hours |
| Will Matthews | Bass | Handsworth Senior Jazz Sextet |
| Cary McCaffery | Tombone | Vancouver College Senior Jazz Band #1 |
| Reid McLean-Wiest | Vocal | On Cue |
| Callum McLeod | Bass | The Jays |
| Tyler McMillan | Bari Sax | Wellington Secondary Junior Jazz Band |
| Jonathan Mee | (Posthumously) | Dunbarton High School Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Heather Meehan | Vocal | The Heather Meehan Combo |
| Steve Melnyk | Alto Sax | Fort Richmond Collegiate Intermediate Jazz Band |
| Ben Miller | Bass | Bandname |
| Justin Miller | Alto Sax | Patrick Fogarty Senior Concert Band |
| Jonathan Moddle | Tenor Sax | Wellington Secondary Senior Jazz Combo |
| Lane Monteith | Trombone | A.D.S.S. Jazz Ensemble |
| Martha Morrison | Vocal | The Concertina Singers |
| Heather Moulton | Flute | Central Memorial High School Wind Ensemble |
| Brian Murphy | Tenor Sax | CDHS Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Russell Murphy | Trombone | Marion Graham Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Darcy Myronuk | Piano | Handsworth Jazz Trio |
| Darcy Myronuk | Trumpet | Handsworth Secondary School Wind Ensemble |
| Walt Nathaniel | Trumpet | Dr. G.W. Williams Senior Jazz Band |
| Michael Ness | Alto Sax | Campbell River Christian Senior Jazz Band |
| Grant Newbury | Trumpet | Bracebridge & Muskoka Lakes Sr. Dixieland Band |
| Katrina Nibourg | Trombone | Highwood Thursday Jazz Band |
| Scott Nicholson | Vocal | All Jazzed Up |
| Dana Nielsen | Bass | Windsor Junior Jazz Band |
| Nicole O'Brien | Vocal | Cawthra Park S.S. - Les Belles Classiques |
| Michelle Offerhaus | Flute | Campbell River Christian Intemediate Band |
| Michelle Offerhaus | Flute | Campbell River Christian Senior Band |
| Alison Olson | Trumpet | Estevan Comprehensive School Jazz I |
| Alana Parrish | Trumpet | Dunsmuir Middle School Jazz Band |
| Toni Pashe | Flute | La Verendrye School Band |
| Adrienne Paulson | Vocal | Mountain Secondary Senior Chamber Choir |
| Ashley Pearson | Trombone | Earl of March Jazz Ensemble |
| Jamie Penman | Clarinet | Highwood High School Junior Concert Band |
| Darryn Pilling | Trombone | Wellington Secondary Concert Band |
| Jeff Pinck | Broom | Offbeat |
| Mike Podiluk | Trombone | Holy Cross Senior Band |
| Andrew Prashad | Tenor Sax | M.M. Jazz |
| Kris Pritchard | Tuba | Grant Park High School Senior Concert Band |
| Emma Quan | Piano | Knight Jazz |
| Kaleigh Quinn | Trumpet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Wind Ensemble |
| Kim Quinn | Alto Sax | Holy Names High School Concert Band |
| David Ran | Alto Sax | Shawnigan Lake Junior Jazz Combo |
| Andrew Richert | Vocal | Meistersingers |
| Robert Rimillard | Tuba | Dakota Collegiate Concert Band |
| Anthony Rinaldi | Bari Sax | Caledon East Public School Concert Band |
| Ty Ronning | Trombone | It's All About The Jam |
| Gordon Ross | Alto Sax | Skaha Lake Middle School Junior Jazz Band |
| Carsten Rubeling | Trombone | Will Sinclair Concert Band |
| Davey Russell | Drums | A.W. Neill Grade 9 Jazz Ensemble |
| Kristy Rydz | Flute | Munroe Junior High School Wind Ensemble |
| Katie Rzeszutek | Trumpet | Fort Richmond Collegiate Senior Jazz Band |
| Caitlin Samuelsson | Trombone | L.V. Rogers Jazz Band |
| Stephen Schmuland | Trumpet | Southgate Middle School Grade 9 Concert Band |
| David Selensky | Trumpet | Moose Jaw Catholic School Gr. 7&8 Band |
| Rhianna Semenoff | Flute | Marion Graham Wind Ensemble |
| Celenia Serrano | Clarinet | Highwood High School Sr. Symphonic Band |
| Geoff Shank | Drums | Shushwap Junior Secondary Jazz Band "A" |
| Curtis Sharp | Vocal | Kwalikum Secondary School Concert Choir |
| Jacqueline Smith | Bass | Grande Prairie Composite High Orchestra |
| Sara Smith | Alto Sax | Elgin Park Grade 10 Jazz Band |
| Tim Smith | Bass | Milton District High School Sr. Jazz Band |
| Brendon Smoker | Bass | Good Fellas |
| Anna Sokolowski | Trumpet | D.P. Todd Senior Concert Band |
| Sarah Spear | Trumpet | Arnprior D.H.S. Concert Band |
| Amanda Stephenson | Vocal | Marion Graham Vocal Jazz Ensemble |
| Ian Strahan | Vocal | Perth County Youth Choir |
| Megan Swanson | French Horn | Lumsden and District Grade 9/10 Band |
| Paula Szkaley | Bass | Con-Fusion |
| Kelsey Talaga | Trumpet | Swift Current Wind Orchestra |
| Logan Tawma | Trumpet | Beatty-Fleming S.P.S. Concert Band |
| Rebecca Taylor | Trumpet | CDHS Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Miller Tinkerhess | Trumpet | Advanced II Jazz Ensemble |
| Joseph Tobias | Flute | Upper Canada College Prep School Band |
| Caitlin Treadgold | Trumpet | Anderson Junior Concert Band |
| Sabrina Trigg | Clarinet | Williams Lake Combined Senior Band |
| Shannon Tunny | Trombone | John Diefenbaker Senior Concert Band |
| Glen Turner | Voice | Mulgrave Junior Choir |
| James Twiddy | Trumpet | Ballenas Junior Jazz Ensemble |
| Adriana Van Leeuwen | Trombone | Highwood Tuesday Jazz Band |
| Stephen Vanderzande | Alto Sax | T.A. Saints Concert Band |
| Louise Veillard | Flute | Will Sinclair Grade 9 Band |
| Kyle Vesterback | Trumpet | Mt. Klitsa Jr. Sec. Jazz Band 9 |
| Andrew Vince | Trumpet | Vancouver College Senior Concert Band |
| Miranda Vincent | Trumpet | Highwood Grade 9 Jazz Band |
| Alex Vogel | Tuba | Skeena Concert Band |
| Jaime Vrieling | Trumpet | Earl of March Grade 9 Concert Band |
| Chris Wahl | Piano | Handsworth Senior Jazz Ensemble |
| Jocelyn Waugh | Trumpet | Aldergrove Senior "A" Jazz Band |
| Doug Wells | Drums | Semiahmoo Grade 12 Jazz Band |
| David Wen | Alto Sax | Elgin Park Grade 9 Jazz Band |
| Devin Wesley | Bassoon | Cawthra Park Concert Band |
| Eric West | Drums | Stuck In The Groove |
| Talia Wiebe | Flute | Aldergrove Senior Concert Band |
| Matthew Wilson | Tenor Sax | St. John's College Concert Band |
| Vicky Yang | Flute | Fleetwood Park Secondary Concert Band |
| Jaqueline Yeo | Flute | Alberni Secondary Concert Band |
| Eli Yon | Vocal | Lord Beaverbrook High School Chamber Choir |
| Gavin Youngash | Guitar | Semiahmoo Senior Jazz Combo |
| Kate Youngberg | Vocal | Soundscape |
| David Yu | Trumpet | Burnaby North Senior Band |
| Rob Zeigler | Baritone | Fort Nelson High School Concert Band |
| Norbert Ziegler | French Horn | Thornhill Junior Secondary Concert Band |
