Yamaha Kando Award

MusicFest's premier $4,000 award

Yamaha Canada Music Limited has led the way in support of music and education in the Canadian school system for the past 36 years. Yamaha's sponsorship of MusicFest Canada includes clinicians, concert artists and the fabulous equipment that our participants perform on and our audiences listen to throughout the festival.

Each year Yamaha Canada presents the Kando Award which consists of $4,000.00 in musical instruments and is the premier award given at MusicFest Canada. It is reserved for that special individual, who, in the opinion of the adjudicators, has demonstrated outstanding musicianship, past musical achievements and solo performances. The award is presented following the festival and must be used before December 31 by the individual meeting the criteria as set out by the Board of Directors.

For more information about Yamaha Canada Music, visit www.yamaha.ca.

2012 Award Recipient

Jonathan Chapman (upright string bass)
Waterloo Collegiate (Waterloo, ON)

2011 Award Recipient

Daniel Ko (alto saxophone)
Nepean High School (Ottawa, ON)

2010 Award Recipient

Sam Dickinson (guitar)
Rosedale Heights Secondary School (Toronto, ON)

2009 Award Recipient

Brian Rapanos (alto saxophone)
Handsworth Secondary School (North Vancouver, BC)

2008 Award Recipient

Beverly Wang
Earl Haig/Claude Watson Secondary School (Toronto, ON)

2007 Award Recipient

Eli Bennett
(Vancouver, BC)

2006 Award Recipient

Nathan Cepelinski
(Nepean, ON)

2005 Award Recipient

Simon Millerd
Gulf Islands Secondary School (Saltspring Island, BC)

2004 Award Recipient

Lauren Falls
Alberni Secondary School (Port Alberni, BC)

2003 Award Recipient

Larnell Lewis
Mayfield Secondary School (Brampton, ON)

2002 Award Recipient

Fraser Calhoun
Kamloops Secondary School (Kamloops, BC)