Choral/Vocal Jazz Division Concert Band Division Instrumental Jazz Division Orchestra/Strings Festival
CHRISTINE JENSEN Montreal-based saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen has been described as, “an original voice on the international jazz scene… [and] one of Canada’s most compelling composers,”- The Globe and Mail. According to Downbeat Magazine, “Jensen writes in three dimensions, with a quiet kind of authority that makes the many elements cohere. Wayne Shorter, Maria …
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 …
Conn-Selmer Centerstage Award Enoch Lodu Trumpet, The Woodlands School, Mississauga, ON Denis Wick Most Outstanding Brass Musician Award Heidi Goetz Trumpet, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Douglas Payson Sturdevant/NAC Orchestra Outstanding Orchestra Director Award Pamela Bettger Etobicoke School of the Arts, Toronto, ON Dream Cymbals Big Band Drummer of the Year Award Alex Sgrignoli Drums, …