2026 Virtual Results - Orchestras
School String Orchestras
Elementary School - Grades 6 and Under
| 1st Place | St. Mary Choir and Orchestra School - Grade 6 | Home Festival:London | Titles: A Shaker Hymn by Traditional, arr. John O'ReillyWatch Video Fancy Fiddles by Mark WilliamsWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | L.B. Pearson Grade 6 String Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Call of Heroes by Christian A. WilliamsWatch Video Finger Rock by Bob PhillipsWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | St. Andrew's Middle School Grade Six String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Miniature Symphony by Richard MeyerWatch Video Burst by Brian BalmagesWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | L.B. Pearson Grade 5 String Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Airplane by Michael HopkinsWatch Video Seven Pieces for Elementary String Ensembles, Playful Lyrics by Brian StrachanWatch Video |
Middle School - Grades 8 and Under
| 1st Place | Orchestre à cordes junior du CEAO | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: In the Company of Angels by William HofeldtWatch Video All the Things by Brian BalmagesWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | St. Andrew's Middle School String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Sky Suite, I. Clouds, II. Rain, III. Thunder, IV. Sun by Katie O'Hara LaBrieWatch Video Overture to the Magic Flute, .N/A arr. Todd ParrishWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Zion Heights MS Chamber Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Allegro Gustoso by Jeremy WoolstenhulmeWatch Video The "Billy Tell" Overture by Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Richard MeyerWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Georgian Bay Community School Elementary Orchestra | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Royal Feast by Chris FergusonWatch Video G Street Rock by Katie O'Hara LaBrieWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | KWBS Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Baby Shark by Larry MooreWatch Video Danse Macabre, Op. 40 by Camille Saint-SaënsWatch Video |
High School - Grades 9-10
| 1st Place | WCI Intermediate Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Ancient Flower by Yukiko NishimuraWatch Video Gravitas by Soon Hee NewboldWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Markville Symphonic String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Allegro from Serenade No. 1 in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Robert McCashin Menuetto from Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert, arr. Rober McCashin |
| 3rd Place | Markville Concert String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Farandole by Georges Bizet/arr. Roy Phillippe Danse Infernale by Elliot Del Borgo |
High School - Grades 11-12
| 1st Place | Orchestre à cordes senior du CEAO | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Aria in Classic Style, op. 48 by Marcel GrandjanyWatch Video Sérénade pour cordes en Do+, op. 48, 1st mvt and 3rd mvt. by Pyotr Il'yich TchaikovksyWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Markville Senior String Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka/arr. Robert McCashin From Holberg's Time, i - iii by Edvard Grieg |
| 3rd Place | WCI Senior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: "New World" Symphony No. 9, 4th mvt. by Antonín Dvořák, arr. Debora Baker MondayWatch Video Gallop and Walk by Almon C. Bock IIWatch Video |
High School - Grades 9-12
| 1st Place | WCI Senior Chamber Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Clair du Lune, Suite Bergamasque by Claude Debussy, arr. Stephan KonczWatch Video A New Satiesfaction, feat. Gymnopedie No. 1 by Stephan KonczWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Trudeau String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Fantasia Espanola by Soon Hee NewboldWatch Video She Will Hang the Night With Stars by William HofeldtWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Port Credit Chamber Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. R. McCashinWatch Video Danse Bacchanale, Single Movement by C. Saint-Saëns, arr. J. HoffmanWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Rockway Mennonite Collegiate String Ensemble | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Court Promenade by William OwensWatch Video Pirates of the Caribbean Medley by Ted RickettsWatch Video |
| Participant | Eastwood Chamber String Orchestra | Home Festival:Stratford | Titles: Rhosymedre by Ralph Vaughan Williams, arr. Douglas E. WagnerWatch Video Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms, arr. Merle J. IsaacWatch Video |
High School - Grades 9-12 - Concerto with Solo Instrument
| 1st Place | London Central S.S Senior Chamber Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Sonata Da Camera, 3rd mvt. by Bohuslav MartinuWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | WCI Senior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Minor, 1st Movement, plus cadenza from the end of the 3rd Movement by Camille Saint-Saëns, arr. Jakob KowalewskiWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Port Credit Chamber Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, Complete by Johann Sebastian BachWatch Video |