2025 Virtual Results - Bands
School Jazz Bands - Small Ensembles
Small Ensembles - Grades 9-12 - Group A
| 1st Place | PEN Backbeat | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Cold Duck Time by Eddie HarrisWatch Video Winelight by William EatonWatch Video |
| 1st Place Best In Class | PEN Smooth Jazz | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Oleo by Sonny RollinsWatch Video Someday My Prince Will Come by Frank ChurchillWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Lucas Jazz Combo | Home Festival:London | Titles: Autumn Leaves by Joseph KosmaWatch Video All the Things You Are, 1 by Jerome KernWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Sacred Heart Jazz Combo | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Such Sweet Thunder by Duke EllingtonWatch Video Stardust by Hoagy CarmichaelWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Dominant Seven Jazz Combo | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Chega de Saudade by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. Aaron ChungWatch Video Joy Spring by Clifford Brown, arr, Aaron Chung, Liam XuWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | PEN World Pop | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Isn't She Lovely by Stevie WonderWatch Video |
Small Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under
| 1st Place | Jazz Band DSJ 7-8 | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Chili Club Groove by Scott RogalWatch Video Luke's Blues by Scott Rogal and Brian ApplebyWatch Video |
Small Ensembles - Grades 6 & Under
| 1st Place | PEN Jr. Force | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Europa by Carlos SantanaWatch Video Work Song by Nat AdderlyWatch Video |
School Jazz Bands
School Elementary School Jazz Grades 8 and Under
| 1st Place | Longfields-Davidson Heights S.S. Gr. 8 Jazz Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Fat Cat by Doug BeachWatch Video Hey, Elephant! by Drew ZarembaWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | St. Andrew's Middle School Jazz Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Basic Basie, by John EdmondsonWatch Video The Girl from Ipanema, by Antonio Carlos Jobim, arr. by John BerryWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Pearson Stage Band | Home Festival:London | Titles: Chameleon by Herbie Hancock, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, and Bennie MaupinWatch Video Libertango by Astor PiazzollaWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Hopewell Jazz Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Proud Mary by John Fogerty arr. Rick StitzelWatch Video Hey Jude by John Lennon and Paul McCartney arr. John BerryWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | JGA Stageband | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Chattanooga Choo Choo by arr. M. StoryWatch Video I'll Be There by arr. P. MurthaWatch Video |
School Secondary Jazz Grades 9-10
| 1st Place | Longfields-Davidson Heights Junior Jazz Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Free for All by Lennie NiehausWatch Video Sambeando by Victor LopezWatch Video |
School Secondary School Jazz Grades 11-12
| 1st Place | Albert College Jazz Ensemble | Home Festival:Quinte | Titles: Bari-ed Alive, Piece by Erik SherburneWatch Video Tiger of San Pedro, Piece by Joe LabarbaraWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | GCVI Gael Force Stage Band | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square by Manning SherwinWatch Video Buckjump by Mike BallardWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Ensemble Jazz de Paul-Desmarais | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Birdland by Josef Zawinul, Arranged by John BerryWatch Video Oye Como Va by Tito Puente, Arranged by Paul MurthaWatch Video |
School Secondary School Jazz Grades 9-12
| 1st Place | Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Jazz Band | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Body and Soul by John Green arranged by George StoneWatch Video Poltergeist and Moonbeams by Lennie NiehausWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Saint Patrick Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Nothing Else Matters by Lars Ulrich & James HetfieldWatch Video Lingus by Michael LeagueWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Longfields-Davidson Heights Senior Jazz Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Air Blair by Neil Yorke-SladerWatch Video Critical Mass by Jeff JarvisWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | OSDSS Jazz Band | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Take Five by Paul Desmond, arr. Mike LewisWatch Video Amerika/The Chicken by Alfred James Ellis, arr. Kris BergWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Sacred Heart Stage Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: I'm Beginning To See The Light by Duke EllingtonWatch Video So Danco Samba by Antonion JobimWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | SDSS Royal Big Band | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Out of the Dog House by Erik MoralesWatch Video Feeling Good by Roger Holmes, arrWatch Video |
| Participant | Chatham Kent Secondary School Jazz Band | Home Festival:Chatham | Titles: Route 66 by Bobby Troup. Arranged by Michael SweeneyWatch Video Evil Ways by Sonny Henry. Arranged by John BerryWatch Video |
| Participant | Jacob Hespeler Jazz Band | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: After Sunset, Ballad by Larry MeeckWatch Video Cantaloupe Island, Jazz Rock by Herbie Hancock arr. by Mike KamufWatch Video |
School Bands
School Middle School - Grades 8 and Under
| 1st Place | St. Andrew's Middle School Wind Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Evergreen Escapes, by Adrian B. SimsWatch Video March of the Chincillas, by R. Kevin PaulWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Harmonie junior du CEAO | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Where Words End... by Randall D. StandridgeWatch Video Fireball! by Brian BeckWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Oxbow Public School Grade 8 Band | Home Festival:London | Titles: Colliding Visions, 1 by Brian BalmagesWatch Video A Song of Courage (Fantasy on ARIRANG), 1 by William OwensWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Laurentian Hills Christian School Grade 8 Concert Band | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Early One Morning by arr. David MarlattWatch Video Byzantine Dances by Carol Brittin ChambersWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | St. Monica Concert Winds | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Simple Gifts by Jack BullockWatch Video Armory by Randall D. StandridgeWatch Video |
| Participant | Fallingbrook Community Elementary School | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Rejoice! by James SwearingenWatch Video Night Star by Steve HodgesWatch Video |
| Participant | Rockwood Centennial Grade 6-8 Band | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Themes from Harry Potter, Hedwig's Theme and Harry's Wonderous World by John Williams. Arranged by Paul CookWatch Video Stray Cat Strut by Brian Setzer. Arranged by John EdmondsonWatch Video |
| Participant | SDSS Elementary Concert Band | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Majestica, 1 by Brian BalmagesWatch Video Call Of Duty, 1 by Robert W. SmithWatch Video |
School High School - Grades 9-10
| 1st Place | Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Concert Winds | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Persis by James L. HosayWatch Video Fantasy on a Japanese Folk Song by Samuel R. HazoWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Longfields-Davidson Heights Grade 10 Concert Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Jumpstart! by Carol Brittin ChambersWatch Video Mil Estrellas by Jorge VargasWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Markville S.S. Symphonic Band | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Rain by Brian BalmagesWatch Video March-Bou-Shu by Satoshi YagisawaWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Bur Oak Concert Band | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Southampton March by Robert SheldonWatch Video Me(reAffirmation) by Randall D. StandridgeWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Harmonie intermédiaire du CEAO | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Armenian Rhapsody by Johnnie VinsonWatch Video Travelin' Music by Robert SheldonWatch Video |
| Participant | Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School Junior Concert Band | Home Festival:Kingston | Titles: At Twilight's Calling by Brant KarrickWatch Video Cloud Dancing by Richard L. SaucedoWatch Video |
School High School - Grades 11-12
| 1st Place | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 11 Wind Symphony | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: An American Elegy by Frank TicheliWatch Video Kaleidescope Eyes by Katahj CopleyWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | A. B. Lucas Senior Band | Home Festival:London | Titles: Fate of the Gods by Steven ReinekeWatch Video The Pines of Rome - Finale (movement 4) by Ottorino Respighi, arr. James CurnowWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute Sr Symphonic Band | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Moscow 1941 by Brian BalmagesWatch Video An American Elegy by Frank TicheliWatch Video |
School High School - Grades 9-12 - Group A
| 1st Place | Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts Wind Symphony | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Lord of the Rings, Gandalf Theme, 1st mvt. by Johan De MeijWatch Video El Camino Reale by Alfred Reed Watch Video |
| 1st Place Best In Class | Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Grade 12 Wind Symphony | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Give Us This Day, 1st mvt. by David MaslankaWatch Video Symphonic Dance No. 3, Fiesta by Clifton WilliamsWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Bur Oak Senior Wind Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Mountain Thyme by Samuel R. HazoWatch Video All the Earth and Air by Tyler S. GrantWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Longfields-Davidson Heights Senior Concert Band | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Rescue by E.K.R. HammellWatch Video Variations On "Scarborough Fair" by Calvin CusterWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Regiopolis-Notre Dame Catholic High School Senior Concert Band | Home Festival:Kingston | Titles: Echoes of a Northern Lake by Cait NishimuraWatch Video Urban Dances by Erik MoralesWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Westside Honour Band | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Winter Sun by Sara SulymaWatch Video Backlash, 1 by Katahj CopleyWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Huron Heights Secondary School Concert Band 10-12 | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Fanfare for the Third Planet by Richard L. SaucedoWatch Video How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell Arr. Sean O'LoughlinWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Lockerby Composite School Wind Ensemble | Home Festival:Sudbury | Titles: Three Folk Miniatures, i. V'la bon vent ii. Isabeau si promene iii. Les raftsmen by Andre JutrasWatch Video Tricycle by Andrew Boysen JrWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | SDSS Senior Concert Band | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Lyric Essay by Donald CoakleyWatch Video Impact by Randall StandridgeWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | WCI Concert Band | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Rider of the Mountain by D.I.D. ChoiWatch Video A Child's Lullaby by Robert SheldonWatch Video |
| Participant | NDSS Gold Band | Home Festival:Kingston | Titles: Into the Storm by Robert SmithWatch Video Stay by Randall StandridgeWatch Video |
| Participant | North Park Collegiate and Vocational School Concert Band | Home Festival:Norfolk | Titles: Marche Diabolique, 1 by Brian BalmagesWatch Video As Summer Was Just Beginning , 1 by Larry DehnWatch Video |
| Participant | Rockway Wind Ensemble | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Arabian Dances by Roland BarrettWatch Video Windstar by Paul CurnowWatch Video |
School Bands - Small Ensembles
Small Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1st Place | Combo DSJ 2 | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Everlong by Foo FighterWatch Video Karma Police By RadioheadWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Jacob Hespeler Secondary School Wind Ensemble | Home Festival:Stratford | Titles: Canticum, Song/Psalm by James CurnowWatch Video The Great Locomotive Chase, Program Music by Robert W. SmithWatch Video |
Small Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under
| 1st Place | Combo DSJ 1 | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Down on the Corner by Creedence Clearwater RevivalWatch Video Dreams by The CranberriesWatch Video |
Community Bands
Community Ages 19 and Over
| 1st Place | Stratford Concert Band | Home Festival:Stratford | Titles: March-Bou-Shu by Satoshi YagisawaWatch Video Highway of Heroes by Robert BuckleyWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Kitchener Musical Society Band | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Transcendent Journey by GallanteWatch Video One Life Beautiful by GirouxWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Telephone City Musical Society | Home Festival:Norfolk | Titles: Encanto by Robert W SmithWatch Video I Just Called to Say I Love You, 1 by Stevie Wonder arr. Christoph WalterWatch Video |
Community Jazz Ages 19 and Over
| 1st Place | Jazz Sudbury Youth Band | Home Festival:Sudbury | Titles: Trofeo de Bolos by Craig SkeffingtonWatch Video Full House by John L. (Wes) Montgomery, arr. Mike KamufWatch Video |