2025 Virtual Results - Orchestras
School String Orchestras
String Orchestra - Middle School - Grades 8 and Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Orchestre à cordes junior du CEAO | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Capriol Suite for String Orchestra, I. Basse Danse, II. Pavane, III. Tordion by Peter WarlockWatch Video Farinelli "Lascia ch'io pianga' from Rinaldo EMR 4565 for String Orchestra by Georg Friedrich HändelWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | St. Andrew's Middle School Grade Seven String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Entry of the Tumblers, by Elliot Del BorgoWatch Video The Winds of Autumn, by Michael HopkinsWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Unionville Meadows String Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Verdant Meadowns by Bruce W. TippetteWatch Video Burst by Brian BalmagesWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Kensel Park Grade Eight Chamber Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Allegro Molto , Symphony No. 1, K 16 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arr: Anthony GranataWatch Video Midnight Adventure by Michael KamufWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Lester B. Pearson School for the Arts Vivace Strings | Home Festival:London | Titles: Agincourt, 1 by Doug SpataWatch Video Freedom, 1 by Jon Batiste, arr. Paul MurthaWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | Zion Heights MS Strings Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Coming Home by Michael HopkinsWatch Video Divertimento in G (Reflections on Haydn) by Jeremy WoolstenhulmeWatch Video |
| Participant | Georgian Bay Community School Elementary Orchestra | Home Festival:Grey County | Titles: Spring Fever by Kathryn GriesingerWatch Video Dragonhunter by Richard MeyerWatch Video |
| Participant | Kensel Park Grade 7 Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Sky Islands by Todd ParrishWatch Video Burst by Brian BalmagesWatch Video |
| Participant | Kensel Park Grade 7/8 Mixed Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Brandenburg Concerto No. 3, 1st Movement by Johann Sebastian Bach, Arr: Richard MeyerWatch Video Legend Of The Dragon Chasers by Chris ThomasWatch Video |
| Participant | Runnymede Chamber Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Capriol Suite, 1st mvt: Basse Dance by Peter WarlockWatch Video Impact by Bob PhillipsWatch Video |
String Orchestra - High School - Grades 9-10
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Cardinal Carter Intermediate Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Allegro Giocoso from Symphony No. 4, Np. 98 by Johannes Brahms/arr. Deborah Baker MondayWatch Video Romanian Folk Dances by Béla Bartók/arr. Deborah Baker MondayWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | WCI Intermediate Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: St. Anthony’s Chorale and Variation by arr. MondayWatch Video Sinfonia in F by Antonio Vivaldi, arr. Steven FrackenpohlWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Markville Concert String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Spring (from the "Four Seasons") by Antonio Vivaldi / arranged by Deborah Baker MondayWatch Video Fantasia on a Theme from Thailand by Richard MeyerWatch Video |
| Honourable Mention | WCI Junior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Centrifuge by Kathryn GriesingerWatch Video Invicta by Soon Hee NewboldWatch Video |
String Orchestra - High School - Grades 11-12
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | Cardinal Carter Senior Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: String of Dolphins by Yukiko NishimuraWatch Video Hebrides Overture by Felix Mendelssohn/arr. Jason LibrandeWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Markville Senior String Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Serenade for Strings, 1st and 3rd mvts. by Edward ElgarWatch Video Rumanian Folk Dances, i. - vii. by Béla Bartók, arr. by Arthur WillnerWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | WCI Senior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: American Reel by Kirt MosierWatch Video Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88, Finale by Antonin Dvořák, arr. Sandra DackowWatch Video |
String Orchestra - High School - Grades 9-12
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Trudeau String Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Overture to Lucio Sillia by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Arr. Sandra DackowWatch Video Gallop and Walk by Almon C. BookWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | WCI Senior Chamber Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Concerto in D Minor, op. 3, no. 11, 1st mvt. by Antonio VivaldiWatch Video Serenade for Strings, 2nd mvt. by Antonín DvořákWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | LHSS Strings Ensemble | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Peer Gynt Suite, op. 46, Morning Mood by Edvard GriegWatch Video Kingdom Dance, Musical by Alan MenkenWatch Video |
School Orchestras - Small Ensembles
Small Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | Unionville College String Ensemble | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, K525, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWatch Video Leichte Serenade fur Streichtrio, Opus 32 by Herman SpielterWatch Video |
Community String Orchestras
Community String Ages 14 and Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | GYMCSO Juniors | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Deep Sea Fandango by Deborah Baker MondayWatch Video Ridin' the Rails by Richard MeyerWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Suzuki Talent Education of Waterloo Junior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: There Once Was A Folk Song by Helen ButterworthWatch Video Goblins' Rondo by Sheila NelsonWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Ontario Youth Strings | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Miniature Symphony by Richard MeyerWatch Video Pulse by Robert Buckley Watch Video |
Community String Ages 16 and Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | OYOA Senior Strings | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: Entrance of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon, Allegro by George Frideric Handel arr. Gerald R.DoanWatch Video Selections from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by Patrick Doyle and John Williams, arr. Jack BullockWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | GYMCSO Intermediate | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Waltz No. 2 by Dmitri Shostakovich, arranged by Paul Lavender Watch Video Fantasia Espanola by Soon Hee Newbold Watch Video |
| 3rd Place | Intermediate Strings Orchestra - OrKidstra | Home Festival:Ottawa Kiwanis | Titles: To Dance in the Fields of Glory by Robert W. SmithWatch Video Dance of the Tumblers by N. Rimsky-KorsakoffWatch Video |
Community String Ages 18 and Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | Suzuki String School of Guelph - Concorde | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Serenade for Strings, 1st mvt. Moderato by Antonín DvořàkWatch Video St. Paul's Suite, 1st mvt. Jig by Gustav HolstWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Sunnyside String Orchestra | Home Festival:Windsor-Essex | Titles: St. Paul's Suite, 1st mvt. and 3rd mvt. by Gustav HolstWatch Video Concerto Grosso, op. 6, no. 1, 2nd mvt. by Georg Friedrich HandelWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | STEW Senior Orchestra | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Directions North, 3. Old Grandma by Donald CoakleyWatch Video Don't Stop Believin', arr. by Larry Moore by Steve Perry, Neal Schon, and Jonathan CainWatch Video |
School Full Orchestras
Full Orchestra - Middle School - Grades 8 and Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Pearson Symphony Orchestra | Home Festival:London | Titles: Symphony No. 5, Op. 67, third movement by Ludwig van BeethovenWatch Video Selections from "The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King" by Howard ShoreWatch Video |
Full Orchestra - High School - Grades 9-12
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Victoria Park Symphony Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Symphony No. 7, 2nd mvt. by Ludwig van BeethovenWatch Video Critical Impact by Brian BalmagesWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute Orchestra | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: A Mother's Hymn (How Great Thou Art) by Robert W. SmithWatch Video Gravitas by Soon Hee NewboldWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Macdonald Collegiate Institute Symphony Orchestra | Home Festival:Toronto | Titles: Nocturne(From a Midsummer Night's Dream) by Felix Mendelssohn arr. by Richard MeyerWatch Video Romeo and Juliet Overture by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. by Richard MeyerWatch Video |
Community Orchestras - Small Ensembles
Small Ensembles - Ages 12 & Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
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| 1st Place | CAMA Cello Ensemble | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Palladio by K. JenkinsWatch Video |
Small Ensembles - Ages 18 & Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Suzuki String School of Guelph - Ehnes Group | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Gavotte for 3 Violins, B. 164, Allegretto Scherzando by Antonìn DvořàkWatch Video L'Irlandaise by Helmut LipskyWatch Video |
| 2nd Place | STEW ION Ensemble | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Concerto in D minor BWV 1043 for Two violins and Orchestra, Vivace by Johann Sebastian BachWatch Video Mountain Spring by Dean MarshallWatch Video |
| 3rd Place | Studio Forte | Home Festival:Niagara | Titles: A Million Dreams , Musical by Benj Pasek and Justin PaulWatch Video Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission by Ennio Morricone Watch Video |
Small Ensembles - Ages 16 & Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | Amati Ensemble | Home Festival:Kitchener-Waterloo | Titles: Musette, Andante Pastorale by Johann Sebastian BachWatch Video Oh This World, Trad. Kazakhstan by Alexi IgudesmanWatch Video |
Small Ensembles - Ages 14 & Under
Congratulations on your outstanding performances at the 2025 OMFA Provincial Finals. Please watch this feedback video from your adjudicator, Chad Emry Heltzel.
Discover more about Chad Emry Heltzel at: omfa.ca/virtual-festival/chad-emry-heltzel
| 1st Place | CAMA String Ensemble Group | Home Festival:Guelph | Titles: Croatian Rhapsody by M. MrvicaWatch Video Big Fish by Lei QianWatch Video |