Festival Awards
Award Winners
Each week, the adjudication panel selects bands that went above and beyond in their performance at the Festival and these bands are awarded the Adjudicator's Choice Awards. In addition, any band that receives a Superior rating in all components of their performance will receive a Superior Band Award.
Alberta Band Association Provincial Festival of Bands 2024 Adjudicators' Choice Awards
Adjudicator’s Choice – Week 1
Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary – Michael Carlucci, Director
Adjudicator’s Choice- Week 2
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director
Webber Academy Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary – Michael Carlucci, Director
Adjudicator’s Choice- Week 2
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director
Webber Academy Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Alberta Band Association Provincial Festival of Bands 2024 Superior Band Awards
Grade 1
Springbank Middle School Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary – Verna Ahner, Director
Grandview Heights School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton – Adam Browne/Maurie Fontaine, Directors
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 7 Concert Band - Camrose – Bob Bailey, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton – Stephen Fong, Director
Springbank Middle School Grade 6 Concert Band – Calgary – Verna Ahner, Director
Webber Academy Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Ted Harrison School Concert Band – Calgary – Anthony Kha, Director
Grade 2
Grandview Heights School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton – Adam Browne/Maurie Fontaine, Directors
Calgary French & International School Junior Concert Band – Calgary – Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Cremona School Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band – Cremona – Alex Hutcheon, Director
Webber Academy Grade 8 Concert Band – Calgary – Kevin Willms, Director
Holy Cross Collegiate Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Strathmore – Sarah Haughey, Director
Queen Elizabeth High School Concert Band- Edmonton – Lindsey Kemp, Director
Boissevain School Concert Band – Boievain MB – Colleen Hallett, Director
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 8 Concert Band – Camrose – Bob Bailey, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton – Stephen Fong, Director
Raymond Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Raymond – Ryan Heseltine, Director
Mountain Park School Grade 9 Concert Band – Calgary – Danielle Wahl, Director
St. John Paul II Collegiate Grade 8 Concert Band – Okotoks – Kelsey Crandell, Director
Assumption Junior Senior High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Cold Lake – Meredith Keizer, Dir
Highwood High School Concert Band – High River – Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Tom Baines School Grade 8 Concert Band – Calgary – Harriet Siemens, Director
Red Deer Lake School Grades 8 & 9 Concert Band – Foothills – Brent Pierce, Director
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Red Deer – Jennifer Mann,Dir
Holy Rosary School Grade 8 Concert Band – Lloydminster – Aaron Sikora, Director
Grade 3
Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Sherwood Park – Mark Lietz, Director
Ecole Camrose Composite High School Senior Concert Band–Camrose–Graham Green, Director
St. Gabriel the Archangel High School Concert Band – Chestermere – Nicholas Allen, Director
Bert Church High School Senior Concert Band – Airdrie – Corbie Dorner, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary – Michael Carlucci, Director
Calgary French & International School Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Andrew Bacsalmasi, Dir.
Assumption Junior Senior High School Senior Concert Band – Cold Lake – Meredith Keizer, Dir.
St. John Paul II Collegiate Grade 9 Concert Band – Okotoks - Kelsey Crandell, Director
Centennial Collegiate Grade 10 Concert Band – Saskatoon SK – Christa MacBride, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District Junior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton – Jolene Wong, Dir.
Linsday Thurber Comprehensive High School Symphonic Band – Red Deer – Jennifer Mann, Director
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Concert Band – Okotoks – Jeff Graham, Director
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School Grade 10 Concert Band – Calgary – Victoria Scott, Director
McNally High School Concert Band – Edmonton – Peter Sicotte, Director
Ernest Manning High School Concert Band – Calgary – Jenine Maystrowich, Director
Western Canada High School Grade 10 Concert Band – Calgary- Brendan Hagan, Director
Grade 4
Holy Trinity High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Morgan Richardson, Director
Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
William Aberhart High School Concert Band – Calgary – Nathan Gingrich, Director
Mother Margaret Mary High School Honour Band – Edmonton – Shayne Billey, Director
St. Joseph High School Concert Band – Edmonton – Erin Morel, Director
Webber Academy Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Holy Trinity Academy Symphonic Band – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Symphonic Band – Okotoks – Jeff Graham, Director
Lord Beaverbrook High School Symphonic Band – Calgary – Scott Campbell, Director
Grade 5
Edmonton Catholic School District School District Senior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
Central Memorial High School Wind Ensemble – Calgary – Adam Mailman, Director
Archbishop MacDonald High School Honour Band – Edmonton – Jolene Wong, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park – Mark Lietz, Director
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School Grade 11 & 12 Concert Band – Calgary – Victoria Scott, Dir.
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director
Springbank Middle School Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary – Verna Ahner, Director
Grandview Heights School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton – Adam Browne/Maurie Fontaine, Directors
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 7 Concert Band - Camrose – Bob Bailey, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton – Stephen Fong, Director
Springbank Middle School Grade 6 Concert Band – Calgary – Verna Ahner, Director
Webber Academy Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Ted Harrison School Concert Band – Calgary – Anthony Kha, Director
Grade 2
Grandview Heights School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton – Adam Browne/Maurie Fontaine, Directors
Calgary French & International School Junior Concert Band – Calgary – Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Cremona School Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band – Cremona – Alex Hutcheon, Director
Webber Academy Grade 8 Concert Band – Calgary – Kevin Willms, Director
Holy Cross Collegiate Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Strathmore – Sarah Haughey, Director
Queen Elizabeth High School Concert Band- Edmonton – Lindsey Kemp, Director
Boissevain School Concert Band – Boievain MB – Colleen Hallett, Director
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 8 Concert Band – Camrose – Bob Bailey, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton – Stephen Fong, Director
Raymond Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Raymond – Ryan Heseltine, Director
Mountain Park School Grade 9 Concert Band – Calgary – Danielle Wahl, Director
St. John Paul II Collegiate Grade 8 Concert Band – Okotoks – Kelsey Crandell, Director
Assumption Junior Senior High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Cold Lake – Meredith Keizer, Dir
Highwood High School Concert Band – High River – Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Tom Baines School Grade 8 Concert Band – Calgary – Harriet Siemens, Director
Red Deer Lake School Grades 8 & 9 Concert Band – Foothills – Brent Pierce, Director
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Red Deer – Jennifer Mann,Dir
Holy Rosary School Grade 8 Concert Band – Lloydminster – Aaron Sikora, Director
Grade 3
Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Sherwood Park – Mark Lietz, Director
Ecole Camrose Composite High School Senior Concert Band–Camrose–Graham Green, Director
St. Gabriel the Archangel High School Concert Band – Chestermere – Nicholas Allen, Director
Bert Church High School Senior Concert Band – Airdrie – Corbie Dorner, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary – Michael Carlucci, Director
Calgary French & International School Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Andrew Bacsalmasi, Dir.
Assumption Junior Senior High School Senior Concert Band – Cold Lake – Meredith Keizer, Dir.
St. John Paul II Collegiate Grade 9 Concert Band – Okotoks - Kelsey Crandell, Director
Centennial Collegiate Grade 10 Concert Band – Saskatoon SK – Christa MacBride, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District Junior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton – Jolene Wong, Dir.
Linsday Thurber Comprehensive High School Symphonic Band – Red Deer – Jennifer Mann, Director
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Concert Band – Okotoks – Jeff Graham, Director
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School Grade 10 Concert Band – Calgary – Victoria Scott, Director
McNally High School Concert Band – Edmonton – Peter Sicotte, Director
Ernest Manning High School Concert Band – Calgary – Jenine Maystrowich, Director
Western Canada High School Grade 10 Concert Band – Calgary- Brendan Hagan, Director
Grade 4
Holy Trinity High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Morgan Richardson, Director
Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
William Aberhart High School Concert Band – Calgary – Nathan Gingrich, Director
Mother Margaret Mary High School Honour Band – Edmonton – Shayne Billey, Director
St. Joseph High School Concert Band – Edmonton – Erin Morel, Director
Webber Academy Senior Concert Band – Calgary – Jeff Bryant, Director
Holy Trinity Academy Symphonic Band – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director
Alberta High School of Fine Arts Symphonic Band – Okotoks – Jeff Graham, Director
Lord Beaverbrook High School Symphonic Band – Calgary – Scott Campbell, Director
Grade 5
Edmonton Catholic School District School District Senior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton – Dale Chapman, Director
Central Memorial High School Wind Ensemble – Calgary – Adam Mailman, Director
Archbishop MacDonald High School Honour Band – Edmonton – Jolene Wong, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park – Mark Lietz, Director
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School Grade 11 & 12 Concert Band – Calgary – Victoria Scott, Dir.
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks – Brianne Coventry, Director