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 2023 Adjudicators' Choice Awards
Week I
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta – Stephen Fong, Director
John Maland High School Concert Band – Devon, Alberta – Sean Bumstead, Director
Week 2
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta – Stephen Fong, Director
Highwood High School Symphonic Band – High River, Alberta – Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta – Stephen Fong, Director
John Maland High School Concert Band – Devon, Alberta – Sean Bumstead, Director
Week 2
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta – Stephen Fong, Director
Highwood High School Symphonic Band – High River, Alberta – Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Alberta Band Association Provincial Festival of Bands 2023 Superior Band Awards
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 7 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Stephen Fong, Director
Webber Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Kevin Willms, Director
Salisbury Composite High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park, Alberta
Rob Graves, Director
John Maland High School Concert Band – Devon, Alberta
Sean Bumstead, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Stephen Fong, Director
Holy Rosary School Grade 8 Concert Band – Lloydminster, Alberta
Aaron Sikora, Director
Ecole Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Dale Chapman, Director
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Concert Band – Spruce Grove, Alberta
Julian Eveneshen, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District All-City Senior Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Dale Chapman, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Sherwood Park, AB
Mark Lietz, Director
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Bob Bailey, Director
Assumption Junior Senior High School Senior Concert Band – Cold Lake, Alberta
Meredith Keizer, Dir.
Assumption Junior Senior High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Cold Lake, Alberta
Meredith Keizer, Dir.
Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Concert Band – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Stacey Mortenson-Spokes, Director
Biggar Central School 2000 Senior Concert Band – Biggar, Saskatchewan
Amy Zhao, Director
Calgary French & International School Junior Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Bearspaw School Grade 6 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Daniel Bosse, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary, Alberta
Michael Carlucci, Director
Ecole Camrose Composite High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Graham Green, Dir.
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 6 Beginner Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Bob Bailey, Director
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Green Concert Band – Lethbridge, Alberta
Samuel Yamamoto, Director
Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School Honour Band – Edmonton, AB
Curtis Farley & Tamara MacKenzie, Directors
Webber Academy Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Jeff Bryant & Kevin Willms, Directors
Webber Academy Wind Ensemble – Calgary, Alberta
Jeff Bryant, Director
St. Oscar Romero High School Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Marty Majorowicz, Director
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Red Deer, AB
Jennifer Mann, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District Junior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Kendra Heslip, Director
Calgary French & International School Senior Concert Band – Calgary, AB
Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park, AB
Mark Lietz, Director
Bearspaw School Grade 6-8 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Daniel Bosse, Director
Highwood High School Grade 9 Concert Band – High River, AB
Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Highwood High School Senior Symphonic Band – High River, AB
Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Archbishop MacDonald High School Honour Band – Edmonton, AB
Kendra Heslip, Director
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks, Alberta
Brianne Coventry, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Stephen Fong, Director
Red Deer Lake School Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Foothills, Alberta
Brent Pierce, Director
St. John Henry School Senior Concert Band - Calgary, Alberta
Lorelie Haydt, Director
Stephen Fong, Director
Webber Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Kevin Willms, Director
Salisbury Composite High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park, Alberta
Rob Graves, Director
John Maland High School Concert Band – Devon, Alberta
Sean Bumstead, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Stephen Fong, Director
Holy Rosary School Grade 8 Concert Band – Lloydminster, Alberta
Aaron Sikora, Director
Ecole Archbishop MacDonald High School Senior Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Dale Chapman, Director
St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School Concert Band – Spruce Grove, Alberta
Julian Eveneshen, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District All-City Senior Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Dale Chapman, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Sherwood Park, AB
Mark Lietz, Director
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 7 & 8 Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Bob Bailey, Director
Assumption Junior Senior High School Senior Concert Band – Cold Lake, Alberta
Meredith Keizer, Dir.
Assumption Junior Senior High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Cold Lake, Alberta
Meredith Keizer, Dir.
Evan Hardy Collegiate Senior Concert Band – Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Stacey Mortenson-Spokes, Director
Biggar Central School 2000 Senior Concert Band – Biggar, Saskatchewan
Amy Zhao, Director
Calgary French & International School Junior Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Bearspaw School Grade 6 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Daniel Bosse, Director
Madeleine d’Houet Junior High School Honour Band – Calgary, Alberta
Michael Carlucci, Director
Ecole Camrose Composite High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Graham Green, Dir.
Ecole Charlie Killam Grade 6 Beginner Concert Band – Camrose, Alberta
Bob Bailey, Director
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute Green Concert Band – Lethbridge, Alberta
Samuel Yamamoto, Director
Archbishop Joseph MacNeil School Honour Band – Edmonton, AB
Curtis Farley & Tamara MacKenzie, Directors
Webber Academy Grade 7 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Jeff Bryant & Kevin Willms, Directors
Webber Academy Wind Ensemble – Calgary, Alberta
Jeff Bryant, Director
St. Oscar Romero High School Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Marty Majorowicz, Director
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School Grade 9 Concert Band – Red Deer, AB
Jennifer Mann, Director
Edmonton Catholic School District Junior All-City Concert Band – Edmonton, AB
Kendra Heslip, Director
Calgary French & International School Senior Concert Band – Calgary, AB
Andrew Bacsalmasi, Director
Strathcona Christian Academy High School Concert Band – Sherwood Park, AB
Mark Lietz, Director
Bearspaw School Grade 6-8 Concert Band – Calgary, Alberta
Daniel Bosse, Director
Highwood High School Grade 9 Concert Band – High River, AB
Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Highwood High School Senior Symphonic Band – High River, AB
Dylan Wiest & Jace Stearn, Directors
Archbishop MacDonald High School Honour Band – Edmonton, AB
Kendra Heslip, Director
Holy Trinity Academy Wind Ensemble – Okotoks, Alberta
Brianne Coventry, Director
Ottewell Junior High School Grade 8 Concert Band – Edmonton, Alberta
Stephen Fong, Director
Red Deer Lake School Grade 8 & 9 Concert Band – Foothills, Alberta
Brent Pierce, Director
St. John Henry School Senior Concert Band - Calgary, Alberta
Lorelie Haydt, Director