2026 Live Schedule - Bands
Day 1 - Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01111 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group A
| 1. | Crestwood Preparatory College Senior Band | Suite from the Planets, Mars, Venus, and Jupiter by Gustav Holst, arr. Johnnie Vinson Soul Bossa Nova by Quincy Jones, arr. Johnnie Vinson |
| 2. | Brebeuf College Concert Band | Por Una Cabeza, Tango by Carlos Gardel arr. Donato Semeraro Creed by William Himes |
| 3. | Stephen Leacock CI Concert Band | Cantina Band by John Williams, arr. Johnnie Vinson Earth Song by Frank Ticheli |
| 4. | East York Collegiate Institute Concert Band | Chasing Sunlight by Cait Nishimura Scramble by Todd Stalter |
| 5. | Villanova College Senior Concert Band | On A Hymnsong of Philip Bliss by David Holsinger Ride On by Chris Bernotas |
1:00 PM
Finish
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1. | East York Collegiate Institute Stage Band | Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard, arr. Jerry Nowak Sway by Pablo Peltran Ruiz, arr. by John Berry |
| 2. | Saint Patrick United Ensembles | A Night in Tunisia by John Gillespie & Frank Paparelli Birdland by John Zawinul |
| 3. | Bloor Collegiate Institute - Bloor Big Band | Cissy Strut by Arthur Neville, Leo Nocentelli, George Porter, Joseph Modeliste Jr. and arranged by Roger Holmes Come Fly With Me by James Van Heusen, Arranged by John Berry |
| 4. | Brebeuf Bulls Jazz Ensemble | When Big Bands Ruled The Earth by Larry Neeck Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin All The Time) by Harold Arlen arr. Jerry Nowak |
Day 2 - Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
11:25 AM
Class 01111B Finishes - Group B
Day 3 - Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
9:45 AM
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group A
| 1. | SJMP Symphonic Band | Brother James' Air by James Leith Macbeth Bain, arr. by Douglas E. Wagner Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney |
| 2. | Markville Secondary School Concert Band | The Path Not Taken by Michael Sweeney Orion by Jan Van Der Roost |
| 3. | Marshall McLuhan Grade 9 Concert Band | Odyssey by David Marlaty Forever by Brain Balmages |
| 4. | Bur Oak Grade 9 Concert Band | There Will Come Soft Rains by Robert Sheldon Crystal Moon by Larry Clark |
11:45 AM
Class 01113A Finish
12:00 PM
01112 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 11-12 - Group A
| 1. | Bur Oak Grade 11-12 Senior Wind Ensemble | October by Eric Whitacre Variations on a Korean Folk Song by John Barnes Chance |
| 2. | Lucas Senior Wind Ensemble | Puszta, 1-4 by Jan Van der Roost NA |
| 3. | Markville Secondary School Senior Wind Ensemble | Poor Wayfaring Stranger arr. Andrew Boysen Jr. In the Centre Ring by Robert Sheldon |
1:20 PM
Class 01112A Finish
Day 4 - Friday, February 20th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group B
| 5. | Markville S.S. Symphonic Band | Air for Band by Frank Erickson Overture for Winds by Charles Carter |
| 6. | Westdale Junior Band | Southhampton March by Robert Sheldon Electricity by Brian Balmage |
| 7. | Bur Oak Grade 10 Symphonic Band | Rain by Brian Balmages Chant and Jubilo by W Francis McBeth |
| 8. | Marshall McLuhan Grade 10 Concert Band | Chimera by Vince Gassi Shenandoah by Robert Sheldon |
11:45 AM
Class 01113B Finishes
01112 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 11-12 - Group B
| 4. | Westdale Senior Band | Moonscape by Cory Mcbride Amazing Grace by Frank Ticheli |
| 5. | Marshall McLuhan Senior Concert Band | Rain by Brian Balmages Power The Earth by Robert Sheldon |
| 6. | Trudeau Grade 11 Wind Symphony | Intrinsic Light by Cait Nishimura The Hounds of Spring by Alfred Reed |
| 7. | Withdrawn |
1:30 PM
Class 01112B Finishes
01162 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-10
| 1. | Marshall McLuhan Junior Jazz Band | Jive at Five arr. Roy Phillippe Ginger Jam by Neil Yorke-Slader |
2:00 PM
01161 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 11-12
| 1. | Marshall McLuhan Senior Jazz Band | The Chicken Arr. Kris Berg Moon Dance Arr. Victor Poez |
2:30 PM
Classes 01162 and 01161 Finishes
Day 5 - Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01116 - Bands - School Bands - Elementary School - Grades 6 and Under - Group A
| 1. | Unionville College - Grade 5 Concert Band | A Song for Peace by James Swearingen n/a |
01116 - Bands - School Bands - Elementary School - Grades 6 and Under - Group B
| 2. | North Agincourt Band | A Gathering of Eagles by Paul Halliday Happy by Pharrell Williams arr. by Michael Sweeney |
| 3. | St. Andrew's Middle School Grade Six Band | First Concert Parade, by John O'Reilly Simple Gifts, Jack Bullock, by Creatures in the Attic, Brian Balmages |
11:15 AM
Class 01116B Finshes
11:30 AM
01115 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 7 and Under - Group A
| 1. | David Leeder Middle School Grade 7 Concert Band | Pulsate by Mekel Rogers Spirit of the Wolf by Michael Oare |
| 2. | McClure Intermediate Band | Scirocco by Roland Barret She's Like the Swallow, Newfoundland Folk Song arr. by Jim Duff |
| 3. | Windfields Intermediate Band | The Tempest by Robert W. Smith Lydian Lullaby by Robert Sheldon |
12:50 PM
Class 01115A Finishes
Day 6 - Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group A
| 1. | John Buchan Band | The Tempest by Robert W. Smith Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney |
| 2. | George Peck Public School | I Got Rhythm by George Gershwin, arr. Michael Story I Got Rhythm by Brian Balmages |
| 3. | Hodgson Senior Concert Band | Empire by Tyler S. Grant After the Rain by Matt Neufeld |
| 4. | Donald Cousens Public School Concert Band | Maya: The Lost Empire by Victor Lopez Be Still, My Soul arr. Robert W. Smith |
| 5. | Doncrest Concert Band | Tempest by Robert W. Smith Fires of Mazama by Michael Sweeney |
12:45 PM
Class 011114A Finishes
2:15 PM
04110 - Orchestras - School Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-12
| 1. | Macdonald Collegiate Institute Symphony Orchestra | Nostalgia by Rossano Galante |
| 2. | Victoria Park Symphony Orchestra | Farandole, L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2 by Georges Bizet, arr. Richard Meyer Dance of the Hours, La Gioconda by Amilcare Ponchielli, arr. Richard Meyer |
01111 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group B
| 6. | Macdonald Collegiate Institute Concert Band | Evensong by William G. Harbinson Gigue Francaise by Carl Strommen |
| 7. | York Mills C.I. Symphonic Band | English Folk Song Suite, 1st and 2nd mvts. by Ralph Vaughan-Williams Autumn by Cait Nishimura |
| 8. | Trudeau Grade 12 Wind Symphony | Lincolnshire Posy, 2nd mvt. by Percy Grainger Come Sunday by Omar Thomas |
Day 1 Jazz - Tuesday, February 24th, 2026
John G. Althouse
Adjudicator: Colleen Allen
9:00 AM
01163 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under - Group A
| 1. | Runnymede PS Jazz Band | Big V by Ryan Meeboer All of Me by Paul Murtha |
| 2. | John G. Althouse Stageband | TBA TBA |
10:00 AM
01170 - Bands - Small Ensembles (4-15 members) - Grades 9-12
| 1. | P.E.N. Wind Ensemble | Open by Janet Gieck |
10:20 AM
01170 - Bands - Small Ensembles (4-15 members) - Grades 9-12
| 1. | P.E.N. Sr. Chamber Orchestra | Triosonate II in C minor, I, II, III, IV by Francois Couperin |
10:40 AM
07101 - Chamber Groups - Chamber Groups - Junior - Any Instrumentation
| 1. | P.E.N. Saxophone Quartet | Suite No 1 in G Major, BWV 1007, Bourrée by Johann Sebastian Bach |
11:00 AM
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1. | P.E.N. Backbeat | Blue Bossa by Kenny Dorham All of Me by Gerald Marks and Seymour Simons |
11:20 AM
01163 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 8 & Under - Group B
| 3. | P.E.N. Jr. Force | Satin Doll by Duke Ellington Human Nature by Jeff Porcaro, John Bettis |
11:40 AM
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 3. | P.E.N. World Pop | Strasbourg St. Denis by Roy Hargrove Take on Me by Aha |
12:00 PM
01160 - Bands - Jazz Ensembles - Grades 9-12
| 1. | P.E.N. Smooth Jazz | Tangerine by Victor Schertzinger |
12:30 PM
Day Finishes
Day 7 - Wednesday, February 25th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group B
| 7. | Cummer Valley MS Senior Band Leaders | Arrival at Normandy by Sean O’Loughlin Ayre and Dance by Bruce Pearson |
| 8. | MMPS Intermediate Band | Junk Funk by K. Mixon Woodland Serenade by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, transcribed by D.Schaeffer |
| 9. | Bond Academy Concert Band | Tbd Tbd by T d |
| 10. | DLMS Grade 8 Concert Band | Groovee! by Richard L. Saucedo Skyfall by Adele Adkins arr. Robert Longfield |
| 11. | Runnymede PS Wind Ensemble | Contredanse by Larry Clark Colliding Visions by Brian Balmages |
| 12. | RHMS Honours Band | Pictures at an Exhibition, 3 mvts. by Modest Mussorgsky Arr. Timothy Loest The Tempest by Robert W. Smith |
1:00 PM
Class 01114B Finishes
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group C
| 13. | Runnymede PS Wind Ensemble | Coronation Ceremony, (Student Composition) by Zach Hynna |
1:30 PM
Class 01114C Finishes
Day 8 - Thursday, February 26th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
11150 - Bands - School Bands - Inter-School Bands - Grade 8 & Under
| 1. | Gordon A. Brown and Sammual Hearne Middle Schools | Finale from Brahms Symphony #1 by Arranger Timothy Johnson Celtic Air and Dance by Michael Sweeney |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group D
| 14. | Windfields Concert Winds | Rider of the Mountain by D.I.D. Choi Rippling Watercolours by Brian Balmages |
| 15. | Runnymede PS grade 7 / 8 Band | Conflict by Larry Clark Legend of the Nighthawk by James Swearingen |
| 16. | Fairbank PS Concert Band | Theme from Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park by John Williams I Dreamed a Dream, Les Misérables by Claude-Michel Schönberg |
| 17. | Villanova College Intermediate Band | Priestess of Fire by Kevin Kaisershot Whirlwind by Jodie Blackshaw |
12:00 PM
Class 01150 and 01114D Finishes
12:30 PM
01113 - Bands - School Bands - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group C
| 9. | Trudeau Grade 9 Concert Band | Groove! by Richard L. Saucedo ... And Goodnight by Chris M. Bernotas |
1:00 PM
Class 01113C Finishes
Day 9 - Friday, February 27th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
10:00 AM
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group E
| 18. | Wesley Christian Academy Grade 7 & 8 Band | Battle of the Samurai by Timothy Loest Journey of Invention by David Marlatt |
| 19. | Castlemore Concert Band | Celtic Air and Dance by Michael Sweeney Furioso by Robert W. Smith |
01114 - Bands - School Bands - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under - Group F
| 20. | McClure Senior Band | Spirit of the Wolf by Bob Baker, reimagined by Robert Buckley The Grid by Adiran B. Sims |
| 21. | St. Andrew's Middle School Concert Band | After the Rain by Matt Neufeld Nottingham Castle by Larry Daehn |
| 22. | Robert H Lagerquist Senior P.S. | The Hidden Planet by Jorge L. Vargas Highlander Lullaby Arr. David A. Myers |
| 23. | Castlemore Wind Ensemble | Fragile by Randall Standridge Priestess of Fire by Kevin Kaisershot |
12:45 PM
Classes 01114E and 01114F Finishes