2026 Live Schedule - Orchestras
Day 1 - Wednesday, February 18th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Mary Ann Fratia
1:55 PM
Class 04110 Finishes
Day 2 - Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - Johnny K.H. Fong Multi-Purpose Hall
Adjudicator: Jeff Wrigglesworth
10:00 AM
04114 - Orchestras - School Orchestras - Middle School - Grade 7 and Under
| 1. | Windfields Intermediate Strings | Adamant by Larry Clark Fiddles on FIre by Mark Williams |
04113 - Orchestras - School Orchestras - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under
| 1. | Runnymede PS Chamber Strings | Night on Bald Mountain by Carrie Lane Gruselle Thriller arr. Robert Longfield |
| 2. | Windfields Senior Strings | Danny Boy by Harry Alshin Gargoyles by Doug Spata |
| 3. | Cummer Valley MS Senior Orchestra | Theme from Fanandole by George Bizet, arr. Douglas E. Wagner Pirates of the Caribbean (Main Theme) by Klaus Badelt, arr. Paul Lavender and Larry Moore |
| 4. | Runnymede PS Grade 7 / 8 Strings | Coiled! by Bob Lipton The Fox went a Fiddlin' arr. Carie Lane Gruselle |
12:15 PM
Classes 04114 and 04113 Finishes
Community Orchestras - Thursday, February 19th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - P.C. Ho Theatre
Adjudicator: Jeff Wrigglesworth
6:30 PM
05102 - Orchestras - Community String Orchestra - Age 18 and Under
| 1. | Ontario Youth Strings | Fossils, Carnival of the Animals by Camille Saint-Saëns Viva la Vida arr. Larry Moore |
05104 - Orchestras - Community Orchestra - Age 18 and Under
| 1. | CAST Youth Orchestra | Peer Gynt Suite, op. 46, no. 1, Complete by Edvard Grieg How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell, arr. Sean O'Loughlin |
Day 3 - Friday, February 20th, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - Johnny K.H. Fong Multi-Purpose Hall
Adjudicator: Jeff Wrigglesworth
10:00 AM
04106 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - Elementary School - Grade 6 and Under
| 1. | St. Andrew's Middle School Grade Six String Orchestra | tba, tba, |
05111 - Orchestras - Orchestra Small Ensembles (4-15 members) - Grade 8 & Under
| 1. | Unionville College String Ensemble | Trepak from Nutcracker Suite, op. 71a by Pyotr Tchaikovsky Loch Lomond arr. Larry Clark, transcribed Doris Gazda |
11:00 AM
Classes 04106 and 05111 Finishes
04104 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - Middle School - Grade 8 and Under
| 1. | St. Andrew's Middle School String Orchestra | Sky Suite, I. Clouds, II. Rain, III. Thunder, IV. Sun by Katie O'Hara LaBrie Going, Going, Gone, English Folk Song arr. Sandra Dackow |
| 2. | Zion Heights MS Chamber Strings | The "Billy Tell" Overture by Gioacchino Rossini, arr. Richard Meyer Allegro Gustoso by Jeremy Woolstenhulme |
| 3. | Zion Heights MS Senior Strings | Burst! by Brian Balmages Go Tell It on the Mountain by Carrie Lane Gruselle |
| 4. | John G Althouse Chamber Strings | Amazing Grace arr. Sean O'Loughlin Dramatic Essay by Mark Williams |
| 5. | Unionville Meadows String Ensemble | Dragon's Flight by Liam Ramsey White Storm by Soon Hee Newbold |
1:15 PM
Class 04104 Finishes
Day 4 - Monday, February 23rd, 2026
Chinese Cultural Centre - Johnny K.H. Fong Multi-Purpose Hall
Adjudicator: Jeff Wrigglesworth
9:30 AM
04103 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group A
| 1. | Markville Concert String Orchestra | Farandole by Georges Bizet/arr. Roy Phillippe Danse Infernale by Elliot Del Borgo |
10:00 AM
04103 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-10 - Group B
| 2. | Markville Symphonic String Orchestra | Allegro from Serenade No. 1 in D Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. Robert McCashin Menuetto from Symphony No. 5 by Franz Schubert, arr. Rober McCashin |
10:25 AM
Class 04103 Finishes
10:30 AM
04102 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - High School - Grades 11-12
| 1. | London Central S.S Senior Chamber Orchestra | Symphony #29, 1st movement by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , arr. Lajoie Dance Bachanale by C. Saint-Saëns, arr. Dackow |
| 2. | Markville Senior String Ensemble | Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila by Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka/arr. Robert McCashin From Holberg's Time by Edvard Grieg |
11:15 AM
04101 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group A
| 1. | Port Credit Chamber Strings | Concerto for Two Violins in D Minor, BWV 1043, Complete by Johann Sebastian Bach |
04101 - Orchestras - School String Orchestras - High School - Grades 9-12 - Group B
| 2. | Port Credit Chamber Strings | Symphony No. 29 in A Major, K. 201/186a, 1st mvt. by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, arr. R. McCashin Danse Bacchanale by C. Saint-Saëns, arr. J. Hoffman |
| 3. | Macdonald Collegiate Institute String Orchestra | English Fugue by William Selby arr. Art Sheinberg |
| 4. | Trudeau String Orchestra | Fantasia Espanola by Soon Hee Newbold Shenandoah by Erik Morales |
1:15 PM
Class 04101 Finishes