Student Achievements
A true artist never feels he has succeeded, he is always questing.
- Marc-Aurele Fortin
- Marc-Aurele Fortin
Congratulations to the following students
on their high achievements!
2019
| Lucas Yam | Scholarship Winner, Overall Outstanding Performance Scholarship Spring 2019 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Yaniv Weinberg | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship Spring 2019 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Ezra Weinberg | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship Spring 2019 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Lucas Yam | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (87%) Spring 2019 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Yaniv Weinberg | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (86%) Spring 2019 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Ezra Weinberg | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2019 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Isabelle Sager | Second Prize (90%) Piano Etude, Open, Level 8 Class, 2019 Peel Music Festival |
| Madelyne Yam | Third Prize (83%) Popular Piano, Level 6 Class, 2019 Peel Music Festival |
| Richmond Yang | First Prize (87%) Popular Piano, Level 5 Class, 2019 Peel Music Festival |
| Lucas Yam | First Prize (85%) Popular Piano, Level 4 Class, 2019 Peel Music Festival |
| Madelyne Yam | First Prize (89%) Grade 6, Studies/Etudes Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Lucas Yam | Second Prize (90%) Grade 4, Studies/Etudes Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Victoria Tassone | Second Prize (89%) Grade 4, Studies/Etudes Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Zack Chan | First Prize (92%) Grade 2, Studies/Etudes Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Sofia Belikova | First Prize (91%) Piano Solo, Introductory Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Lucas Chan | Second Prize (90%) Piano Solo, Introductory Class, 2019 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
2018
| Gillian Nestor | First Class Honours with Distinction (94%) RCM Level 8 Theory (Advanced Rudiments) Examination, 2019 Winter Session |
| Cayden Melgar Rivas | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship Fall 2018 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Cayden Melgar Rivas | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (86%) Fall 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Zack Chan | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship Spring 2018 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Madelyne Yam | Intermediate Scholarship Recital Finalist (89%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Lucas Yam | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (91%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Victoria Tassone | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Marijka Sinke | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Eleanor Gillespie | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Zack Chan | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (90%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Catherine Tassone | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (90%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Zoe Batziacas | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (87%) Spring 2018 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Brach |
| Catherine Tassone | Third Prize (91%) Grade 1, List C Class, 2018 Toronto Kiwanis Festival |
| Belle Sager | First Class Honours (82%) RCM Level 7 Piano Examination, 2018 Winter Session |
2017
| Belle Sager | First Class Honours with Distinction (94%) RCM Advanced Rudiments (Level 8) Examination, 2017 Summer Session |
| Bronwen Thomas | First Class Honours (82%) RCM Advanced Rudiments (Level 8) Examination, 2017 Summer Session |
| Aria Bout | First Class Honours with Distinction (93%) RCM Level 5 Piano Examination, 2017 Summer Session |
| Stephanie Ade-Conde | First Class Honours (85%) RCM Level 3 Piano Examination, 2017 Summer Session |
| Yaniv Weinberg | First Class Honours (85.2%) Conservatory Canada Grade 1 Piano Examination, 2017 Summer Session |
| Gillian Nestor | First Class Honours (91.1%) Conservatory Canada Level 4 Piano Examination, 2017 Spring Session |
| Victoria Tassone | First Class Honours (88%) RCM Level 2 Piano Examination, 2017 Spring Session |
| Madelyne Yam | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship Spring 2017 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Madelyne Yam | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (87%) Spring 2017 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Hannah Dobai-Wu | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2017 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Isabelle Sager | First Prize (86%) Popular Piano, Grade 7 Class, 2017 Peel Music Festival |
| Isabelle Sager | Second Prize (88%) List C, Grade 7 Class, 2017 Peel Music Festival |
| Stephanie Ade-Conde | First Prize (90%) Popular Piano, Grade 3 Class, 2017 Peel Music Festival |
| Stephanie Ade-Conde | Third Prize (88%) List C, Grade 3 Class, 2017 Peel Music Festival |
2016
| Hannah Dobai-Wu | Scholarship Winner, Outstanding Performance Scholarship
Spring 2016 Junior Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Shannon Dacanay | Senior Scholarship Recital Finalist (92% and 90%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Madelyne Yam | unior Scholarship Recital Finalist (86% and 86%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Mateo Dey | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (88%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Lucas Yam | unior Scholarship Recital Finalist (87%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Victoria Tassone | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Eleanor Gillespie | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (85%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Hannah Dobai-Wu | Junior Scholarship Recital Finalist (91%) Spring 2016 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Shannon Dacanay | Third Prize (87%) Piano Study Open, Grade 10 Class, 2016 Peel Music Festival |
| Gillian Nestor | First Prize (88%) Popular Piano, Grade 3 Class, 2016 Peel Music Festival |
| Aidan Schreder | Third Prize (87%) List B, Grade 2 Class, 2016 Peel Music Festival |
| Jonah Rakoff | First Class Honours with Distinction (100%) RCM Advanced Rudiments 2 Examination, 2016 Winter Session |
| Victoria Tassone | First Class Honours with Distinction (90%) RCM Preparatory B Examination, 2016 Winter Session |
2015
| Isabelle Sager | First Class Honours (83%) RCM Grade 5 Piano Examination, 2015 Summer Session |
| Madelyne Yam | First Class Honours (86%) RCM Grade 2 Piano Examination, 2015 Summer Session |
| Katelyn Romanko | First Class Honours (80%) RCM Grade 2 Piano Examination, 2015 Spring Session |
| Madelyne Yam | Scholarship Winner, Elementary Outstanding Performance Spring 2015 Scholarship Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Yasmin Bakhshian | Scholarship Recital Finalist (84%) Spring 2015 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Leah Gibbins | Scholarship Winner, Elementary Outstanding Performance Spring 2013 Scholarship Recitals, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Madelyne Yam | Scholarship Recital Finalist (84%) Spring 2015 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Gillian Nestor | Scholarship Recital Finalist (80%) Spring 2015 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Lucas & Madelyne Yam | Scholarship Recital Finalists (82%) Spring 2015 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Eloise Walker | Scholarship Recital Finalist (96%) Spring 2015 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Isabelle Sager | Third Prize (88%) List C, Grade 5 Class, 2015 Peel Music Festival |
| Gillian Nestor | Second Prize (88%) List B, Grade 2 Class, 2015 Peel Music Festival |
| Gillian Nestor | Third Prize (83%) Study Open, Grade 2 Class, 2015 Peel Music Festival |
| Jonah Rakoff | First Class Honours (80%) RCM Grade 8 Piano Examination, 2015 Winter Session |
2014
| Natalie Pilon | First Class Honours with Distinction (99%) RCM Advanced Rudiments 2 Examination, 2014 Summer Session |
| Michela Margiotta | First Class Honours with Distinction (95%) RCM Advanced Rudiments 2 Examination, 2014 Summer Session |
| Leah Gibbins | First Class Honours (83%) RCM Grade 4 Piano Examination, 2014 Summer Session |
| Gillian Nestor | First Class Honours (88%) RCM Grade 1 Piano Examination, 2014 Spring Session |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | Scholarship Recital Finalist (90%) Spring 2014 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Leah Gibbins | Scholarship Recital Finalist (88%) Spring 2014 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Madelyne Yam | Scholarship Recital Finalist (88%) Spring 2014 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | First Prize (90%) List C, Grade 5 Class, 2014 Peel Music Festival |
| Isabelle Sager | Third Prize (84%) List C, Grade 4 Class, 2014 Peel Music Festival |
| Gillian Nestor | Second Prize (88%) List B, Grade 1 Class, 2014 Peel Music Festival |
| Gillian Nestor | Third Prize (89%) Study Open, Grade 1 Class, 2014 Peel Music Festival |
2013
| Julia Zamparo | First Class Honours (81%) RCM Grade 2 Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Mark Tipold | First Class Honours (83%) RCM Grade 7 Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | Scholarship Winner, Elementary Outstanding Performance Spring 2013 Scholarship Recitals, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Matthew How Chun Lun | Scholarship Recital Finalist (86%) Spring 2013 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | Scholarship Recital Finalist (90%) Spring 2013 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Matthew How Chun Lun | Second (82%) Popular Piano, Grade 4 Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | First Prize (89%) Popular Piano, Grade 3 Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Alyssa Haineault | Second Prize (85%) Popular Piano, Grade 3 Class, Peel Music Festival |
2012
| Mark Tipold | First Class Honours with Distinction (99%) RCM Advanced Rudiments 2 Examination, Summer Session |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | First Class Honours (83%) RCM Grade 2 Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Natalie Rozanec | Third Prize (82%) Contemporary - Open, ARCT Level Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Glenn Tipold | First Prize (88%) Popular Piano, Grade 3 Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Matthew How Chun Lun | Third Prize (86%) Piano Grade 3 - List B Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Matthew Tontodonati | First Class Honours (88%) RCM Grade 1 Piano Examination, Winter Session |
2011
| Liina Sadul | First Class Honours with Distinction (97%) RCM Advanced Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Erik Sadul | First Class Honours with Distinction (95%) RCM Advanced Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Anita Zhu | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Michela Margiotta | First Class Honours (81%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Anita Zhu | Scholarship Winner, Elementary Outstanding Performance Spring 2011 Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
2010
| Nicole Bonner | Scholarship Recital Finalist (84%) Fall 2010 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Michela Margiotta | First Class Honours (80%) Fall 2010 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Ajeet Dhaliwal | Scholarship Recital Finalist (84%) Fall 2010 Auditions, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Michela Margiotta | First Class Honours (80%) RCM Grade 2 Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Tiffany Tran | Scholarship Winner, Peel Music Festival |
| Julia Piekos | Scholarship Winner, Junior Outstanding Performance (Grade 7) Spring 2010 Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Tiffany Tran | Scholarship Winner, Elementary Outstanding Performance Spring 2010 Recital, ORMTA Central Toronto Branch |
| Natalie Rozanec | Third Prize (84%) Piano - ARCT Level or Above, Peel Music Festival |
| Julia Piekos | Third Prize (87%) Piano Grade 7 - List C Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Tiffany Tran | Second Prize (90%) Piano Popular - Grade 3 Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Tiffany Tran | Third Prize (91%) Piano Grade 3 - List C Class, Peel Music Festival |
2009
| Julia Piekos | First Class Honours with Distinction (91%) RCM Advanced Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Ricky Sanchez | First Class Honours (88%) RCM Advanced Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Julia Piekos | Third Prize (88%) Piano Study - Open - Grade 6 Class, Peel Music Festival |
2008
| Laurel Denning | First Class Honours (85%) RCM Advanced Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Jiayu Yang | Second Prize (83%) Piano Grade 9 - List B Class, All TV Festival of Music |
| Elliot Cheng | Second Prize (88%) Piano Grade 9 - List C Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Halle Manangan | Third Prize (88%) Piano Grade 4 - List C Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Mackenzie Philbrick | First Prize (89%) Piano Grade 3 - List C Class, Peel Music Festival |
| Mackenzie Philbrick | Third Prize (84%) Popular Piano - Grade 3 Class, Peel Music Festival |
2007
| Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Class Honours with Distinction (99%) Grade 2 RCM Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Elliot Cheng | First Class Honours (80%) Grade 8 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Samuel Vandaiyar | First Class Honours (88%) Grade 6 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 5 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Halle Manangan | First Class Honours (82%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Natalie Di Tommaso | Second Prize (84%) Piano Grade 10 - List D Class, All TV Festival of Music |
| Natalie Di Tommaso | Third Prize (90%) Piano Grade 10 - List D Class, Davenport Music Festival |
| Natalie Di Tommaso | Third Prize (88%) Piano Grade 10 - List E Class, Davenport Music Festival |
| Samuel Vandaiyar | First Prize (89%) Piano Grade 6 - List C Class, Davenport Music Festival |
| Lily Devins | First Prize (83%) Popular Piano - Grades 3 - 4 Class, Davenport Music Festival |
| Philip Tang | First Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Mackenzie Philbrick | First Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Leah Gibbons | Third Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Leah Gibbons | First Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Alexandra Aulicino | Second Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Mackenzie Philbrick | Third Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
2006
| Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Class Honours (88%) Grade 4 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Halle Manangan | First Class Honours with Distinction (90%) Grade 1 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Lily Devins | First Class Honours (85%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Dana Lobo | First Class Honours (80%) Grade 1 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Lily Devins & Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Prize (80%) Piano Duet - Grade 3 & 4 Class, All TV Festival of Music |
| Lily Devins | Third Prize (78%) Piano Grade 3 Class, All TV Festival of Music |
| Emilie-Sagripanti | Scholarship Winner, Davenport Festival of Music |
| Emilie-Sagripanti | First Prize (91%) Popular Piano - Grades 3 & 4 Class, Davenport Festival of Music |
| Samuel Vandaiyar | First Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Erin Annis | Second Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Jessico Lobo | Third Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Samuel Vandaiyar | Second Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Erin Annis | Third Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Halle Manangan & Joshua Manangan | First Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Mary Gilbert & Ollie Naccache | Second Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Alexandra Aulicino & Amanda Verar | Third Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Alexandra Aulicino & Amanda Verar | First Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Mary Gilbert & Ollie Naccache | Second Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Halle Manangan & Joshua Manangan | Third Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
2005
| Emilie-Marie Sagripanti | First Class Honours with Distinction (93%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Meagan Lindley | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 4 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Lily Devins | First Class Honours (85%) Grade 2 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Samantha Over | First Class Honours (87%) Grade 2 Conservatory Canada Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Moses Kim | First Prize (85%) Piano Grade 3 - List C Class, All TV Festival of Music |
| Anny Tang | First Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Erin Annis | Second Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Kellen Lindley | Third Prize, Classical Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Flora Boachie | First Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Carly McDougald | Second Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Erin Annis | Third Prize, Popular Category, Solo Competition (Studio) |
| Meagan Lindley & Samuel Vandaiyar | First Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Therese Koch & Jack Devins | Second Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Alessandra Castro & Sonya Esposito | Third Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Meagan Lindley & Samuel Vandaiyar | First Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Holly Mowbray & Jamie Mowbray | Second Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Una Kim & Moses Kim | Third Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
2004
| Elliot Cheng | First Class Honours with Distinction (92%) Grade 2 RCM Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Kalyna Baziuk-Swaga | First Class Honours (81%) Grade 2 RCM Rudiments Examination, Summer Session |
| Elliot Cheng | First Class Honours (82%) Grade 7 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Francesca Saraco | First Class Honours (84%) Grade 3 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Carly McDougald | First Class Honours (84%) Grade 1 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Lily Devins | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 1 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Meagan Lindley & Carly McDougald | Third Prize (85%) Piano Duet - Age 10 & Under Class The Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto |
2003
| Elliot Cheng | First Class Honours (80%) Grade 6 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Andrea Yetter | First Class Honours (81%) Grade 4 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Francesca Saraco | First Class Honours (86%) Grade 2 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Meagan Lindley | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 2 RCM Piano Examination, Spring Session |
| Erin Annis & Kellen Lindley | First Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Carly McDougald & Anthony Saraco | Second Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Lily Devins & Jesse King | Third Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Lily Devins & Jesse King | First Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Dana Lobo & Samantha Stuart | Second Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Carly McDougald & Anthony Saraco | Third Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Francesca Saraco & Jonathan Kean | Third Prize (83%) Piano Duet - Age 12 & Under Class The Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto |
| Meagan Lindley & Michael Natale | Third Prize (87%) Piano Duet - Age 10 & Under Class The Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto |
2002
| Rachel Taguicana | First Class Honours (83%) Grade 2 RCM Piano Examination, Summer Session |
| Jenny Lemberg | Third Prize (83%) Piano Grade 3 - List C Class, Toronto Music Competition |
| Kyleigh & Megan Matera | First Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Carly McDougald & Anthony Saraco | Second Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Meagan Lindley & Michael Natale | Third Prize, Classical Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Fiona Sutherland & Elliot Cheng | First Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Carly McDougald & Anthony Saraco | Second Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |
| Meagan Lindley & Michael Natale | Third Prize, Popular Category, Duet Festival (Studio) |