Up to 2005 Stars of the Festival were chosen – one Senior Star each year from 1956 onward and one Junior Star from 1986 onward. From 2006 the Festival named recipients of Awards of Excellence.
SENIOR
2005 Maureen Batt
2004 Leticia Brewer
2003 Anne Larlee
2002 Emmanuelle Bouffard
2001 Leticia Brewer
2000 Elliott Braganza
1999 Elliott Braganza
1998 Jared Hartt
1997 Anne Larlee
1996 Measha Gosman
1995 Mark Dickson
1994 Mark Dickson
1993 Amber Bishop
1992 Lynn Poulin
1991 Yoko Sawai
1990 Naninka Vanicek and Tara Tingley
1989 Jeff Parker
1988 Margaret Gilmore
1987 Chris Ayer
1986 Cathy Scott
1985 Jennifer Francis
1984 Jennifer Francis
1983 Jennifer Francis
1982 Martine Richard
1981 Marc Sabat
1980 Jane Francis
1979 Karen Crowley
1978 Shari Saunders
1977 Marc Sabat
1976 Shari Saunders
1975 Maureen Aherne
1974 St. Dunstan’s Adult Choir
1973 F.H.S. Glee Club Mixed
1972 Harriet Clark Memorial Handbell Choir
1971 Harriet Clark Memorial Handbell Choir
1970 F.H.S. Glee Club Girls
1969 Jane Ogilvie
1968 Mary Steen
1967 Mary Baird
1966 Jane Ogilvie
1965 Paul Campbell
1964 Sandra Nason
1963 Not awarded
1962 Gesner Street School Choir
1961 Teachers’ College Ladies’ Choir
1960 Joanne Kingett
1959 David Nielsen
1958 David Nielsen and Barbara Carman
1957 Phillip Nielsen and David Nielsen
1956 Phillip Nielsen
JUNIOR
2005 Sarah Noftall
2004 Allie Casey and Joanne Delaney
2003 Jesse Liu and Nico Morin Paul
2002 Jesse Liu
2001 Jeremy VanSlyke
2000 Hannah Park and Alicia Toner
1999 James Spray
1998 James Spray
1997 Elissa Rennert-May
1996 Joel Tranquilla
1995 Joel Tranquilla
1994 Elliott Braganza
1993 District 18 Girls’ Choir
1992 Iain MacDonald and Colin Rennert-May
1991 Measha Gosman
1990 Jared Hartt
1989 District 18 Girls’ Choir
1988 Sarah Standring
1987 Susan Tingley
1986 Motria Sabat
