Awards
Esprit Orchestra's excellence and commitment to the future of Canadian culture has not gone unnoticed. Esprit's Music Director and Conductor Alex Pauk is a composer of growing international stature and has received many awards and nominations for his outstanding compositions and contributions to the development of Canadian music. Esprit's corporate partners have also been rewarded for their strong ongoing support of the orchestra.
1990 SOCAN Award of Merit
1995 Jean A. Chalmers National Music Award
1996 Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Arts
1998 Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Arts
1999 Toronto Musicians Association Musician of the Year Award – Alex Pauk, recipient
2000 Lieutenant Governor General's Award for the Arts
2005 Vida Peene Fund
2007 Yorkton Film Festival Golden Sheaf Award – Alex Pauk, recipient
2007 Molson Prize (administered by The Canada Council) – Alex Pauk, recipient
