Kiwanis Music Festival Trophy & Scholarship Winners
All Scholarships documentation is available for pick up from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at this year’s Highlights Concert that will take place at Algonquin Commons Theatre, Thursday May 19th. Doors open at 7:00 pm, the show starts at 7:30 pm. Tickets can be purchased by clicking here. Tickets are $30/adult, $20/seniors and students 6 – 12 years old, free for children 6 and under.
Senior Scholarships
Senior Scholarships are considered by special application only, by a special Senior Scholarship Committee comprised of professional musicians. These are major Scholarships designed to assist the best of our festival performers as they work toward careers in music.
Click here to download the Senior Scholarship Application and Information Form. The deadline for receiving fully completed applications is February 15 each year. Applications received by the Festival office after that time will not be accepted.
| 2023 Senior Scholarships | Winner | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Anne F Crain Fund | Kevin Chen | $2,500 |
| Anne F Crain Fund | Spencer Kymyshyn | $2,500 |
| Marion Hewitt Memorial Scholarship | Kevin Chen | $2,000 |
| Bill and June Joe | Bobby Thompson | $1,500 |
| Sid Holmes Memorial Scholarship | Bobby Thompson | $750 |
| Ottawa Music Club Senior Scholarship | Bobby Thompson | $850 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Harry Brown Senior Scholarship | Bobby Thompson | $750 |
| Ottawa Chamberfest, Jacob Siskind Scholarship | Maria Krstic | $1,000 |
| Ottawa Pianos / Yamaha Senior Scholarship | Spencer Klymyshyn | $750 |
| Friends of the NAC Orchestra Senior Scholarship | Bennett Van Barr | $1,000 |
| Robert Laidlaw Memorial | Spencer Klymyshyn | $1,500 |
| 2022 Special Trophies | Description | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Musicianship in Brass | Eric Bouchard | |
| Cammie Howard Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Clarinet | Gabrielle Sicotte |
| Leading Note Trophy | Most Promising Flute Player | Darya Heynen |
| Marion Dempsey Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Harp | Sara Foulkes-O'Flaherty |
| Nettleton Trophy | Best Musicianship in Senior/Open Piano | Ming Wong |
| Phyllis M. Osler Trophy | Best Musicianship in Intermediate Piano - 13/under to 16/under | Dana Lu |
| James P. Kenney Trophy | Best Musicianship in Junior Piano - ages 7 to 12 | Arianne Liu |
| ORMTA Flora Matheson Goulden Trophy | Best Musicianship in Senior Strings | Bennett van Barr |
| Sziladi Family Trophy | Most promising in Intermediate Strings (Violin or Viola) | Veronika Jovic |
| Pawel Szymczcyk-Marjanovic Trophy | The Student with the highest mark in all cello classes | Emmanuel Gingras |
| https://www.ottawakiwanismusicfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bernice-Keenleyside-Trophy.pdf | Best Musicianship in Senior and Open Voice | Benjamin Mallory |
| Evelyn Greenberg Trophy | Best Musicianship in Junior and Intermediate Voice | Mathias Séror |
| Lynn Anne Milsom Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Winds | Gabrielle Sicotte |
| Orpheus Society Trophy | Musical Theatre - Most Promising | Maddie Fulford |
| CBC Music in Schools Trophy | Winner of the CBC Music in Schools Invitational Competition | event not held in 2022 |
To see the Performance Trophies awarded throughout the Festival – click here
To see the Performance Scholarships – click here