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 |
| 2024 Special Trophies | Description | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Best Musicianship in Brass | Constance Prost | |
| Cammie Howard Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Clarinet | no entries |
| Leading Note Trophy | Most Promising Flute Player | Darya Heynen |
| Marion Dempsey Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Harp | Emma Liu |
| Nettleton Trophy | Best Musicianship in Senior/Open Piano | Muyang Li |
| Phyllis M. Osler Trophy | Best Musicianship in Intermediate Piano - 13/under to 16/under | Victoria Luan |
| James P. Kenney Trophy | Best Musicianship in Junior Piano - ages 7 to 12 | Hugo Pan |
| ORMTA Flora Matheson Goulden Trophy | Best Musicianship in Senior Strings | Vincent Pham |
| Sziladi Family Trophy | Most promising in Intermediate Strings (Violin or Viola) | Anna Hien Pham |
| Pawel Szymczcyk-Marjanovic Trophy | The Student with the highest mark in all cello classes | Jacob Kang |
| https://www.ottawakiwanismusicfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Bernice-Keenleyside-Trophy.pdf | Best Musicianship in Senior and Open Voice | Juliette Aubin |
| Evelyn Greenberg Trophy | Best Musicianship in Junior and Intermediate Voice | Alex Becke |
| Lynn Anne Milsom Memorial Trophy | Best Musicianship in Winds | Nabeel Ansari |
| Orpheus Society Trophy | Musical Theatre - Most Promising | Devon Cui |
| CBC Music in Schools Trophy | Winner of the CBC Music in Schools Invitational Competition | Chorale Grande Ourse |
To see the Performance Trophies awarded throughout the Festival – click here
To see the Performance Scholarships – click here