Awarded in 2023: These Special Trophies are awarded throughout the Festival for Best Musicianship in the various Disciplines, at the Adjudicator’s Discretion and through an assortment of live concerts.
BERNICE KEENLEYSIDE RA CIVIL SERVICE TROPHY
Océanne Demers
Best musicianship in Senior and Open Voice
CAMMIE HOWARD MEMORIAL TROPHY
no qualifying entries
Best musicianship in Clarinet
CBC OTTAWA AWARD FOR MUSIC IN SCHOOLS TROPHY
Lisgar Collegiate Flute Ensemble
EVELYN GREENBERG TROPHY
Henri Trepanier
Best Musicianship in Junior and Intermediate Voice
JAMES P. KENNEY TROPHY
Zixin Wang
Best Musicianship in Junior Piano
KIWANIS CLUB OF OTTAWA-VANIER TROPHY
Marc-Etienne Leclerc
Best Musicianship in Guitar
LEADING NOTE TROPHY
Darya Heynen
Most promising Flute player, Adjudicator’s choice
LOCAL 180 MUSICIANS’ ASSOC. OF OTTAWA GATINEAU TROPHY
Sophia Pierce
Best Musicianship in Popular Music
LYNN ANNE MILSOM MEMORIAL TROPHY
Nabeel Ansari
Best Musicianship in Woodwinds
MARION DEMPSEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Cordelia Porter
Best Musicianship in Harp
MIKE MCDONALD & GLENN BELL MEMORIAL TROPHY
no entries this year
Best Musicianship in Percussion
NETTLETON TROPHY
Takashi New
Best Musicianship in Senior and Open Piano
ORMTA FLORA MATHESON GOULD TROPHY
Sizhan Zheng
Best Musicianship in Senior Strings
ORPHEUS MUSICAL THEATRE SOCIETY TROPHY
Ainsleigh MacInnis
Most Promising in Music Theatre
OTTAWA YOUTH ORCHESTRA TROPHY
Ambrose van der Sloot
Best Musicianship in Brass
PAWEL SZMCZCYK-MARJNOVIC TROPHY
Jacob Kang
Highest Mark in all Cello classes
PHYLLIS M. OSLER TROPHY
Allan Bordovsky
Best Musicianship in Intermediate Piano
SZILADI FAMILY TROPHY
Victor Li
Most Promising Violin or Viola Player, Intermediate