2019 AWARDS & SCHOLARSHIPS
MUSICAL THEATRE:
Elsie Jamieson Memorial Award & Trophy, Fifty dollars ($50.00) or 2 @ Twenty five dollars each ($25 ea.). Awarded to a performer in an Elementary class in Musical Theatre who is not necessarily the winner of a class but who, in the opinion of the adjudicator, demonstrated a joy of performing and a love of music.
Jesse McCarron & Avery Cohen
Helen & Esther Lawrence Memorial Award & Trophy and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding elementary performer in Musical Theatre.
Victoria Robertson
Halliday-Smith Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or Two (2) @ Fifty Dollars each ($50 ea.) Awarded to a performer in a Junior class in Musical Theatre who is not necessarily the winner of a class but who, in the opinion of the adjudicator, demonstrated a joy of performing and a love of music.
Cameron Boulter & Keira MacDuff
Dairy Queen, New Glasgow, Award, Trophy and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding Junior performer in Musical Theatre.
Maya MacGillivray
One Hundred Dollars ($100) or Two @ Fifty Dollars each ($50 ea.) Awarded to a performer in an Intermediate and/or Senior class in Musical Theatre who is not necessarily the winner of a class but who, in the opinion of the adjudicator, demonstrated a joy of performing and a love of music.
Campbell Hayman,
Cameron Osgood Recommended Alternate, Junior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival
70th New Glasgow Music Festival Award, Trophy and Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding intermediate performer in Musical Theatre.
Noel Fougere
Recommended Junior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival
65th New Glasgow Music Festival Anniversary Trophy and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00/$50.00 ea.) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding senior performer in Musical Theatre.
Victoria Straub
Recommended Senior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival
Senior New Glasgow Musical Theatre Trophy and the Gertrude MacLeod Holton Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding senior performer in Musical Theatre.
Laycie Sutherland
Recommended National Musical Theatre Class, Provincial Music Festival
Elizabeth Delaney MacNeil Memorial Trophy and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00/$50.00 ea.) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the outstanding Junior/Intermediate duet in Musical Theatre.
Evan Boulter & Avery Cohen
Senior Musical Theatre Duet, Trophy and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00/$50.00 ea.) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the outstanding Senior duet in Musical Theatre.
Rebecca MacKeen & Linh Tran
Senior/Open Class Musical Theatre Award, Two Hundred and Fifty Dollars
($250.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator to competitors in one or other of these two classes who give distinguished performances, although not necessarily winning performances, of a piece from a recent (about the last 15 years) stage musical. The piece must be deemed appropriate to the competitor’s age, performance potential, and vocal development. Plus ($50.00) Fifty dollars Festival Award
Tia McNiven, Gabrielle Jenkins, Linh Tran,
Recommended Alternate Senior Musical Theatre, Provincial Music Festival
BAND:
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the most promising band of the festival.
Pictou County Brass and Reed
70th New Glasgow Music Festival Band Award. Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the outstanding band of the festival.
Bluefield High School Band
Mary Embree Band Scholarship Awards, Seventy Five Dollars Each ($75.00 ea.) Each Pictou County/Antigonish/Guysborough County school band director will recommend one player to receive this scholarship.
Klorissa Farnsworth , NRHS
Abigail Boudreau, McCulloch Education Centre
Amelia Parker, West Pictou Consolidated School
Brain Yang, Dr. J.H.Gillis High School
Caroline Boulter, NNEC
Zack Walker, New Glasgow Academy
Petra Moriarty, A.G.Baillie
New Glasgow Music Festival Plaque and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding middle school instrumental or choral ensemble.
Saxatron Ensemble, New Glasgow Academy
New Glasgow Music Festival Plaque and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding senior instrumental or choral ensemble.
North Nova Education Centre Concert Choir Recommended, Class 103, Provincial Music Festival
CHORAL
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving elementary school choir.
Dr. W.A.MacLeod Consolidated Mass Choir
Marion Irving Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving entry in a choral class.
Vocala
New Glasgow Music Festival Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator to a school with two Deserving School Choirs.
New Glasgow Academy Elementary Choir & New Glasgow Academy Concert Choir
New Glasgow School Music Festival Plaque, donated by the New Glasgow Academy Music Auxiliary, and One Hundred Dollar Award ($100.00) given in memory of Sister Blanche Gillis. Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the outstanding school choir of the festival.
North Nova Education Centre Vocal Jazz Choir
4.0 INSTRUMENTAL:
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving instrumental student.
Cameron Boulter
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving flute player.
Mary Henderson
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving instrumental student.
Simon Bannerman
Northumberland Regional High School Band Award, One Hundred ($100.00)
Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the most promising instrumentalist, who is also a member of the Northumberland Regional High School Band program.
Pierre Aucoin
Senior Instrumental Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a senior instrumental student.
Caroline Boulter
STRINGS:
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving string student (bowed instrument)
Katey Aucoin
Scottish Fiddle Award, Two @ Fifty Dollars each ($50ea) or One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an emerging and talented fiddler in a Scottish class.
Katey Aucoin and Klorissa Farnsworth
Jim McInnis Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an emerging and talented fiddler in a Scottish class.
Amelia Parker
Pictou County Celtic Association Workshops in Music and Gaelic
Scholarships in Memory of Fleur Mainville, Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to emerging fiddle players who have a love of music and would benefit from attending this summer camp.
Lana Vautour
Pictou County Celtic Association Workshops in Music and Gaelic
Scholarships in Memory of Fleur Mainville, Full Tuition Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to three emerging fiddle players who have a love of music and would benefit from attending this summer camp.
Anthony Vautour, James Ross, Ella Vaughan
Mary Benvie Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving string (bowed instrument) player of any age, from northern Nova Scotia, who has achieved a minimum mark of 85 in a sonata, concerto or advanced solo class.
Amelia Parker
Joyce Goodman Memorial Award for Strings, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding string player (bowed instrument) who has played advanced level repertoire in at least three (3) classes and who has also competed in a sight reading class, and who shows both musical talent and a joy in music making (if no string player is eligible for this award, it may be given to a student of voice).
Caroline Boulter, Recommended Junior Strings, Provincial Music Festival
VOICE:
Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving voice participant, between the ages of 11 to 14 years, who is not necessarily to the winner of a class.
Grace Bannerman
Fifty Dollars ($50.00). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator to an emerging young soprano displaying commitment and versatility in repertoire.
Maya MacGillivray
A & B. Two Awards @ Fifty Dollars ($50.00 ea.) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a boy and a girl who each gave an outstanding performance of a sacred solo.
Cameron Osgood
Justin Skinner
A & B Helen Creighton Folk Song Awards. Two Awards of Fifty Dollars each
($50.00 ea.). Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to the outstanding performance of a selection from the Helen Creighton Collection.
Maya MacGillivary
Leah McPherson
Mima C. Day Memorial Trophy and Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a promising young singer.
Annika Murray
Ann (Nan) Roblee Memorial Trophy, and Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a promising young singer.
Bethany Antle
Vocal Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00 or two at $50.0 ea) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving boy or girl and not necessarily the winner of a class. The winner should be 16 years of age or younger.
William Austin
Robert McPherson
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and Laureate Kappa Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Shield. Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding singer of folk songs.
Avery Cohen
Fleur Mainville Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding of a traditional folk song.
William Austin
Emma Lee Stewart Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding singer and/or composer of a contemporary folk song.
Cameron Boulter
Jane Sutherland Memorial Award, One Hundred Twenty Five Dollars ($125.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving student in a Junior Voice Class.
Rebecca DeCoste
Margaret Durning Memorial Award, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding senior student of voice.
Leah McPherson
Recommended, Junior Voice, Provincial Music Festival
Susan Fraser Memoral Award, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator to an outstanding senior vocalist who has performed advanced level repertoire in at least three (3) classes. These classes must include. Operatic Solo, Sacred Aria, and Lieder.
Laycie Sutherland
Recommended. Alternate, Senior Voice, Provincial Music Festival
Joyce Goodman Memorial Award for Voice, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00 ea.) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding student of voice who has sung advanced repertoire in at least three (3) classes and who has competed in a sight reading class, and who shows both musical talent and a joy in making music.
Hayley MacGregor
Evelyn Adamson Johnstone Memorial Award, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the voice adjudicator, to the most promising Soprano, 16 years of age and over.
Nicole Ross
Recommended, Senior Voice, Provincial Music Festival
Male Vocal Award, Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00), awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to a male with changed voice, Grade 12 and under, who displays a genuine love of performing across classes. The recipient will have given an outstanding performance in at least two (2) of the following – musical theatre, vocal solo, sacred solo – and have sung in a concert group. This award is given in appreciation of the years of dedication Monica George Punke has given to helping singers in Pictou County find their own voices.
Justin Skinner
PIANO/KEYBOARD:
Junior Piano Students, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) or 2 @ $25.00 ea. Awarded at the discretion of the Junior Piano adjudicator to young piano players showing great promise.
James Lawrence & Olivia Liska
Juanita Connors Memorial Trophy and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a promising young pianist. In memory of Ann Hobin
Brian Yang
Norma E. Young Scholarship, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving male or female student in piano.
Nell Cameron
Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving piano participant, between the ages of 11 to 14 years and not necessarily the winner of a class.
Rory Cameron
A & B Heather and Charles Coll Awards, Seventy-five Dollars each ($75.00 ea.) and Keeper Trophies. Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving Intermediate boy and Intermediate girl performer on piano.
Andrew Fraser
Ispeeta Ahmed
A & B Awards: One of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or two of Fifty Dollars each ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a deserving young pianist, and not necessarily the winner of a class. The winner 16 years of age or younger.
Audrey Yang
Oliver Long
The Sylvia Dingle Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to a promising young piano student.
Nikos Bonvie
Llaina Donkin Memorial Scholarship, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)
Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding piano student.
Nikos Bonvie
Vesta Mosher Memorial Scholarship, One Hundred & Fifty Dollars ($150.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to an outstanding player of the piano who is also a graduating student and will be entering a tertiary level music program.
Victoria Dunn
Scottie Cameron Memorial Award, Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00 ea.) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator(s) of the New Glasgow Music Festival, to a piano student age 15 to 17 years, who has exhibited exceptional ability and the quality of dedication required to pursue a career in music. In addition, the student must have entered a piano baroque class and a piano sonata class, both at a minimum Grade 8 level of difficulty; and one other piano class, which may be an ensemble class. The combined marks awarded by the adjudicator (including a sight reading class) must total 340 points or more.
Vlad Chiriac
OTHER:
Bernadette Halliday Memorial Plaque, Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator(s) for the best in family music.
The Bannerman Family
Elizabeth J. Stalker Memorial Award, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator(s), to one who is a resident of Pictou County, who has not received any other award this year and, who shows musical talent.
Eilidh Cameron
Ollie Bowen Memorial Award, Fifty Dollars ($50.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding performer in either voice or piano. Donor: Melda Bowen MacMillan
Pierre Aucoin
The Mary Diane Polley Award, Seventy Five Dollars ($75.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a performer in strings, piano or voice, who best exemplified a “One of a Kind” love and talent for music. The performer does not necessarily have to be a winner of any class at the festival.
Simon Bannerman
Commitment and Dedication Award, Seventy-five Dollars ($75.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator to a young performer who is not necessarily a first place winner but who has displayed outstanding commitment and dedication to the art of music making.
Jessica Kearley
The William Sebastian Georgallas Scholarship, Seventy-Five Dollars ($75.00) and Silver Medal. Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a young performer (Under 12 years) who best exemplifies a joy of performing and a love of music. (This young performer does not necessarily have to be a winner of any class at the festival.
Mohammed Keshavarzi
The George Durning Award for Solo Composition, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a student of composition who has entered an Intermediate of Senior Competition Class in Instrumental, Vocal or Piano in New Glasgow Music Festival.
Annika Murray ($25.00)
Nikos Bonvie ($25.00)
William Daley ($50.00)
Shirley Bent Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator to an outstanding performer in either voice or piano.
Cameron Osgood
Harry Murray Memorial Award, One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator(s).
Brian Yang
Chris Mac Karacher Memorial Award, One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator(s), to a deserving student in Pictou County.
Emily Langille
Vivian Brand Memorial Scholarship, One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150.00) Awarded, at the discretion of the adjudicator, to a senior performer from Pictou County, who has displayed outstanding artistry and musicianship in at least three classes in any discipline. Preference will be given to a graduating high school student.
William Daley
Isabel Morton Award, Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) Awarded at the discretion of the adjudicator, to an outstanding performer in at least three classes, which must include a concert group, of any discipline, and one who exemplifies a genuine passion for making music.
Lucas March
Sightreading Awards: Twenty five Dollars ea ($25.00 ea.) Awarded to the highest mark in Senior Sightreading in each of the following disciplines: piano, vocal, violin and strings, and instrumental.
Caroline Boulter, Strings
Lucas March, Instrumental
Brian Yang, Piano
Elise Canning & Leah McPherson, Voice
Festival Awards Fifty Dollars each ($50.00 ea.)
Kaitlyn Hayes
Conrad Robertson
Jesse Cheverie
SPECIAL PRIZES
The Junior Cup, Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($750.00) The Junior Cup, its Keeper Trophy and scholarship of $750.00 is awarded to a competitor, 16 years and under, who in the opinion of the adjudicators, shows most promise and musical ability, having competed in at least six (6) classes, four (4) of which must be in the same discipline, with repertoire at least at a Junior Level (as defined on Page 2, Section A of the Syllabus). For details re eligible classes see the Syllabus of the New Glasgow Music Festival.
Vlad Chiriac
The Rose Bowl, One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1500.00) The Rose Bowl, its Keeper Trophy and scholarship of $1500.00 is donated by Mr. Harold Renouf. It is awarded to a solo performer, 18 years and under, who is playing at least advanced level repertoire as defined on Page 2, Section A of the Syllabus. The solo competitor will, in the opinion of the adjudicators, show outstanding promise and musical ability, having competed in at least six (6) classes, four (4) of which must be in the same discipline. For details re eligible classes see the Syllabus of the New Glasgow Music Festival. (Award at this level for 2018 and 2019)
Lucas March
