Music Scholarships - 2010

Special Awards

Elmer Iseler Best Choir Award - $500.00
Northlea School Choir - Director: Mitch Bondy
Best String Ensemble - George Heinl Award - $500.00
Cardinal Carter Academy Sr. Strings - Conductor: Jolanta Hickey
Kingsway Foundation Scholarships (donated by the Kingsway Humber Kiwanis Club)
Chris James - $1,500
Alberta Brown - $1,500
Maria Ivanova - $1,000

Scholarships

The Kiwanis Music Festival Association is a charitable organization and contributions thereto are authorized as deductible under the Income Tax Act. In accordance with Revenue Canada regulations, T4A forms will be issued to those receiving Scholarships/awards of $500 or more.

Most Promising Students

The Sid Oue Memorial Scholarships:
Three scholarships of $400 each are offered annually by the Kiwanis Club of Toronto to honour Sid Oue, a distinguished Canadian and a Past President of the Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto. 
Strings: Emma Meinrenken
Woodwinds: Samuel Smith-Fraser
Brass: Duncan Campbell

The David Ouchterlony Memorial Scholarships
Two scholarships of $400. each are offered annually by the Kiwanis Music Festival of Greater Toronto to honour Dr. David Ouchterlony, a distinguished Canadian musician and a past Executive Director of the Kiwanis Music Festival. They will be awarded in the fields of Solo Voice and Piano.
Piano: Anastasia Rizikov
Voice: Vartan Gabrielian

Alumni

$300 - Jason Lee - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Douglas Gilmour Award

Bands

$1000 - Earl Haig Symphonic Band - Roderick Thompson Memorial Award
$500 - John G. Althouse Grade 8 Band- Kiwanis Club of Toronto - Colonel Peacock
$350 - Aurora HS Grade 11 Wind Ensemble - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$350 - Earl Haig Grade 9 Elective Concert Band- Kiwanis Club of North York - David Ross Memorial
$350 - St. Basil College Sr. Band - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$350 - Lawrence Park Jr. Concert Band - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$350 - Markville Senior Wind Ensemble - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$350 - Cosburn Grade 8 Concert Band - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - North Toronto Symphonic Band - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Eric Mundinger Award
$250 - John G. Althouse Grade 6 Band - Kiwanis Club of Scarborough - Wally Kostur Memorial
$250 - Runnymede Brass Ensemble - Kiwanis Club of North York - George & Margaret Hosie Award
$250 - Camilla Instrumental Ensemble - Douglas Gilmour Award
$250 - Markville Symphonic Band - Kiwanis Club of North York - Allan Lowe Award
$250 - Stephen Lewis Taiko- Yamaha Canada Music Ltd - Percussion Section
$100 - Loretto Abbey Senior Band - Len Relf Memorial Award
$50 - Shayne Redford - Oceanna Music Publications Award

Brass

$500 - Emma Metzger - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
$400 - Duncan Campbell - Sid Oue Memorial
$250 - Emma Metzger - Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
$250 - Caitlin Coppell - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Kelvin Tse - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Hugh C. Proctor Memorial Award
$200 - Matisse Blundell - Kiwanis Club of Scarborough - David Adjey Award
$75 - Henry Bertoia - Kiwanis Club of Bloor-Toronto

Choirs

$500 - Northlea Junior Choir- Elmer Iseler Award - Best Choir
$500 - Unionville HS Ladies' Choir - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$400 - Lawrence Park C.I. Women's Choir - Keynotes Scholarship
$300 - St. Clements School Sr. Chamber Choir - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - President's Award
$250 - Catholic Central High School Chamber Choir - Barry Gosse Award - Etobicoke Centennial Choir
$250 - Bach Chamber Youth Choir - Kiwanis Club of North York - Alan Watson Award
$250 - Bach Chamber Youth Choir, Men's Choir - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Markville S.S. Concert Choir - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Thomas Street M.S. Chamber Choir - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Alexmuir Festival Choir - John Govedas Memorial Scholarship
$200 - Crescent School Boys Choir - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - John Bird Award
$200 - Emily Carr Senior Pop Choir - Kiwanis Club of Islington - Douglas Gilmour
$200 - John G. Althouse Chamber Choir - Kiwanis Club of Scarborough - Stuart R. McCormack Award
$200 - Samuel Hearne Choir - Kiwanis Club of East York - Solomon Rajanayagam
$200 - Rosethorn Junior School Choir - Kiwanis Club of East York Solomon Rajanyagam
$150 - Vocal Horizons Chamber Choir- Kiwanis Club of the Golden Mile - Fred Everest & Bill White Memorial
$150 - Crescent School 6B - Nancy Rae MacDonald Memorial
$100 - Hillcrest Grade 2 Choir - Portia White Memorial
$100 - Lithuanian Youth Choir Gintareliai - Corus Entertainment
$100 - St. Clement's School Grade 2 Homeroom Choir - John Ford Memorial

Composition

$250 - Daniel Lee - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Johnny MacMillan - Mary Gardiner Memorial Award
$100 - Jacqueline Park - Mary Gardiner Memorial Award
$100 - Matt Poon - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation

Electronic Keyboards

$100 - Andrew Xue - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award

Guitar & Bandura

$400 - Francisco Rodrigo - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Trevor Cooper - Keynotes Scholarship
$150 - Hong Choi - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - James DeKeyser - Keynotes Scholarship
$100 - Nikki Anjavi - Vera & Vern Stevens Memorial
$100 - Simon Dolega - The Pidkowich Bandura Award
$100 - Izaak Niksah - Keynotes Scholarship
$100 - Natalia Ogrodnik - The Pidkowich Bandura Award
$100 - Emily Tsui - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber

Jazz

$600 - Etobicoke School of the Arts: Mosaic - Arrigo Trophy - Best Jazz
$500 - Lawrence Park Jr. Stage Band - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Ron Sclater Memorial
$250 - Etobicoke School of the Arts Stage Band - Kiwanis Club of North York - William (Bill) Cotton Memorial
$100 - Camilla Jazz Ensemble - Roderick Thompson Memorial Award

Musical Theatre

$400 - Emily Pynenberg - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$300 - Michelle Nash - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Len Frost
$200 - Rachel Cvecich - Kiwanis Club of Scarborough - Frank Fenwick Award
$200 - Jacqui Sirois - Louise Tandy Murch Memorial
$150 - Hayley Goldenberg- Roderick Thompson Scholarship
$100 - Lisa Hogg - Kiwanis Music Festival
$100 - Michelle Nash - Keynotes Scholarship
$100 - Ezra Tennan - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$100 - Laruen Voorpostel - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Vanessa Reonegro - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Rebecca Townsend - Kiwanis Music Festival

Orchestras

$500 - Cardinal Carter Senior Strings - George Heinl Award for Best S.S. String Ensemble
$500 - Arts York String Quartet - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Award
$350 - Earl Haig Symphony Orchestra - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - North Toronto Symphony Orchestra - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Arts York Strings - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - John G. Althouse Honour Orchestra - Kiwanis Club of North York
$200 - Cardinal Carter Int. Strings - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Donald A. White Memorial
$200 - Glenview Grade 8 Strings - Kiwanis Club of Scarborough - John Innala Award
$200 - Runnymede Strings - Roderick Thompson Memorial Award
$200 - Markville Sr. String Ensemble - Roderick Thompson Memorial Award
$200 - John G. Althouse Gr. 8 Strings - Douglas Gilmour Memorial Award
$150 - Zion Heights Grade 8 Strings - Victoria Cross Centennial Chapter IODE
$100 - St. Anselm String Orchesetra - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$75 - Unionville SymphonyOrchestra - Kiwanis Club of the Golden Mile - Douglas Milne Memorial

Piano

$1,000 - Petya Stavreva - Margaret Dryden Memorial
$500 - Claudia Chan - Sinawik Club of Humber Valley
$400 - Talisa Blackman- BDO Dunwood Award
$400 - Ricker Choi - Corus Entertainment
$400 - Anastasia Rizikov - David Ouchterlony Memorial
$400 - Coral Solomon - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Bob & May McClintock
$350 - Haewon Yang - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$350 - Yiwei Yao - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$350 - Sara Youn - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$300 - Anna Betka - Frederick Reilly Memorial
$300 - Aaron Chow - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - William Bothwell
$300 - Maria Hwa Yeong Jung - Percy Nightingale Memorial
$300 - Priscila Navarro - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Sean Crader MacDonald
$300 - Wesley Shen - Kiwanis Club of Don Mills - Golden K
$250 - Kathy Chen - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Colonel Peacock
$250 - Rui Gao - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$250 - Yegor Kachkovski - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$250 - Hyoseon (Sunny) Kim - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Elli Kozak - Ron Sclater Memorial
$250 - Jadie Liu - Roderick Thompson Memorial Award
$250 - Aylin Ma - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Colonel Peacock
$250 - Shara Sun - William Fredenburg Memorial Award
$200 - MJ Chen - Corus Entertainment
$200 - Deema Couchman - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Jerr Dou - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Arnold Angus Memorial
$200 - Scott Downing - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Bev Best Award
$200 - Luke Gallagher - Keynotes
$200 - Jamie Klassen - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Len Frost Memorial
$200 - Griffin Kramer - Kiwanis Music Festival
$200 - Amanda Lee - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
$150 - Ryan Hong - Margaret Caulfield Memorial
$150 - Jessica Ivascu - Kiwanis Club of Riverdale
$150 - Michelle Lam - Kiwanis Club of Riverdale
$150 - Rachel Liu - Kiwanis Club of Riverdale
$150 - Calvin Lo - Kiwanis Club of Riverdale
$150 - Jessica Wanchen Wang - Carol Caulfield Memorial
$100 - Shahin Ahmadi - Kiwanis Music Festival
$100 - Allison Liang - Kiwanis Club of Islington
$100 - Jennifer Lin - Corus Entertainment
$100 - Priscila Navarro - Adelmo Melecci Centenary Scholarship
$100 - Hannah Park - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$100 - Dante Pettapiece - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Amy Silver - Kiwanis Music Festival
$100 - Justine Law - Corus Entertainment
$100 - Patrick Prochazka - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$100 - Alexander Stewart - Kiwanis Club of North York - Fred Speer Memorial Award
$100 - Kok Sum Wong & Kok Lin Wong - Kiwanis Club of Islington
$100 - Weichen Zhou - Kiwanis Music Festival
$100 - Jeffrey Zhu - Adelmo Melecci/Wang Yang Scholarship
$75 - Gavriel Cooper - Kiwanis Club of the Golden Mile - William B. Sullivan Memorial
$50 - Matthew He - Keynotes
$50 - Nevin Kong - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Valerie Koo - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Frederick Kwan - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Richard Li - Fanny Levitan Memorial Scholarship
$50 - Serene Shum - Keynotes
$50 - Sophia Straker - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Sharon Qiu - Oceanna Music Publications Award
$50 - Grace Xu - Fanny Levitan Memorial Scholarship
$50 - Qiaochu Zhang - Kiwanis Music Festival

Speech Arts & Drama

$200 - Shalon Hunte - Keynotes Scholarship
$200 - Catherine Roberts - Keynotes Scholarship
$150 - Karine White - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Imran Jessa - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Kinton Cheung - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$50 - Goldie Xian Huen - Roderick Thompson Incentive Award
$50 - Naeem Mussaji - Roderick Thompson Memorial Incentive Award

Strings

$500 - Nicole Li - Percy Hermant Memorial
$500 - Emily Kruspe - Jack & Erma Ruddell Scholarship
$400 - Emma Meinrenken - Sid Oue Memorial - Most Promising Student
$350 - Blake Pouliot - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$350 - Sarah Velasco - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - jisu Choi - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Jubilee
$300 - Rachelle Li - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - Alex Volkov - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Angela Bosenius - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Colonel Peacock
$250 - Shoshana Hershkop - Frank Strugnell Memorial
$250 - Dorothy ZhiHui Lin - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Colonel Peacock
$250 - Julia Pandolfo - Frank Strugnell Memorial
$250 - Vanessa Seto - John C. Van Esterik Memorial
$250 - Chantal Li - William Fredenburg Memorail Award for Violin
$250 - Stringendo - Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
$250 - Evan Sue-A-Quan - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Hannah Craig - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Kendra Gittani - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Sooyeon Lee - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$200 - Erica Rogers - Kiwanis Club of Islington - Harris Hill Award
$200 - Omer Strumpf - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Campbell Strachan
$200 - Younghoo Yoo - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Joelle Crigger - The Pidkowich Junior Violin Award
$100 - Aidan Gupta - C. Norman Fox Memorial
$100 - Richard Leu - John C. Van Esterik Memorial
$100 - Liam Westman - Douglas Gilmour Memorial
$50 - Angelina Micha Djaja - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Evin Huang - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Hayley Janes- Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Vivien Kukiel - John C. Van Esterik Memorial
$50 - Chantal Li - Kiwanis Music Festival

Voice

$500 - Lise Maher - Frank Lowe Memorial
$500 - Sarah Parkin - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
$500 - Elizabeth Polese - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Immediate Past President
$500 - Tammy Short - Scottie Robinson Memorial (by Mary Ellen Trimble, his daughter)
$500 - Michael Smith - Scottie Robinson Memorial (by Mary Ellen Trimble, his daughter)
$500 - Karine White - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Colonel Peacock
$500 - Timothy Shek Him Wong - Kenneth G. Allman Memorial
$400 - Vartan Gabrielian - David Ouchterlony Memorial
$350 - Lindsay Heyland - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - Mahi Raptis - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - Chelsea Sauer - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation - Bert Gould
$300 - Paulina Swierzek - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - Gena VanOosten - Kiwanis Club of Casa Loma - Sir Henry Pellatt
$250 - Michelle Nash - Bill & Faye Stuart Scholarship
$200 - Grace Lee - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Stanley Valiant Memorial
$200 - Justine Owen - Marion Lauder Memorial
$200 - Vartan Tsyglian - Kiwanis Club of Islington - Herbert Thornton
$150 - Eliza Musslewhite - C. Geoffrey Mason Memorial
$100 - Patricia Auchterlonie - Roderick Thompson Memorial
$100 - Ashleigh Genrick Moss - Robert (Bob) Jones Memorial
$100 - Lydia Lim - Glen & Edith Gardiner
$100 - Candace Miles - William R. Cockburn Memorial
$100 - Laura Raffin - Roderick Thompson Memorial
$100 - Armenia Sarkissian - Solomon Rajanayagam Memorial
$100 - Melissa Stolarz - Ed Crossman Memorial
$100 - Peter Warren - Kiwanis Club of East York - Solomon Rajanayagam
$50 - Sarah Kennedy - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Arija Martindale - Kiwanis Music Festival
$50 - Sasha Monteiro - Corus Entertainment
$50 - Jaime Redford - Corus Entertainment

Woodwinds

$500 - Lily Chapnik - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber - Murray McFarlane Memorial
$400 - Samuel Smith-Fraser - Sid Oue
$300 - Maisie Wang - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$300 - Tatsuki Shimoda - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$250 - Raymond Xue - Yamaha Canada Music Ltd.
$200 - Earl Haig Sax Quartet - Kiwanis Club of East York - Cy Reader
$200 - Earl Haig Flute Ensemble - Kiwanis Club o
$100 - Agincourt Jr. P.S. Recorders - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Jemark Earle - Kiwanis Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Jayeon Kang - Kiwansi Club of Toronto Foundation
$100 - Maplehurst Consort - Kiwanis Club of Bloor Toronto
$100 - Melinda Kinney - Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber
$75 - Kevin Chien - Kiwanis Club of the Golden Mile - Ken Allman Memorial