2026 Winners
Bands
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC Ottawa Award for Music in Schools | Ashbury Jazz Band | Bands | $500 |
| CBC Ottawa Award for Music in Schools | St. Paul's Secondary School Concert Band | Bands | $250 |
Bands, Choirs, Orchestras
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBC Ottawa Award for Music in Schools | École De La Salle | Bands, Choirs, Orchestras | $1,000 |
Brass
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the NAC Orchestra | Zade Hakeem | Brass | $300 |
| Kiwanis Club of Sage Memorial Scholarship | Simon Breitner | Brass | $200 |
| Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Scholarship (Trumpet) | Domenic Ellis | Brass | $175 |
| Musical Arts Club Award (Brass) | Penelope Vakopoulos | Brass | $400 |
| Musicians Association of Ottawa-Gatineau, Robert Langley Award | Dajiya Ahmed Robleh | Brass | $250 |
| Ronald Duck Memorial Scholarship (Winds Ensemble) | Quintette de cuivres du CEAO | Brass | $1,000 |
Chamber Music
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aruna Rupa Anantaraman Memorial Scholarship | Vincent Pham, Noah Marks, Abigail Goncharenko & Henrik Stephenson | Chamber Music | $250 |
Chinese Instrument
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Jasmine Pan & Jiaqi Li | Chinese Instrument | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Linda Li | Chinese Instrument | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Mido Su | Chinese Instrument | $250 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Ruilin Guan | Chinese Instrument | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Samantha Liu | Chinese Instrument | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West Award | Yutong Du | Chinese Instrument | $250 |
Choirs
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian Centennial Choir Award | Chorale senior du CEAO | Choirs | $250 |
| Canadian Centennial Choir Award | Jeunes Choristes | Choirs | $250 |
Composition
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Morton Scholarship | Boyan Hu | Composition | $500 |
| Musical Arts Club (Composition) | Tianfang Lu | Composition | $400 |
Fiddle
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne & Douglas Hamilton Memorial Scholarship | Caelan Hodson | Fiddle | $200 |
| Margaret Campbell Award | Benjamin Baker | Fiddle | $100 |
Guitar
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanata Music Club Award | Dario Rudloff Macias | Guitar | $100 |
| Kanata Music Club Award | Jacob Lavergne | Guitar | $200 |
| Kanata Music Club Award | Ximena Aguirre | Guitar | $200 |
| Long & McQuade Musical Instruments Scholarship (Guitar) | Lucy Lin | Guitar | $200 |
Harp
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Club of Nepean, Irving Altman Bursary | Cassandra Pegoraro | Harp | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Nepean, Irving Altman Bursary | Dingyi Chen | Harp | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Nepean, Irving Altman Bursary | Isla Liu | Harp | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Nepean, Irving Altman Bursary | Vivian Zhang | Harp | $200 |
Music Theatre
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte's Legacy Trophy and Scholarship | Tay Corbin | Music Theatre | $150 |
| Irene Duck Memorial Scholarship | Brielle Duffy | Music Theatre | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Manotick Award | Alex Becke | Music Theatre | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Manotick Award | Clara Chi | Music Theatre | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Manotick Award | Maggie Boughner | Music Theatre | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Manotick Award | Melina Kovacheff | Music Theatre | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Manotick Award | Molly MacInnis | Music Theatre | $100 |
| Loretta Dooher Award | Sienna Rader | Music Theatre | $250 |
| Margaret Misericordia Memorial Scholarship | Chloe Debanne | Music Theatre | $250 |
| Ontario Music Festivals Association - Peggy Brough Memorial Award | Mallory Foster | Music Theatre | $200 |
Music Theatre Trio
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOPAC Musical Theatre Award | Eliana Presta, Tay Corbin & Zyta La Russa | Music Theatre Trio | $100 |
Organ
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Arnt Loa Scholarship | Abigail Sanchez Rojas | Organ | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Arnt Loa Scholarship | Annika Dyck | Organ | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Arnt Loa Scholarship | Ruiyi Liu | Organ | $200 |
| Royal Canadian College of Organists Award | Ethan Sue | Organ | $250 |
| Royal Canadian College of Organists Award | Mykayla Turner | Organ | $250 |
Piano - Concerto
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chunson Park Award for Senior or Open Piano Concerto | Muyang Li | Piano - Concerto | $300 |
Piano - Intermediate
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Paul Denis Memorial Scholarship | Anna Liu | Piano - Intermediate | $300 |
| Elaine Kruse Memorial Scholarship | George Honcharov | Piano - Intermediate | $250 |
| Elaine Kruse Memorial Scholarship | Mia Wu | Piano - Intermediate | $250 |
| Kathleen Lett McLaine Memorial Scholarship | Antoine Antonov-Comeau | Piano - Intermediate | $275 |
| Leon Veira Memorial Trophy and Scholarship | Elaine Li | Piano - Intermediate | $500 |
| Lorna McGill Hancock Scholarship | Rachael Xiao | Piano - Intermediate | $250 |
| Muriel & Bill Goodwin Memorial Scholarship | Octavia Dong | Piano - Intermediate | $300 |
| Musical Arts Club Award (Intermediate Piano) | Anna Liu | Piano - Intermediate | $300 |
| Phyllis Osler Memorial Scholarship | Mia Wu | Piano - Intermediate | $225 |
Piano - Junior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorene & Maria, A Friendship Scholarship | Fiona Gao & Aria Liu | Piano - Junior | $250 |
| Edith Merrill Memorial Scholarship | Marcus Li-Rogers | Piano - Junior | $50 |
| Glenn Scullion Memorial Scholarship | Albert Hsu | Piano - Junior | $500 |
| Grace I. McGugan Scholarship (Junior Piano) | Dylan Wei | Piano - Junior | $100 |
| Kiwanis Club of Ottawa, Bill Navan Scholarship | Annabelle Xiao | Piano - Junior | $300 |
| Lorna McGill Hancock Scholarship | Ciara Zed-O'Sullivan | Piano - Junior | $200 |
| Margo Huber Memorial Scholarship | Simon Wang | Piano - Junior | $100 |
| Norman Albert Memorial Scholarship | Celine Li | Piano - Junior | $100 |
| Peter Xhignesse Mememorial Scholarship | Timothy Yeo | Piano - Junior |
Piano - Level 1
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | Tianyu Shen | Piano - Level 1 | $50 |
Piano - Level 10
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean Award (Senior Piano) | Matthew Cheng | Piano - Level 10 | $50 |
Piano - Level 2
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | Ishwarya Annamalai | Piano - Level 2 | $50 |
Piano - Level 3
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | Ciara Zed-O'Sullivan | Piano - Level 3 | $50 |
Piano - Level 4
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | Xia Deng | Piano - Level 4 | $50 |
Piano - Level 5
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | William Owusu | Piano - Level 5 | $50 |
Piano - Level 6
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean (Junior Piano) | Darren Wang | Piano - Level 6 | $50 |
Piano - Level 7
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean Award (Intermediate Piano) | Deniz Kasbas | Piano - Level 7 | $50 |
Piano - Level 8
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean Award (Intermediate Piano) | Locke Johnson | Piano - Level 8 | $50 |
Piano - Level 9
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimist Club of Nepean Award (Senior Piano) | Elaine Li | Piano - Level 9 | $50 |
Piano - Senior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dorene Givens J. S. Bach Memorial Scholarship | Miya Liu | Piano - Senior | $500 |
| Grace I. McGugan Trophy & Scholarship | Muyang Li | Piano - Senior | $100 |
| Grimes-Landry Scholarship | Igor Protasov | Piano - Senior | $500 |
| Irene Woodburn Wright Mozart Memorial Scholarship | Harbin Lu | Piano - Senior | $500 |
| Isabel Laidlaw Memorial Scholarship | Alvin Wang | Piano - Senior | $750 |
| Janet van Zyl Memorial Scholarship | Deniz Kasbas | Piano - Senior | $300 |
| Janet van Zyl Memorial Scholarship | Harbin Lu | Piano - Senior | $600 |
| Joseph Engler Memorial Scholarship | Miya Liu | Piano - Senior | $500 |
| Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship | Ethan Qi | Piano - Senior | $500 |
| Laura & Harris Arbique Memorial Scholarship (Senior Piano) | Muyang Li | Piano - Senior | $1,000 |
| Millicent Kavanagh Memorial Scholarship | Qiran Fu | Piano - Senior | $450 |
| Musical Arts Club Award (Canadian) | Takashi New | Piano - Senior | $200 |
| Musical Arts Club Award (Senior Piano) | Joyce Qiu | Piano - Senior | $400 |
| Ottawa Music Club Commemorative Scholarship | Takashi New | Piano - Senior | $900 |
School Choir
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nepean Choir - Bernice Oak Award | Ensemble vocal senior du CEAO | School Choir | $200 |
Solo Harp
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Musical Arts Club Award (Harp) | Tatiana Mikhail | Solo Harp | $400 |
Strings - Intermediate
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Community Association of Ottawa Scholarship | Hayato Sone | Strings - Intermediate | $100 |
| Chinese Community Association of Ottawa Scholarship | Lola (Yingluo) Zhou | Strings - Intermediate | $100 |
| National Capital Suzuki School of Music | Rosemarie Baxa | Strings - Intermediate | $250 |
| Nita "Taw" 80 Commemoration Scholarship | Kevin Dang | Strings - Intermediate | $150 |
Strings - Junior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nita "Taw" 80 Commemoration Scholarship | Charlotte Lung | Strings - Junior | $150 |
Strings - Senior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friends of the NAC Orchestra, John Gazsi Memorial Award | Sakura Sone | Strings - Senior | $300 |
| Laurentian Chapter I.O.D.E. Marion Ruddick Memorial Award | Ellie Xu | Strings - Senior | $500 |
| Musical Arts Club (Senior Strings) | Anna Hien Pham | Strings - Senior | $700 |
| Musicians Association of Ottawa-Gatineau Award (Strings) | Sendie Xia | Strings - Senior | $250 |
| Pomer Family Scholarship | Jacob Kang | Strings - Senior | $1,000 |
Violin
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sziladi Family Scholarship | Victor Sakovich | Violin | $350 |
Voice - Intermediate
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Russell Award | Élizabeth Boisvert | Voice - Intermediate | $50 |
| Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association Award | Maya Zarkovic | Voice - Intermediate | $150 |
Voice - Junior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accompanist Trophy and Scholarship | Sophia Tarini | Voice - Junior | $100 |
| Jean Burgess Memorial Scholarship | Sofia Ackovik | Voice - Junior | $100 |
Voice - Popular
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe St James United Church Provincials Delegate Bursary | Evaniya Raj | Voice - Popular | $125 |
| Kiwanis Club of Rideau Legacy Award | Mila Levac | Voice - Popular | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment | Elliot Donahue | Voice - Popular | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Bill Navan Endowment | Sienna Rader | Voice - Popular | $200 |
| Kiwanis Club of Rideau, Carl Craig Endowment | Evaniya Raj | Voice - Popular | $200 |
Voice - Senior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antoinette Patry Memorial Scholarship | Zhenglin Liu | Voice - Senior | $200 |
| Brian Charles Kimmons Memorial | Fletcher Bryce Davis | Voice - Senior | $250 |
| Dorothy Lampman McCurry Scholarship | Fletcher Bryce Davis | Voice - Senior | $175 |
| Harry Hodder Memorial Scholarship | Adrian Grinberg-Chambers | Voice - Senior | $350 |
| Mr & Mrs Takio-Tanno Memorial Scholarship | Priya Sarwal | Voice - Senior | $300 |
| Musical Arts Club (Senior Voice) | Fletcher Bryce Davis | Voice - Senior | $400 |
| Musicians Association of Ottawa Gatineau | Xavier Goodgie | Voice - Senior | $250 |
| Ottawa Choral Society - Ivan Handy Award | Fletcher Bryce Davis | Voice - Senior | $500 |
| Ottawa Welsh Society Award | Nicole Iu | Voice - Senior | $400 |
| Sid Ingrey Memorial Scholarship | Clémence Kanyoka | Voice - Senior | $200 |
| W. H. "Bill" Scrivens Memorial Scholarship | Juliette Aubin | Voice - Senior | $800 |
Voice - Voice
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harmelodic Music Club | Florence Aubin | Voice - Voice | $400 |
Voice- Junior
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association Award | Baochun Hao | Voice- Junior | $100 |
Woodwinds
| 2026 - 1 | Recipient | Discipline | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cammie Howard Trophy and Scholarship | Zhiting Sun | Woodwinds | $150 |
| Musical Arts Club (Senior Woodwinds) | Samantha Pezacki | Woodwinds | $400 |
| Musicians' Association of Ottawa Gatineau Award (Woodwinds) | Dylan Louvelle | Woodwinds | $250 |
| Musicians' Association of Ottawa Gatineau, Michael Scorah Award | Scarlett Sheridan | Woodwinds | $250 |
| Ronald Duck Memorial Scholarship (Oboe) | Yitong Duan | Woodwinds | $300 |