CVMTA Awards and Scholarships - Past Winners

David Walden Memorial Scholarship


Applications for the Judith McIvor memorial Scholarship are now open for 2025. contact Ann Mendenhall for applications info.



Previous winners of the David Walden and Judith McIvor scholarships:
2011 - Myles Anderson piano
2012 - Taleitha Sangha classical voice
2013 - Ben Hillier piano
2014 - Zander Felton classical voice
2015 - Hanna Seinen classical voice
2023 - Lacarmia Jia harp

 

For Eligibility Requirements and Audition Information, please email Ann Mendenhall

Recent Award Winners include:

CVMTA Music Festival Awards, 2016 
Piano or Instruments - Hubert Wong and Steven Wong ($50 each)
Vocal - Alexandra Platt
Musical Theatre - not awarded

 
CVMTA Music Festival Awards, 2015 
Piano - Steven Wong
Instruments - Noah Mellemstrand
Vocal - Cameron Trustham

CVMTA Theory Awards, 2015 
Basic Rudiments - Clara Seinen
Intermediate Rudiments - Sarah Richards
Advanced Rudiments - Jizelle Balae, Sarah Kaufmann
Keyboard Harmony 1 - Holly Collis Handford
History 1 - Kara Labelle

CVMTA Music Festival Awards, 2014
Piano - Ben Roussouw
Instruments - Maya Justice
Vocal - Megan Lassche

CVMTA Theory Awards, 2013
Basic Rudiments - Julia Brockley
Intermediate Rudiments - Kara Lavelle
Advanced Rudiments - Paulina Poverezhnyk
Introductory Harmony - Liam Brockley
History 1 Madison Gray
History 2 - Esther Wilke
History 3 - Esther Wilke

CVMTA Festival Awards, 2013
Int. Piano - Tai Williams
Jr. Piano - Kate McIntyre
Instrumental - Abigail Bekesza, violin
Classical Voice $50 - Sarah Wilke
Jr. Musical Theatre $50 - Tai Williams

Youth Harp Festival in Nanaimo,2013
Hayley Farenholtz
Kaleigh Stroink

CVMTA Theory Awards, 2012
Basic Rudiments Teagan West
Intermediate Rudiments Tao Browne
Advanced Rudiments Mathias Adair Bell
Basic Harmony V. Madison Gray
History 1 Paul Henderson
Intermediate Harmony, Sophia Haythornthwaite

CVMTA Festival Awards, 2012
Piano: Claire Morelli, Emilie Bourque, Vicky Chiu
Vocal:Hanna Seinen
Instruments: Shawnigan Lake String Ensemble

Theory
Earning the highest marks on their RCM THEORY EXAMS, 2010, were:
Basic Rudiments: Hannah Schmidt
Intermediate Rudiments: Liam Brockley
Advanced Rudiments: Madison Gray
Basic Harmony Alexander Amstutz
History 1: Torsten Gran Ruaz