This year Bravura Nova Scotia has supported music students at Conservatory Nova Scotia (CNS) and students of dance and music at the Maritime Conservatory of Performing Arts (MCPA).  We also provided awards to Kiwanis Music Festival winners and Professional Development Fellowships to performing arts faculty members.  Through our Bursary programme, we assisted students in financial need.

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Adult Progress Prize

$100 cash prize to a student age 22 or over, not pursuing fulltime studies elsewhere, who is studying piano, organ, voice, or an orchestral instrument.

Clara Fassett, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Angus Campbell-Stephen Sondheim Scholarship

$400 auditioned tuition scholarship to a voice student performing a Sondheim Musical Theatre composition (either lyrics or music by Sondheim).

Emma Toope, MCPA

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Audrey Weir Voice Scholarship (1)

$100 cash prize to a junior voice student.

Lily Rong, MCPA

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Audrey Weir Voice Scholarship (2)

$100 cash prize to a senior voice student.

Claire Singer, MCPA

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Bernadette Jamieson Scholarship

$100 tuition scholarship for a piano student.

Konrad Comeau, MCPA

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Cecilia Concerts Scholarship

$1200 tuition scholarship to a student age 15 or older who shows exceptional promise in an area of music performance.  The recipient will also be enrolled in music theory.

Tara Ehler, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Elizabeth (Bee) Huxtable Music Scholarship

$500 tuition scholarship to a student entering a music programme at a post-secondary institution or to a student attending an approved summer music programme.

Keira Davis, CNS [Keira has been accepted into the BMus Programme (Voice) at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts.

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Ella Aines Piano Prize

$100 cash prize to a student in music Grades I-V.

Olivier Neeve, MCPA

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Ella Aines String Prize

$100 cash prize to a student in music Grades I-V.

Aiden Kim, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Elsie Taylor Keyboard Scholarship

$300 auditioned tuition scholarship to a Grade VIII level piano or organ student under age 17.

Indi Tisoy, CNS

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Gunter Buchta Dance Scholarship

$200 tuition scholarship to a dance student.

Kaitlyn Heerema, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Harry Dean A.R.C.O. “Lighthouse” Award

$100 cash prize to a senior music student. Piano or instrumental: age 14 to 19 inclusive.  Voice: age 17 to 24 inclusive.

Yoyo Ren, MCPA

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Hazel Paul Piano Prize

$100 cash prize to a piano student.

Mathieu Lefrancois, MCPA

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Ifan Williams F.R.A.M. “Lighthouse” Award

$100 cash prize to a junior music student. Piano or instrumental: age 10 to 13 inclusive.  Voice: age 12 to 16 inclusive.

Rose Hanada, MCPA

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Joan Cunningham Honouree Prize

$100 cash prize to a student; the field will be selected by the Student Awards Committee taking into consideration the interests of the Honouree.

Ben Tector, MCPA

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Ken Mader Honouree Prize

$100 cash prize to a student; the field will be selected by the Student Awards Committee taking into consideration the interests of the Honouree.

Isabelle Gray, MCPA

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Ian Johnson and Olga Milosevich Brass Scholarship

$300 tuition scholarship to a brass student.

Matt Riley, CNS

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Ian Johnson and Olga Milosevich Woodwind Scholarship

$300 tuition scholarship to a woodwind student.

Elizabeth Noh, CNS

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Ifan Williams F.R.A.M. “Lighthouse” Award

$100 cash prize to the student who is awarded the Ifan Williams F.R.A.M. Lighthouse Award.

Rose Hanada, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Joan Bissett Cunningham Voice Scholarship (1)

$100 tuition scholarship to a voice student age 14 or under.

Lily Rong, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Joan Bissett Cunningham Voice Scholarship (2)

$100 tuition scholarship to a voice student age 15 or older.

Claire Singer, MCPA

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Jules Chamberlain Scholarship

$1000 tuition scholarship to a student age 14 or under who shows exceptional promise in an area of music performance.  The recipient will also be enrolled in music theory.

Leo Hanada, MCPA

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Junior Dance Prize

$100 cash prize to a junior dance student.

Lily Crooks, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Laing-Porter Founders’ Scholarship

$500 tuition scholarship to a student of dance or music.  This award will be presented to a dance student in odd years (e.g., 2021) and to a music student in even years (e.g., 2022). 

Kyra Tibbo, MCPA

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Maritime Fuels Junior Theory Scholarship

$250 tuition scholarship for a junior theory student of Dr. Lorna Wanzel [RCM Grades 1 to VIII].

Marie Anthony-Watts, CNS

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Maritime Fuels Senior Theory Scholarship

$250 tuition scholarship for a senior theory student of Dr. Lorna Wanzel [RCM Grade IX or X].

Jenny Chen, CNS

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Mary Parker Freeman Cello Prize

$100 cash prize to a cello student.

Emily Jackson, MCPA

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Musical Theatre Prize

$100 cash prize to a musical theatre student.

Seline Berish, MCPA

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Musical Theatre Scholarship

$300 tuition scholarship for a musical theatre student.

Charlie Fournier, CNS

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Senior Dance Prize

$100 cash prize to a senior dance student.

Stan Tonin, MCPA

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Sheila K. Piercey Voice Scholarship

$300 tuition scholarship for a voice student. 

Diana Hazleton, CNS

Bravura Nova Scotia —
Senior Dance Prize

$100 cash prize for a senior dance student.

Stan Tonin, MCPA

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Kiwanis Festival Awards

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Professional Development Fellowships

The Fellowship programme is designed to inspire faculty members to remain actively engaged with their own artistic and pedagogical development.  Financial support is provided to assist recipients in honing their skills as performers and teachers.