Awards

Donated By: The Francis Family
Amount: $750

Outstanding Promise in Intermediate or Senior Vocal

Competing in Classes 2300-2499, Does not include Duets or 15 and under classes 

An award has been established in Memory of Lillian Wheatley Francis, A. C. Francis and Mary Lou Francis.  The Francis family will award $750 to a vocal student 16 years of age or older who is a resident of Lambton County and is enrolled in, or plans to enroll in, a full-time music program at the post-secondary level with a vocal major.
To be eligible for this award the candidate must have a minimum of three years of private music study.  This could include piano or other instrument as well as voice.    The candidate must have entered the current festival in at least three solo vocal performance classes (not including musical theatre classes) and one vocal sight-reading class.   The candidate must attain a first-class mark of 80 or above in the sight-reading class to be eligible for this award.  This award may be received twice by any one competitor, but not in successive years.    
Candidates who wish to be considered for this award must submit a letter with their festival entries outlining their music qualifications (i.e. years of study and with whom) and their present or future music education plans.  If, in the Adjudicator’s opinion, there is no worthy candidate, the award will not be made.