The Countess of Munster Musical Trust

Voice

Students should consult literature produced by the individual funding organisations for complete and up-to-date information & for relevant application forms.

BAYREUTH BURSARY COMPETITION
Travel bursary to Bayreuth Festival awarded annually to young Wagnerian singers of all voice types who are British and Commonwealth citizens, under age 35. Apply by 31st Oct. Prize: tickets for performances at Festival with travel and accommodation, half-recital in London.
Apply: The Administrator, Wagner Society, 45 Frankfield Rise, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 5LF. Tel: 01892 539781

CARDIFF SINGER OF THE WORLD COMPETITION
Biennial. Open to young singers of Opera and Lieder on threshold of professional careers. Contestants nominated by their broadcasting organisations. Must be over 18 with no max. age limit, but should be at start of career. Prize = £10,000 + London recital sponsored by BP + BBC engagement. Engagement with Welsh National Opera may be offered. 4 other finalists receive £2,000 each. Separate prize awarded to singer giving best Lieder performance at any stage of competition, worth £2,000. Prizes subject to UK tax. Closing date Sept. No entry fee.
Details: The Administrator, BBC Wales, Broadcasting House, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ. Tel./Fax: 01437 563834
Email: cardiff.singer@bbc.co.uk

WILLIAM COX MEMORIAL FUND FOR YOUNG SINGERS
Grants to help very talented advanced students of professional solo singing to purchase scores, etc. Age range 19-29. Contact: The Hon. Administrator, Badger Bungalow, 41 Findon Avenue, Witton Gilbert, Durham, DH7 6RF (+ s.a.e.).

CROSBY HALL OPERA PRIZE
Contact: 66 Talbot Street, Southport, Merseyside, PR8 1LU. Tel: 01704 530903

EARLY MUSIC NETWORK
International Young Artists’ Competition – Biennial. Apply by 1st Dec. Open to vocal and instrumental ensembles (min. 3 persons) aged 17-30 (35 singers), specialising in repertoire from Middle Ages to 19th century and who use the playing techniques and stylistic conventions of early music. Held in association with York Early Music Festival. No entry fee.
Apply: The Secretary, The Early Music Network, 31 Abdale Road, London, W12 7ER.
Tel: 020 8743 0302 Fax: 020 8743 0996 Email: glyn@early-musicnet.demon.co.uk

KATHLEEN FERRIER AWARD
Open to British, Commonwealth and Irish singers aged 21-28. Closing date 1st March. Entry fee.
Applications: Katie Avey, Administrator, Kathleen Ferrier Awards, Courtyard House, Neopardy, Crediton,
Devon EX17 5EP (+ s.a.e.) Tel: 01363 777844 Fax: 01363 777845 Email: info@ferrierawards.org.uk
Website: www.ferrierawards.org.uk

GRIMSBY INTERNATIONAL SINGERS COMPETITION
Triennial, open to any nationality, aged 20-30 (singers), 20-27 (accompanists). 4 prizes of £2,500, 4 prizes of £1,250, 4 prizes of £750, prizes of £250 each for best Italian aria, German Lied, French melody, English song, + £750 for accompanist. Singer’s entry fee £45, accompanist’s entry fee. Closing date 31st March.
Details: Dr. Anne Holmes, Co-Chair, 23 Enfield Avenue, New Waltham, Grimsby, DN36 5RD. Tel: 01472 812113

THE ALFREDA HODGSON BURSARY
This bursary is awarded every other year to a young singer in memory of the celebrated contralto Alfreda Hodgson (Open to postgraduates only).
Information: www.makingmusic.org.uk/awards
Contact: Awards Administrator, Making Music
Email: ayca@makingmusic.org.uk

JACKDAWS GREAT ELM VOCAL AWARD
Age range 22-30. Prizes: £2,000, £1,000 & £500. Closing date 1st September. Entry fee £20.
Correspondent: Maureen Lehane Wishart, Bridge House, Great Elm, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3NY.
Tel: 01373 812383 Fax: 01373 812083
Email: music@jackdaws.org Website: www.jackdaws.org

MICHAEL JAMES MUSIC TRUST
Annual awards to young musicians to advance education in music, particularly performed in Christian setting for enrichment of worship. Priority given to organists & choral singers. Closing date 30th April.
Details: The Administrative Trustees, 4 Onslow Gardens, Rowlands Hill, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 2QG (+ s.a.e.).

THE JOHN KERR AWARD FOR ENGLISH SONG
The aim is to promote the English song repertoire in the Uk and other countries. Open to singers aged between 18 and 35.

Please visit website for full details: www.johnkerraward.org.uk

THE MARIO LANZA EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Various awards for students engaged in full-time courses of classical singing at college/conservatoire, aged 18 and over. No entry fee.
Details: The Hon. Secretary, 646 Portway, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 9NZ.

LIVE MUSIC NOW! - WALES
Young Welsh Singers’ Competition - Biennial. Open to singers at start of professional careers who were born and educated in Wales or living and/or working in Wales. 1st prize = £2,000.
Contact: The Director, 1 Miles Court, Gwaelod y Garth, Cardiff, CF4 8SR.
Tel: 01222 813398 Fax: 01222 813380

MBF MUSIC EDUCATION AWARDS
Dick Maidment Scholarships - 2 scholarships of £5,000 each available for voice students. They will be awarded to the most outstanding vocal candidates heard through the MBF Music Education Awards auditions, in memory of Dick Maidment a barrister with a love of opera and singing.
Sybil Tutton Awards - Open to British/Irish students or those resident in UK for at least 3 years, under age 30, intending to take a full-time postgraduate course specifically in advanced opera studies. Awards of up to £5,000. Closing date May.
Maggie Teyte Prize & Miriam Licette scholarships - open to female singers in full-time postgraduate vocal study or in the first year of entering a professional career. Applicants must be able to demonstrate considerable success at this level. Audition fee.
Details: Maggie Teyte Prize and Miriam Licette Scholarship, Musicians Benevolent Fund, 7-11 Britannia Street, London, WC1X 9JS. Tel 020 7239 9100 Fax 020 7713 8942
Email: education@mbf.org.uk Website: www.mbf.org.uk

MOZART SINGING COMPETITION
Annual competition (from 2006/7) open to singers of any nationality under age 35. Prize fund worth over £6,000. Preliminary selection by CD (closing date 15th Dec.), semis and finals in Feb. Application fee. Prizes include award for sacred aria (any period), Verdi/Wagner/Tchaikovsky opera aria, and art song.
Details & downloadable entry form at: www.nationalmozart.com
Competition organiser: Barbara Dix, 3 Middle Row, Pembroke SA71 4TD.
Tel: 01646 680009 Email: alexabercrombie@hotmail.co.uk

NATIONAL OPERA STUDIO
Provides 1-year course of intensive training for young professional singers in conjunction with main UK opera companies. 12 singers selected each year. Grants and scholarships available, mainly to cover course fees. Audition fee.
Details: The Administrator, 2 Chapel Yare, Wandsworth High Street, London, SW18 4HZ.
Email: natoperastudio@aol.com Website: www.nationaloperastudio.org.uk

FREDA PARRY SCHOLARSHIP FOR SINGERS
£1000 awarded annually. Applicants must be: under the age of 29; permanently residential in Essex; following or about to begin a course of advanced singing at a music college or university and/or achieved Grade 8 Merit or above and receiving private singing tuition. Closing date : end of April
Contact: Elizabeth Elliott, Honorary Secretary, Freda Parry Scholarship Fund, 7 Burlescoombe Road, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 3QG,
Tel: 01702 580413 Email: ameribrit5@msn.com

ROYAL HOSPITAL CHURCH MUSIC SCHOLARSHIP
Annual scholarship of £3,000, tenable for one academic year, aiming to provide an opportunity for a promising young church musician to receive practical guidance, support and experience. Open to full-time music students aged 18-26 students at recognised institutions of higher education, living within easy reach of central London. Closing date 31st March.
Details: Ian Curror, Royal Hospital, 22 West Road, Chelsea, London, SW3 4SR.
Tel: 002 7881 5250 Fax: 020 7881 5463 Email: curror@usa.net

RUSHWORTHS OF LIVERPOOL LTD
A.K. Holland Award - Small awards for solo singers living within 60 mile radius of Liverpool.
Contact address: 42-46 Whitechapel, Liverpool, L1 6EF. Tel: 0151 709 9071 Fax: 0151 709 9073

ST. JOHN’S FESTIVAL CHOIR
Annual solo singing competition in May. Apply by end March. Entry fee. 3 x 1st prizes = £100 + concerts and auditions.
Contact: The Director, 71 Pevensey Road, Forest Gate, London, E7 0HF.
Tel./Fax: 020 8519 6491 Email: SingComp@pnms.co.uk

SCOTTISH OPERA COMPETITION
The Noble Award - Biennial, open to singers of Scottish origin, residence or training. Applicants aged 18 and over in early stages of career. Prize = £2,000. Entry fee.
Details: The Auditions Secretary, Scottish Opera, 39 Elmbank Crescent, Glasgow, G2 4PT. Tel: 0141 248 4567 Fax: 0141 221 8812 Email: 101776.3172@compuserve.com

SURREY YOUNG MALE SINGER COMPETITION
Open to male singing sutdents aged 18-25 who study in Surrey, or whose home is in Surrey but are studying elseshere. Further information & entry forms : Tel: 01252 326514 Website: www.surreyweb.org.uk/weymvc

RICHARD TAUBER PRIZE
Biennial award, open to British and Austrian singers over 21 and preferably under 30 (female) and 32 (male). Entry fee. Cash prize £2,500 + public recital in London.
Apply: The General Secretary, Anglo-Austrian Music Society, 158 Rosendale Road, London, SE21 8LG (+ s.a.e.)
Tel: 020 8761 0444 Fax: 020 8766 6151 Email: info@aams.org.uk Website: www.aams.org.uk/richardtauber prize

THALBEN-BALL MEMORIAL AWARDS
Grants ranging from £100-£2,500 for young church musicians of any nationality studying in UK under age 26. Applications by 1st April.
Contact: The Trustee & Hon. Secretary, St. Michael’s Vestry, Cornhill, London, EC3V 9DS.
Tel: 020 7626 8841, 01737 244604 Fax: 01737 271128

WELSH SINGERS COMPETITION
Biennial competition open to singers in early stages of professional careers, born in Wales or of Welsh background, mainly educated in Wales or who have worked permanently in the Principality for 2 years. Min. age of entry 18. Preliminary auditions May. Winner represents Wales in Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.
Contact: The Director, Live Music Now! – Wales, 1 Miles Court, Gwaelod y Garth, Cardiff, CF4 8SR.
Tel: 029 2081 3398 Fax: 029 2081 3380

WIGMORE HALL / KOHN FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL SONG COMPETITION
Biennial, open to singers and pianists (pianists as part of duo) of any nationality age 33 or under.
Details: Tel: 020 7258 8264
Email: comp@wigmore-hall.org.uk
Website: www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/songcompetition

THE YOUNG WELSH SINGER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Open to students studying classical singing, on a full-time basis only, at any university or college in the United Kingdom and who meet at least ONE of the following criteria:

1. Were born in Wales
2. Have at least one parent who is Welsh

Entries normally open in April with preliminary heats during July.
Four competitors compete in the Final at a concert with the Morriston Orpheus Choir in September.
Full details can be found on the Choir website: www.morristonorpheus.com
Winner receives the Ivor E Sims Memorial Prize of £2000

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