Scholarships

The Parkland Music Festival awards a number of performance scholarships to students who perform exceptionally well. Chosen by the adjudicator, each scholarship winner is presented with their award at the annual Showcase Concert. Scholarships vary from year to year depending upon donations and disciplines offered at the festival. Generally scholarships are available in piano, composition, speech arts and voice. Please check the eligibility requirements for scholarships as outlined in the Syllabus. To be eligible for a scholarship, student must live or study in Parkland County (including Spruce Grove and Stony Plain) and area as detailed in the syllabus or be a student of a teacher of the Parlkand Music Teacher's Association.

If you would like to donate towards a scholarship, you will find information on how to donate here.

Available Awards

Outstanding Piano (Grade 7 & over) and Outstanding Voice (Age 13 and over)

The recepient must perform at least 3 selections at a high performance standard including memorization.

Piano

The recepient must perform 2 or more selections at a high performance standard including memorization. Grade level refers to Plan II and Age level refers to Plan I entries.

Piano - Preparatory Level or Age 5 & under
Piano - Grade 1 or Age 7 & under
Piano - Grade 2 or Age 8 & under
Piano - Grade 3 & 4 or Age 10 & under
Piano - Grade 5 & 6 or Age 12 & under
Piano - Grade 7 & 8 or Age 14 & under
Piano - Grade 9 & 10 or Age 16 & under
Piano - ARCT or Age 17 & over

Piano Duet

Recipient must perform 1 selection at a high performance standard including memorization.

Composition

Recipient must perform 1 selection at a high performance standard including memorization.

Speech Arts

Recipient must perform 2 or more selections at a high performance standard including memorization.

Voice

Recipient must perform 2 or more selectons at a high performance standard including memorization.

Voice - 7 & under
Voice 10 & under
Voice 12 & under
Voice 14 & under
Voice 16 & under
Voice 17 & over

Provincial Recommendations

Parkland Music Festival donors contribute 1/2 of the provincial recommendation fee for those recommended to the Alberta Provincial Music Festival held in May of each year.

2025 Award Recipients

Outstanding Piano (Grade 7 & over) and Outstanding Voice (Age 13 and over)

Piano - Not Awarded
Voice - Cadance Corcoran

Piano

Piano - Preparatory Level or Age 5 & under

Trace Gunderson
Kash Kulak
Mira Poitras

Piano - Grade 1 or Age 7 & under

Abby Hall

Piano - Grade 2 or Age 8 & under

Adelaide Anderton

Piano - Grade 3 & 4 or Age 10 & under

Caleb Mackell

Piano - Grade 5 & 6 or Age 12 & under

Heath Bitto
Jasper Gowans

Piano - Grade 7 & 8 or Age 14 & under

Mattias Anderton

Piano Duet

Jasper Gowans & Heath Bitto

Composition

Jenna Kragt

Voice.

Voice - 7 & under

Scarlett Cunningham

Voice 10 & under

Aislyn Burdek

Voice 12 & under

Layla Cunningham

Voice 17 & under

Mattias Anderton

Voice 18 & over

Cadance Corcoran

Provincial Recommendations

Class 261 School Choral Grades 1-3 Copperhaven Jr Choir

Class 262 School Choral Grades 4-6 Copperhaven Sr Choir

Class 263 School Choral Junior High/Middle School Muir Lake Sr. Choir

Class 283 Composition 28 Years & under Jenna Kragt

Class 703 Piano Solo 15 Years & under Mattias Anderton

Class 751 Piano Solo Grades 2 & 3 Caleb Mackell

Class 753 Piano Solo Grades 6 & 7 Heath Bitto

Class 797 Piano Duet - One Piano - Grade 6 & over Heath Bitto & Jasper Gowans

Class 901 Classical Vocal 10 Years & under Aislyn Burdek

Class 902Classical Vocal 13 Years & under Adelaide Anderton

Class 903 Classical Vocal 15 Years & under Mattias Anderton

Class 905 Classical Vocal 28 Years & under Cadance Corcoran

Class 980 Musical Theatre Ballad or Up-Tempo 10 Years & under Scarlett Cunningham

Class 981 Musical Theatre Ballad 13 Years & under Layla Cunningham

Class 982 Musical Theatre Up-Tempo 13 Years & under Aislyn Burdek

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