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 by Grad and Age level refers to by Age 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 or Age 10 & under
Piano - Grade 4 & 5 or Age 11 & under
Piano - Grade 6 & 7 or Age 13 & under
Piano - Grade 8 or Age 14 & 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 - 9 & under
Voice 10 & under
Voice 13 & under
Voice 15 & under
Voice 16 & 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.

2026 Award Recipients

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

Piano - Jonah Binette
Voice - Zarah Rus

Piano

Piano - Preparatory Level or Age 5 & under

Zoja Aleksic
Kash Kulak
Isla Bitto

Piano - Grade 1 or Age 7 & under

Mira Poitras

Piano - Grade 2 or Age 8 & under

Clementine Karikubura

Piano - Grade 3 or Age 10 & under

Madison Archibald

Piano - Grade 4 & 5 or Age 11 & under

Heidi Rempel

Piano - Grade 6 & 7 or Age 13 & under

Jasper Gowans

Piano - Grade 8 or Age 14 & over

Jonah Binette

Piano Duet

Isla & Esme Bitto

Composition

not awarded

Speech

not awarded

Voice

Voice - 9 & under

Yzabella Curran

Voice 10 & under

Aislyn Burdek

Voice 13 & under

Adelaide Anderton

Voice 15 & under

Vienna Albers

Voice 16 & over

Mattias Anderton

Provincial Recommendations

Class 261 School Choral Grades 1-3 Copperhaven Jr Choir

Class 262 School Choral Grades 4-6 Copperhaven Sr Choir

Class 751 Piano Solo Grades 2 & 3 Madison Archibald

Class 753 Piano Solo Grades 6 & 7 Jasper Gowans

Class 754 Piano Solo Grades 8 & 9 Jonah Binette

Class 796 Piano Duet - One Piano - Grade 5 & under Isla & Esme Bitto

Class 901 Classical Vocal 10 Years & under Aislyn Burdek

Class 902 Classical Vocal 13 Years & under Adelaide Anderton

Class 904 Classical Vocal 17 Years & under Mattias Anderton

Class 952 CCM Vocal - 17 Years & under Zarah Rus

Class 980 Musical Theatre Ballad or Up-Tempo 10 Years & under Aislyn Burdek

Class 981 Musical Theatre Ballad 13 Years & under Adelaide Anderton

Class 984 Musical Theatre Solo Up-Tempo 15 Years & under Vienna Albers

Class 985 Musical Theatre Solo Ballad- 17 Years & under Zarah Rus

Class 986 Musical Theatre Solo Up-Tempo- 17 Years & under Zarah Rus

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