THE ALEXANDERS TROPHY
Best Piano Duet, Duo or Trio in the Festival
"The Alexanders" School of Music has four dedicated people working with the students each week. Marlene Alexander participated in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London as a teenager. Each week, Marlene teaches a large group of talented students, plus she is in great demand as an adjudicator throughout Canada and International Competitions. Also, she is the Founder and Owner of "The Alexanders" School of Music . Bob Alexander, Marlene's husband is the Computer and Electronic expert at the school. The students enjoy the added benefits and fund of the electronic instruments especially at their Concerts. Murray and Trevor Alexander, Marlene and Bob's sons, grew up participating in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London and both are teachers at the "Alexanders" School of Music.

THE TED ALFORD MEMORIAL TROPHY
Best Recorder Ensemble in the Festival
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Alford were accomplished musicians. Ted, a chemical engineer, had a fine tenor voice; Eila taught piano, and both played recorders. They became founding members, of the London Recorder Society. in May 1963. The Recorder Society donated a trophy to the Kiwanis Music Festival in his memory in a category of twelve players or less. The Recorder Society established a Kiwanis Music Festival Scholarship in Mrs. Alford's name, to be divided between piano and recorder.

BELLE AIR MUSIC TROPHY
Best Guitar Ensemble in the Festival
From our first building (opened in 1969) on the corner of Wellington Road and Horton Street in London, Ontario, we moved to our location at 364 Richmond Street in 1978. The London Guitar Shop remained in the Wellington Road building for a while only to be reunited at the Richmond Street building in 1979. In 1986 Belle Air Music expanded into Windsor by opening Belle Air Music West. Shortly after, Belle Air Music began to sprout up in the malls of London by placing locations in White Oaks Mall and Masonville Place (now moved to a bigger, brighter location in Masonville Plaza ) within a brief time Belle Air Music has provided London and the surrounding areas with Sheet Music, Brass and Woodwind instruments, Guitars, Percussion, Pro Audio and String instruments. Catering to all facets of the music arena, Belle Air Music has made a point of accommodating the beginner to the professional, the student to the teacher and the school board.

AUSSIE CARTER JAZZMAN MEMORIAL TROPHY
Best Solo in Stage Band, Jazz Band or Dixieland Band in the Festival
"Aussie" was a multi-instrumentalist, who played trumpet, valve trombone, piano and guitar. He also wrote tunes and would change the lyrics of popular tunes to fit present day audiences. He wrote a Metric lyric to "Five Foot Two' for the John Anderson Band which was recorded. In his younger days, Aussie worked all over South Western Ontario with his parent's circus. He worked as "house" pianist in Stratford , at the Queens . His final work was with the Forest City Jazz Band. His good humour, liveliness, and willingness to help other musicians, and his rapport with the audiences has been missed.

CATHY CLARK TROPHY
Best Junior Choir in the Festival - Grades 4-6
Cathy Clark is known as a leader in music education for the city of London . Cathy is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at Western. She is a long time teacher of both strings and vocal music in the public education system and an accomplished teacher of the Suzuki string method. She also has been associated with the Kincardine Summer Music Festival for several years. Cathy's choir and string orchestra students, most recently at Westmount Public School have had numerous successes participating in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London.
(New in Festival 2007, donated by Westmount P.S.)

CATHY CLARK TROPHY
Most Musical Performance by an Elementary School String Orchestra
Cathy Clark is known as a leader in music education for the city of London . Cathy is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at Western. She is a long time teacher of both strings and vocal music in the public education system and an accomplished teacher of the Suzuki string method. She also has been associated with the Kincardine Summer Music Festival for several years. Cathy's choir and string orchestra students, most recently at Westmount Public School have had numerous successes participating in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London.
( New in Festival 2007, donated by Westmount P.S.)

MICHAEL H. FARROW MEMORIAL CUP & $200
Primary Choirs Grades 1-3 Music Participation Award

HARRIET KELLY MEMORIAL PLAQUE AND CASH AWARD
Secondary and High School Music Department Participation Award
In 1985, a gentleman by the name of Lionel Hill Shipley left a generous donation of $10,000 to the Kiwanis Club of London in memory of his friend Harriet Kelly. The interest from this investment is given annually to the Secondary Schools amassing the greatest number of points in the Kiwanis Music Festival of London. A plaque is awarded to the School Department with the greatest participation and $500. Cash Awards of $300 and $200 are made to the next two Music Departments with the greatest participation.The award was first presented in 1987.

KIWANIS CLUB OF LONDON ROSE BOWL & $1000.00 AWARD
Best Solo Performance in the Festival
von Kuster Hall, U.W.O., Friday, April 27, 2007

KIWANIS CLUB OF NORTH LONDON PLAQUE & $500
Best Body of Work by a Secondary School Band  

KIWANIS CLUB OF NORTH LONDON PLAQUE & $500
Best Body of Work by a Secondary School Choir  

KIWANIS CLUB OF NORTH LONDON PLAQUE & $500
Best Body of Work by a Secondary School Orchestra

KIWANIS MUSIC FESTIVAL OF LONDON SENIOR PIANO AWARD & $1000.00
Best Pianist in the Festival
Aeolian Hall, Thursday, April 26, 2007 at 8 pm

KIWANIS ROSE BOWL
Best Triple Trio in the Festival

LE TROPHÉE DE L'ASSOCIATION FRANÇAIS DE LONDON
Best French choir

WESANNE McKELLAR MEMORIAL TROPHY
Instrumental Ensemble Achieving Highest Mark in the Festival
Truly a remarkable person, Wesanne McKellar arrived in London in 1956, and by the following year had established the first High School Symphony Orchestra in this City. After a tenure at South Secondary School (where she conducted an outstanding choir), she journeyed to the University of Western Ontario , and organized and established the strings program within Music Education. After being named Coordinator of the Arts at UWO in 1974, Wesanne went on to be Director of the University Community Center , and finally (prior to her untimely passing) General Manager of Orchestra London. In her career, Ms. McKellar was the Music Director of over 25 productions at the University and at the Grand Theatre.

LEONARD MORLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Best String Ensemble in the Festival One of London 's fine versatile musicians in the l940's and 50's, Leonard Morley was a pioneer in school music education. While organizing and operating a private studio in piano, theory and strings, Mr. Morley became one of the first school musicians, instructing both privately and in small groups during school time. As well, Leonard Morley was a conductor of choirs, and for many years led an outstanding choral program at Grace United Church .

JENNIFER ORCHARD ENSEMBLE AWARD
Best String Quartet or Piano Trio (Piano, Violin & Cello) in the festival
Jennifer started taking violin lessons at the age of 5 with Richard Lawrence, using the Suzuki method. She first played in the London Kiwanis Festival at the age of 8, performing Meditation from Thais in a class for students 18 and under. She won the class. From then on she played many times in the Festival and eventually won the Rose Bowl as “Finest Performer in the Festival” in 1984 at the age of 16. She studied with Richard Lawrence for 9 years and then with Yuri Mazurkevitch and Edward Minevitch. She also played in the Canadian Music Competitions starting in 1979 and for 4 years in succession won the top prize in her age group for all of Canada . At the age of 17 Jennifer was accepted into the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia . She studied with Szymon Goldberg for 6 years, graduating with a Bachelor of Music Degree. She then went to the Julliard School in New York to study with Robert Mann, founding member of the Julliard Quartet. After earning her Master’s Degree in Music, she joined the internationally renowned Lark Quartet and toured the world giving concerts for 8 years, from 1993 to 2001, earning praise from critics and audiences alike. The Lark Quartet made several recordings on the Arabesque label to great critical acclaim. They commissioned and performed a work by Aaron J. Kernis, which won the Pulitzer Prize for composition in 1998. Jennifer has participated in many Music Festivals, including the famous Marlboro Festival in Vermont . From the age of 10 to 14 she went to the Interprovincial Music Camp near Orillia . Then she was accepted into the Banff Gifted Youth Program. She also studied at the Johannesen International School of the Arts in Victoria B.C. and the Encore Summer Program near Cleveland . After 8 years with the Lark Quartet, Jennifer won an audition as Assistant Principal of the Second Violin section of the Pittsburgh Symphony. She has toured with the orchestra to South America , Japan , Malaysia and Australia . She has had opportunities to play solo on two occasions with the orchestra, earning standing ovations each time. She has performed with Orchestra London on several occasions starting at the age of 12, when she played “Heijr Katie” at a family pops concert and in school concerts. In later years she performed “A Lark Ascending” and “Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso”. She continues to enjoy chamber music and now plays with the Pittsburgh Piano Trio. In December 2002 she participated in a classical music festival in Bombay , India . She continues to be in the Pittsburg Symphony.

DENYS E. PERKIN MEMORIAL TROPHY - new 2007
Best Female Vocal Solo - Untrained Voice
Wayne Perkin is honouring the memory of his wife Denys. She enjoyed singing from a very early age and had entered this class as a young girl. Although she received no formal musical training, she enjoyed vocal music throughout her life. Mr. Perkin has donated a $75 award and plaque for each winner of the untrained Female voice classes. This Trophy is awarded to the overall winner of entrants in this class.

ROYAL CANADIAN COLLEGE OF ORGANISTS - R.C.C.0.
(Lansing McDowell Memorial)
Best Pipe Organ Soloist in the Festival

ST. JOHN DUO AWARD
Best String Duo in the Festival
Scott and Lara St. John were always grateful to the Kiwanis Music Festival of London for the many years of support, experience, and encouragement in establishing their early careers. When they moved to Philadelphia to study at the Curtis Institute of Music, they suggested leaving a "trophy" to express their thanks and to encourage other young string players to reach for excellence, especially in duet playing.

THE KAREN SCHUESSLER SINGERS & $100 AWARD
Mixed Voice Choir - S.A.B.
The Karen Schuessler Singers are one of London’s premier concert choirs. Founded in 1993 by director Karen Ann Schuessler to explore the wealth of choral music, the choir has become well known for quality performances and widely varied, accessible and innovative programming. They have been highly acclaimed for performances based on great themes of humanity. Since 1994 the choir has performed Missa Gaia/Earth Mass by Paul Winter and Canadian Paul Halley celebrating Creation and in 2000 the choir released a recording of Missa Gaia as its first CD. In 2004 the choir first performed its Road to Freedom concert celebrating Black History Month Through music and narrative Road to Freedom weaves a powerful story of longing and triumph for the people who traveled the Underground Railroad to freedom in Canada. Performances of these special concerts have taken place across Southwestern Ontario and Michigan . They have been invited to perform as guest artists with other choirs in London , in collaborations with other performing arts organizations in London , and at benefit concerts for non-profit organizations. Notably the choir has performed at the inauguration of the Wolf Performance Hall; for the July 2005 London Organ Festival held in conjunction with the National Convention of the Royal Canadian College of Organists (RCCO), and at the Kaleid 2006 Choral Festival in London. In March 2007, the choir was honoured to perform selections from Road to Freedom before Her Excellency, Governor General Michaëlle Jean at the opening of The Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on the Global Migrations of African Peoples at York University.

THE STRACHAN TROPHY
Elementary School Choirs Grade 8 & under - 3 or 4 part
Brian and Carol Strachan graduated in music education from the University of Western Ontario . They taught music for over 30 years in the London public school system. During this period of time, both were involved in all music disciplines but took an avid interest in the development of the changing voice and students in upper middle elementary school. Both were conductors of the London All City Choir and the U.W.O.Choir. Brian often wrote arrangements to appeal to the age group and Carol worked to program and teach materials that invited participation. They encouraged children from kindergarten to university, to be involved in music for character development as well as the aesthetic aspects of the art. They offer this trophy to encourage students to develop their skills and know the happiness of sharing them with others. This trophy presented in Festival Year 2004.

WILLIAM TELFER MEMORIAL TROPHY
Elementary School Participation Award, $500 from the Festival
Mr. William Telfer was a well known and respected music teacher with the London Board of Education from 1960 to 1980. His influence was felt in church and youth choirs he conducted in London , Middlesex County , and at Vanner Church near Ilderton. He also was an elementary school teacher, and later a music consultant with the London Board of Education.  

EARLE TERRY MEMORIAL TROPHY
Best Choir in the Festival
One of Canada 's foremost choral conductors of the 20th century, Earle Terry was born in Toronto in 1912. He became music director for the London , Ontario , Board of Education in 1947. Shortly after arriving in this city, Mr. Terry formed the Earle Terry Singers (1948), a female choir which broadcast regularly on CBC Radio, and in 1953 represented Canada at the first ISME (International Society of Music Educators) in Brussels . Terry was the founder and conductor of the Conservatory choir, forerunner of today's London Fanshawe Symphonic Chorus. He was truly an outstanding gentleman and musician.