The Cariboo Festival Board and Committee reserve the right to choose the certificate, medal, trophy or plaque for any Cariboo Festival Award.

Piano Awards

Lion’s First Year of Study Award:  This perpetual plaque and keeper award is awarded to the student who achieves the highest mark in the First Year of Study class.

Senior Piano Competition Award:  First place receives $100, second place receives $50.  Competitors must play, from memory, two or more contrasting selections of Grade 9 or higher, time not to exceed 15 minutes (performance will be stopped if time is exceeded).  Contrast and content of the pieces will be taken into consideration by the adjudicator.  Competitors must also enter a quick study or sight reading class.

H. J. Martin Award:  This trophy accompanied by a $50 bursary is presented by the Cariboo Festival in appreciation of Mr. Martin’s many piano tunings for past festivals.  This trophy is an Adjudicator’s Choice of a promising intermediate musical student.  An eligible performer must have entered a minimum of three pieces, of contrasting styles, in the Classical Conservatory Division of the Festival piano syllabus, including Concert class.

Gail Carson Romantic Competition:  This trophy  and keeper award is open to students between the ages of 13 and 16 years from Grade 7 up, performing Chopin, Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, Schubert or Liszt from memory.  This trophy is an Adjudicator’s Choice.  The trophy is donated in memory of Gail Carson and in recognition of musicianship and interpretation of Romantic music by a young student.

Johnson Junior Piano Award:  This $50 bursary is awarded to one student in the Junior category who enters three graded  pieces of contrasting styles from any recognized syllabus including the Contemporary Idioms Syllabus.  The award will be given to the student with the highest average mark based on their applicable pieces.

Sommer–Ivory Keys Award:  This $50 bursary is to be awarded to a promising student at the Junior or Intermediate level.  The student must have performed 3 pieces, 2 of which must be from a recognized Conservatory Syllabus such as The Royal Conservatory, Canada Conservatory, Contemporary Idioms Syllabus, or any other recognized Conservatory Syllabus, but excluding the RCM Popular Syllabus.  One of the selections must be from the Contemporary Idioms Syllabus.  One selection may be chosen at the teacher’s and student’s discretion not listed in a syllabus but should reflect the students grade level as closely as possible.

E. G. Woodland Bursary:  This bursary is presented to a student of outstanding ability and musical talent who has competed in the Senior Division as a soloist.  This $150 bursary is provided to help a student further his/her musical career and is open to students of any instrument.

Vocal Awards

Kiwanis Scholarships:  These scholarships are awarded each year to those competitors who have attained gold level and the highest mark in the concert classes of junior, intermediate and senior categories.  The amount awarded is $100 to each level.  In the Junior A and Junior B levels the award will be split, giving a scholarship of $50 to each.

Kiwanis Senior Contemporary Gospel Award:  This award is given to the competitor who attains the highest mark and a gold level performance.  The award is $25.

Grace Dunford Award:  This perpetual award and keeper trophy is given to the most conscientious, hard-working student who has performed in at least three classes and who has not received any other award.  This is an Adjudicator’s Choice award.

Choral Hi-Point Adult Choir Award:  This $100 bursary is given to the most deserving choir that attains a gold level standing.

Choral Hi-Point School Choir Award:  This perpetual award and keeper trophy will be given to the most deserving choir who has attained the highest mark in the gold-level standing.

Kiwanis Choral Directorship Award:  This award of $100 is given to the Choir Director who has displayed the highest qualities of directing.

Acorn Encouragement Award:  This Adjudicator’s Choice award includes a $25 bursary for a Vocal student at any level who shows commitment and dedication to singing and working with the adjudicator. Not limited to Gold Standing performances.

Instrumental Awards

The Lion’s Club Instrumental Award:  This is a monetary award of $100 presented by the Cariboo Festival to the most outstanding performer in the competitive classes of the Instrumental Division.  This bursary is provided to help students further their musical education, and is open to students of any instrument, except piano.

Guitar Seller Instrumental Award:  This $200 bursary is given to a intermediate or senior (level 5 or higher) student.  This is an Adjudicator’s Choice award, and is to be used for further music studies ( i.e. music lessons, summer school fees).

Daybreak Trophy:  This is a $100 bursary and a trophy awarded to a promising student, and intended to be used for further study.  This is an Adjudicator’s Choice award.

McDonalds Restaurant Challenge Trophy:  This is an Adjudicator’s Choice award, presented as a trophy and a $100 bursary to the best all-round performer in the instrumental section of the Cariboo Festival.  Eligible students must perform at least two contrasting solo pieces, as well as perform in a group (i.e. Duet, Ensemble or Band).

E. G. Woodland Bursary:  This bursary is presented to a student of outstanding ability and musical talent who has competed in the Senior Division as a soloist.  This $150 bursary is provided to help a student further his/her musical career and is open to students of any instrument.

TubaJohn Encouragement Awards:  This Adjudicator’s Choice award includes four $25 bursaries for a total of $100 to be given to younger instrumental students showing promise.

Rotary Best Band Award - This perpetual plaque is awarded to the most deserving band that attains a gold-level standing.

Speech Arts & Drama Awards

Lion’s Best Overall:  A perpetual trophy for the best overall performance in Speech Arts with an award of $100.

Lion’s Adjudicator’s Choice Promising Student: Award of $25.

Lion’s Best Overall Elementary Public Speaking:  A perpetual plaque and $50 bursary for the best overall performance in Public Speaking.

Pat Cassidy High School Public Speaking:  A $100 bursary to a promising junior or senior high school student.

Best Overall in Choral Speech:  A perpetual plaque for the best overall performance of Elementary students.

Most Creative Performance:  An Adjudicator’s Choice award, by means of a creative trophy, for the most creative performance.

Best Overall in Elementary Drama: This perpetual plaque is given for the most deserving drama performance of Elementary students who attain a gold level standing.

Best Overall in Secondary Drama: This perpetual plaque is given for the most deserving drama performance of Secondary students who attain a gold-level standing.

Creative Writing Awards

Verena Berger Elementary Prose Award: A $50 bursary and keeper trophy for a Gold standing participant at the Elementary School level for a Prose entry.

Verena Berger Elementary Poetry Award: A $50 bursary and keep trophy for a Gold standing participant at the Elementary School level for a Poetry entry.

Donna Milner Junior or Senior Prose Award: A $50 bursary, keeper trophy, and autographed book by Donna Milner for a Gold standing participant entering at the Junior or Senior level participant.
Lions Club Junior or Senior Poetry Award: A $50 bursary for a Gold standing participant entering at the Junior or Senior level in a Poetry class.

Lions Club Portfolio Award: A $50 bursary for a participant at the Gold standing level in a Creative Writing Portfolio Class.

Participation

Woodlands High Point School Participation Award: This perpetual trophy is awarded to the school that has the highest combined participation in all disciplines.