Past recipient Katie Kirkpatrick is now pursuing a masters of music in Toronto
The winner of the largest Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association scholarship this year was Nicole Kulkulka who received three scholarships totaling $500.
Kukulka won the Newmont Porcupine Scholarship, the Porcupine Music Festival de Musique Scholarship, and the Northern Harmony Singers Vocal Scholarship, Level 7, in recognition of her dedication and talent in classical piano and vocal repertoire.
Students who achieve the highest marks on conservatory performance examinations with a minimum mark of 80 per cent are awarded with Ontario Registered Music Teachers’ Association (ORMTA) scholarships every year ranging from $100 to $200, with some students receiving more than one, depending on their conservatory grade level.
Students use them for lessons, sheet music, or towards the cost of a new or upgraded instrument.
“One of our past recipients is Katie Kirkpatrick, who was a featured guest soloist with the Timmins Symphony Orchestra in the October 2024 symphony concert,” said flute instructor Audrey Jean Wells.
“Katie took flute lessons with me and was a past recipient of an ORMTA scholarship which helped pay for lessons. She pursued music in university, and is now working on her Master of Music degree at the University of Toronto,” Wells said in an email.
The scholarships were presented at ORMTA’s annual Christmas Concert held Dec. 13, 2024 at the Timmins Pentecostal Church.
The concert featured Christmas music performed by students of Timmins Branch teachers, along with performances by the scholarship winners.
The scholarships are donated annually by local individuals and businesses.
The other 2024 scholarship winners were:
Marilyne Richard, winner of the Chris Didone and Danny Price Memorial Scholarship, Level 1.
Maya Demers, winner of the Susan Coulombe Scholarship, Level 3 (tied with Abigail Pope).
Charlotte Nichols, winner of the Newmont Porcupine Scholarship, the Porcupine Music Festival de Musique Scholarship, and the Audrey Jean Wells Flute Scholarship, Level 6.
Jayden Odai, winner of the Newmont Porcupine Scholarship, and the Porcupine Music Festival de Musique Scholarship, Level 8.
Madeleine Charbonneau, winner of the Fasciano Music Studio Scholarship, for exams in two disciplines with a minimum mark of 80 per cent on both exams.
Evan Nichols, winner of the Northern Harmony Singers Accompanying Scholarship.
The aim of the ORMTA is to encourage and provide the highest calibre of music education possible and to promote high standards of music in each community.
ORMTA is a not-for-profit provincial organization managed by a volunteer council and made up of more than 1,100 Registered Music Teachers and related members across Ontario.
It is affiliated with the national association, the Canadian Federation of Music Teachers’ Associations.
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