Mezzo soprano Bianca Andrew has been awarded $20,000 to complete her Masters of Performance in vocal studies at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London.
Dorothy Raphael, a percussionist, has also been awarded $20,000 to continue her study towards a Masters in Orchestral Artistry, also at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
In 2015, 24 eligible applications were received for the scholarship and three awards were made.
Chair of the selection panel and trustee, Victoria Pro-Chancellor Emeritus Professor Peter Walls, noted the quality of applications was again very high but that these three stood out.
“I, alongside the panel, have high expectations for the awardees’ futures in music,” he says.
The Kiwi Music Scholarship was established in 2009 by Mr Sven Stenbäck in memory of his wife Maida Stenbäck (née Saunders), a New Zealander who loved classical music. Funding for the scholarship is made available through the Kiwi Music Scholarship Trust.
The scholarship assists New Zealander who have demonstrated accomplishment in musical performance (including vocal performance) or conducting, to enable them to further their musical education.