Student Prizes and Competitions

Thanks to the generosity of donors, legacies and partners, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland is able to offer a variety of prizes and competitions to students in Drama, Music and our Junior Conservatoire. Many of our competitions are open to the public, providing a performance opportunity for our students as well a chance for audience members to attend.

Below is a listing of the Prizes given each year as well as a thank you to those who have made these awards possible.

School of Music / Chamber Music

Principal’s Prize for All Round Excellence (School of Music)

British Reserve Insurance Prize for Early Music

David Knox Memorial Prize

Dunbar Gerber Prize for Chamber Music supported by Dr A Gerber and Morrison Dunbar

Governors Recital Prize for Chamber Music

Hilda Anderson Deane Prize

Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music

Brass

Blair Prize for Excellence in Brass

David James Brass Prize

Dunbar Gerber Prize for Chamber Music supported by Dr A Gerber and Morrison Dunbar

George Reynolds Prize

Governors’ Recital Prize for Brass

Governors’ Recital Prize for Chamber Music

Head of Brass Prize supported by Bryan Allen

Robert McCreath Memorial Prize

Composition

Craig Armstrong Prize supported by Craig Armstrong OBE

Patron’s Fund Prize (Royal College of Music) for Composition

Walter and Dinah Wolfe Memorial Award

Creative and Contextual Studies

Agnes Millar Harmony and Counterpoint Prizes

Euing Prize for History, Form and Analysis

Sibelius Essay Prize

Guitar and Harp

North East Scotland Classical Guitar Society Award

Governors’ Recital Prize for Strings

Jazz

George Duncan Prize for Jazz Composition

Guy Jones Prize in Jazz Improvisation

Joe Temperley Prize for Jazz Arranging

Keyboard

Bach Prize for Harpsichord, Piano, Organ and Accordion

Elgar / Spedding Memorial Lieder Prize

Hester Dickson Prize

James H Geddes Bursary for Repetiteurs supported by Ye Cronies

Jock Holden Memorial Mozart Prize

Lamond Prize supported by Mike Spring

Louis Caris Duo Ensemble Prize

Peter Lindsay Miller Prize for Piano Duo

Philip Halstead Prize for Piano

Piano Accompaniment Prize

Tony and Tania Webster Prize (for Keyboard)

Walcer Prize (for Keyboard)

William Leslie Meikle Piano Prize supported by Estate of Dr Anne Peel

Percussion

Governors’ Recital Prize for Percussion

Strings

Bessie Spence Prize for Violin

Eugene Cruft Prize for Double Bass

Fothergill Prize for Strings

Governors’ Recital Prize for Strings

Hilda Bailey Prize for Violin

John McInulty Prizes for Orchestral String Playing

Louis Caris Duo Ensemble Prize

Mabel Glover String Prize supported by Karen Hadjitofi

Mary D Adams Prize for Chamber Music

Walcer Prizw (for Violin)

Watson Forbes Viola Competition

 

Vocal Studies/Opera

A Ramsay Calder Debussy Prize (for Voice)

Agnes Millar Prize for Sight-Singing

Edith Brass Prize supported by Alison Lambie, in memory of her mother, Edith Brass

Elgar / Spedding Memorial Lieder Prize

Governors’ Recital Prize for Singing

Hugh S Roberton Prizes for Scottish Singing including the William Allan Prize supported by Sandyford Burns Club

Leonie Kayser Prize for Singing supported by Viktor and Gisela Strehle

Molly Robb Prizes for Young Singers

Norma Greig French Song Prize

Tony and Tania Webster Prize (for Voice)

Winnie Busfield Singing Award

Ye Cronies Opera Award

Florence Veitch Ibler Prize

 

 

 

 

Woodwind

Governors’ Recital Prize for Woodwind

John McGregor Flute Prize supported by Iain McGlashan

RCS Bassoon Prize supported by Ryan Sullivan

Conducting

Hugh S Roberton Prize for Orchestral Conducting

Drama

Arnold Fleming Scholarships

The Margaret Gordon Prize

The Hyacinth Havergal Prize

The Mary Marquis Award

The Phil McCall Prize supported by Kate McCall

The Mac Brydon (DDA’ 97) Prize

The Citizens Theatre Society Prize

The James Bridie Gold Medal

The James Bridie Silver Medal

The Rosalyn Lipsey Prize

The Tricia Scott Prize

Programme Prize for Modern Ballet

The Drama In Education Prize

The Mary Stuart Prize supported by Mary Stuart

The Avrom Greenbaum Players Award For Direction

The Perth Festival of The Arts Award

Programme Prize for BA Musical Theatre

The John Groves Technical Prize

The Francis Reid Award

The Charles Brooke Memorial Prize

The R.C. Buchanan Prize

The Percival Steeds Prize

Norah Cooper-Mulligan Award for Progress in Verse Speaking supported by Miss N Mulligan

The Elaine Campbell Gullan Trophy

The Duncan Macrae Memorial Award and Competition Prize

The Dorothy Innes Prizes

The Simon Crowther Memorial Award supported by Mrs A Crowther

The Julia Stewart Award

The Paul Kelly Memorial Award

The Principals Prize for All Round Excellence

 

Junior Conservatoire

The Nan Christie Memorial Prize for Strings

The Gilbert Innes Prize for Brass

Colin Currie Percussion Competition

Glasgow Grand Opera Society Cup for Voice

The Gilbert Innes Prize for Woodwind

The Gilbert Innes Prize for Piano

Sam Hutchings Memorial Prize