At the end of each section, certificates will be awarded for First and Second Place winners and Highly Commended performances.
At the Winners’ Concert and Award Ceremony:
- First Place winners will also receive a trophy. Thank you to our sponsors Julia Newton Memorial, Clair Mann, Karina Sysko, June Clark & Kim Wood and Zenith Music for sponsoring our trophies.
- Winners of the additional special awards below, selected by the adjudicator once the competition has concluded, will receive cash prizes.
Award | Sponsor | Amount |
Encouragement award for a less common instrument | AMEB WA | $50 off next exam |
Outstanding flute performance in any section | Rebecca Guy | $50 |
Outstanding piano performance in any section | Goh Family | $100 |
Outstanding violin performance in any section | Goh Family | $100 |
Most promising instrumentalist (other than piano) or singer in any section | Aleithea Hunter & Faith Stewart Memorial | $100 |
Most creative composition or arrangement | Jocelyn Kotchie | $100 |
Encouragement award for a promising violinist | AUSTA | up to $100 |
Encouragement award for a promising violist | AUSTA | up to $100 |
Encouragement award for a promising cellist | AUSTA | up to $100 |
Encouragement award for a promising double bassist | AUSTA | up to $100 |
Additional encouragement awards for string players | AUSTA | up to $100 |
Best performance of an Australian composition in Sections 1, 2 or 3 | Yoon Sen Lee | $40 |
Best performance of an Australian composition in Sections 4, 5 or 6 | Yoon Sen Lee | $70 |
Best performance of an Australian composition in Sections 7, 8 or 9 | Royal Commonwealth Society | $100 |
Best performance of an Australian composition in Sections 10 or 11 | Edward Black Memorial | $200 |
Best Baroque performance in any section | Zenith Music | $250 |
Best Classical performance in any section | Zenith Music | $250 |
Best Romantic performance in any section | Zenith Music | $250 |
Best Contemporary performance in any section | Zenith Music | $250 |
Most artistic interpretation of a piece in any section | Curate Arts International | $200 |
Most transcendent performance of the competition | Rotary Club of Freshwater Bay | $250 |
Best overall performance | WAMTA / Stephanie Coleman Memorial | $300 plus perpetual trophy |