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Kathleen Ferrier Memorial Scholarship Awards KATHLEEN FERRIER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS 1956 Joyce Barker, Elizabeth Simon 2001 Stephanie Marshall 2nd Rachel Nicholls & Lianne-Marie Skriniar Song Prize – Lianne-Marie Skriniar 1957 John Mitchinson, Neil Howlett MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Christopher Glynn 1958 Maureen Jones, John Wakefield 2002 Karen Cargill and Jonathan Lemalu Joint First and Second Prizes 1959 Victor Godfrey, Elizabeth Vaughan Song Prize – Julianne de Villiers 1960 Elizabeth Harwood, Lorna Elias MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Simon Lepper 1961 Lorna Haywood, Audrey Deakin 2003 Wendy Dawn Thompson 2nd Robert Murray 1962 Robert Bateman, Maureen Keetch Song Prize – Gudrun Ólafsdóttir 1963 Janice Chapman, Ann Cooper MBF Accompanist’s Prize – John Read 1964 Alfreda Hodgson, Richard Angas 2004 Kate Royal 2nd Andrew Kennedy Song Prize – Susanna Andersson 1965 Sheila Armstrong, Margaret Price MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Annabel Thwaite 1966 Malvina Major, Hugh Sheehan 2005 Anna Stéphany 2nd Lucy Crowe 1967 William Elvin Song Prize – Andrew Staples 1968 Gwynneth Griffiths MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Jonathan Beatty 1969 Della Jones, Brian Rayner Cook 2006 Elizabeth Watts 2nd Martene Grimson 1970 Felicity Palmer Song Prize – Robin Tritschler MBF Accompanist’s Prize – James Baillieu 1971 Sandra Browne 1972 Glyn Davenport 2007 Katherine Broderick 2nd Benedict Nelson Song Prize – Laura Mitchell 1973 Linda Esther Gray MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Joseph Middleton 1974 Linda Finnie, Anthony Smith 2008 Ben Johnson 2nd Alexander Robin Baker 1975 Yvonne Kenny Song Prize – Ida Falk Winland 1976 Keith Lewis MBF Accompanist’s Prize – James Southall 1977 Lynda Russell 2009 Sarah-Jane Brandon 2nd Monica Banços 1978 Jacek Strauch Song Prize – Angela Bic MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Robin Davis 1979 Alexander Garden 2nd Lesley Garrett 2010 Njabulo Madlala 2nd Sarah Power 1980 Penelope Walker 2nd Stewart Buchanan Song Prize – Laurie Ashworth 1981 Joan Rodgers 2nd Brian Scott MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Anna Cardona 1982 2nd Anne Dawson Matthew Best 2011 Kitty Whately 2nd Jonathan McGovern 1983 Louise Jackson 2nd Carol Smith Song Prize – Marcus Farnsworth 1984 No First Prize Awarded 2nd Susan Bullock MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Timothy End 1985 Peter Rose 2nd Judith Howarth 2012 Natalya Romaniw 2nd Ben McAteer & Ruth Jenkins Song Prize – Natalya Romaniw 1986 Janice Close 2nd Alistair Miles MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Craig White 1987 Janice Watson 2nd Elizabeth McCormack 2013 Gareth Brynmor John 2nd Louise Alder 1988 Bryn Terfel 2nd Amanda Roocroft Song Prize – Johnny Herford 1989 Paul Clarke 2nd William Dazeley MBF Accompanist’s Prize – Peter Foggitt 1990 Stephen Gadd 2nd Alison Hudson 2014 Christina Gansch 2nd Sarah-Jane Lewis 1991 Mary Plazas 2nd Jane Irwin Song Prize – Jennifer France 1992 Gwyn Hughes Jones 2nd Nathan Berg HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Matthew Fletcher Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Alice Coote 2015 Gemma Lois Summerfield2nd Soraya Mafi 1993 Ruby Philogene 2nd Sara Fulgoni Song Prize – Gemma Lois Summerfield Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Ruth Peel HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Ian Tindale 1994 Susan Gritton 2nd Roderick Williams 2016 Alessandro Fisher & James Newby Joint First Prize Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Catrin Wyn Davies Song Prize – Bianca Andrew HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Ashok Gupta 1995 Garry Magee 2nd Lorna Rushton Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Kerrie Sheppard 2017 Julien Van Mellaerts 2nd James Way Song Prize – Patrick Terry 1996 Geraldine McGreevy 2nd Alison Buchanan HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Gamal Khamis Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Konrad Jarnot 2018 William Thomas 2nd Josephine Goddard 1997 Sarah Fox 2nd Felicity Hammond & James Rutherford Song Prize – Catriona Hewitson Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Matthew Hargreaves HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Michael Pandya 1998 Emma Bell 2nd Andrew Foster 2019 Benson Wilson 2nd Theodore Platt Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize – Mark Stone Song Prize – Ema Nikolovska 1999 Sally Matthews 2nd Arlene Rolph 3rd Richard Burkhard HMUK Accompanist’s Prize – Ella O’Neill and William Green 2000 Gillian Keith 2nd Roland Wood 2020 Jessica Cale 2nd Ella Taylor Song Prize – Milly Forrest HM Accompanist’s Prize – Hamish Brown Decca-Kathleen Ferrier Prize was awarded as second prize from 1979 – 1991.
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