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Commencing in 2009, the scholarship is presented annually to one Canadian guitarist who will be pursuing post-secondary guitar education in Canada or elsewhere. The scholarship award is valued at $10,000. Application deadline is October 31st of each year. Visit the application page to find full registration details.
MICHAEL KOLK of Toronto, ON
PAUL KOSMAC of Winnipeg, MB, and FLORIA NICA of Toronto, ON
SHAWN PICKUP of Lower Sackville, NS
LUCAS HANEMAN of Kanata, ON, and AIMÉE PICHÉ of London, ON
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Michael Kolk began studying classical guitar at age 6 and took up the
electric guitar at age 11, developing skills in the classical, blues, rock,
and jazz genres. He earned an ARCT diploma in Guitar Performance from the
Royal Conservatory of Music in 2000 and an Honours Bachelor's Degree in the
Classical Guitar Performance program from the University of Toronto in 2005.
Paul Kosmac studied at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Winnipeg and is
currently pursuing a Masters of Music at the University of Manitoba, Faculty
of Music. In 2007 he was awarded 1st Place Senior Guitar as well as the
Grand Prize Faculty Scholarship by the Manitoba Conservatory of Music &
Arts.
Floria Nica studied with Eli Kassner at the University of Toronto, Guitar
Performance Program and is currently studying with Roberto Aussel at the
Musikhochschule Koeln in Germany. She has won national and international
competitions and has performed in guitar festivals in Canada, Germany, Czech
Republic and Romania.
Shawn Pickup started playing guitar as a teenager, focusing on the rock,
blues and metal styles of such performers as Eric Clapton, Stevie Ray
Vaughan and Nuno Bettencourt. Following high school, Shawn's interest
turned to classical guitar, which he studied at Acadia University in Nova
Scotia, earning a Bachelor of Music Degree. He has also attended master
classes with Dale Kavanagh and other acclaimed classical guitarists at
international symposia and festivals.
Lucas Haneman of Kanata, ON has studied guitar with Wayne Eagles, a
professional guitarist and music instructor at Carleton University. Lucas
attended the National Guitar Jazz Summit workshops in the US, along with
many other music workshops in Canada including Jazzworks camps and CBC's
Galaxie Jazz Youth All-Stars. He is currently attending Concordia University
in Montreal, where he is studying jazz performance with a focus on guitar.
Aimée Piché is a classical guitarist from London, ON. She is the winner of
the London Kiwanis Music Festival "Rose Bowl" award, the London Kiwanis
Music Festival Open String Trophy Class (twice), and the Ontario Music
Festival Association Grade 10 solo classical guitar class. Aimée is
currently attending The Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York,
where she is studying guitar with Nicholas Goluses.