Music Scholarships

The choir offers an annual scholarship with a first prize of $1500 and, subject to a satisfactory standard, a second prize of $750. The Scholarship is open to any young person with proven musical ability, vocal and/or instrumental, aged between 12 and 15 years as at 1st January in the year following auditions. The award is designed to recognise the ability of outstanding young musicians, to encourage them to pursue their studies and to provide opportunities for the winners to perform publicly as associate artists with the choir. 

Applications from young musicians are invited from May/June onwards in each year and details are published on this web site at that time.

Privacy / Protection: The Choir is committed to providing a safe environment for children.  Applications will be treated as ‘confidential’. Details of a personal nature will not be disclosed publicly without prior consent of the applicant and parent / guardian. Conduct of the Scholarship and any matters relating thereto will at all times be consistent with provisions of the Choir Child Protection Policy. The Choir has a Child Protection Policy which can be viewed at the following link.
MMC_Child Protection Policy_Nov 2010.pdf

Schools are notified well in advance to allow them to advise students.

The 2013 Information and Application Form will be available on the following link early in 2013.  2012 Information and Application Form

Closing date for applications: August 2012.
Auditions for selected applicants will be held on a Saturday in September 2012.

The choir wishes to sincerely thank all those who participate. The standard of the performances each year has been at the highest level. Well done to everyone. Choosing the successful candidates is always difficult. We are pleased to list below the prize winners from this and previous years. Congratulations!