CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
CAROLYN WHITE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2021
When: TBA
Where: TBA
Adjudicator: TBA
The Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship is for young flautists aged fifteen years or under on January 1, 2021. It provides them with the opportunity to prepare and perform works and to compete for cash prizes which may be used for tuition expenses or towards the cost of a new instrument or new music. Entrants are required to perform own choice pieces on a C Concert Flute. The time limit is 8 minutes.
The Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship will consist of two prizes: First Prize: $250; Second Prize: $100 (donated by Elizabeth Koch AM). Entries close TBA
Enquiries: events@flutesocietyofsa.org
The Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship is held annually in June for young flautists aged 15 years and under. Members of The Flute Society of South Australia Inc. are asked to consider ensuring the future financial viability of the Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship by making a donation to the Flute Society Scholarship Fund. All donations will assist our young flautists.
Carolyn White Scholarship Donation Form
The Flute Society’s Committee decided to establish a Scholarship Fund in 1985 for the eventual holding of an annual scholarship for young flautists. After three years of fundraising, the first scholarship was held and awarded in 1989, with Geoffrey Collins as adjudicator. In late 1995 the annual scholarship was renamed Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship. In recognition of the 21st Anniversary, a 3rd Prize was offered in 2006.
Carolyn White was born in 1960. She attended Vermont High School, where she took up the flute, learning from Murray Cooper. Carolyn went on to study at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, working with Zdenek Bruderhans. She graduated with an Honours Degree in Music in 1982. Carolyn played in a number of orchestras, including the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the South Australian Youth Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra. She was a casual player with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. From 1985 to 1988, she served as President of the Flute Society of SA. In 1988 Carolyn was elected an Honorary Life Member. She died in September 1995.
Previous years: winners, pieces, adjudicators
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2020
Held: Sunday, October 18th
Where: Unley Uniting Church
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Collins
Scholarship winners 2020: Royce Wong, Akane Mears
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2019
Held: Sunday, October 20th
Where: Unley Uniting Church
Adjudicator: Samantha Penny
Scholarship winners 2019: Holly Williams, Amy Song, Akane Mears, Ava Barton
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2018
Held: Sunday, October 21st
Where: Unley Uniting Church
Adjudicator: Sabine Daniels
First Prize: Madeline Clegg
Second Prize: Jarvis Zhao
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2017
Held: Sunday, October 22nd
Where: Unley Uniting Church
Adjudicator: Lisa Gill
First Prize: Tahlia West
Second Prize: Thanh-Mai Nguyen
Hon. Mention: Asha Reilly
Set piece: Les Plaisirs from Suite in A minor, Telemann
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2016
Held: Sunday, June 19
Where: Unley Uniting Church
Adjudicator: Alan Aungles
First Prize: Lily Seymour
Second Prize: Audrey Yeo
Hon. Mention: Thanh-Mai Nguyen
Set piece: Chaminade: Pièce romantique (AMEB Fourth Grade Flute Book, Series 3).
Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship 2016
Adjudicator: Julia Grenfell
First Prize: Anita Chaplin
Second Prize: Heidi Li
Hon. Mention: Nancy Zhang
Set Piece: Air and Hornpipe: Purcell, arr. Revell (Boosey and Hawkes/Rudall Carte).
