Carolyn White
Memorial Competition

In 1985, the Flute Society’s Committee made the decision to create a Scholarship Fund aimed at supporting young flautists. After four years of dedicated fundraising, the first scholarship was awarded in 1989, with Geoffrey Collins serving as adjudicator. In late 1995, the scholarship was renamed the Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship to honor a talented musician and advocate for the arts. To mark its 21st anniversary, a 3rd Prize was introduced for the 2006 Carolyn White Memorial Scholarship.

Carolyn White, born in 1960, discovered her passion for the flute at Vermont High School under the guidance of Murray Cooper. She continued her studies at the Elder Conservatorium of Music, where she learned from Zdenek Bruderhans, graduating with an Honours Degree in Music in 1982.

Throughout her career, Carolyn performed with several orchestras, including the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, the South Australian Youth Orchestra, and the Australian Youth Orchestra. She also played casually with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.

From 1985 to 1988, she held the position of President of the Flute Society of SA and in 1988 she was honored as an Honorary Life Member. Carolyn passed away in September 1995, and her contributions continue to be cherished and remembered.

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1989
Adjudicators of Preliminary Round: Jiri Tancibudek and Alison Rosser OAM
Adjudicator of Final Round: Geoffrey Collins
Winner: Melita White
Second Prize: Monica Fynnaart
Set piece for Preliminary Round: Giga from Sonata No. 5, Handel
Set piece for Final Round: Aria, Ibert

1990
Adjudicator: David Cubbin
Winner: Monica Fynnaart
Second Prize: Carrie Rann
Set piece: Any one of En Bateau, Debussy; Air & Hornpipe, Purcell; Le Printemps, Albeniz; Vegetable Suite, 2nd & 3rd movts., Powning; Joeurs de Flute, any 1, Roussel

1991
Adjudicator: Simon Hunt
Winner: Rene Mountifield
Second Prize: Sylvia Cooper
Set piece: Two contrasting movements from any Handel Flute Sonata

1992
Adjudicator: Alison Stewart-Klein
Winner: Sylvia Cooper
Second Prize: Leah Weckert
Honorable Mention: Jodi Pearce, Jesse Adams
Set piece: Any one of the following studies from Köhler Studies, Book 1, opus 33, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9

1993
Adjudicator: Tom Lambert
Winner: Melani Strelan
Second Prize: Claire Gitsham
Honorable Mention: Jesse Adams, Leah Weckert
Set piece: Siciliano from Sonata in E Flat Major, Bach

1994
Adjudicators: Margot Lee and Alison Rosser OAM
Winner: Jesse Adams
Second Prize: Anna Henwood
Set piece: Sonata in F Major, movements 2 & 3, Telemann

1995
Adjudicator: Stephen Carter
Winner: Anna Henwood
Second Prize: Helen Duncan
Honorable Mention: Alice Cope
Set piece: Gavotte & Aria, from Sonata No. 7, Loeillet (from Flute Solos, Vol. 3, ed. by Trevor Wye, The Chester Woodwind Series, Chester Music)

1996
Adjudicator: David Reid
Winner: Gail Epps
Second Prize: Helen Duncan
Honorable Mention: Hayley Radke
Set piece: Sonata No I in B flat, K10, 1st and 2nd movements, Mozart

1997
Adjudicator: Greg Blackman
Winner: Helen Duncan
Second Prize: Anita Coultas
Honorable Mention: Alice Cope
Set piece: Hungarian Serenade, Joncières

1998
Adjudicator: David Shephard
Winner: Sarah Stradwick
Second Prize: Sally Nanotti
Set piece: Vegetable Suite No 1, 2nd & 3rd movements, Powning

1999
Adjudicator: Rosemary Stimson
Winner: Hayley Radke
Second Prize: Angela Welsh
Set piece: Vegetable Suite No 2, any two movements, Powning

2000
Adjudicator: Carolyn Bounds
Winner: Melissa Wright
Second Prize: Claire Walker
Honorable Mention: Lydia Sharrad, Anouvong Liensavanh, Samantha Reiter, Janelle Colville
Set piece: Romanze, Reger

2001
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Collins
Winner: Amy Wauchope
Second Prize: Claire Walker
Honorable Mention: Anouvong Liensavanh
Set piece: Minuetto, J.J. Quantz (from AMEB Grade 3 Book, Series 1)

2002
Adjudicator: Linda Pirie
Winner: Anouvong Liensavanh
Second Prize: Lydia Sharrad
Set piece: Romance, Mozart (from AMEB Grade 3 Book, Series 1)

2003
Adjudicator: Peter Webb OAM
Winner: Lydia Sharrad
Second Prize: Kate Hopper
Honorable Mention: Jade McEvoy, Mary Boot, Jade Cooper
Set piece: The Fog Is Lifting, Opus 41, Carl Nielsen

2004
Adjudicator: Peter Bartels
Winner: Pepita Bowling
Second Prize: Lucy May
Honorable Mention: Amy Balales
Set piece: Moderato con moto and Andantino, Charles Koechlin (from AMEB Grade 4 Book, Series 2)

2005
Adjudicator: Peter Duggan
Winner: Lucy May
Second Prize: Amy Balales
Honorable Mention: Helen Seppelt, Jack Taylor
Set piece: Bright and Chirpy from Three Short Pieces, Graham Powning (from 40 For Flute, edited Frederick Shade. Allans Publishing.)

2006
Adjudicator: Linda Pirie
Winner: Mary Booth
Second Prize: Kathleen Davies
Honorable Mention: Helen Seppelt
Set piece: Entr’acte, Bizet

2007
Adjudicator: Julia Grenfell
Winner: Helen Seppelt
Second Prize: Denny Majoros
Honorable Mention: Nicole Pearce
Set piece: Gavotte & Aria, from Sonata No. 7, Loeillet (from Flute Solos, Vol. 3, ed. by Trevor Wye, The Chester Woodwind Series, Chester Music)

2008
Adjudicator: Leah Stephenson
Winner: Denny Majoros
Second Prize: Nicole Pearce
Honorable Mention: Yijie Yin
Set piece: Offertoire, Donjon (from Flute Solos, Vol. 3, ed. by Trevor Wye, The Chester Woodwind Series, Chester Music) or 24 Short Concert Pieces (ed. by Robert Cavally, Southern Music)

2009
Competition cancelled due to insufficient entries.
Guila Tiver was invited to adjudicate.
Set piece: Sérénade, Pierné (Alphonse Leduc, A.L. 7785)

2010
Adjudicator: Guila Tiver
Winner: Aleksandra Olekalns
Second Prize: Keira Simmons
Honorable Mention: Emily Squires
Set piece: Legend, Helen Stowasser (AMEB Grade 4 Series 2 Grade Book, Allans Publishing)

2011
Adjudicator: Anna Lester
Winner: Anna Hartley
Second Prize: Kaya Nicholls
Honorable Mention: Christina Handley, Leanda Michael, Sarah Allani, Emily Squires
Set piece: Siesta from Summer Music: Richard Rodney Bennett (Novello, 1983)

2012
Adjudicator: Celia Craig
Winner: Jordan Paterson
Second Prize: Lauren Carthew
Honorable Mention: Keira Simmons, Kaya Nicholls, Hannah Lewis
Set piece: Vegetable Suite No 1, 2nd & 3rd movements, Powning

2013
Adjudicator: Josie Hawkes OAM
Winner: Maria Zhdanovich
Second Prize: Grace Lund
Honorable Mention: Emily Squires
Set Piece: Adagio and Allegro: Marcello, arr. Weretka, no repeats, AMEB Flute Fourth Grade Book, Series 3

2014
Adjudicator: Geoffrey Collins
Winner: Emily Squires
Second Prize: Amber Washington
Honorable Mention: Thanh-Mai Nguyen
Set Piece: Largo and Allegro: Locatelli, arr. Weretka, no repeats, AMEB Flute Fourth Grade Book, Series 3

2015
Adjudicator: Julia Grenfell
Winner: Anita Chaplin
Second Prize: Heidi Li
Honorable Mention: Nancy Zhang
Set Piece: Air and Hornpipe: Purcell, arr. Revell (B & H/Rudall Carte)

2016
Adjudicator: Alan Aungles
Winner: Lily Seymour
Second Prize: Audrey Yeo
Honorable Mention: Thanh-Mai Nguyen
Set Piece: Pièce romantique, Chaminade (AMEB Fourth Grade Flute Book, Series 3)

2017
Adjudicator: Lisa Gill
Winner: Thalia West
Second Prize: Thanh-Mai Nguyen
Honorable Mention: Asha Reilly
No set piece.

2018
Adjudicator: Sabine Daniels
Winner: Madeline Clegg, Jarvis Zhao
No set piece.