Music Awards

Each season, the Kingston Symphony Volunteers provide awards to recognize and encourage the development of excellence in young performers who are studying symphony orchestra instruments and living in Kingston and the surrounding region. These awards include various cash prizes totaling $4,500.

2024-2025 Music Awards

On Sunday, April 13, 2025, more than a dozen young musicians from Kingston and area auditioned in front of a panel of judges as part of the 2024-2025 Kingston Symphony Volunteers Music Awards. With $4,500 in total award money at stake, there were a number of prizes to be won. We’d like to thank all participants for their dedication and for showing us your amazing talent. Congratulations to this year's winners.

Winners

Allan-Jack Memorial Award: $2,000

The Allan-Jack Award is given to the applicant or applicants judged as the overall best performer(s).

  • Winner: Paul Moellman, Violin
  • Winner: Brodie Martin, Piano
Paul Moellman Brodie Martin

Hannah Robertson Memorial Award: $1,200

This award consists of multiple prizes totaling $1,200. One award is given to an applicant age 5 to 11 and the other to an applicant age 12 to 16.

  • Winner: Catherine Moellman, Violin
  • Winner: Aidan Tran, Piano
  • Winner: Alexandria Xu, Piano
Catherine Moellman Aidan Tran Alexandria Xu

Bonnie J. Thomas Memorial Award: $600

The award is given to an outstanding string player.

  • Winner: Gabriel Moellman, Violin
Gabriel Moellman

Harriet Scott Memorial Award: $700

The Harriet Scott Memorial Award will fund awards for applicants from each of the Kingston Symphony Association youth ensembles: $700 in total for the Kingston Youth Orchestra, Kingston Youth Strings, and Kingston A-Strings.

  • Winner: Ronan Hendry, Cello
  • Winner: Lucy Youxin Wang, Cello
  • Winner: Grace Yeseo Jeon, Violin
Ronan Hendry Lucy Youxin Wang Grace Yeseo Jeon