Ottawa Kiwanis Music Festival - OCS Open Vocal Class (Operatic Voice)
The Ottawa Choral Society has sponsored this class from the very early days, and the present trophy was made by Mr. Art Price in 1960 to replace the original trophy. Mr. Ivan C. Hardy, President of the Society, died suddenly in August 1960, and the trophy was dedicated to his memory. It was presented for the first time in 1961 at the Kiwanis Festival. Many winners of this class are enjoying illustrious singing careers, including Gerald Finley, Julie Nesrallah, and Wallis Giunta. The winners since 1961 are listed below.
Winners of the Ivan C. Hardy Trophy
1961 |
Maria Rapattoni Ando |
1962 |
Gertrude Lavoie |
1964 |
Christina B.D. Harvey |
1965 |
Rita Marie Burchill |
1966 |
Joyce Kirby |
1967 |
Martha Ferguson |
1968 |
Lise L. Kock |
1969 |
Sharyn Davies Smith |
1970 |
Sharyn Davies Smith |
1971 |
L. Bruce Schaef |
1972 |
Jennifer Marks |
1975 |
Lita Classen |
1976 |
Timothy Cruickshank |
1977 |
David Campbell |
1978 |
Gerald Hunter Finley |
1979 |
Gerald Hunter Finley |
1980 |
Elizabeth Dobie |
1981 |
Diane Gilchrist |
1982 |
Susan Murray |
1983 |
Susan Murray |
1984 |
Solveig-Angelique Nikischer |
1985 |
Mariana Bell |
1986 |
Mariana Bell |
1987 |
Sonya C. Gosse |
1988 |
Marcos Pujol |
1989 |
Marlene F. Piitz |
1990 |
Katherine Halpenny |
1991 |
Katherine Halpenny |
1992 |
Shawne Beames |
1993 |
Julie Nesrallah |
1994 |
Julie Nesrallah |
1995 |
Julie Nesrallah |
1996 |
Mireille Rijavec |
1997 |
Genevieve Proulx |
1998 |
Gabrielle Alexis Aarons |
1999 |
Celine Rainville |
2000 |
Cherette M. Lewis |
2001 |
Stacey Ingrey |
2002 |
Kathleen Radke |
2003 |
Jonathan Estabrooks |
2004 |
Jonathan Estabrooks |
2005 |
Benito Benone |
2006 |
Valentina Cuden |
2007 |
Wallis Giunta |
2008 |
Alexandra Leblanc |
2009 |
Gabrielle Lazarovitz |
2010 |
Monique Nadeau |
2011 |
Erinne-Colleen Laurin |
2012 |
Keena Eloise |
2013 |
Natacha Fam |
2014 |
Corey Arnold |
2015 |
Frederique Ray-Bourgoing |
2016 |
Rebecca Gray |
2017 |
Juliana Krajcovic |
2018 |
Juliana Krajcovic |
2019 |
Tessa Fackelmann |
2020 |
Sherrie Spelchuk |