Dame Malvina Major Foundation
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The Dame Malvina Major Foundation, named after New Zealand soprano Malvina Major[1] was established in 1991.
The foundation fundraises as a charitable trust and offers a range of support and scholarships and prizes to emerging New Zealanders in performing arts. It has regional committees in Auckland, Waikato, Taranaki, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The foundation has many volunteers who support the running of it.[2]
One programme they offer is with New Zealand Opera. In 2022, the recipients of this studio programme were: Katherine Winiata, Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono and Hannah Ashford-Beck.[3] The foundation also provide prizes at the Lexus Song Quest singing competitions.
Scholarships
Ryman Healthcare DMMF Mina Foley Award
Mina Foley was a New Zealand soprano who rose to fame in the 1950s.[6]
Award winners are:
- Ana James 2008
- Wendy Dawn Thompson 2009
- Wade Kernot 2010
- Andrew Glover 2011
- Anna Leese 2012
- Shaun Dixon 2013
- Madeleine Pierard 2014
- Rachelle Pike 2015
- James Benjamin Rodgers 2016
- Jonathan Abernethy 2017
- Amelia Berry 2018
- Holly Mathieson 2019
- Amitai Pati 2020
- Bianca Andrew 2021
DMMF Scholarship in association with the New Zealand Opera School
This scholarship is awarded to a student of the New Zealand Opera School.
- Emmanuel Fonoti-Fuimaono 2022
Cecily Maccoll High Achiever Award – Canterbury
This award is a legacy of Cecily Maccoll and is granted as part of the Christchurch Arts Excellence Awards.[7]
- Soprano – Aivale Cole 2012
- Cellist – Catherine Kwak 2013
- Tenor – Harry Grigg 2014
- UC Christchurch Youth Orchestra 2015
- The Herzog Klaviertrio 2016
- Flautist – Matthew Lee 2017
- Baritone – Angus Simmons 2018
- Conductor – Daniel Cooper 2019
- Violinist – Thomas Bedggood 2020
- Violinist – Rose Light 2021
Alice Cole Piano Scholarship – Auckland/Waikato
The scholarship is a legacy of Alice Cole for piano students between the ages of 14 and 21 in the Auckland and Waikato regions.
- Lawrence Wong 2010
- Sylvia Chen 2011
- Jason Bae 2012
- Lucy Zeng 2013
- Arnold Lee 2015
Leon Chen 2016 - Tony Chen 2017
- Siyu Sun 2018
- Ashani Waidyatillake and Jessica Chi 2019
- Sunny Lee, runner up Audrey Guo 2020
- It has been postponed during 2021 and 2022 COVID-19 health measures
Peter Lees-Jeffries Memorial Scholarship
Peter Lees-Jeffries was a Christchurch theatrical designer and teacher. This scholarship is for $2500 for professional development. It is not awarded every year.
- Jacquie Boer (nee Hanham) 1995
- Hedda Oosterhoff 2009
- Andrew McKenzie 2010
- Jessica Verryt 2012
- Kate Middleton-Olliver 2015
- Jacqueline Coats, opera director 2018
- Abigail Boyle, ballet dancer 2019
- Antonia Kamu, director 2021
Maxwell Fernie Dame Malvina Major Foundation Award
The award honours Maxwell Fernie and is for a young keyboard artist to further their education or training.
- William McElwee 2021
Italian for New Zealand Opera Singers Masterclasses
A scholarship to attend Italian for NZ Opera Singers Masterclasses in Italy run by Patricia Hurley.
- Carleen Ebbs, Claire Egan, Tavis Gravatt 2012
- Moses Mackay, Polly Ott 2013
- Christie Cook, Daniel O’Connor, Julien Van Mellaerts 2014
- Madison Nonoa, Jarvis Dams 2015
- Eliza Boom, Katherine McIndoe, Kieran Rayner, Oliver Sewell 2016
- Natasha Wilson, Marlena Devoe, Jonathan Eyers 2017
- Joanna Foote, Elisabeth Harris, Harry Grigg, Ben Reason 2018
- Pasquale Orchard, Joel Amosa, Stephen Diaz, Timothy Carpenter 2019
Sir Howard Morrison Vocal Scholarship
This scholarship has ceased. It was run by Sir Owen Glenn and the Glenn Family Trust in collaboration with the Dame Malvina Major Foundation in recognition of Howard Morrison. for a New Zealand performer aged between 16 and 32 years of age. The final year of the scholarship was in 2019.
- Te Waikamihi Korohina-Ormsby 2010
- Amina Edris 2012, 2011
- Oriana Kershaw 2013, 2014
- Madison Nonoa, Jarvis Dams, Joel Amosa 2015
- Blaire White 2016
- Pasquale Orchard 2018
- Hannah Bryant 2019
