Kathleen McMorrow Music Award

The Kathleen McMorrow Music Award was established in 2015. Kathleen McMorrow headed the Music Library at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music from 1974 to 2013. She established the award to recognize and encourage the composition and presentation of Canadian contemporary classical music. The Ontario Arts Foundation manages the endowment that funds the award.

The Ontario Arts Foundation manages the endowment that funds the award. The Ontario Arts Council is responsible for the selection process. The award recipient is selected from the applicants to one of the two annual Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects program deadlines.

Prize:  $10,000

Current Recipient
2023    Suba Sankaran   for composition: Blue Skies, Red Earth, Tall Pines

Photo Credit: Kirstin Foster

Past Recipients
2022    Afarin Mansouri  for composition:  Zuleykha
2021    Suad Bushnaq    for composition:  SinBach
2020    Parisa Sabet for composition:  Vanishing Point
2019     Jordan Pal     for composition:  Upwell
2018    Chan Ka Nin   for composition:  Dragon’s Tale
2017    Frank Horvat   for composition:  The Thailand HRDs


News Releases
Composer Suba Sankaran is awarded the Kathleen McMorrow Music Award   January 9, 2024

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