CAROLE REES AWARDS FOR ADVANCED MUSICAL STUDIES
The first presentations of the Carole Rees Awards were made in her memory in 2014. Carole Rees was a passionate educator who in her latter years became particularly interested in the development of musicians whose aspirations included that of adding the work of Richard Wagner to their repertoire. She thus became known among those engaging in career development programmes organised by Mastersingers.
Mastersingers provides opportunities for potential candidates for Carole Rees Awards to demonstrate their talent and their level of accomplishment to myself and to my Mastersingers advisors.
Roger Lee, widower of the late Carole Rees
Here is a short video about Carole, her life and her family:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcRndc9IeAE
Recipients of the Carole Rees Awards
2014 Stuart Pendred (additional awards: Lise Christensen, Magdalen Ashman)
2015 Lee Bisset, Paul Carey Jones
2016 Donald Thompson
2017 Jonathan Stoughton
2018 Mari Wyn Williams
2019 Julian Close
2020 Pauls Putnins
2021 Meeta Raval, Byron Jackson
2022 Georgia Mae Bishop, Simon Grange
2023 Eleanor Dennis, Grace Maria Wain
2024 James Schouten, Lorna McLean
2025 Catherine Carby, Catharine Woodward
