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To encourage and benefit Canadian students in organ performance, and as a memorial to Dr. Godfrey Hewitt who was Organist and Choir Director of Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, from 1931 to 1980, the Ottawa Centre of the Royal Canadian College of Organists has raised $120,000 to provide both a major graduate scholarship and a major competition prize in organ performance:
The Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize of $5,000 will be awarded as the Grand Prize at the National Organ-Playing Competition held by the RCCO bi-annually in conjunction with the College's National Convention in odd-numbered years; the first of these Grand Prizes will be awarded in 2011.
Both the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship and the Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize are intended to increase the number of highly-trained organists in Canada, not only to serve as organists in churches, universities, and concert halls, but also to teach future generations of organ students. It is important that we encourage brilliant young musicians to continue with advanced organ studies.
The Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Scholarship is offered only to Canadian students or to landed immigrants in Canada, for graduate studies either inside or outside Canada; the Scholarship is awarded each spring on the basis of application with letters of recommendation, a recording of requested repertoire, and a study plan for the following year.
The Godfrey Hewitt Memorial Prize is to be awarded by jury decision as the result of a three-round competition, the last two levels of competition being held live at the National Convention.
Godfrey Hewitt, C.D., D.Mus. (Cantuar), FRCO, Hon. ARSCM, died in August 2002, aged 93. For over seventy years a prominent figure in sacred music across Canada, Dr. Hewitt left a very significant legacy to Canadian music. Born in 1909 in Yorkshire, England, he won early recognition with the Lafontaine Prize and the Limpus Prize for the Fellowship diploma of the Royal College of Organists. Having served as Organist for the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth Palace in 1930, he came to Canada as Organist and Choir Director of Christ Church Cathedral, Ottawa, in 1931, where he remained for half a century, until 1980. In 1973 Dr. Hewitt was awarded the Lambeth Doctorate of Music by the Archbishop of Canterbury, one of only four Canadians in the twentieth century to be so honoured; he was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1976. Famed as performer, teacher, and composer, he also advised on the design and construction of many organs in eastern Canada.
He was the father of the internationally-acclaimed Canadian concert pianist Angela Hewitt, and the major events in support of this Memorial Fund were benefit piano recitals kindly given by Angela Hewitt in 2004 and 2008.
We encourage all those interested to support this worthwhile project using this donation form. All contributions will be gratefully acknowledged, and the names of contributors will be printed from time to time; Godfrey Hewitt’s children, John and Angela, will be kept informed of the names of contributors.
Tax receipts will be issued for all donations.
You may use this link for a donation form.
Please send contributions payable to the RCCO-Ottawa Centre to: