The Richard G. Manuel Music Award
The Scholarship
Eric Clapton called Richard "the true light of The Band." Richard's light shines on...
Created in 2014 to honour the memory of the Stratford, Ontario born vocalist and keyboardist with the legendary Canadian musical group The Band, the award goes annually to a performance music student at the Don Wright Faculty of Music at Western University in London, Ontario. We are honoured to work with music fans, musicians, businesses and the Manuel family to support the award and an annual concert takes place each year for its benefit. Those wishing to make a donation to the scholarship may do so directly at the university's website at www.westernconnect.ca/manuel
Past Recipients:
2015: Brock Reid
2016: Caelyn Hill
2017: Devin Howe
2018: Andrew Kosty
2019: Robert Hutson
2020: Andrew Busch
2021: Tyrese Walters
2022: Andrea Ferencova
2023: Madeline Hall
2024: Finn Inglis
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