LCMS students have the opportunity to participate in our annual music festivals and win scholarships. The festivals are the main component of our Scholarship Program.

Festival Schedules

Class Schedule for Scholarship and Awards Festival Week 2026 TBA.

LCMS Canadian
Music Festival

November 22, 2025

This annual festival is devoted entirely to music by contemporary Canadian composers and takes place during national Canadian music week. The festival combines workshop opportunities with student and faculty performances. A scholarship is awarded for the outstanding student Canadian music performance.

Supporting Canadian Music

LCMS is recognized nationally for supporting and presenting Canadian composers and their music. Each year, LCMS-commissioned works are presented at the annual Canadian Music Concert. Some of Canada’s most celebrated composers have created works for our students to perform with faculty and guest artists. Annual commissions are funded through the Ian Hampton Canadian Music Fund.

Scholarship Awards Festival

February 6 – February 12, 2026

The Scholarship Awards Festival was established in 1986 to encourage children to develop their artistry to the best of their ability in a supportive learning environment.  Students perform in various classes based on instrument and level.  Impartial adjudicators (well-known and respected musicians from outside the school) offer critiques at the end of each class, and determine scholarship recipients.

Requirements:

• Students must prepare a concert group of three contrasting pieces.
• Participation is by invitation of the student’s teacher.

Registration Deadline:  November 28, 2025

2025 Scholarship & Awards Festival Awards Concert

February 21, 2026, 2:00pm

Featuring selected, outstanding performers from our annual Scholarship & Awards Festival. Awards presentation will follow. Everyone welcome!

Rose Gellert String Quartet Student Mentorship Program

Langley Community Music School (LCMS) is pleased to launch a student mentorship program in partnership with its Resident Ensemble, the Rose Gellert String Quartet (RGSQ). This program is designed to give selected LCMS students the opportunity to experience the process of preparing for and participating in a professional ensemble.

The RGSQ Student Mentorship Program is open to senior-level LCMS violin, viola, cello and piano students who meet the following criteria:

• RCM Level 10 / ARCT or equivalent
• Enrolled in private lessons at LCMS throughout current academic year
• Member of the LCMS Music Intensive Program
• Currently participating or have participated in LCMS chamber music and/or orchestra programs within the past two years
• Recommended by their LCMS teacher of their primary instrument

Selected students will attend all consultations and rehearsals and then perform with the Rose Gellert String Quartet in one of two concerts in the Rose Gellert Hall.

Important Dates

• Application Deadline: December 1, 2025
• Rehearsal & Consultation Dates and Times: TBD
• Concert Date One: Friday, February 27, 2026 at 7:00pm
• Concert Date Two: Friday, May 29, 2026 at 7:00pm

Learn More & Download the Application Form

Download the Rose Gellert String Quartet Student Mentorship Criteria and Application Form here.

Young Composers’ Competition

Composers’ Workshop: April 11, 2026

Composition Submission Deadline: March 2, 2026

We are inviting young composers to participate in the LCMS Young Composers’ Competition.

Composers will have the opportunity to work with the Rose Gellert String Quartet and other professional musicians during a workshop in which their pieces will be performed and critiqued by the musicians and a jury of three prominent composers. Winning works will receive cash awards and a public performance.

Composers must be present for the workshop.

Leonard Woods Memorial Scholarships will be awarded to the winners in each category (cash awards): Junior $200, Senior $300, College/University $500. Winning works will receive a public performance by the Rose Gellert String Quartet and other professional musicians at the Canadian Music Festival Concert in November, 2026.

TBA – 2026 Registration Form + Rules & Regulations.