Peter and Audrey Switzer Trophy Room
Strings - Doris Westman Trophy
Donated By: The Westman Family
First Presented: 2007
Criteria: Most Promising Fiddler in the competition
World-renowned Baritone, James Westman surprised his mother, Doris Westman on her 70th birthday with a trophy named in her honour - a gorgeous green glass bowl mounted on a wooden platform. Doris Westman performed, taught and adjudicated the art of Canadian fiddling for years. Her husband Eldon and her children, Barbara, Laurie and James, established the Doris Westman memorial fund honouring fiddlers for generations to come.
Winners
| 2024 | Matteo Sills |
| 2023 | Tessa Bell |
Eligible Classes
| Section | Category | Code | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4926 | Beginner to Primary - Ages 6 - 10 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4927 | Elementary - Ages 11 - 12 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4928 | Junior - Ages 13 - 14 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4929 | Intermediate - Ages 15 - 16 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4930 | Senior Ages 17 - 18 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4931 | Advanced - Ages 19 - 29 |
| Strings | Old Time Fiddling | 4932 | Later Stages - Ages 29 & over |