Peter and Audrey Switzer Trophy Room

Donated By: Mrs. Lorne Francis & Family, Stratford
First Presented: 1974
Criteria: Best or Most Promising Strings Player - Primary / Elementary Level

Lorne Francis was an avid musician who played a wide variety of musical instruments. Lorne, his mother, wife and son, were all classically trained violinists. As a tribute to Lorne and his love for music, his wife and family donated the Lorne Francis Memorial String Trophy to the Festival in his memory.