Peter and Audrey Switzer Trophy Room
Strings - Red Seal Trophy Strings
Donated By: Honderich Furniture Company, Milverton
First Presented: 1938
Criteria: Best or Most Promising Strings Player - Intermediate Level
In 1912, the H. E. Furniture company was established in Milverton and began building kitchen cabinets. By 1926, the company had been renamed the Honderich Furniture Company and was manufacturing the famous "Red Seal Cedar Chests". In 1928, the Honderich brothers, Norman and William, founded the Red Sel Band, the forerunner of the Milverton Legion Band, providing it with instruments, uniforms and a bandmaster. They continued to support the band for 25 years at which time the Milverton Lions Club assumed its management.
A reflexion of his obvious passion and support for music, N. H. Honderich donated the Red Seal Challenge Shields that could be won outright, so this shield soon disappeared from the Festival's Trophy Stock. The Honderich Furniture Company presented the Red Seal Trophy in 1938 for Church Choirs. It is currently reassigned to High School Choirs and is also given out in the Strings classes.
Winners
| 2024 | Theodora Chung |
| 2023 | Claire Bracken |
Eligible Classes
| Section | Category | Code | Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strings | Solo - Canadian Composer | 4968 | Intermediate - Ages 15 - 16 |
| Strings | Solo - By Level | 4953 | Level 7 (Time limit: 10 min) |
| Strings | Solo - By Level | 4954 | Level 8 (Time limit: 10 min) |
| Strings | Solo - By Level | 4955 | Level 9 (Time limit: 10 min) |
| Strings | List A/String Concerto By Level | 4910 | Level 7 |
| Strings | List A/String Concerto By Level | 4911 | Level 8 |
| Strings | List A/String Concerto By Level | 4912 | Level 9 |
| Strings | Unaccompanied Strings | 5004 | Levels 7 - 9 |
| Strings | Solo - Recital | 4989 | Level 7 |
| Strings | Solo - Recital | 4990 | Level 8 |
| Strings | Solo - Recital | 4991 | Level 9 |
| Strings | List B/String Sonata By Level | 4916 | Level 7 |
| Strings | List B/String Sonata By Level | 4917 | Level 8 |
| Strings | List B/String Sonata By Level | 4918 | Level 9 |
| Previous PQ | Provincial Qualifying | 4940 | Level 7 |
| Previous PQ | Provincial Qualifying | 4941 | Level 8 |
| Previous PQ | Provincial Qualifying | 4942 | Level 9 |