City Centre Musical Productions Inc. is a member of the Mississauga Charitable Gaming Association and our shows, workshops and scholarships are generously supported with funds raised through volunteering at RAMA Gaming Centre, Mississauga. We encourage you to visit RAMA Mississauga to experience this fantastic entertainment centre and support your local charities. www.ramagamingmississauga.com
Our next competition will be held on Saturday November 14, 2026. Registration and more details to follow soon.
Criteria:
1. Must be a non-professional vocalist between the ages of 9 and 19 and living in Peel Region.
2. Memorize and perform one song which demonstrates vocal ability from either Classical or Musical Theatre repertoire.
3. Bring music printed double sided, 3-hole punched in a binder.
4. A professional pianist will accompany all participants. Teachers are not allowed to play for their students nor will participants be permitted to accompany themselves.
5. Participants will be grouped by age in Junior (9-12), Intermediate (13-16) or Senior (17-19) categories.
6. Performances will be adjudicated and a participant from each category will receive a cash award to assist in their vocal training. Cash Awards are Junior $300, Intermediate $400 and Senior $500.
Please direct any questions to Heidi Cyfko at ccmpscholarship@gmail.com
2025 RESULTS
About the day...
Saturday, November 15th was a great day to watch young singers from Peel Region sing their hearts out! This was the annual Eleanor Calbes Memorial Vocal Scholarship Competition held at Glenbrook Presbyterian Church in Mississauga. 14 singers participated and they were adjudicated by 3 music educators from the GTA, Marnie Kersten, Chiara Siraco and Jamie Marr. The singers were all prepared to perform and entertained the audience of friends and family with both Classical and Musical Theatre song selections.
The CCMP Board is proud to announce the winners of the competition.
Junior Division - Mayumi Lee, singing "Home" from the musical Beauty and the Beast
Intermediate Division - Renee Samuel, singing "My Days" from the musical The Notebook
Senior Division - Mina Iamonaco, singing "No Good Deed" from the musical Wicked
Congratulations to all who participated!
Eleanor Calbes Memorial Scholarship
VOCAL COMPETITION
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT ELEANOR...
Eleanor Calbes (February 20, 1940 – April 19, 2016) was a Filipina soprano who was awarded a scholarship with The Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. was the first woman from the Philippines to perform on Broadway. She performed globally until retiring in September 2012.In 1985, Eleanor founded Mississauga’s first opera company, Mississauga City Centre Opera. From it’s origins as an opera company, Calbes Voice Studio (CVS) was founded as a family orientated workshop for musical theatre. Eleanor was also instrumental in starting the CVS Scholarship* in which young singers up to the age of 19 compete in three age categories for monetary awards to be used to further their studies. She was inducted into the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame in 2013.
City Centre Musical Productions Inc. is a Registered Charitable organization # 8619 3764 RR0001. A member of the Mississauga Charitable Gaming Association and our shows, workshops and scholarships are generously supported with funds raised through volunteering at RAMA Gaming Centre, Mississauga. We encourage you to visit RAMA Mississauga to experience this fantastic entertainment centre and support your local charities. www.ramagamingmississauga.com