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
Thank you to all who made this day a success. Results will be posted soon.
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.
The 2025 Scholarship Competition took place on
Saturday November 15, 2025
at Glenbook Presbyterian Church
3535 South Common Ct, Mississauga, ON L5L 2B3
Stay tuned for new dates TBA October 2026
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