Laetitia-Cyr Scholarships

Through the Laetitia-Cyr Scholarship Fund, Jeunesses Musicales New Brunswick offers scholarships every two years to New Brunswick young musicians wishing to pursue advanced training in classical music. These activities may include taking part in a masterclass, attending a music camp or participating in a national or international competition or a related music project.

Laetitia-Cyr Scholarship Timeline:

Open Submissions – February 7, 2025

Deadline – April 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m. Atlantic Time

Official Announcement of Results – May 15, 2025

IMPORTANT: For a professional development activity to be eligible, it must take place between April 16, 2025 and April 15, 2026.

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The Laetitia-Cyr Fund

Created in 2000 to pay tribute to a great lady of the cultural scene in Atlantic Canada, the purpose of the Laetitia-Cyr Fund is to assist young emerging artists in classical music in New Brunswick. The past scholarship recipients are:

2023 Edition

2021 Edition

Martine Jomphe (Hanwell), piano
Jack Smith (Florenceville-Bristol), saxophone
Hanna Wilson (Fredericton), trombone
Carlo Comier (Dieppe), baryton

2019 Edition

Brooklyn Duffie (Fredericton), piano
Martine Jomphe (Hanwell), piano
Sasha Léger (Dieppe), composer

2017 Edition

Conor P. Britt (Rothesay), cello
Justin Demers (Fredericton), piano
Naomi Ford (Riverview), flute
Martine Jomphe (Hanwell), piano
Jonathan Lagacé (Petit Rocher), flute
Minage Masui (Sackville), piano
Sarah Sharpe (Woodstock), singer

2016 Edition

Conor P. Britt (Rothesay), cello
Jessie Guerette, singer
Sophie Dupuis (Edmunston), composition
D’Arcy Blunston (Grand-Sault), singer
Sumira Bothé (Moncton), violin
Melanie Cosman (Moncton), trumpet

2015 Edition

D’Arcy Blunston (Grand-Sault), voice
Sumira Bothé (Moncton), violin
Conor P. Britt (Rothersay), cello
Sienna Cho (Fredericton), violin
Mélanie Cosman (Moncton), trumpet
Hiroko Hanamura (Sackville), piano
brothers Jinmyung, Sumyung and Jinwon Jang (Fredericton), violin

About Ms. Laetitia Cyr

Mrs. Laetitia Cyr (1931-1999), born Thériault, held a B.A. from Collège Notre-Dame d’Acadie and a B.A. in Education from the Université de Moncton.

The first woman to hold the position of program director of Radio-Canada Atlantic, Mrs. Cyr made a very significant contribution to the development of arts and culture in Acadie through a radio station that she wanted to be of high quality for all francophones in Atlantic Canada. In 1978, she became director of the French-language radio in Atlantic Canada, a position she held until her retirement in 1994. Broadcasting was a profession that fascinated her as much as her pronounced taste for classical music.

During her 30 years with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in Atlantic Canada, Mrs. Cyr promoted our classical musicians and singers by regularly broadcasting their concerts on the regional and national networks.

Along with Fernand Arsenault, she co-founded the Arthur LeBlanc Quartet, which was in residence at the Université de Moncton for many years. Together with Claudette Thériault of Dalhousie and Lyne Raymond of Campbellton, she founded JMNB in 1996. She made an exceptional contribution to the development of the JMNB movement.

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