In 1989 the Agnes Duncan Trophy was presented to the Glasgow Music Festival by the Soroptimist International (SI) Glasgow City Club to mark Agnes Duncan’s 90th Birthday. Since then, the Trophy, and a cheque for £100, has been gifted by the Club, annually, to the winner of a vocal soloist competition on the last night of the Glasgow Music Festival.
Agnes, a long-standing member of the SI Glasgow City Club, had a lifelong interest in music, particularly choral music, and was awarded an M.B.E in 1967 for her services to music. She attended every Glasgow Music Festival from its inception in 1911 until her death in 1997 participating as a performer, conductor, committee member and later as the Festival’s Honorary President.
At this year’s Glasgow Music Festival held in March, 7 male and female vocal soloists under the age of 18, competed for the Trophy and their performances were all of a very high standard.