The Kathleen McMorrow Music Award was established in 2015. Kathleen McMorrow headed the Music Library at the University of Toronto, Faculty of Music from 1974 to 2013. She established the award to recognize and encourage the composition and presentation of Canadian contemporary classical music. The Ontario Arts Foundation manages the endowment that funds the award.

The Ontario Arts Foundation manages the endowment that funds the award. The Ontario Arts Council is responsible for the selection process. The award recipient is selected from the applicants to one of the two annual Ontario Arts Council Music Creation Projects program deadlines.

Prize:  $10,000

Current Recipients
2024   

Kalaisan Kalaichelvan
Kalaisan is receiving his award for a commissioned project for chamber orchestra entitled “C’est Pas Beau?“. Commissioned by the Glenn Gould School New Music Ensemble, the project will have its world premiere at the Royal Conservatory’s 21C Music Festival in January 2025.