The Eleanor Spragg Scholarships have been set up by Christopher and Terry Spragg to honour the contribution made to music education by Mrs Eleanor Spragg (Christopher Spragg’s mother). Eleanor Spragg played both the piano and cello and taught at Avondale College, Papatoetoe High School and Penrose High School. She took great interest in encouraging students to participate in orchestral playing and chamber music. Eleanor played in a number of community orchestras from New Plymouth to Auckland – at one time driving regularly from New Plymouth to Hamilton to perform there. She played in both the Howick Orchestra and the Manukau Symphony Orchestra in their earliest years.

The Eleanor Spragg scholarships provide a link between the Manukau Symphony and the Howick School of Music (HSM) as it is presented annually to students of the HSM who wish to perform with the Manukau Symphony Orchestra.

Application Details

Students at the Howick School of Music may contact Terry Spragg on 09 445 1863 about applying for the Eleanor Spragg scholarships.

Past Winners 
 
2008 Eleanor Spragg Scholar
 
An-Ran Chen - Violin

2007 Eleanor Spragg Scholar

Tony Zhai - Violin

2006 Eleanor Spragg Scholars

(Details written at the time of their award)

Ennaolla Wallbridge-Paea - Violin
Sixteen-year-old Ennaolla lives in Otara, Manukau City, and is home-schooled through the Correspondence School NZ. She has played in the MSO for two years and loves being surrounded by experienced passionate musicians. She says that this has inspired her to follow in their footsteps. She loves the atmosphere of the MSO and people speaking the same language – music. She finds the MSO always warm and welcoming. After every performance she leaves feeling fresh and inspired from the strong mentoring the orchestra provides. She wants to learn more about music and says that being in the MSO has taught her much about being a musician.

Lyndsay McDonald - Violin
Lyndsay McDonald (also 16 years of age) has learnt the violin through the Howick School of Music for 8 years. She is currently taking lessons from Mary O’Brien and plans to attend Auckland University to study music and violin. Lyndsay, a resident of Pakuranga, plays in the Howick-Pakuranga Youth Orchestra as well as her Pakuranga College Orchestra. She is also involved in chamber music groups at College and is interested in learning more about music composition.

2005 Scholars

(Details written at the time of their award)

Ho-Nam Lee - Violin (MSO & Eleanor Spragg)

Ho-Nam has received two scholarships (MSO & Eleanor Spragg). He also received a Howick School of Music Scholarship on 4 December 2004. He is a student of Howick College and the Howick School of Music. He passed Grade 8 on the Violin with Distinction this year. Ho-Nam is the Leader of the Howick-Pakuranga Youth Orchestra and has played in the Manukau Symphony Orchestra for two years.


Sarah Fu - Violin (MCSO & Eleanor Spragg)
Sarah has received two scholarships (MSO & Eleanor Spragg). She also received a Howick School of Music Scholarship on 4 December 2004. She is a student of Macleans College and the Howick School of Music. She passed Grade 8 on the Violin with Distinction last year. Sarah lead the Howick School of Music Chamber Orchestra for two years and is the Deputy Leader of the Howick-Pakuranga Youth Orchestra. She has played in the Manukau Symphony Orchestra for three years.

Ennaolla Wallbridge-Paea - Violin (MSO)

Ennaolla is home schooled and lives in Otara. She has played in the Manukau Symphony Orchestra for two years and achieved Grade 5 on the Violin this year.

Melody England- Cello (MSO)

Melody is a student of MacLeans College and the Howick School of Music. She passed Grade 7 on the Cello with Merit this year. Melody has played in the Howick School of Music Chamber Orchestra for 2 years and the Manukau Symphony Orchestra for two years.

Jason Crowsen - Violin (MSO)
Jason is home schooled and lives in Papatoetoe. This is his second year playing in the Manukau Symphony Orchestra. Jason plans to take more advanced lessons on the violin and achieve Grade examinations success.

Juju Kim - Double Bass (MSO)
Juju is a student of St Cuthbert’s College and the Howick School of Music. She has played the double bass for one year in the Howick School of Music Chamber Orchestra and plays in the Howick-Pakuranga Youth Orchestra. She is studying at Grade 6 level.

Christine Chang - Flute (MSO)
Christine is studying the Flute at an advanced level at the University of Auckland. She plays Principal Flute in the Auckland Youth Orchestra and is the Concert Master of the Auckland Wind Orchestra. Christine’s scholarship is to assist her to obtain Flute Music Repertoire.