Lady Hilary Groves Prize

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The Lady Hilary Groves Prize is awarded annually, to an individual who has made an "outstanding contribution to music in the community", by the United Kingdom-based Making Music. [1] [2] The recipient must be a member of a Making Music member group. [1]

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The award was established in 2000 [3] as the Sir Charles Groves Internal Prize after Charles Groves and was renamed in 2003 after the death of his wife, Lady Hilary Groves, the vice-president of Making Music. [1]

Winners receive a certificate signed by Katharine, Duchess of Kent, who is Making Music's patron. [1]

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Recipients include: [1]

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