The Most Promising Young Singer Award is open to all singers aged 16-25 years who enter any vocal class in the festival. The winner is chosen by the committee after recommendations from the adjudicator, notified in December and invited to sing at the prestigious Young Musician Competition Concert in February, when a cheque for £200 is presented, together with The Wendy Cane Memorial Prize, given by the Cane family in memory of Wendy.