From July 7th to 10th 2025, Kitchener-Waterloo and Guelph will be home to Organ Festival Canada, the biennial gathering of the Royal Canadian College of Organists. In addition to 8 public concerts, one of the signature events of the Festival is the National Organ Competition.

To honour Doug’s extraordinary legacy, the Waterloo-Wellington Centre of the RCCO is offering a $1,000 prize for the best performance of a Canadian work. As you are probably aware, Doug was a passionate supporter of Canadian composers and commissioned many new works in his lifetime. If sufficient funds are raised beyond the initial prize money, one of the public concerts of the Festival will be dedicated in Doug’s honour as well.