Two medals (a Bronze and a Silver) have been awarded to a student from the Royal Marines School of Music every year since 1947. The award was endowed by Felix Cassel Bt following his period as Master throughout the Second World War.
Past Winners:
1947 - George G Rumming (Silver); Albert Hall (Bronze)
1948 - D G E Elliot (Silver); Albert Hall (Bronze)
1949 - K S Wishart (Silver); R A Moore (Bronze)
1950 - Clifton Horroll (Silver); Royston Hulbert Nash (Bronze)
1951 - Colin Mayon Jukes (Silver); Gerald Taylour (Bronze)
1952 - Patrick John Flynn (Silver); Graham A Clifford Hoskins (Bronze)
1953 - Leonard John Bramidge (Silver); John Glenny Hoare (Bronze)
1954 - Peter Marsden Heming (Silver); Peter Orton (Bronze)
1955 - Jeremy Howard Ballard (Silver); George Edward Simpson (Bronze)
1956 - L J Humphreys (Silver); J Dixon (Bronze)
1957 - John Dixon (Silver); Roger Edmund Hammond (Bronze)
1958 - Hugh Alexander Heatherwick (Silver); Raymond B Manderson (Bronze)
1959 - Frederick Bernard Pearce (Silver); Norman Kingston Taylor (Bronze)
1960 - Richard Lesley Clarke (Silver); Hugh Miles Attwell (Bronze)
1961 - Stephen Ivor Misson (Silver); Robert Brynmor John (Bronze)
1962 - Dennis Spalding (Silver); Trevor Thomas Yardley (Bronze)
1963 - Michael Frank Eastbrook (Silver); Alan John Frost (Bronze)
1964 - William James Pat Rider (Silver); Alan David Laken (Bronze)
1965 - John Andrew Dunn (Silver); David William White (Bronze)
1966 - G F Harvey (Silver); R W J Allan (Bronze)
1967 - No Awards
1968 - Philip Bennett (Silver); Graham Leslie Ward (Bronze)
1969 - Frank Adrian Lloyd (Silver); Ronald Murray (Bronze)
1970 - D.C.G. De Gernier (Silver); H J Mills (Bronze)
1971 - Stephen Ray Payne (Silver); Harold John Mills (Bronze)
1972 - Kevin John Tomlinson (Silver); David John Bromley (Bronze)
1973 - Clement Joseph Cocker (Silver); Gerald Vincent Salway (Bronze)
1974 - Gerald Vincent Salway (Silver); Brian William Barclay (Bronze)
1975 - Andrew Alan Manley (Silver); Andrew Graham Brunt (Bronze)
1976 - No Awards
1977 - G F Pike (Silver); C G Markham (Bronze)
1978 - K Kay (Silver); J R Durant (Bronze)
1979 - M Miller (Silver); C D Reeve (Bronze)
1980 - M Richards (Silver); A Hodge (Bronze)
1981 - W M Searle (Silver); S Macleod (Bronze)
1982 - N Ogley (Silver); J Meyrick (Bronze)
1983 - David Greene (Silver); Alan Carter (Bronze)
1984 - Not recorded
1985 - Michael Atkinson (Silver); Colin Hughes (Bronze)
1986 - Paul Johnson (Silver); Colin Hughes (Bronze)
1987 - Clive Levett (Silver); Michael Buxton (Bronze)
1988 - Michael Buxton (Silver); Christopher Bundy (Bronze)
1989 - G Hayes (Silver); P Hart (Bronze)
1990 - R C Harvey (Silver); I Hutchinson (Bronze)
1991 - M G Hancock (Silver); A Watson (Bronze)
1992 - M S Burleigh (Silver); R J Williams (Bronze)
1993 - R McGrath (Silver); E J Wilcox (Bronze)
1994 - Not recorded
1995 - Tina Crowley (Silver);
1996 - Steven Green (Silver); Karl Long (Bronze)
1997 - K Long ARCM (Silver); C Grindal (Bronze)
1998 - Michael John Bailey (Silver);
1999 - Anne Jonassen (Silver); Mark Upton (Bronze)
2000 - P D Woffenden (Silver); J O Brien (Bronze)
2001 - T A Charnley (Silver); M P Michell (Bronze)
2002 - Andrew Mckinnon (Silver); Jason O ‘Brien (Bronze)
2003 - Andrew Mears (Silver); Molly Singleton (Bronze)
2004 - Rebecca Rogers (Silver); Hannah Bennett (Bronze)
2005 - Daryl Neville (Silver); Lauren Harris (Bronze)
2006 - Justin Wilman (Silver); Nicholas West (Bronze)
2007 - Daniel Page (Silver); Michael Smith (Bronze)
2008 - Emma Prior (Silver); Adam Lownds (Bronze)
2009 - Alice Quayle (Silver); Andy Spain (Bronze)
2010 - John Walker (Silver); Russell Baker (Bronze)
2011 - R Baker (Silver); A Hudson (Bronze)
2012 - Alice Hudson (Silver); Emma Tavinor (Bronze)
2013 - Reuben Hanna (Silver); Paul Saggers (Bronze)
2014 - Sophie Perriam (Silver); Craig Sanders (Bronze)
2015 - Alasdair Chatterton (Silver); Ruth Tarr (Bronze)
2016 - Richard Sharp (Silver); Elsie Chadd (Bronze)
2017 - Andrew Steele (Silver); Taryn Ingleheart (Bronze)
2018 - Emily Batten (Silver); Mathew Fletcher (Bronze)
2019 - Matthew Fletcher (Silver); Philip Powell (Bronze)
2020 - No competition