Two medals (a Bronze and a Silver) have been awarded to a student from the Royal Air Force HQ Music Services every year since 1951. The award was endowed by Felix Cassel Bt following his period as Master throughout the Second World War.
Past Winners:
1951 - R E C Davies (Silver); Alan Stringer (Bronze)
1952 - John W Martindale (Silver); Geoffrey Walker (Bronze)
1953 - John Edward Wagner (Silver); David Gerald Robinson (Bronze)
1954 - H Beard (Silver); Joseph G Wallace (Bronze)
1955 - David Maurice King (Silver); Brian James Sturnham (Bronze)
1956 - R McMahon (Silver); W Morrish (Bronze)
1957 - Allan James Sparrow (Silver); Neville Brian Day (Bronze)
1958 - Clive V M Lewis (Silver); Herbert Barrie Hingley (Bronze)
1959 - Patricia Dorothy Newman (Silver); Kenneth E J Brown (Bronze)
1960 - Barry Taylor (Silver); George Kilner (Bronze)
1961 - David A Spraggon (Silver); John Charles Snelling (Bronze)
1962 - Alan Moore (Silver); Douglas Hewitt (Bronze)
1963 - David Lyn Morgan (Silver); Raymond John Foulds (Bronze)
1964 - Michael Antrobus (Silver); Stanley G. Colclough (Bronze)
1965 - John Simon Dablin (Silver); Robin W. G. Morgan (Bronze)
1966 - John Smith (Silver); David Henry Hooker (Bronze)
1967 - A Randle (Silver); M Nesbitt (Bronze)
1968 - Martin Scamans (Silver); David Brocklesby (Bronze)
1969 - Geoffrey Henderson (Silver); Phillip Parker (Bronze)
1970 - Colin Pearson (Silver); Anthony John Gill (Bronze)
1971 - Andrew Thomas Clarkson (Silver); John Francis Diaper (Bronze)
1972 - Ronald Young (Silver); Gilbert Singleton (Bronze)
1973 - Malcolm John Marsh (Silver); Stuart John Kelley (Bronze)
1974 - No awards
1975 - David W Compton (Silver); Malcolm W C Baxter (Bronze)
1976 - Gordon James Bain (Silver); Andrew Bernard Grand (Bronze)
1977 - Martin E Hellewell (Silver); Graham Neil Cook (Bronze)
1978 - Simon Kent (Silver); Clive Baxter (Bronze)
1979 - Stephen Clifford (Silver); W N Bertrum (Bronze)
1980 - R A Riddell (Silver); M J Parry (Bronze)
1981 - Marc Ian Willetts (Silver); Christopher Paul Howlings (Bronze)
1982 - Alan J Simpson (Silver); David A Cook (Bronze)
1983 - David Green (Silver); Alan Carter (Bronze)
1984 - P Craggs (Silver); V R Ford (Bronze)
1985 - Paul Savill (Silver); Steven Bunner (Bronze)
1986 - Guy Garrett (Silver); Robert Jordan (Bronze)
1987 - R W Mylrea (Silver); B P White (Bronze)
1988 - K Boll (Silver); P S Mercer (Bronze)
1989 - E A Sellars (Silver); A J Cullum (Bronze)
1990 - A G Hooley (Silver); J L Rowell (Bronze)
1991 - Helen Jamieson (Silver); Nicholas Bralant (Bronze)
1992 - Rebecca B Stokes (Silver); Andrew J Chettleburgh (Bronze)
1993 - M B Little (Silver); E Hunt (Bronze)
1994 - SAC Scott (Silver); D J Linger (Bronze)
1995 - Georgina Hooley (Silver); Heather Lowe (Bronze)
1996 - Kay Chapman (Silver, or Bronze. Other winner not recorded)
1997 - Robin Taylor (Silver); Joanne Morrell (Bronze)
1998 - Richard Murray (Silver); Clare Allen (Bronze)
1999 - Robert Scullion (Silver); Andrew Keegan (Bronze)
2000 - Nancy Hobson (Silver); Mathew Van Emmerik (Bronze)
2001 - Neslihan Hurrell (Silver); Trudy Hobson (Bronze)
2002 - Sarah Hill (Silver); Daniel Stannard (Bronze)
2003 - Hannah Balcombe (Silver); Vicki Tofts (Bronze)
2004 - Thomas Rodda (Silver); Dominique Thisleton (Bronze)
2005 - Ellen Driscoll (Silver); Adam Juckes (Bronze)
2006 - Libby Green (Silver); Emma Cox (Bronze)
2007 - Lesley Vincent (Silver); Scott Macfarlane (Bronze)
2008 - Jonathan Truscott (Silver); Clair Tidbury (Bronze)
2009 - Graham Jones (Silver); Tracey Hodgetts (Bronze)
2010 - Rebecca Worthington (Silver); Kim Lagos (Bronze)
2011 - Andrew Mears (Silver); Bethany Charlton (Bronze)
2012 - Ben Williams (Silver); Nathan Lewin (Bronze)
2013 - Lewis Musson (Silver); Danielle Draper (Bronze)
2014 - Jonathan Gawn (Silver); Philippa Hobbs (Bronze)
2015 - Ed Dyer (Silver); James Giddings (Bronze)
2016 - Michael Howley (Silver); Andrew Stevenson (Bronze)
2017 - Hannah Robinson (Silver); Hannah Green (Bronze)
2018 - Rachel Boddice-Brown (Silver); James Case (Bronze)
2019 - Lucinda Rimmer (Silver); Daniel Rollston (Bronze)
2020 - Joanna James (Silver); Catherine Pollit (Bronze)
2021 - Alan Thomas (Silver); Freddie Stringer (Bronze)
2022 - Liz Tocknell (Silver), Ethan Bray (Bronze)
2023 - Natalie Barnes (Silver), Josh Dickens (Bronze)