On Tuesday of this week, we welcomed Jeffery Wilson, Professor of Composition at Junior Guildhall and Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Military School of Music, to adjudicate our Classical Musician of the Year Competition. This event is open to any pupil who plays to a Grade 5+ standard in five categories: woodwind, brass, string, voice and piano / percussion. Forty pupils took part and two pupils from each category were invited to play in the afternoon’s final by the adjudicator: Hasan and Isaac (brass), Maisie and Tallulah (woodwind), Maddie and Henry (string), Vanessa and Maria (voice), and Kate and Erdem (piano / percussion). Jeffery spoke warmly about the pupils’ high standard of playing, consummate musicianship and technical command of their instrument. Many congratulations to the overall winners who were:
Brass category: Hasan (Year 7)
Woodwind category: Maisie (Year 11)
String category: Maddie (Year 9)
Voice category: Vanessa (Year 13)
Piano / percussion category: Erdem (Year 9)
Overall winner of the Classical Musician of the Year Competition: Vanessa.
Swipe this post to see snippets of the finalists’ performances.
Mr C Janz, Director of Music