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Youth Music Awards 2012 Application Forms: Bill Borthwick Young Musicians Encouragement Prize Ann and Chris Krans Music Award Closing date: Friday 21 October 2011 DRMC’S YOUTH MUSIC AWARDS 2011
Auditions for the 2011 Youth Music Awards were held on Sunday 7th November 2010 for both the Bill Borthwick Young Musicians Encouragement Prize and the Ann and Chris Krans Music Award at the DRMC Community Music Centre. Five entrants competed for the Borthwick and two entrants for the Krans award.
The winners: Bill Borthwick Young Musicians Encouragement Prize: Equal 1st – Rory Say (Classical Guitar) $225.00 Equal 1st – Isabelle Burns (violin) $225.00 Honourable Mention – Sadie Mustoe (violin) $50.00
The Ann and Chris Krans Music Award Prize: Equal 1st – William Soo (piano) $250.00 Equal 1st – Brandon Li Wan Po (Bass Guitar) $250.00
Upwey Community Bank Manager, Luan Hanlen presented Bill Borthwick Prize recipients: (left) Isabelle Burns, Rory Say and Sadie Mustoe.
The presentation ceremony was held on Sunday 3 April as part of the DRMC’s Youth Week Event in the Performance Space, Upwey High School at 2.00pm Youth Music Award winners, applicants and UHS scholarship winners performed to an appreciative audience. Other performers at the afternoon concert included DRMC instrumental teacher: Jenny Royle with her piano students performing their own compositions about space and the Ranges Young Strings conducted by Steve Burns. Repertoire: Ranges Young Strings: Little Verbunkos Dance by Kokai Reszko
Jenny Royle’s students: Kyeema Kennedy, Madeleine Ostoja-Solecki, Samantha Smith, Magnus Bock, Ainsley Kennedy, Zeke Ashby, Thomas Royle, Evette Albert and Rebecca Dingjan – own compositions about space.
YMA Participants and Recipients: Sophie & Ella Roberts (Borthwick applicants - violin): 2 Bach Minuets Eleanor Kirby (UHS Music Prize - piano): Own Composition Elouise Dufour (UHS Music Prize – flute): Own Composition Daniel Watson (UHS Music Prize – double bass): Here Comes The Sun by The Beatles Karla Jaudzems (UHS Music Prize - voice): Stay by John Shanks and Miley Cyrus Sadie Mustoe (Borthwick Honourable Mention - violin): Concerto No.2, 3rd Movement by F. Seitz. Accompanied by Wendy Tooke Rory Say (Borthwick Equal 1st Prize – classical guitar): Classical Gas by Tommy Emmanuel Isabelle (Borthwick Equal 1st Prize – violin): Hora by Timothy Kramer Brandon Li Wan Po (Krans Equal 1st Prize – Electric Bass): Power by Marcus Miller William Soo (Krans Equal 1st Prize – Piano): Etude Opus 10 No. 1 + 12 by Chopin
The performance was followed by the presentation of the Borthwick Prizes by Upwey Community Bank Manager, Luan Hanlen and the Krans Prizes by DRMC Chair, Norma Durrand. The concert was MCd by DRMC CEO, Sue Arney. Approximately 80 people attended the concert and ticket sales were $208 @ $5 Adult and $2 Student/Concession. The DRMC Board provided a delicious afternoon tea with scones and jam and all considered it to be a successful afternoon.
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