Competition success for RNCM singers and pianists

Congratulations to RNCM singers Samuel Horton and Sarah Thomas on their recent success at the Kathleen Ferrier Society Bursary for Young Singers competition.

Held on Sunday 13 November, the prestigious initiative is open to all singers starting their second year at one of the UK’s conservatoires.

Accompanied by Roderick Barrand, Samuel was awarded the Collingwood Prize while Sarah received the Norma Proctor Song Prize.

We also want to wish keyboard alumni Tyler Hay, Luke Jones and Maxim Kinasov the best of luck in the final of next week’s Dudley International Piano Competition. They will each perform a concerto with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra on Thursday 24 November.

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News In Brief

  • Congratulations to alumnus and SWBP professor, David Thornton, on receiving the Iles Medal at the National Brass Band Championships.
  • Congratulations to vocal alumnus Rafael Rojas, who won three prizes at the Neue Stimmen International Singing Competition.
  • Alumnus Graham McCusker has worked as music director, pianist, and composer on the new Sense and Sensibility film
  • Congratulations to vocal alumna Georgia Mae Ellis, who makes her Royal Opera House debut as Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni this season