Buying Your Own Instrument
It’s a shocking fact that music students often have no choice but to embark on their professional training without an adequate instrument of their own. The RPS Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation can help. The fund was set up after the death of the renowned conductor and Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medallist.
What's on
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May 20Sun
In Conversation with Cheryl Frances-Hoad
Discussion
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May 20Sun
Britten Sinfonia Concert
Performance
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May 31Thu
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Jun 28Thu
Music of Today: Young Composers Academy
Performance
Recent Recipients
In June 2010, the RPS Sir John Barbirolli Memorial Foundation awarded grants totalling more than £19,500 towards the purchase of better quality instruments to:
Hannah Caldecott - French horn
Kathryn Coleman - violin
Alexander Edmundson - French horn
Sameeta Gahir - flute headjoint
Joseph Harper - oboe
Ben Hirons - piccolo trumpet
Alistair Howes - cello bow
Joanna Hurst - French horn
James Kenny - double bass
Elizabeth Lawton - piccolo
Robert Looman - piccolo
Alex McCartney-Moore - guitar
Niall Mulvoy - Eb/D trumpet
Lauren Reeve-Rawlings - natural horn
Phoebe Stamford-Kamps - bassoon
Philip Smith - piccolo trumpet
Samantha Taylor - cor Anglais
Hannah Turnbull - double bass
George White - viola
