We are delighted to announce that several students from the School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) have won University music prizes.
Jennifer Morgan, who has just finished her BA (Hons) in French and Hispanic Studies, was awarded the Canterbury Festival Prize, presented by Festival Director Rosie Turner. The prize is awarded to a final-year student who has made an outstanding contribution to music at the University.
Jennifer has been Principle double bass in Symphony Orchestra, bassist in Concert Band, star electric bassist for the Big Band, and our 1930s dance orchestra, General Harding’s Tomfoolery. Throughout her final two years, Jennifer was a Music Performance Award holder, and was Social Media Representative on the Music Society Committee this year.
Amy Poulter, who has just finished her BA (Hons) in Philosophy and English Language & Linguistics, was awarded the Colyer-Fergusson Music Prize. The prize is awarded to a student who has made a major contribution to the organisation of music at the University.
Amy was awarded the prize for her exceptional all-round behind-the-scenes organising and admin skills as Concert Band and Big Band Assistant, in which she plays alto saxophone. This involved liaising with the conductor, Ian Swatman, helping to set-up rehearsals and co-ordinating, circulating and collecting all the many sheets of music that go into the instruments folders (a somewhat arduous and thankless task). She is also had the mammoth task of running this year’s student battle-of-the bands event, Keynestock, in her capacity as College President.
Amy won the prize jointly with Inger Kviseth, from the School of Politics and International Relations, for her role as Chamber Choir Assistant and Minerva Voices Assistant.
Cory Adams, who is studying on an MA in Hispanic and Comparative Literature in the Department of Modern Languages, was jointly awarded the David Humphreys Music Prize, in memory of David who was a supporter of music at the University, and whose fund in memory of his wife, Julia, continues to support the annual Crypt Concert by the University Chamber Choir.
Cory has been Principal timpanist and percussionist in Symphony Orchestra, and kit and percussion in Concert Band, Big Band and General Harding’s Tomfoolery. He is a University Music Performance Scholar and has just finished impressively organising everyone in his capacity as President of the Music Society. Cory, who completed a BA (Hons) in Hispanic Studies at Kent, also won the Canterbury Festival Prize last year.
Cory won the David Humphreys prize jointly with Jonathan Butten (Biosciences) and Faith Chan (Law), both final-year undergraduates students at Kent.
The prizes were awarded on Tuesday 6 June, during Summer Music Week, at a special presentation alongside a music scholars’ lunchtime recital.
For full details of all the prize winners, please see the Music Matters at Kent blog:
http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/music-matters/2017/06/14/music-prizes-recognise-outstanding-students-during-summer-music-week/