{"id":11059,"date":"2022-06-27T14:40:41","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T13:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=11059"},"modified":"2022-06-27T14:40:41","modified_gmt":"2022-06-27T13:40:41","slug":"university-music-prizes-recognise-outstanding-contributions-to-music-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2022\/06\/27\/university-music-prizes-recognise-outstanding-contributions-to-music-making\/","title":{"rendered":"University Music Prizes recognise outstanding contributions to music-making"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the highlights of Summer Music Week is the Music Prizes ceremony, an occasion to recognise the outstanding contributions made by some of those taking part in extra-curricular music over the course of the academic year.\u00a0 This year, we were especially delighted to return to the in-person ceremony, which follows the annual Music Scholars’ Lunchtime Recital, and to welcome supporters, benefactors and guests for the first time since 2019.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Cane receives her prize from Rosie Turner, Director of the Canterbury Festival<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Director of the Canterbury Festival, Rosie Turner, was present to award the Canterbury Festival Prize, awarded annually to a\u00a0 final-year student who has made an outstanding contribution to music at the University. This year’s winner was s<\/span>econd-year postgraduate Architecture student, <\/span>Charlotte Cane;\u00a0<\/span><\/b> a Music Performance Scholar, leading the second violin section in the Symphony Orchestra as well as playing viola in the autumn term, and a viola player in the String Sinfonia, Charlotte also performed the solo viola part in <\/span>Ulysses Awakes<\/span><\/i> by John Woolrich in the <\/span>Composer in Focus<\/span><\/i> event with both the composer and her teacher present.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Professor Keith Mander presents the Colyer-Fergusson Prize to third-year Holly Porton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\"\"Former Pro Vice Chancellor and current Chair of the Board of Canterbury Festival, Professor Keith Mander, presented the \u202fColyer-Fergusson Music Prize<\/span><\/b>: awarded to a student who has made a major contribution to the organisation of music at the University. This year’s winner was se<\/span>cond-year Architecture student, <\/span>Holly Porton;\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 Secretary to the Music Society, Holly has been particularly helpful in dealing with administrative connections between the Music department and the Music Society. Holly also played clarinet in the Symphony Orchestra and Concert Band, violin in the String Sinfonia, and played piano in the pit band for the spring production by the Musical Theatre Society.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second-year postgraduate Biomedical Science student, Kammy Pike, receives her prize from Head of Music Performance, Dan Harding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The <\/span>John Craven Music Prize<\/span><\/b>: awarded to a returning student who has made a major contribution to music at the University, and this year was a<\/span>warded jointly to <\/span>Kammy Pike<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>Michael Lam.\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Second-year postgraduate in Biosciences and a Music Performance\u00a0 Scholar, <\/span>Kammy Pike<\/span><\/b> has led the Symphony Orchestra this year including in the annual Cathedral Concert, and also plays in the String Sinfonia, with whom she played the final solo movement of Vivaldi\u2019s <\/span>Spring<\/span><\/i> in a recent performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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KMMS Music Performance Scholar, Michael Lam, performing in Colyer-Fergusson Hall in April 2022<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second-year undergraduate and a Music Performance Scholar in the Kent and Medway Medical School, <\/span>Michael Lam<\/span><\/b> gave an outstanding recital as part of the spring term\u2019s Lunchtime Concert series, the first student to be invited to do so, delivering a highly-accomplished programme entirely from memory. He also played the celeste part in the December concert in Tchaikovsky\u2019s <\/span>The Nutcracker Suite<\/span><\/i>.<\/span> The John Craven prizes were presented by Head of Music Performance, Dan Harding (awarded to Michael\u00a0in absentia<\/em>, as Michael was on placement throughout the week).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Joanna Adaran (l) and Felicity Bourdillon and Nathan Sharp (r) with David Humphreys’ daughters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The <\/span>David Humphreys Music Prize <\/span><\/b>is warded to a student who has made a particularly special contribution to music-making; this year, it was a<\/span>warded jointly to <\/span>Joanna Adaran, Felicity Bourdillon<\/span><\/b> and <\/span>Nathan Sharp<\/span><\/b> , and presented by David’s daughters, Belinda and Jo, who spoke briefly about their father’s enjoyment of, and support for, music.<\/span><\/p>\n

Final-year Comparative Literature and Drama student, <\/span>Joanna Adaran<\/span><\/b> is a Music Performance Scholar and has been a major participant in this year\u2019s activities by the Musical Theatre Society in showcases and events, and also had a principal role in the society\u2019s production of <\/span>The Hunchback of Notre-Dame<\/span><\/i> performed in the Great Hall of Kent College in March. She also sings with the Cecilian Choir.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final-year Drama and Comparative Literature student, Joanna Adaran, receiving her prize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Final-year Psychology student <\/span>Felicity Bourdillon<\/span><\/b> holds a Music Performance Award; she has really grown in her abilities this year, taking a lead role in the Chamber Choir, Cecilian Choir and Chorus; she sang the opening solo verse in the University Carol Service at the Cathedral in December, and will be singing the solo <\/span>Pie Jesu<\/span><\/i> movement of Faure\u2019s Requiem in the chamber choir Crypt concert in June. Her singing has really developed this year, and she has led the soprano section in chamber choir particularly with authority.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Final-year Psychology student, Felicity Bourdillon (r), receives her prize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Second-year Music and Audio Production student and Music Performance Scholar, drummer <\/span>Nathan Sharp<\/span><\/b> has been a major force behind the weekly live music nights and Open Mic nights at the Deep End venue in Medway with the Medway Music Society, playing in numerous bands and also being partly responsible for organising the events. He also performed in the Pop Platform event in the Gulbenkian Caf\u00e9 in December.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Second-year Music and Audio Technology student, Nathan Sharp, collects his prize<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The final prize, presented by the Director of\u00a0 Engagement, Philip Pothen, was the University of Kent First-Year Music Prize<\/span><\/b>, which is occasionally awarded to a student who has made a major contribution to music in their first year\u202f, and which was awarded to <\/span>to <\/span>Yuyu Hosokawa.\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>Yuyu is a highly accomplished flautist, a Music Performance Scholar and a vital member of the woodwind section in the Symphony Orchestra, playing with poise in both the December and the March Cathedral concerts, as well as taking part in a Music Scholars’ masterclass with the London Conchord Ensemble in March.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Together with the Music Scholars’ Lunchtime Recital which precedes the award ceremony, the two events are an excellent opportunity to highlight some of our outstanding performers and participants who have made such a vital contribution through participating in extra-curricular music alongside their studies, taking the opportunity to engage in rehearsals and performances as part of their cultural life whilst at Kent.<\/p>\n

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Some of the recital performers, prize winners and prize-givers together after the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to all the prize-winners, and our thanks to all the guests, supporters, and those presenting the prizes, as well as to the performers and all those who came along to support the event.<\/p>\n

Images \u00a9 Chris Wenham \/ University of Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n