{"id":1217,"date":"2010-06-02T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2010-06-02T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=1217"},"modified":"2010-06-02T18:17:34","modified_gmt":"2010-06-02T17:17:34","slug":"recognition-for-music-award-winning-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2010\/06\/02\/recognition-for-music-award-winning-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition for music award-winning students"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Music<\/a>The summer term is always a mixture of pleasure and regret: sadness that so many who have been a vibrant part of the musical life of the university are about to leave, but pleasure at being able to acknowledge some of them formally.<\/p>\n

Last Friday saw the prize-giving for this year\u2019s Music Awards prizes, and a chance for members of the staff and scholarship committee to recognise and thank particular students for their contribution to the year.<\/p>\n

Winner of the Canterbury Festival Music Prize Maddie Harris received her award from Rosie Turner, Director of the Canterbury Festival, in acknowledgement of her outstanding contribution as a final-year student to Kent\u2019s musical life.<\/p>\n

Suzy Walton, last year\u2019s Music Society Secretary, received the Colyer-Fergusson Music Prize for her contribution to organising music at the University from Jonathan Monckton, Chair of the Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust. It\u2019s always a genuine pleasure for Jonathan to be able to present the award in honour of Sir James Colyer-Fergusson, who supported music at the University and after whom the Cathedral Concert every March, given by the University Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, is named.<\/p>\n

\"Prize-winning<\/a>
(l-r): Elizabeth McIver, Alanya Holder, Maddie Harris, Suzy Walton<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The University Music Awards Committee Prize, an occasional award to recognise a special contribution to the year\u2019s musical activities, went to Biosciences student Elizabeth McIver. Presenting her award was Dr. Dan Lloyd, a lecturer in the Biosciences Department, who was delighted to be able to recognise a musical student\u2019s achievements from within his own faculty.<\/p>\n

The University Music Prize, awarded to a returning student, went to Alanya Holder, the new Music Society President. She received her award from Dame Anne Evans, Patron of the Music Scholarship Scheme.<\/p>\n

Each of these worthy winners has played a significant role in the continuing success of music-making here at the University, and hopefully they will continue to be involved in music after life at Kent.<\/p>\n

To all those musical students who are leaving this year, and who have done so much to make the University\u2019s music a success: ave atque vale<\/em>. You will all be much missed.<\/p>\n