We are delighted to announce that two students from the School of European Culture and Languages (SECL) have won University Music Prizes.
Joseph Prescott, a third-year student on the BA in English Language & Linguistics, is a joint recipient of the University Music Awards Committee Prize, awarded to those who have made a special contribution to music at Kent. The prize is awarded to Joe for his special contribution to so many areas of our music making – solo trumpet in Concert Band and Big Band (and playing the Last Post for the annual Remembrance Day gathering). He has been the student conductor of Minerva Voices, the upper-voices chamber choir, this year and has also been musical director for musical theatre shows and showcases. He sings tenor in chorus and Cecilian choir, and is the outgoing President of the Music Society this year.
Cory Adams, a final-year student on the BA in Hispanic Studies, is a joint recipient of this year’s Canterbury Festival Music Prize, which is awarded annually to a final-year student who has made an outstanding contribution to music. Cory has been principal timpanist and played percussion in the symphony orchestra, and this year was one of the four timpanists in a performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, which took place in Canterbury Cathedral in March. He also plays kit and percussion in Concert Band and Big Band, and has been a University Music Performance Scholar during his time.
Both prizes will be awarded at a special event on Tuesday 7 June as part of a music scholars’ recital taking place at 1.10pm in the Colyer-Fergusson Hall. For details, please see the page here: www.kent.ac.uk/music/whatson.html?tab=june