We are delighted to announce that one of our postgraduate students from the Department of Modern Languages has won a University music prize.
Cory Adams, who is studying on an MA in Hispanic and Comparative Literature, 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 prize was awarded on Tuesday 6 June, during Summer Music Week, at a special presentation alongside a music scholars’ lunchtime recital.
For full details of the prizes, 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/