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Gloucestershire Young Musician postponed until 2021

Due to the current restrictions, we are sorry to announce that the Gloucestershire Young Musician competition will not occur this year.

We are hoping to resume the competition next year and more details will appear here in due course.

We are also hoping to arrange the winner’s concert for the 2020 winner, Darcy Beck, in June 2021. More details will be posted here in due course.

Virtual Concert CANCELLED

Due to Covid restrictions, the live stream of a virtual concert planned for 14 November 2020 has been CANCELLED.

Below is a picture of our recent rehearsal with horn soloist Laura Morris. You can listen to a recording of the rehearsal on:

GSO Facebook page, recording of rehearsal

Darcy Beck crowned Gloucestershire Young Musician of the Year 2020

Darcy Beck was always fascinated by the sounds of instruments coming from the back of the orchestra and so began her career as a percussionist.
Last night, the 18-year-old gap year student from Prestbury, became the county’s Young Musician of the Year 2020 – and the first percussionist to do so.
Her spell-binding performance on a marimba, loaned by the Nicholas Branston Foundation, opened the finals at Pittville Pump Room. She wowed the judges – complete with one piece on timbales involving light sticks in a darkened auditorium.
The former Cheltenham Ladies’ College student will be setting off to read Music at Cardiff University in September. But, just as with last year’s contest, the audience had a different idea about who should have won. Their choice was 16-year-old pianist Edwin Ward, from Cirencester, whose superb ‘smoking-jacket’ inspired performance of Erroll Garner’s ‘Misty’ persuaded the audience he should receive the Carducci Music Trust Audience Prize.
The county’s musical youth shone with superb performances from 15-year-old cellist Souny Park from Cheltenham Ladies’ College, 17-year-old pianist Aaron Le Maistre from Sir Thomas Rich’s School and 18-year-old flautist Bethany Loader, from Denmark Road High School.
And to top off the evening, while the judges Professors Derek Aviss and Christine Hankin, and Meurig Bowen considered their verdict, the audience was treated to a performance by 2016 winner Adam Heron, who played Sonata No 3 by Chopin.
Glyn Oxley, musical director of organisers Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra, compered the evening with great humour.

Watch a video of Darcy’s winning performance.

Darcy Beck playing timbales using light sticks

Darcy Beck playing timbales using light sticks

Darcy Beck, winner GYM 2020

Darcy Beck, winner GYM 2020

GYM 2020 winner Darcy Beck receives the Hewitt-Jones Trophy from composer Thomas Hewitt-Jones

GYM 2020 winner Darcy Beck receives the Hewitt-Jones Trophy from composer Thomas Hewitt-Jones

 

GYM 2020 finalists from left, Edwin Ward, Aaron Le Maistre, Darcy Beck (seated), Bethany Loader and Souny Park

GYM 2020 finalists from left, Edwin Ward, Aaron Le Maistre, Darcy Beck (seated), Bethany Loader and Souny Park

GYM 2020 Audience Prize winner Edwin Ward

GYM 2020 Audience Prize winner Edwin Ward

 

 

GYM 2020 winner Darcy with the judges, from left Professor Derek Aviss, Professor Christine Hankin and Meurig Bowen

Darcy with the judges, from left Professor Derek Aviss, Professor Christine Hankin and Meurig Bowen

 

Adam Heron playing during the judging

Adam Heron playing during the judging

 

Darcy Beck receives her £500 cash prize from Patrick Daly of the Brimpsfield Music Society

Darcy Beck receives her £500 cash prize from Patrick Daly of the Brimpsfield Music Society

Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra

The Gloucestershire Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1901 by Cathedral organist Sir Herbert Brewer and conducted by Herbert Sumsion, John Sanders and Mark Finch, before Glyn Oxley was appointed in 2014. Since then the orchestra has greatly expanded the scope of its concert giving and performed in more than a dozen venues throughout the county and beyond including in Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucester, Stroud, Tewkesbury and the Forest of Dean. Read More…

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