P2209
GOLD MEDAL COMPETITION 2022
I am
delighted to announce the results of the RNCM Gold Medal Competitions 2022 for
students on the Classical and Popular Music programmes.
The
Gold Medal winners from the Classical programme are:
Henry
Lewis (piano)
Philip
Rousiamanis (composer)
Congratulations to our
winners, and to our other six finalists:
Cameron Chin-See (trumpet)
Chris Cook (composer)
Xin He (viola)
Emyr Lloyd Jones (baritone)
Daniel Jacob-Ormson (flute)
Xia-Leon Sloane (composer)
I
would like to thank the many excellent musicians who contributed to this event,
including accompanists Harvey Davies, Ben Powell and Robin Humphreys and
violinist Samuel Staples, cellist Nathan Jackson-Turner and pianist Philip
Leslie who put in many hours of rehearsal to deliver committed and persuasive
performances of the new works written by our student composers.
Finally,
thanks are due to the panel members this year:
Manus Carey – Deputy Principal (Performance
and Programmes), RNCM
Philip Grange – Composer
Sandra Parr - Artistic Planning
Director, RLPO
James Thomas – Creative Director,
Manchester Camerata
This
year we were delighted to launch a new parallel Gold Medal Competition for
students on our Popular Music programme.
The
Gold Medal winner from the Popular Music programme is:
Ruby Joyce
Congratulations
also to the other finalists:
Nadeem Shakir
Nyah Grace
OMA
Thanks
are due to the panel members:
Manus Carey – Deputy Principal
(Performance and Programmes), RNCM
Jane Beese (Director of Music at
Manchester International Festival)
Tim Kellett (producer and former member
of Simply Red)
Thanks
are also due to the band members and many other musicians who were involved in
the final showcase directed by Andy Stott, academic colleagues who played such
an important role supporting the competitors for both Gold Medal events and the
professional staff who worked so hard behind the scenes to ensure the events
were delivered to a high professional standard.
Professor Linda Merrick
Principal