BATH YOUNG MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR: ANOTHER IMPRESSIVE PRIOR PARK PRESENCE
02 Dec 2015
The 2015 final was, as always, a glittering occasion of exceptional musical talent, bringing together an extraordinary ‘fellowship’ of Prior Park music, featuring both current or ex-students (even one of the judges, Hannah Conway, attended Prior Park, and was a former winner of the title herself). Former and current Prior soloists this year were the reigning title-holder Lizzie Daniels, (violin), Rhiannon Harris (horn), and Sebrina Lambert Rose, (cello), who then carried off the 2015 trophy.
Prior Park has built up an exceptional record on the musical stage of Bath. In 20 years under Director of Music Roland Robertson,
- PPC students have been selected for the Final of this competition fifteen times, on a range of ten different instruments
- on seven occasions, two PPC students were selected for the final
- in one year (2006), three PPC were selected
- PPC has trained five Bath Young Musicians of the Year
Most of these occasions have also seen Mr Robertson himself alongside his students as their piano accompanist, “but last night” as he said, “It was a lovely opportunity for me to join the audience and enjoy listening. Over the years it’s been exciting to see the youngsters getting inspired by the senior soloists and raising their sights.”