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DESCRIPTION:Rotary Young Musician 2026 For over twenty years the Rota
ry Clubs of Bristol and the surrounding counties have run a Young Musician
competition for students from the area's schools. Involving pupils from a
s far afield as Wells\, Bath and Cirencester\, it has given hundreds of re
markably talented young performers an opportunity - often their first oppo
rtunity - to experience the challenge of performing in public\, in competi
tion with others. The competition is open to instrument or voice studen
ts aged 13 to 17 who can offer a predominantly classical music programme a
t ABRSM Grade 7 level or higher. Heats take place in Bristol in November\,
with a Final in January. The winner of the Final is given the opportunity
to progress to the regional and national levels of the competition\, run
by Rotary in Great Britain and Ireland. Detailed information about the
2025 competition will be sent out to schools and music teachers across the
area in late May. The Heats are planned for November 14th\, 21st and 28th
. at the Trinity Henleaze United Reform Church\, 7 Waterford Rd\, Henleaze
\, Bristol BS9 4BT. The Final will be held on January 23rd 2026 at the Lan
tern Room of The Beacon\, Bristol. Lat year’s winners were twor two p
upils at Clifton College who won 1st and 2nd place respectively at the pre
stigious Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition at the Bristol Beacon i
n January 2025. Competing in heats and in finals against over 30 competito
rs from other Bristol Schools and beyond (including candidates from specia
list music schools)\, both were praised for not only technically polished
performances\, but their engaging programme choices and powers of communic
ation. Edmund\, music scholar and cellist in Year 13\, played Shostakovich
\, Dvorak’s ‘Slient Woods’\, Debussy and solo Bach. Later in the yea
r he looks forward to playing a movement from Dvorak’s Cello Concerto wi
th professional orchestra in the College Chapel. Overall winner\, Antonia\
, also Yr 13 music scholar and violinist\, played Ravel’s Tzigane and th
e opening movement of Debussy’s violin sonata. She will progress to the
regional final in Cheltenham\, as well as preparing for her own concerto m
ovement.
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SUMMARY:Rotary Young Musician (Heats) 2026
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\n\nFor over twenty years the Rotary Clubs of Brist
ol and the surrounding counties have run a Young Musician competition for
students from the area'\;s schools.
\n\nInvolving pupils from a
s far afield as Wells\, Bath and Cirencester\, it has given hundreds of re
markably talented young performers an opportunity - often their first oppo
rtunity - to experience the challenge of performing in public\, in competi
tion with others.
\n\n \;
\n\nThe c
ompetition is open to instrument or voice students aged 13 to 17 who can o
ffer a predominantly classical music programme at ABRSM Grade 7 level or h
igher. Heats take place in Bristol in November\, with a Final in January.
The winner of the Final is given the opportunity to progress to the region
al and national levels of the competition\, run by Rotary in Great Britain
and Ireland.
\n\n \;
\n\nDetailed
information about the 2025 competition will be sent out to schools and mus
ic teachers across the area in late May. The Heats are planned for Novembe
r 14th\, 21st and 28th. at the Trinity Henleaze United Reform Church\, 7 W
aterford Rd\, Henleaze\, Bristol BS9 4BT.
\n\nThe Final will be he
ld on January 23rd 2026 at the Lantern Room of The Beacon\, Bristol.
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\n\nLat year&rsquo\;s winners we
re twor two pupils at Clifton College who won 1st and 2nd place respective
ly at the prestigious Bristol Rotary Young Musician Competition at the Bri
stol Beacon in January 2025.
\n\nCompeting in heats and in finals
against over 30 competitors from other Bristol Schools and beyond (includi
ng candidates from specialist music schools)\, both were praised for not o
nly technically polished performances\, but their engaging programme choic
es and powers of communication.
\n\nEdmund\, music scholar and cel
list in Year 13\, played Shostakovich\, Dvorak&rsquo\;s &lsquo\;Slient Woo
ds&rsquo\;\, Debussy and solo Bach. Later in the year he looks forward to
playing a movement from Dvorak&rsquo\;s Cello Concerto with professional o
rchestra in the College Chapel.
\n\nOverall winner\, Antonia\, als
o Yr 13 music scholar and violinist\, played Ravel&rsquo\;s Tzigane and th
e opening movement of Debussy&rsquo\;s violin sonata. She will progress to
the regional final in Cheltenham\, as well as preparing for her own conce
rto movement.
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