Bursaries
To mark its Golden Jubilee in 2007, Hereford Police Male Choir introduced a special Young Musicians Bursary of £850. This bursary is awarded annually to a promising young musician in either Herefordshire or Worcestershire to help develop a career in music.
The bursary is sponsored by the Beckett Bulmer Fund, which aims to encourage a love of music amongst young people.
The 2011 Bursary Winner
Glenda Allaway
The six 2011 finalists:
(back) Will White Kings Thorn; Edmund Evans Llangrove;
(front) Michael Blake Malvern; Glenda Allaway Kington;
Sandie Middleton Little Birch; Peter Shepherd Malvern.
Bursary Winner 2011
Kington harpist, Glenda Allaway, the winner of this year's Hereford Police Male Choir's Young Musician Bursary, has set her sights on becoming the official harpist to the Prince of Wales.
"The appointment is made every four years and being a royal harpist is one of my dreams," said 17-year old Glenda, who has already taken her harp to some of the country's major concert halls.
The £850 bursary, sponsored by the Beckett Bulmer Fund, will help her build a career as a professional harpist. She is currently studying at Chetham's School of Music and hopes to continue her studies in France.
Glenda took up the harp at 11, tutored by Dorothy Pettitt of Hereford. She also plays the piano and violin.
Six young musicians took part in the final adjudication at Holy Trinity Church, Hereford and Alison Houlbrooke, musical director of the police choir, said the standard of music was exceptional. "It really did prove that Herefordshire has got talent," she added.
The other finalists were:
- Will White
- Edmund Evans
- Michael Blake
- Sandie Middleton
- Peter Shepherd
