Committed musician awarded scholarship

Competition for this college’s highly prestigious award was stiff, but Myrddin’s consistently high-standard of music-making on the French Horn did not fail to impress the adjudicator.

Andrew Cleary, Director of Music at Christ’s Hospital said: “We are proud to congratulate Myrddin on this fine achievement.

“He is an outstanding musician who flourished at Christ’s Hospital. He has a natural flair and his contribution to music at CH was excellent, particularly solo performance.

“He had achieved a Diploma on the Tenor Horn prior to commencing his GCSEs and since then, gained Grade 8 French Horn with distinction.

“He showed incredible commitment to a number of school music ensembles but was also committed to music out of school being a member of the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain and since 2013, a member of the Guildhall Junior Department.

“Myrddin’s musical journey will no doubt inspire other young musicians and we always believed he would be an asset to any department.”

Myrddin has also just been accepted onto the Oxford Philharmonic’s Young Artists Programme, so will perform a free short recital in The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford on the 21 May prior to their concert.

http://www.sthildas.ox.ac.uk/congratulations-st-hildas-music-scholars-201516

Report contributed by Christ’s Hospital. Picture of Myrddin at Christ’s Hospital courtesy of Andrea Sarlo.