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REPORT ON AWARD TO THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF WALES

The National Youth Orchestra of Wales were performing in the ‘Three Choirs Festival’ at Hereford Cathedral on 2nd August, 2018. They were performing Bernstein (Chichester Psalm) and Mahler (Symphony No 5) under the baton of Carlo Rizzi. It was at Hereford that the Deputy Master presented our 2018 Award for the Orchestra to Catrin Soons, a clarinettist.
 

When interviewed with other candidates by Margaret Davies and Sarah Cockbill while the orchestra was rehearsing at Lampeter, it was Catrin who impressed. She is a third-year student at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama and has recently gained a place on the BBCNOW/WNO side by side scheme. She will use the £500 award for private, specialist tuition. Catrin was pulled out of rehearsing for the photograph shown below.