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Freddie James – 2009 Bursary
The Trustees have much pleasure in introducing their first bursary recipient, Freddie James, 18. Freddie has just left Westminster School, where he was a music scholar, and has now commenced a year's organ performance study with Professor Jacques van Oortmerssen at the Sweelinck Conservatorium, Amsterdam. The bursary is enabling Freddie to undertake this course before he returns next year to commence his university studies as Organ Scholar at St John's College, Cambridge.
Christian Wilson – 2006 Scholarship
Christian Wilson was an undergraduate at Christ Church, Oxford, where he was Organ Scholar. As the third recipient of the Nicholas Danby Scholarship, he undertook the solo performers' course (the highest degree in music possible in Germany) studying under Jon Laukvik at the Musikhochschule in Stuttgart.
Petros Bakalakos – 2002 Scholarship
The second Nicholas Danby Scholarship was awarded to Petros Bakalakos of Greece, to enable him to undertake a two year postgraduate course in organ study with Professor Jon Laukvik at the Stuttgart Hochschule fur Musik. Petros came to England initially as a piano student at The Royal Academy of Music, London, until which time he had had little opportunity to hear the organ and its repertoire, since the Greek Orthodox Church allows no instruments to be played in its liturgies; consequently there is very little indigenous organ culture in Greece. Petros subsequently became a first study organ student, his teachers being David Titterington and James O'Donnell. He was awarded various prizes and graduated from the RAM with first class honours.
Rafal Salamon – 1999 Scholarship
The first Nicholas Danby Scholarship was awarded to Rafal Salamon of Cracow, Poland. The 26 year old organist was a graduate of the Academy of Music in Cracow, where he studied under Professor Joachim Grubich. The Scholarship enabled him to complete his postgraduate organ study with Professor David Titterington at the Royal Academy of Music.
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The most recent Newsletter
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click here to download.
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Some dates for your diary:
Christopher Nickol – a pupil of Nicholas Danby – is giving three recitals in aid of the Trust. See the "News & Events" section for details.
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Margaret Danby AGSM FRSA, Secretary & Treasurer