Vocalist, Connor Smith and pianist, Rosie Sutton, are the winners of this year’s national RIBI Young Musician competition which was hosted by Rotary District 1120 in the South East of England.
[IMG: 1945 border=”0″ alt=”RIBI Young Musician winner” align=”left” width=”180″ height=”121″]The audience was treated to a feast of music at the event which was held at Longfield Academy in Dartford. Performances from the 16 finalists included piano, saxophone, violin and a number of singers. Connor is a classical singer who performed an outstanding rendition of Vaughn Williams and an aria from The Magic Flute. Rosie played a piece from Debussy, followed by a spirited rendering of a Toccata by Khachaturian.Both were deemed outstanding winners of the competition, which was entered by 6,500 young musicians from all over Great Britain and Ireland. They were awarded their trophies by RIBI President, John Minhinick. Also present were the mayor and mayoress of Dartford and Rotary District Governor, Stewart Grainger.
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