Congratulations to our Scholarship Competition Winners!

Waltons New School of Music

Congratulations to the winners of our 28th Annual Martin A. Walton Memorial Scholarship Competition!

This year’s Competition took place at the New School on Sunday, 26 May 2024. Young Student and Mature Student of the Year First Prize winners will receive certificates and full-year scholarships for the 2024-2025 school year, and Second and Third Prize winners will receive certificates and vouchers that can be used for additional tuition with the New School.

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This year’s winners are:

Young Student of the Year

FIRST PRIZE

Yi Lu • Piano
(Andriy Blyznyuk • Teacher)

SECOND PRIZE

Alana Satterthwaite • Piano
(Varo Khachatryan • Teacher)

THIRD PRIZE

Daniel Hunter • Piano
(Mikaela McDonnell • Teacher)

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Mature Student of the Year

FIRST PRIZE

Katrina Ellison • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

SECOND PRIZE

Rossella Parenti • Voice
(Dav McNamara • Teacher)

THIRD PRIZE

Helen McDermott • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

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Songwriting/Composition Prize

FIRST PRIZE

Suzanne McEnaney
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

SECOND PRIZE

Noah Behan
(Ana Dundovic • Teacher)

THIRD PRIZE

Helen McDermott
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

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Thank You

All students who participated in this year’s Scholarship Competition for their hard work and preparation.

Our Faculty Adjudicators
Marta Burns • Andrew Keeling
Mihály Magyarics • George Mercer

Competition Administrators
Zach Parkinson • Eoin Mardirosian

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