Congratulations to our Scholarship Competition Winners!

Waltons New School of Music

Congratulations to the winners of our 29th Annual Martin A. Walton Memorial Scholarship Competition!

This year's Competition took place at the New School on Sunday, 25 May 2025. Young Student of the Year, Mature Student of the Year and Most Promising Beginner First Prize winners will receive certificates and full-year scholarships for the 2025-2026 school year, and Second and Third Prize winners will receive certificates and vouchers that can be used for additional tuition with the New School. All Songwriting/Composition Prize winners will receive certificates and vouchers for music tuition.

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This year's winners are:

Young Student of the Year

First Prize

Neeve Batacan • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

Second Prize

Charlie Lynch • Piano
(Dan Smith • Teacher)

Third Prize

Olga Buckina • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

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Mature Student of the Year

First Prize

Aoife Quinn • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Second Prize

Jack O'Connor • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Third Prize

Rossella Parenti • Voice
(Dav McNamara • Teacher)

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Most Promising Beginner

First Prize

Rhianna Stanescu • Voice
(Jennifer McMahon • Teacher)

Second Prize

Fu Fujimoto • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

Third Prize

Selam Ines Kobach • Piano
(Balbina Rogala • Teacher)

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Songwriting/Composition Prize

First Prize

Joan Healy
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Second Prize

Noah Behan
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Third Prize

Gráinne Lowe
(Dan Smith • Teacher)

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Thank You

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

Faculty Adjudicators

Sarah Crean • Mihály Magyarics
Sterling Paterson • Conal Rae

Competition Administrator

Eoin Mardirosian

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