Congratulations to our Scholarship Competition Winners!

Waltons New School of Music

Congratulations to the winners of our 30th Annual Martin A. Walton Memorial Scholarship Competition!

This year’s Competition took place at the New School on Sunday, 24 May 2026. 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 2026-2027 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 PRIZE WINNERS

Young Student of the Year

First Prize
Emer Duffy • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

Second Prize
Jaslyn Arcilla • Piano
(Sarah Cunningham • Teacher)

Third Prize
Alexa Ralph • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

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Mature Student of the Year

First Prize
Sophie Petticrew • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Second Prize
Livia Bartolomé Vergel • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Third Prize
Eoin Little • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

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Most Promising Beginner

First Prize
Aditi Srinath • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

Second Prize
Sean McAuliffe • Voice
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Third Prize
Aidan Coveney • Voice
(Ana Marija Dundovic • Teacher)

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Songwriting/Composition Prize

First Prize
Rose Sherezade Suhrab
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

Second Prize
Gráinne Lowe
(Mark Flynn • Teacher)

Third Prize
Noah Behan
(Sinéad Flynn • Teacher)

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Scholarship Competition winners will perform in the New School’s annual End-of-Year Concert, which takes in the National Concert Hall’s John Field Room on Monday, June 22nd at 7.30 pm. More information and tickets here.

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Thank You

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

Faculty Adjudicators

Sinhué Flores • Mihály Magyarics
Conal Rae • Gabriela Wacławska

Competition Administrator

Elis Czerniak

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