Previous winners of the John Lewis Cambridgeshire Music Awards
These are the winners of previous awards and the projects that were successful in each round.
April 2010
Huntingdon Youth Centre were awarded £1000 to fund an opportunity for young people to develop new skills based around music. The project will culminate in a performance.
Huntingdonshire Symphonic Wind Orchestra were awarded £250 to support a rehearsal workshop for four days followed by a public concert in the Free Church St Ives on 21st August.
Cauis Jazz Club were awarded £1250 towards the purchase of a new piano. Caius Jazz Club organise monthly jazz sessions in Gonville and Caius College, attracting some of the finest jazz players in the country. The aim is to provide affordable jazz to young people in Cambridgeshire - tickets are priced at £3. Student players are also given the chance to "sit in" with these experienced professionals.
September 2009
Riverside Theatre Company from St Neots were awarded £1975 to run a vocal project aimed at young men, who do not currently access existing choral provision. The project aims to form "Vox Rocks" an entirely new all male only group to participate in a series of weekly workshops run by local young musicians who are experienced vocal tutors. It is hoped to convert previously reluctant teenagers into enthusiastic performers.
Edward Zanders from Comberton Village College wrote a new production Mancer the Musical to be performed by his fellow students in November 2009. he was awarded £900 to help with the production costs.
Martin Kemp on behalf of the National Youth Jazz Collective was awarded £1000 to help with the costs of staging a series of four jazz workshops in Cambridgeshire in the winter of 2009/2010. View the NYJC website
April 2009
Homerton Children’s Centre were awarded a cheque for £500 to facilitate their involvement in Cambridge Music Festival. The School took part in a series of workshops over the summer months, culminating in a free concert for the children at the Corn Exchange in November.
Jack Hewetson applied for financial support to bring a music programme to the Red Balloon Learner Centre, a facility for the recovery of bullied children. Thanks to the donation of £1200 by the awards committee they were able to offer an exciting programme of events in the summer term including concert trips and workshops at the school.
The final award in this round went to Bassingbourn ATC marching band who were looking to increase the number of youngsters involved in this community band. They used the £2000 awarded to purchase more instruments.
September 2008
Bottisham Village College received £450, which enabled them to continue the progress they were making in developing a partnership with their 12 feeder primary schools. They staged a very successful joint concert at West Road Concert hall in Cambridge.
Castle School in Cambridge received £1500 to create the first ever Proms in the Park event for primary school children.
Guitarist Alexander Davis received £100 to go towards recording his first solo album that will allow him to perform the pieces live with additional instrument parts.