BBC Young Musician
Past finalists -- 2008
Table:
Name

Hometown

Instrument

Notes

Anke Batty
Lyndhurst, Hampshire
Clarinet
Achieved Grade 8 distinction in Singing, Piano and Saxophone as well as playing the clarinet

Daniel Day
Hayfield
Percussion
Began playing percussion at the age of three after his father, a professional drummer bought him a drum set; currently studies at the Chetham's School of Music

Jadran Duncumb
Ski, Norway
Guitar
Two time winner of the Norwegian National Youth competition; began playing the Guitar at the age of ten

Alexander Edmundson
Lytham St Annes
French Horn
Began playing the French Horn at seven years of age after hearing Mozart’s Horn Concert No 4.; he studies at Chetham's School of Music and is a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

David Elliott
Bournemouth
Percussion
Began playing percussion at the age of three, and currently studies at the Trinity College of Music after studying at Chetham's School of Music for three years; he held the position of Co Principal in the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain percussion section

Michael Foyle
Troon
Piano
Began playing piano at the age of six, and is also a violinist, he has led the National Children’s Orchestra of Scotland and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; currently studying at Wellington School

Sam Law
Ballymena
Piano
Began playing piano at the age of six, and now studies at the Ballymena Academy and at the Royal Irish Academy of Music in Dublin

Henry Lindsay
Amersham
Tuba
Currently studying at The Purcell School of Music, the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is a member of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Cecilia Sultana De Maria
Warminster
Harp
Began playing the Harp at the age of ten while also playing the Piano and Violin, currently studies at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music

Erdem Misirlioğlu
Ipswich
Piano
Studying at the Northgate High School in Ipswich and the Junior Department at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama

Jim Molyneux
Littleborough, Greater Manchester
Percussion
Started playing percussion at the age of seven and is studying at the Chetham's School of Music

Peter Moore†
Stalybridge
Trombone
Started to play the trombone at the age of six. Held the position of Principal Trombone of the National Children’s Band of Great Britain; he is the youngest musician in this year's competition

Kausikan Rajeshkumar
Harrow, London
Piano
Began playing the piano at seven years of age, and currently Studies at The Purcell School of Music; he has received awards for composing, such as Highly Commended at BBC Proms Composers' Competition 2006

Katherine Robb
Bushey
Violin
Started playing the Violin at eight after being offered free lessons in her school in Essex; she later became a student at The Purcell School of Music, and was the first violinist in the National Youth Orchestra for 2 years

Melanie Rothman
Carshalton
Oboe
Began playing the Oboe at the age of ten, and is studying at The Purcell School of Music, but also studies at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is Principal Oboe of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain after joining just one year previously

Jun Sasaki
London
Cello
Began playing the Violin at the age of four, but switched to the Cello at five; he currently studies at Yehudi Menuhin School

Joseph Shiner
East Brent, Somerset
Clarinet
Began playing the Clarinet at eight years of age; he has since achieved Principal Clarinet of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain after two years of membership

David Smith
Fife
Flute
Began playing the Flute in 2004, his influence being when he heard Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun; he studied at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh until 2008. He also plays the Saxophone very well

Delia Stevens
Normanton on Soar
Percussion
Studies at Loughborough High School and was influenced to play percussion after seeing the school orchestra performance

Matthew White
Bolton
Euphonium
Studies at Chetham's School of Music, and was Principal Euphonium with the National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

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Lyndhurst /lɪndhərst/ is a large village and civil parish situated in the New Forest National Park in Hampshire , England . Serving as the administrative capital of the New Forest , it is a popular tourist attraction , with many independent shops , art galleries , cafés , museums , pubs and hotels . The nearest city is Southampton , about nine miles ( 14 km ) to the north-east . As of 2001 Lyndhurst had a population of 2,973 , increasing to 3,029 at the 2011 Census . The name derives from an Old English name , comprising the words lind ( lime tree ) and hyrst ( wooded hill ) . Known as the Capital of the New Forest , Lyndhurst houses the New Forest District Council . The first mention of Lyndhurst was in the Domesday Book of 1086 under the name 'Linhest ' . The Court of Verderers sits in the Queens House in Lyndhurst . The church of St. Michael and All Angels was built in the 1860s , and contains a fresco by Lord Leighton and stained-glass windows by Charles Kempe , William Morris , Edward Burne-Jones and others ; Alice Liddell , the inspiration for Alice in Lewis Carroll 's Alice 's Adventures in Wonderland , is buried there . Glasshayes House ( the former Lyndhurst Park Hotel ) is the only surviving example of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 's architectural experimentation , and local folklore records Lyndhurst as the site of a Dragon-slaying , and as being haunted by the ghost of Richard Fitzgeorge de Stacpoole , 1st Duc de Stacpoole .
Hayfield ( SK037870 ) is a village and civil parish in High Peak , Derbyshire , England , with a population of around 2,700 . The village is 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) east of New Mills , 4.5 miles ( 7.2 km ) south of Glossop and 10 miles ( 16 km ) north of Buxton , in the basin of the River Sett . The civil parish includes Hayfield village itself , the hamlets of Little Hayfield and part of Birch Vale , and a significant proportion of the Kinder Scout plateau .
Chetham 's School of Music ( /ˈtʃiːtəmz/ ) is an independent co-educational music school in Manchester , England . Chetham 's educates students between the ages of 8 and 18 , all of whom enter via musical auditions . Students receive a full academic education alongside specialist group and individual music tuition . Chetham 's offers a year-round programme of concerts at the school , Manchester Cathedral , the Royal Northern College of Music , Band on the Wall and Bridgewater Hall . Recitals also take place in churches and community spaces , at festivals and internationally . Its senior ensembles , Chetham 's Symphony Orchestra and Big Band , alongside many individual students , have won awards for their music , and many alumni have progressed to highly successful careers as professional musicians or in other sectors . The music school was established in 1969 from Chetham 's Hospital School , founded as a charity school by Humphrey Chetham in 1653 . After becoming a boys ' grammar school in 1952 , the school turned to music as its speciality , at the same time becoming an independent school and accepting its first female students . There are approximately 300 students on roll , including a large sixth form making up around half of the school . Approximately two-thirds of students board on site , with others travelling in as day students from around Greater Manchester . The oldest parts of the school date to the 1420s , when the building was constructed as a residence for priests of the church which is now Manchester Cathedral . These parts are listed buildings housing Chetham 's Library , the oldest free public reference library in the English-speaking world .
Ski ( Norwegian pronunciation : [ ʂiː ] ( listen ) ) is a town and kommune ( municipality ) in the Follo district , in Akershus fylke ( county ) , Norway . Ski is the most populous kommune in Follo , and Ski town is the largest town . Ski town serves as the de facto district capital , and the hospital , tingrett ( district court ) , police station and other public services are located there .
Lytham St Annes ( /ˈlɪðəm sənt ˈænz/ ) is a seaside resort on the Fylde coast of Lancashire , England , south of Blackpool on the Ribble Estuary . The population at the 2011 census was 42,954 . Lytham St Annes has four golf courses and links , the most notable being the Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club , which has hosted the Open Championship 11 times from 1926 until its most recent in 2012 . The Open brings a major influx of visitors , including the world 's media . Lytham St Annes is a reasonably affluent area with residents ' earnings among the highest in the North of England .
The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain ( NYO ) is an orchestra of 164 young musicians from the United Kingdom . The members of the orchestra are all aged between 13 and 19 years . The players are selected by auditions which take place in the autumn each year at various locations in the country . The minimum standard needed to audition is ABRSM / Trinity Guildhall / London College of Music Grade 8 Distinction - though it is not necessary to have taken any examinations . The NYO 's aim is to be the most inspirational orchestra for young people and at many of its concerts , all seats are only £5 for under 25s . In 2011 , the orchestra was shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society 's Best Ensemble Award . In 2012 , the NYO received the Queen 's Medal for Music . In 2015 the NYO received the Royal Philharmonic Society 's Ensemble award , which recognised particularly the launch of NYO Inspire as well as their other work .
Bournemouth /ˈbɔːrnməθ/ ( listen ) is a coastal resort town on the south coast of England . At the 2011 census , the town had a population of 183,491 , making it the largest in the administrative county of Dorset . With Poole to the west and Christchurch in the east , Bournemouth is part of the South East Dorset conurbation , which has a population of 465,000 . Before it was founded in 1810 by Lewis Tregonwell , the area was a deserted heathland occasionally visited by fishermen and smugglers . Initially marketed as a health resort , the town received a boost when it appeared in Augustus Granville 's 1841 book , The Spas of England . Bournemouth 's growth accelerated with the arrival of the railway , and it became a town in 1870 . Historically part of Hampshire , it joined Dorset with the reorganisation of local government in 1974 . Through local government changes in 1997 , the town began to be administered by a unitary authority independent of Dorset County Council , although it remains part of that ceremonial county . Since April 2019 the unitary authority has been merged with that of Poole , as well as the non-metropolitan district of Christchurch to create the Bournemouth , Christchurch and Poole unitary authority . The town centre has notable Victorian architecture and the 202-foot ( 62 m ) spire of St Peter 's Church , one of three Grade I listed churches in the borough , is a local landmark . Bournemouth 's location has made it a popular destination for tourists , attracting over five million visitors annually with its beaches and popular nightlife . The town is also a regional centre of business , home of the Bournemouth International Centre or BIC , and a financial sector that is worth more than £1,000 million in gross value added .
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is a music and dance conservatoire based in London , England . It was formed in 2005 as a merger of two older institutions - Trinity College of Music and Laban Dance Centre . Today the conservatoire has 1,015 undergraduate and postgraduate students based at three campuses in Greenwich ( Trinity ) , Deptford and New Cross ( Laban ) .
Troon is a town in South Ayrshire , situated on the west coast of Ayrshire in Scotland , about 8 miles ( 13 km ) north of Ayr and 3 miles ( 5 km ) northwest of Glasgow Prestwick Airport . Troon has a port with freight services and a yacht marina . Up until January 2016 , P & O operated a seasonal ferry service to Larne . In May 2006 , a ferry service to Campbeltown was added , although this was withdrawn the following year . In the 2001 census the population of Troon , not including the nearby village of Loans but including the Barassie area , was estimated at 14,766 - a 4.77% increase on the 1991 estimate of 14,094 .
Ballymena /ˌbæliˈmiːnə/ ( from Irish : An Baile Meánach , meaning the middle townland , Irish pronunciation : [ ən̪ˠ ˈbˠalʲə ˈmʲaːn̪ˠəx ] ) is a town in County Antrim , and the eighth largest in Northern Ireland . It is part of the Borough of Mid and East Antrim . It had a population of 29,551 people at the 2011 Census . The town is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I in 1626 , on the basis that the town holds two annual fairs and a free Saturday market in perpetuity . As of 2018 [ update ] , the Saturday market still runs . It is a popular shopping hub within Northern Ireland and is home to Ballymena United F.C . Ballymena incorporates an area of 632 square kilometres ( 244 square miles ) and is home to large villages such as Cullybackey , Galgorm , Ahoghill and Broughshane . The town used to host Ireland 's largest one-day agricultural show at the Ballymena Showgrounds . The town centre has many historic buildings . The Town Hall was built in 1924 on the site of the old Market House , and was refurbished in 2007 at a cost of roughly £20 million .
Ballymena Academy ( founded 1828 ) is a mixed gender grammar school located in the market town of Ballymena in County Antrim , Northern Ireland . It was founded in the early nineteenth century as a small provincial school for children in the town and surrounding agricultural hinterland .
The Royal Irish Academy of Music ( RIAM ) in Dublin , Ireland , is one of Europe 's oldest music conservatoires , specialising in Classical Music and the Irish harp . It is located in a Georgian building on Westland Row in Dublin . An institution which offers tuition from age 4 up to doctorate level , the RIAM has taught music performers and composers who have gone on to acclaim on the world stage . It is an associate college of the University of Dublin , Trinity College .
Amersham ( /ˈæmərʃəm/ AM-ər-shəm ) is a market town and civil parish within the Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire , England , in the Chiltern Hills , 27 miles ( 43 km ) northwest of central London . It is part of the London commuter belt . Amersham is 15 miles ( 24 km ) from Aylesbury and 8 3⁄4 miles ( 14 km ) from High Wycombe . There are two distinct areas : Old Amersham , set in the valley of the River Misbourne , containing the 13th-century parish church of St. Mary 's and several old pubs and coaching inns ; and Amersham-on-the-Hill , that grew up in the early 20th century around the Metropolitan Railway ( MR ) - later the Metropolitan line of the London Underground .
Warminster ( /ˈwɔːrmɪnstər/ ) is a town and civil parish in western Wiltshire , England , by-passed by the A36 ( between Salisbury and Bath ) and the partly concurrent A350 between Westbury and Blandford Forum . It has a population of about 17,000 . The 11th-century Minster Church of St Denys stands near the River Were , which runs through the town and can be seen running through the town park . The name Warminster first occurs in the early 10th century .
The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard ; the strings are plucked with the fingers .
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882 , located in South Kensington , London , UK . It offers training from the undergraduate to the doctoral level in all aspects of Western Music including performance , composition , conducting , music theory and history . The RCM also undertakes research , with particular strengths in performance practice and performance science . The college was named the top institution for Performing Arts in both the United Kingdom and Europe in the 2018 QS World University Rankings . [ citation needed ] It was also ranked second across all Performing Arts institutions worldwide . The college is one of the four conservatories of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music and a member of Conservatoires UK . Its buildings are directly opposite the Royal Albert Hall on Prince Consort Road , next to Imperial College and among the museums and cultural centres of Albertopolis .
Ipswich ( /ˈɪpswɪtʃ/ ( listen ) ) is a historic county town in Suffolk , England . The town is located in East Anglia about 10 miles away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea . Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line railway and the A12 road , it is 66 miles ( 106 km ) north-east of London , 54 miles ( 89 km ) east-southeast of Cambridge , and 45 miles ( 72 km ) south of Norwich . Ipswich is surrounded by two Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) ; Suffolk Coast and Heaths and Dedham Vale . Ipswich 's modern name is derived from the medieval name Gippeswic , likely taken either from an Old Saxon personal name or from an earlier name given to the Orwell Estuary ( although unrelated to the name of the River Gipping ) . It has also been known as Gyppewicus and Yppswyche . The town has been continuously occupied since the Saxon period , and is contested to be one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom . Ipswich was a settlement of great economic importance to England throughout its history , particularly in trade . The town 's historical dock , present-day Ipswich Waterfront , was known as the largest and most important dock in the kingdom . Ipswich is a non-metropolitan district and is a large settlement despite its town status . The urban development of Ipswich overspills the borough boundaries significantly , with 75% of the town 's population living within the borough at the time of the 2011 Census , when it was the fourth-largest urban area in the United Kingdom 's East of England region , and the 42nd-largest urban area in England and Wales . In 2011 , the town of Ipswich was found to have a population of 133,384 , while the Ipswich built-up area is estimated to have a population of approximately 180,000 in 2011 .
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a conservatoire and drama school located in the City of London , United Kingdom . Established in 1880 , the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz along with drama and technical theatre arts . The school is a leading international conservatoire with students from over sixty countries . It has one of the most prestigious performing arts programmes in the world , having been ranked the number one U.K. conservatoire in the 2019 Guardian league tables for music and ranked the seventh university in the world for performing arts in the QS World University Rankings . Based within the heart of the Barbican Centre in the City of London , the school currently numbers just over 1000 students , approximately 800 of whom are music students and 200 on the drama and technical theatre programmes . The school is a member of Conservatoires UK , the European Association of Conservatoires and the Federation of Drama Schools . It also has formed a creative alliance with its neighbours , the Barbican Centre and the London Symphony Orchestra . Notable alumni of the school include : Sir Bryn Terfel , Sir George Martin , Daniel Craig and Ewan McGregor
Littleborough is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale , in Greater Manchester , England . It is located in the upper Roch Valley by the foothills of the South Pennines , 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) northeast of Rochdale and 12.6 miles ( 20.3 km ) north-northeast of Manchester ; Milnrow and the M62 motorway are to the south , and the rural uplands of Blackstone Edge are to the east . In 2001 , Littleborough and its suburbs of Calderbrook , Shore and Smithy Bridge , had a population of 13,807 . Historically a part of Lancashire , Littleborough and its surroundings have provided evidence of Neolithic , Celtic , Roman and Anglo-Saxon activity in the area . During the Middle Ages , Littleborough was a hamlet in the manor of Hundersfield , parish of Rochdale and hundred of Salford . It was focussed upon the junction of two ancient routes over the Pennines - one of which may have been a Roman road - that joined to cross the River Roch . By 1472 , Littleborough consisted of a chapel , a cluster of cottages , and an inn , and its inhabitants were broadly farmers who were spurred to weave wool by merchants who passed between the markets at Rochdale and Halifax . When cotton was introduced as a base to make textiles , Littleborough experienced an influx of families , mostly from the neighbouring West Riding of Yorkshire . Affluent homes and estates were established on Littleborough 's fringes . In the late 18th century , the low-altitude Summit Gap between Littleborough and Walsden was approved as the best route over the Pennines for the Rochdale Canal and the Manchester to Leeds railway ; Hollingworth Lake was built at Littleborough 's south side as a feeder reservoir to regulate the waters of the canal . This infrastructure encouraged industrialists to modify Littleborough 's traditional handloom cloth workshops with a mechanised form of textile production . Attracted to the area 's natural resources and modern infrastructure , coal mining , engineering ventures and increasingly large textile mills contributed to Littleborough 's population growth and urbanisation , sealing its status as a mill town .
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments . In the Hornbostel-Sachs classification system , it is a membranophone . Drums consist of at least one membrane , called a drumhead or drum skin , that is stretched over a shell and struck , either directly with the player 's hands , or with a percussion mallet , to produce sound . There is usually a resonance head on the underside of the drum , typically tuned to a slightly lower pitch than the top drumhead . Other techniques have been used to cause drums to make sound , such as the thumb roll . Drums are the world 's oldest and most ubiquitous musical instruments , and the basic design has remained virtually unchanged for thousands of years . Drums may be played individually , with the player using a single drum , and some drums such as the djembe are almost always played in this way . Others are normally played in a set of two or more , all played by the one player , such as bongo drums and timpani . A number of different drums together with cymbals form the basic modern drum kit .
Peter Moore is a trombonist was born 1 January 1996 in Belfast , Northern Ireland , and brought up in Stalybridge , Greater Manchester . He studied at the Chethams School of Music , in Manchester , leaving in 2015 . Moore was the winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year in May 2008 , when he was only twelve years old . Moore , is the youngest winner of the competition to date , which is open to young persons aged eighteen and under . On 29 May 2014 , it was announced that the London Symphony Orchestra had appointed Moore its co-principal trombonist , at 18 the youngest ever member of the orchestra . Peter is currently represented by the Young Classical Artists Trust ( YCAT ) .
Stalybridge /ˌsteɪliˈbrɪdʒ/ is a town in Tameside , Greater Manchester , England , with a population of 23,731 at the 2011 Census . Historically part of Cheshire , it is 8 miles ( 12.9 km ) east of Manchester city centre and 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) north-west of Glossop . When a water-powered cotton mill was constructed in 1776 , Stalybridge became one of the first centres of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution . The wealth created in the 19th century from the factory-based cotton industry transformed an area of scattered farms and homesteads into a self-confident town .
Harrow ( /ˈhæroʊ/ ) is a large suburban town in Greater London , England . It serves as the principal settlement of the London Borough of Harrow , lying about 10.5 miles ( 16.9 km ) northwest of Charing Cross , and 5.4 miles ( 8.7 km ) south of Watford . The entire town , including its localities Harrow-on-the-Hill , Harrow Weald , Headstone , Kenton , Rayners Lane , South Harrow and Wealdstone , had a population of 149,246 as of the 2011 census , whereas the wider borough had a population of 250,149 . Historically in Middlesex , Harrow was a municipal borough before it became a part of Greater London in 1965 . Harrow is home to a large University of Westminster campus and Harrow School . Harrow-on-the-Hill is a conservation area with listed buildings of Georgian architecture .
Bushey is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire in the East of England . It has a population of 24,000 . Bushey Heath is a large neighbourhood south east of Bushey on the boundary with the London Borough of Harrow reaching elevations of 165 metres ( 541 ft ) above sea level .
Carshalton ( /kɑːrˈʃɔːltən/ [ n 1 ] ) is a town , with a historic village centre , in the London Borough of Sutton , in South London , England . Historically part of Surrey [ n 2 ] , it is located 9.5 miles ( 15.1 km ) south-southwest of Charing Cross , situated in the valley of the River Wandle , one of the sources of which is Carshalton Ponds in the middle of the village . Carshalton consists of a number of neighbourhoods . The main focal point , Carshalton Village , is visually scenic and picturesque . At its centre it has two adjoining ponds , which are overlooked by the Grade II listed All Saints Church on the south side and the Victorian Grove Park on the north side . The Grade II listed Honeywood Museum sits on the west side , a few yards from the water . There are a number of other listed buildings , as well as three conservation areas , including one in the village . In addition to Honeywood Museum , there are several other cultural features in Carshalton , including the Charles Cryer Theatre and an art gallery in Oaks Park . It is also home to the Sutton Ecology Centre , and every year an environmental fair is held in Carshalton Park to the south of the village . Carshalton is part of the Carshalton and Wallington parliamentary constituency formed in 1983 . Tom Brake ( Liberal Democrat ) was its MP from 1997-2019 . Elliot Colburn ( Conservative ) is the current MP from 2019 .
The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Stoke d'Abernon , Surrey , England , founded in 1963 by violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin . The current Director of Music is the composer and conductor Òscar Colomina i Bosch . The school is one of the five established musical schools for school-age children in the United Kingdom , along with Chetham 's School of Music , Wells Cathedral School , the Purcell School and St. Mary 's Music School , Edinburgh . It is mainly funded by the Department for Education 's Music and Dance Scheme , by philanthropic foundations , by donations and bequests from individuals , and by regular support from the Friends of the Yehudi Menuhin School . Yehudi Menuhin founded the School to provide an environment and tuition for musically gifted children from all over the world to pursue their love of music , develop their musical potential , and achieve standards of performance on stringed instruments and piano at the highest level . Today 's School provides a holistic musical and academic education for around 85 musically gifted boys and girls aged from 8 to 19 , with specialist tuition on the stringed instruments , piano and classical guitar . The majority of the School 's pupils are boarders , with roughly a dozen day pupils , mainly in the younger age groups . It is the School 's ambition to be 'needs-blind ' in its admission process . Parents are charged fees in accordance with their ability to pay , with around three-quarters supported by the Music and Dance Scheme and the remainder assisted by bursaries from the School . The school is a registered charity under English law . The Menuhin Hall located in the School grounds hosts a full programme of concerts throughout the year .
East Brent is a village and civil parish , on the eastern edge of a hill that dominates the surrounding level countryside - Brent Knoll - close to the M5 motorway , 5 miles ( 8 km ) west of Axbridge , in the Sedgemoor district of the county of Somerset , in the south-west of England . The parish includes the hamlets of Rooksbridge , where the A38 road crosses the Mark Yeo and Edingworth .
Fife ( /faɪf/ , Scottish English : [ fɐi̯f ] ; Scottish Gaelic : Fìobha ; Scots : Fife ) is a council area and historic county of Scotland . It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth , with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross ( i.e . the historic counties of Perthshire and Kinross-shire ) and Clackmannanshire . By custom it is widely held to have been one of the major Pictish kingdoms , known as Fib , and is still commonly known as the Kingdom of Fife within Scotland . Fife is one of the six local authorities part of the Edinburgh and South East Scotland city region . It is a lieutenancy area , and was a county of Scotland until 1975 . It was very occasionally known by the anglicisation Fifeshire in old documents and maps compiled by English cartographers and authors . A person from Fife is known as a Fifer . Fife was a local government region divided into three districts : Dunfermline , Kirkcaldy and North-East Fife . Since 1996 the functions of the district councils have been exercised by the unitary Fife Council . Fife is Scotland 's third largest local authority area by population . It has a resident population of just under 367,000 , over a third of whom live in the three principal towns of Dunfermline , Kirkcaldy and Glenrothes .
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune ( L. 86 ) , known in English as Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun , is a symphonic poem for orchestra by Claude Debussy , approximately 10 minutes in duration . It was composed in 1894 and first performed in Paris on 22 December 1894 , conducted by Gustave Doret . The flute solo was played by Georges Barrère . The composition was inspired by the poem L'après-midi d'un faune by Stéphane Mallarmé . It is one of Debussy 's most famous works and is considered a turning point in the history of music . Pierre Boulez considered the score to be the beginning of modern music , observing that the flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music . Debussy 's work later provided the basis for the ballet Afternoon of a Faun choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky and a later version by Jerome Robbins .
St Mary 's Music School is a music school in Scotland in Edinburgh , for boys and girls aged 9 to 19 and is also the Choir School of St Mary 's Episcopal Cathedral . The school , which is non-denominational , provides education for children with a special talent in music , and is Scotland 's only full-time independent specialist music school . In 2017 the school has 80 pupils from many different backgrounds and from all parts of Scotland , the rest of the UK and abroad - 49 day pupils and 31 boarders , plus one student on the school 's Part-time Pathways to Specialism scheme .
Normanton on Soar ( /ˈnɔːrməntən . ˈsɔːr/ ) , formerly known as Normanton-upon-Soar and known locally as Normanton , is a village and civil parish in the south of Nottinghamshire in England near the River Soar . This historic village is home to one of the last operating chain ferries in the country , the only lived in cruck building in Nottinghamshire and a 13th-century Grade I listed parish Church .
Loughborough High School is a selective , independent school for girls in Loughborough , Leicestershire , England . It is one of four private schools known collectively as the Loughborough Schools Foundation ( LSF ) , Loughborough Grammar School for boys , Fairfield Preparatory School and Loughborough Amherst School . All four of the Schools are autonomous , and yet they share the same vision and educational ethos , supported by a united board of governors . Founded in 1850 , it is believed to be one of the country 's oldest grammar schools for girls .
Bolton ( /ˈbɒltən/ ( listen ) , locally /ˈboʊtən/ ) is a town in Greater Manchester in North West England . A former mill town , Bolton has been a production centre for textiles since Flemish weavers settled in the area in the 14th century , introducing a wool and cotton-weaving tradition . The urbanisation and development of the town largely coincided with the introduction of textile manufacture during the Industrial Revolution . Bolton was a 19th-century boomtown , and at its zenith in 1929 its 216 cotton mills and 26 bleaching and dyeing works made it one of the largest and most productive centres of cotton spinning in the world . The British cotton industry declined sharply after the First World War , and by the 1980s cotton manufacture had virtually ceased in Bolton . Close to the West Pennine Moors , Bolton is 10 miles ( 16 km ) northwest of Manchester . It is surrounded by several smaller towns and villages that together form the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton , of which Bolton is the administrative centre . The town of Bolton has a population of 139,403 , whilst the wider metropolitan borough has a population of 262,400 . Historically part of Lancashire , Bolton originated as a small settlement in the moorland known as Bolton le Moors . In the English Civil War , the town was a Parliamentarian outpost in a staunchly Royalist region , and as a result was stormed by 3,000 Royalist troops led by Prince Rupert of the Rhine in 1644 . In what became known as the Bolton Massacre , 1,600 residents were killed and 700 were taken prisoner . Bolton Wanderers football club play home games at the University of Bolton Stadium and the WBA World light-welterweight champion Amir Khan was born in the town .
The euphonium is a medium-sized , 3 or 4-valve , often compensating , conical-bore , tenor-voiced brass instrument that derives its name from the Ancient Greek word εὔφωνος euphōnos , meaning well-sounding or sweet-voiced ( εὖ eu means well or good and φωνή phōnē means sound , hence of good sound ) . The euphonium is a valved instrument . Nearly all current models have piston valves , though some models with rotary valves do exist . The euphonium may be played in bass clef as a non-transposing instrument or in treble clef as a transposing instrument . In British brass bands , it is typically treated as a treble-clef instrument , while in American band music , parts may be written in either treble clef or bass clef , or both .