ANNUAL RE VIE W 2009
A celebration of the year
PRELUDE
‘Throughout its first 120 years ABRSM has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to music and musical performance’ Stewart Sutherland Chairman, ABRSM
‘From tiny beginnings ABRSM has become an organisation whose work has shaped and inspired the training of generations of musicians’ David Wright Reader in the Social History of Music at the Royal College of Music
CONTENTS
01 — 05 Welcome
About ABRSM Who’s who Chairman’s statement Chief Executive’s statement
06 — 07 Highlights of 2009 08 — 17 Our work
Exams and assessments Publications Professional development Giving
18 — 21 120th anniversary
A history in outline Celebratory activities
22 — 23 Financial summary
24 — 36 Acknowledgements
The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Annual Review for the year ended 31 January 2010.
New diploma holders New CT ABRSM holders Awards Prize winners Examiners CT ABRSM mentors Representatives
ABOUT ABRSM
WHO’S WHO
Music is at the heart of our work. We are here to support and encourage music learning throughout the world so that everyone can share in its power.
Patron Her Majesty The Queen
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We motivate musical achievement through our authoritative assessment of students, the professional development of their teachers, and a wide range of published resources. We also actively support music education through funding and advocacy. ABRSM is the leading authority on musical assessment. By delivering our exams rigorously and consistently we set the worldwide gold standard, with over 600,000 people, in over 90 countries, choosing to take them every year. As part of our commitment to excellence in music education, we provide a rich resource of materials, from albums of repertoire for the earliest stages of learning to scholarly editions of the great composers. Our online presence includes SoundJunction, our award-winning site for music learners.
President His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales Governing Body Lord Sutherland of Houndwood kt, Chairman Professor Jonathan Freeman-Attwood, Principal of RAM Professor Colin Lawson, Director of RCM Philip Ramsbottom Alan Smith Professor Jonty Stockdale, Principal of RNCM Tony Travis Professor John Wallace obe, Principal of RSAMD Nicholas Ward Guy Perricone, Chief Executive Timothy Leates, Secretary Executive Directorate Guy Perricone, Chief Executive
We know that good teachers endeavour to enhance their professional skills. We support their continuing professional development through our innovative courses and online learning resources.
Leslie East, Executive Director: Syllabus & Publishing
To build on our 120 years inspiring generations of musicians, we provide charitable donations, scholarships and sponsorships, as well as acting as an advocate for music education. We do all we can to give music a voice in public life because we believe it has the power to change people’s lives.
Richard Crozier, Professional Development Director
Timothy Leates, Executive Director: Finance & Administration Tim Arnold, International Operations Director
Penny Milsom, UK Operations Director Eugene O’Donnell, IT Director Nigel Scaife, Syllabus Director Ben Selby, Marketing Director Clara Taylor, Chief Examiner
C H A I R M A N ’ S S TAT E M E N T
02 Throughout its first 120 years ABRSM has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to music and musical performance. Music has the capacity to develop confidence in an individual and bring different cultures closer together. ABRSM’s work worldwide since its founding is indicative of how widespread and shared music is as a language. This year we have celebrated the achievements of the musicians ABRSM has supported in the past 120 years. The sheer weight of numbers is astonishing when we consider the millions of exams taken, the thousands of music teachers who have developed their professional skills by attending our courses, and the multitude of new titles and recordings we have published. Alongside all of this work, ABRSM has always provided financial support for individuals and organisations within the field of music education. The collected activities of ABRSM have stemmed from a core belief in music’s power, and in a commitment to excellence and meticulous attention to detail. The professionalism and creativity shown by all colleagues – examiners, course leaders, representatives and staff alike – now, more than ever, drives the organisation forward.
‘The professionalism and creativity shown by all colleagues – examiners, course leaders, representatives and staff alike – now, more than ever, drives the organisation forward’ In a year when we celebrated our history and launched a new brand identity – having first carefully considered exactly what sort of organisation we were and wanted to become – we also bade farewell to Richard Morris, ABRSM’s Chief Executive for the past 17 years. Richard has been a wise and far-sighted leader. In his time the organisation has developed, expanded, and responded to a changing world. We remain deeply in his debt. Happily he has agreed to continue consolidating our links with China and to develop to fruition the association on which he has been working for the last few years. We offer our warmest thanks and good wishes for the other vistas that are undoubtedly opening up before him.
Guy Perricone arrives at an exciting time for ABRSM. Secure in its beliefs, values and practices, the organisation can continue to aspire to set international leading standards in all that it does and be bold in its developments in the coming years. Stewart Sutherland Chairman
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C H I E F E X E C U T I V E ’ S S TAT E M E N T
04 To change whilst retaining that which is important to us is a challenge that faces us all, both as individuals and collectively. There is the need for continuity and for keeping hold of the best parts of our traditions, which are, after all, what have brought us this far. And yet we must always be ready to face new realities, be flexible enough to cope with and adjust to whatever life throws at us, and be able to shape a future for ourselves. ABRSM finds itself at a particularly interesting juncture, where change is seemingly all around, at least on the surface. Underneath it all, however, are those same core values of excellence and open communication, and our belief in the benefits that music brings. Whilst I am actively involved in ABRSM’s work and mission, I have been here but a few short months, and so the achievements covered in this review of 2009 belong to the time of my predecessor. Richard Morris’s 17 years as Chief Executive saw sustained growth in the number of candidates examined each year – up from around 500,000 in the early 1990s to consistently over 600,000 today – and recognition of ABRSM as a leading advocate for music education in the public arena. His unshakeable faith in the value of educational excellence and the provision of sustained, high quality experiences of making and studying music helped to shape his work here. Those who knew and worked with him will remember a kind and dedicated man, and a leader who cared deeply for the organisation and those within it.
‘ABRSM remains an organisation that stands for music and that articulates its vision through four areas of activity: exams, publications, professional development and charitable giving’
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It will not be long until we see another significant change in leadership at ABRSM as Clara Taylor, our Chief Examiner since 1997, hands over responsibility for examiner panels to John Holmes in August. The processes for selection, training and moderation of examiners have been transformed under Clara’s excellent direction, and there will not be one amongst us who will not miss her company, musical authority and warm humour as she moves on to new projects. So, whilst certain things change, ABRSM remains an organisation that stands for music and that articulates its vision through four areas of activity: exams, publications, professional development and charitable giving. This review summarises our collective activities in all four areas throughout 2009, and I congratulate our examiners, course leaders, representatives and staff on their considerable accomplishments. Their commitment to the core values and objectives of our organisation is quite remarkable, and we are extremely grateful to them for it. A question I have been often asked by people outside ABRSM since I joined in January is: ‘How do things differ from one country to the next?’ A large part of my first weeks and months at ABRSM has been spent meeting the people who deliver our services in the UK and throughout the world, and I now have an answer to that question.
I’ve been to many countries and centres already, and have sat in exam rooms from Doncaster, UK to Singapore. The biggest difference between the two was the weather. In all the important respects, the similarities massively outweigh the differences, and those of us who make it so are the reason for this. In meeting our various teams, colleagues, partners and supporters around the world, I have been struck by their unwavering belief in the importance of maintaining the highest quality in all our activities, in upholding our standards and imposing them on everything we do. As the leader in our market, we will not allow complacency to set in, but will continue to look for ways in which we can improve the services we offer, adapting to the ever-changing environment in which we operate. Things may change and progress, but they will continue to be rooted in the strongest traditions of ABRSM. Guy Perricone Chief Executive
HIGHLIGHTS OF 2009
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ST First ever High Scorers’ Concert in Dubai
Over 637,000 exams taken in 2009
International examiner tours
Over 75% of UK exams entered online
Audio download shop expanded
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New international exam centres added
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45k 400 Over 45,000 UK children took part in the Music for Youth Regional Festival Series, sponsored by ABRSM
Scholarships awarded to students at four Royal Schools of Music
Over 400 bursaries, awards and prizes presented
New CT ABRSM holders from Hong Kong, Indonesia and the UK
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Entries to the inaugural ABRSM International Young Composers’ Competition
BEST CLASSICAL PUBLICATION The ABRSM Songbook named ‘Best Classical Publication’ by the Music Industries Association
UK High Scorers’ Concerts
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EX AMS AND ASSESSMENTS
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‘I am happy and proud to do this worthwhile and The worldwide provision of music exams fascinating job, is ABRSM’s core activity and requires a considerable network of staff, representatives and to feel that and examiners. Nearly 300 volunteer my contribution Honorary Local Representatives (HLRs) in the UK and Ireland, and 230 Representatives is valued’ and Contacts throughout the world played a We have supported music learning and provided international benchmarks for over 120 years. The candidates and teachers who use our music exams know that they are part of the most respected and valued system in the world.
critical role in overseeing exams locally last year. Over 660 examiners met and examined more than 637,000 candidates in 2009. Through our collaborative approach to syllabus development we seek the views of a wide range of teachers, examiners and specialist panels. This ensures that our syllabuses are relevant and accessible to all, no matter which teaching and learning approaches are adopted.
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EX AMS AND ASSESSMENTS
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‘I have today, aged 47, taken my first graded exam. The examiner could not have done more to make me feel at my ease’ UK exam candidate
EX AM DELIVERY Facts and figures More than 637,000 candidates took an ABRSM exam in 2009, an increase of more than 2% on the previous year. Particularly notable growth was demonstrated in Bahrain, China, Italy, Korea, Kuwait, Switzerland, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam. Practical exams and assessments remain the most popular, with candidate numbers for graded exams, diplomas, the Prep Test and Performance Assessment approaching 500,000. The majority of exams taken were at Grades 1–5. It was the best year yet for our UKbased Music Medals assessments, with the number of candidates reached since their inception passing 30,000.
‘The ABRSM website is extremely user-friendly, and the online entry service, which has always been good, is an example to all of how such things should be done – simply, quickly and efficiently’ UK applicant
Our examiners saw candidates in more than 90 countries, with 416 tours to those outside the UK and Ireland. We opened 26 new exam centres in Bermuda, Germany, Greece, India, Jamaica, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Portugal, Thailand and the USA, and notably held our first ever Practical exams in Poland, and a highly successful trial session in Shanghai, China. Developments in customer service Following research and customer feedback we focussed on issuing UK Practical exam results more quickly, reducing the waiting time in the summer and autumn terms from three or four weeks to two weeks for most candidates. The online exam entry form was streamlined to become more user-friendly, and we saw record online entries in Malaysia (83%), the UK (75%) and Singapore (75%). The take-up in Singapore allowed us to launch compulsory online entry for all Theory entries in 2009, with a view to all Practical entries also being made online from 2010. Our Representative, the Hong Kong Examinations & Assessments Authority, provides online entry for Hong Kong exams, standing at 27% for 2009. The UK online service was extended to include notification of Practical appointments online plus venue details, links to a map and exam guidance information. Examiners Our team of examiners consists of respected musicians from every branch of the profession, and was strengthened by the appointment of 25 new members in 2009: 16 to the main graded panel and nine to the diploma panel. A series of professional development seminars was run throughout the year to provide training and support for the main, diploma and theory panels. Representatives and HLRs We held four regional conferences in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia involving over 50 Representatives and 11 staff (see also page 21). Representatives were updated with the latest developments (including our new brand), and they in turn fed back about operations in their own areas. Many ideas and suggestions from these conferences have now been put into practice. To further enhance links between staff and Representatives and ensure the best support for teachers, students and examiners, staff from the UK met with members of our worldwide community in China, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Macau, Malaysia, the Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, the USA and Vietnam.
11 UK and Ireland HLRs came together for a meeting at the 2009 Annual Lunch to look back at the long history of their vital role over ABRSM’s first 120 years. From consultation with HLRs on their understanding of the role, our recruitment processes were reviewed and updated to recognise their essential voluntary activities in support of local musicians. New guidance about exam day stewarding was created, drawing on HLRs’ expertise and ideas from HLR seminars. We introduced new exam centre and piano reports to allow closer and more consistent monitoring and help us to provide the best possible facilities for all candidates. Special events Alongside ABRSM’s 120th anniversary we marked 60 years of exams in Kenya. Special anniversary certificates were created for all successful candidates, and a celebratory High Scorers’ Concert was held. High Scorers’ Concerts are highly popular and enjoyable dates in the calendar that give young musicians a wonderful opportunity to share their achievements with a wider audience outside the exam room. They provide valuable performing experiences in supportive and celebratory settings. It’s now 20 years since the first High Scorers’ Concerts were held as part of our centenary celebrations, and many thousands of students have taken part in one since. In 2009 our Representatives and HLRs organised 43 High Scorers’ Concerts in 15 countries, including 17 in the UK and the first ever in Dubai.
‘What a fab range of choice from such a wide repertoire – some old favourites, the great masters, jazz, modern and romantic. I’m sure my students are going to love all this’ UK applicant on the 2009–2010 Piano syllabus
SYLL ABUS DEVELOPMENTS New in 2009 Revised syllabuses for Piano, Singing and Guitar came into use in January 2009, and we have seen strong growth in candidate numbers for these subjects. We published revised lists of set pieces for Cello, Double Bass, Trumpet, Trombone and Bass Trombone in the summer of 2009 in preparation for the 2010 exams. Accompanied pieces now feature alongside solos in Double Bass List C, and the number of pieces to choose from was extended for the three revised brass syllabuses. Additionally, more pieces written for cornet were included in the Trumpet/Cornet/Flugelhorn syllabus, to reflect the fact that a significant number of candidates take the exam on cornet. We also introduced the option of playing a ‘related’ instrument for one piece to give more flexibility. You can find details of the complementary publications and recordings that we produced to support these syllabuses on pages 12–13. Looking ahead An expert group began revising the Organ syllabus ready for 2011. All aspects were reviewed before organ teachers were invited to field-test the new approaches, including the introduction of Grade 1. We reviewed the detail of the aural tests that are part of all Practical graded music exams. Most modifications relate to the wording that examiners use when conducting the tests, to make the requirements clearer and more straightforward for candidates. New material was commissioned from a team of examiners in preparation for reissuing examiner tests and the published specimen tests and training materials. A selection of string teachers piloted draft sight-reading examples and scale requirements, and their responses to these led to further development work. We revised our proposals and put them online for further comment. New sight-reading tests have now been commissioned from nine composers.
P U B L I C AT I O N S
12 The year 2009 was the last in which none of our syllabus-related Selected Exam Pieces (for Piano, Violin, Flute or Clarinet) would be published, and we took the opportunity to develop some new, distinctive titles.
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SPECTRUM for VIOLIN
16 contemporary pieces
Compiled by Alexandra Wood
Good reads Henry Purcell’s 350th birthday was celebrated by the addition to our Extraordinary Lives series of Bruce Wood’s fine biography. Described by BBC Music as ‘a good read [that] will surely tempt readers ever further’, this title now serves as one of the best introductions to Purcell’s life and times. Raising an Amazing Musician is our first self-help book for parents, containing ‘20 lucid and information-packed chapters that can gently guide responsible parents through the long path that will take their child from beginner lessons to the concert stage’ (Murray McLachlan, International Piano). Music for strings We launched three new titles at the European String Teachers Association National Conference in September: Spectrum for Violin (the latest addition to our contemporary music series), More Time Pieces for Cello and Time Pieces for Double Bass. Spectrum for Violin includes exciting modern pieces that even the earliest-grade violinists can handle. Compiled by concert violinist and teacher Alexandra Wood, the collection features composers as diverse as Thea Musgrave and Kenneth Hesketh. The new volumes in the Time Pieces series include many works that appear on the revised Cello and Double Bass syllabuses, making it easier for candidates to access repertoire for their exams.
13 Inspirational performances Some of the finest trumpeters and cornetists in the UK – John Wallace, John Miller, Paul Archibald, Alistair Mackie and Roger Webster – contributed inspirational performances to our first ever recordings of Trumpet syllabus repertoire. We also produced the third set of recordings to support the Cello syllabus. As well as a distinguished line-up of cellists, including Alexander Baillie, William Bruce, David Burrowes, Sebastian Comberti and Gemma Rosefield, the recordings are remarkable for the playing of a fine collection of pianists.
Joining the Dots: Book 1
A Fresh Approach to Piano Sight-Reading
Many candidates cherish the ‘playalong’ piano accompaniments that we provide as invaluable aids in preparing for exams. To enable more students to take advantage of this facility, we expanded our audio download shop – www.abrsm.org/audioshop – to include single-track downloads for violin, flute and clarinet. Developing skills The Joining the Dots series is one of ABRSM’s most innovative new publications. It presents a fresh approach to developing skill and confidence in piano sight-reading, as created by composer, teacher and examiner Alan Bullard. The five books cover Grades 1–5 and each volume contains several exercises, characterful sight-reading pieces and a duet. This integrated approach will help students to learn to read music more quickly and easily, and we intend to extend the format to other instruments. Key titles that we publish every year – such as the theory papers and model answers that are vital for candidates’ preparation and success in exams – remain central to our work, but the past year has reinforced ABRSM’s reputation as being much more than a publisher of exam material. The icing on the cake – and a tribute to our compilers, consultants and staff – came in October when UK music retailers voted The ABRSM Songbook as the Music Industries Association ‘Best Classical Publication’.
Alan Bullard
PROFESSIONAL DE VELOPMENT
14 Meeting teachers’ needs Our CT ABRSM course is a big step for many teachers to take – both financially and pedagogically – and so we offer a range of courses and seminars to meet all needs. In 2009 we introduced ‘Through the keyhole’, an accessible series of one-day workshops for teachers and parents of exam candidates. Alongside other core courses and one-day seminars, we continued the one-day Introduction to Instrumental and Vocal Teaching in the UK and the extensive Professional Development Programme in South East Asia, and offered two-day courses in India and the West Indies supported by our Centenary Travel Grant. The concept of continuing professional development for instrumental and vocal teachers is now the norm, but this was far from the being the case when ABRSM introduced its courses in 1995. The educational climate has changed significantly over the past 15 years. The revolution in communications during this time has given teachers the means to do things that they could only dream about previously. Teachers and learners now have immediate access to huge free libraries of information, recorded sound and video clips. Music can be performed, transcribed, notated, arranged, listened to, printed and transported at the touch of a button. Embracing innovation To be effective in this fast-moving world, with its daily announcements of new technologies, teachers need to be as aware of developments as their students are. They need to understand and embrace innovation and capitalise on the motivation it can bring to the teaching and learning environment. Yes, change can be hard to cope with, as it can threaten stability and purpose, but we define change on a daily basis through musical composition and performance. The first step to mastering the new environment is to share one’s fears with others. ABRSM professional development courses were designed from the outset to facilitate this. Jackie Frost teaches in Bedfordshire, UK, and was nervous about embarking on the Certificate of Teaching (CT ABRSM) course. With encouragement she signed up for the fast-track course in 2009, and discovered a different world: ‘When I enrolled on the CT ABRSM course, little did I think that it would change my entire approach to teaching, providing me with strategies to help learners, whatever their needs.’
Setting the agenda The 2009 CT ABRSM course in Manchester, UK welcomed fourth-year students from the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) for the first time. RNCM Vice-Principal Linda Merrick and piano professor Helen Krizos, a CT ABRSM mentor, facilitated this new approach. Helen Krizos noted: ‘Our talented students are tomorrow’s teachers. By exposing them to the innovative thinking that is at the heart of the CT ABRSM course we are helping them to set an agenda for learners in the future.’
Number of teachers attending ABRSM professional development courses and seminars in 2009
121 30 175 78
Certificate of Teaching (CT ABRSM) (Hong Kong, Indonesia and UK)
Teaching Music Effectively (UK)
Introduction to Instrumental and Vocal Teaching (UK)
Let’s Teach Jazz (UK)
879 377 850 880 Professional Development Programme seminars (South East Asia)
Centenary Travel Grant courses (India and West Indies)
Examiner presentations and teachers’ meetings (international tours)
One-day seminars (UK)
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GIVING
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‘The generous assistance an ABRSM International Scholarship provides has enabled me to build up my musical career and expand my horizons’ Jun Ishimura, pianist and Royal College of Music International Undergraduate Scholar, 2008
‘Our Regional Festival Series is about performing, inspiring, learning and celebrating, so there’s a real synergy between Music for Youth and ABRSM’ Lincoln Abbotts, Chief Executive, Music for Youth
17 To build on our 120 years inspiring generations of musicians, we provide charitable donations, scholarships and sponsorships, as well as acting as an advocate for music education. We do all we can to give music a voice in public life because we believe it has the power to change people’s lives. Scholarships We continue to support young musicians at the beginning of their professional music careers. We offered a total of 21 scholarships to junior, undergraduate and postgraduate students at four Royal Schools of Music in 2009. These awards are among the most supportive of those available to students who wish to study in the UK. Each provides full payment of tuition fees for the duration of a course, £4,500 towards living costs, and a flight home upon completion of the course for international scholars. Once again these scholarships reflected the international and diverse nature of our activities with students coming from China, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and the UK to study a wide range of subjects: double bass, flute, horn, jazz drums, percussion, piano, saxophone, trumpet, violin, voice and composition.
Bursaries and prizes Our annual Macklin Bursaries helped four ABRSM scholars – violinists Lisa Ueda Lee and Charis Jenson from the UK, Japanese cellist Yoshika Masuda, and South African violist Willem Mathlener – to further their studies or launch professional careers. An additional 399 prizes were awarded to candidates who had excelled in their graded music exams. Sponsorship We continued to provide financial support for a number of music education organisations in the UK. Our sponsorship of the National Association of Music Educators and the Scottish Association of Music Educators helped fund their annual conferences, bespoke workshops and courses for instrumental, vocal and classroom teachers nationwide. Our sponsorship of the Federation of Music Services (FMS) in turn funded a number of regional conferences for UK-based music service teachers. ABRSM also continued to provide the FMS with a consultancy on professional development within music services thus ensuring that the quality of teaching, learning and musical leadership in the UK is supported at all levels. In July we strengthened our relationship with CLIC Sargent, the UK’s leading children’s cancer charity. We supported its Practice-a-thon Music campaign, a nationwide fund-raising initiative that encourages people of all ages and abilities to practise their musical instruments and raise money for the charity through music. The campaign has raised over £500,000 to help children and young people with cancer since it was launched in 2002. Finally our long-standing support for Music for Youth’s (MfY) Regional Festival Series ensured that more than 45,000 children in England and Wales were able to take part in this inspirational annual concert series. Comprising 70 concerts, participants were given access to live music-making opportunities, regardless of ability or performance standard. Supporting MfY for another three-year term was again illustrative of our interest in developing musical talent at the grassroots level.
A HISTORY IN OUTLINE D AV ID W R I G H T
18 ‘If we want things to stay as they are, things will have to change.’ Lampedusa’s famous aphorism is one of the golden rules of institutional continuity. If we apply it to ABRSM’s 120-year history, we see that there have indeed been times when the Board has needed to change, sometimes in significant ways. Constraining fresh thinking or new practices, however, has been the obligation to maintain ABRSM’s standards and its educational purpose. This is because the single, most important thread running through its history is the expectation of parents, teachers and candidates that ABRSM will deliver consistency of standards and fairness of judgement. Loss of that reputation would have undermined faith in the Board. So there have been stretches of ABRSM’s life when, through anxiety, it has resisted necessary change, anxious to preserve the illusion of the status quo. However, ABRSM would have failed to reach its 120th anniversary had it not periodically also realised the need to renew its effectiveness and its relevance as an educational force, and taken effective means to reorientate itself, which is the point of Lampedusa’s precept. Today’s musical pluralism has brought a whole new set of challenges for the examining process, including syllabuses that must encompass a much more eclectic variety of instruments and compositional idioms – some a far cry
from the Board’s original focus on the classical canon. The social, educational and musical environments of the late Victorian era when ABRSM began examining are astonishingly different from those of the 21st century, and in response ABRSM has had to become a very different sort of educational force. The founders of ABRSM, from their position of what we would today think of as slightly remote paternalism, would have found some of today’s requirements – such as being subject to the external scrutiny of quality assurance processes, and the need to be responsive to customers – very strange notions indeed. These very different ends of the historical spectrum show clearly that at least part of ABRSM’s success has rested on its paradoxical ability to change in some necessary respects while staying the same in others. The Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music (RAM) and the Royal College of Music (RCM) held its first exams in 1890 at 42 centres and with 1,143 candidates after only a few months of planning. The Board constituted a neat institutional bridge between the Royal Schools. The aspirations of RCM’s founding charter required the College, amongst other things, to advance the cause of music ‘by means of a central working and examining body’ in Britain through the ‘promotion and supervision of such musical instruction in schools and elsewhere’ as well as by ‘the encouragement and promotion of Music … throughout our Dominions.’
19 Alexander Mackenzie, who had become the Academy’s Principal in 1888, fully realised its implications, and therefore moved quickly to seek this alliance with the RCM. So was ABRSM established, legitimised by the RCM’s charter. The College and (by extension) ABRSM were very much part of the late 19th-century drive to modernise British society. There was great pressure to expand the skills of the population through the reform and expansion of university education, by increasing the authority of the chartered institutions to train and regulate the professions, and by ensuring the effectiveness of primary and secondary school education. Armed with the RCM’s charter, ABRSM saw its exams as the means to regulate the quality of the music teaching for the private and school music lessons then being taken up with such enthusiasm by the middle classes. At a fee of two guineas for the senior exams and 15 shillings for the junior ones, they were certainly not a cheap option. Awareness of that background helps to explain why graded music exams were very much a British phenomenon and how they came to spread so rapidly across the British world. ABRSM’s immediate success indicates how naturally its exams fitted within their musical and social environment. The jibe ‘a land without music’ was only ever aimed at British composition, and not at the incredible amount of musical performance – amateur and professional – then taking place right across 19th-century Britain.
Moreover, the British were as fiercely competitive about musical performance as they were about sport, as was evident from the huge popularity of brass band contests and the growth of Competitive Festivals. Certainly graded exams could fuel highly competitive attitudes among pupils and teachers alike, not least through the press coverage given to the public distributions of certificates at local centres. ABRSM’s exams were also important because they put practical music on a par with attainment in other school subjects. The Board effectively copied the well-established system of local exams for school subjects that the Oxford and Cambridge exam boards had initiated in the mid-nineteenth century. This accounts for the original title of these music exams as ‘Local Examinations’ in Music. Much of this context is now lost, which unfortunately means that we are now largely unaware of a whole dimension of British musical development. The new ABRSM involved some of the leading instrumental and compositional figures of the day, which meant that its exams carried the undoubted air of musical authority. The rapid take-up of these exams – and so the spread of ABRSM certificates across the country – helps explain just how it was that in a remarkably short period of time, the RCM and the rejuvenated RAM had firmly established themselves on the national landscape as the primary incubators of British musical talent.
A HISTORY IN OUTLINE D AV ID W R I G H T
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The successes gained by pupils of former RAM and RCM students in ABRSM exams reinforced this message, because the quality of their teaching was seen to demonstrate the value of conservatoire training. As part of this process, the graded exam syllabuses of the Board became crucial in shaping the music students of the future because of the influence on the technical and cultural formation of pupils from an early stage. ABRSM’s Honorary Local Representatives – the eyes and ears of the organisation on the ground, and pivotal to the success of administering ABRSM exams – were established from the very beginning. Meanwhile, the exams themselves rapidly evolved. From only two grades (Senior and Junior) in 1890, preparatory (or ‘School’) exams were introduced the next year and others were gradually added. But the rationalisation into the now familiar eight grade system came only in 1933, partly as a cost-saving simplification of the system in reaction to the effects of the great depression.
For many years, ABRSM’s exams served the drawing room culture of piano, strings and singing (plus organ, harmony and counterpoint), and only well after the Second World War came the surge in orchestral instruments. From 1895 the Board was invited to examine abroad in conjunction with local universities, beginning with South Africa, and then setting up centres in Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand and the Far East – all of which has expanded into the huge international operation ABRSM runs today. Last year ABRSM examined over 637,000 candidates worldwide; its work supported by a publishing house whose practical, scholarly-based editions enjoy significant critical acclaim. And as well as its exams, scholarships and prizes, the Board’s professional development programmes and courses contribute to its support of instrumental and singing teaching provision internationally. Thus from tiny beginnings, ABRSM has become a large and complex organisation whose work has shaped and inspired the training of generations of musicians. David Wright is Reader in the Social History of Music at the Royal College of Music. His social and cultural history of ABRSM will be published by Boydell and Brewer in 2011.
C E L E B R AT O R Y A C T I V I T I E S
21 To mark our 120th anniversary we ran a series of international conferences for Representatives, inaugurated the ABRSM International Young Composers’ Competition and held a celebratory concert in London, UK. Sharing ideas The conferences provided valuable opportunities for nearly 50 Representatives and staff to discuss new developments and share ideas. They were held in four locations: London, UK; Cape Town, South Africa; Bali, Indonesia; and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. All participants contributed through a series of presentations, workshops and discussion groups. Celebrating new music Entry to the ABRSM International Young Composers’ Competition was open to anyone who had taken an ABRSM exam, with two age categories: up to 14 years, and 15–18 years. We received 273 entries from all over the world, testifying to the truly international reach of ABRSM and the global appeal of the competition. The competition jury was made up of Thalia Myers (pianist, teacher and creator of ABRSM’s Spectrum series), Michael Omer (composer and ABRSM examiner) and Leslie East, ABRSM Executive Director: Syllabus and Publishing, who noted: ‘The jury unanimously agreed that all four prize-winning entries are notable for their originality and technical fluency. They are well-written for their instruments and well-judged in terms of application of the content to the length of the piece.’
Up to 14 years Winner: Daniel Evans (14) for Appearances for solo piano
Runner up: Sarah Gait (14) for Satellite 2: Activity on a Distant Moon for cello and piano
Highly commended: Wang Yi Fei (7) for The Little Green Bunny for solo piano
Runner-up: Christopher Gough (18) for Pour La Perte d’un Frére for french horn and piano
Highly commended: Leung Hok Kiu Johnson (16) for Colour 2nds for solo piano
15–18 years Winner: Toby Young (18) for Jubilate for solo piano
In performance The audience at the anniversary concert on 27 July 2009 at Cadogan Hall, London was treated to world premiere performances of the two winning pieces from the International Young Composers’ Competition. Offering a snapshot of repertoire from ABRSM syllabuses over the years, the concert programme featured performances from some of our High Scorers and scholars as well as special guest ensembles Panatical and Catfish Blue. ‘We will maintain the commitment to contemporary composition shown by our anniversary competition,’ ABRSM’s then Chief Executive Richard Morris told attendees on the night. ‘We will also seek to reach out more, whether it be to young people in the early stages of instrumental and vocal learning, to parents seeking guidance about music education, to teachers or older learners. Whatever the future holds, ABRSM will hold to its mission of motivating musical achievement in the most holistic sense.’
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
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Income 2009-2010: £36.5m
48% International exams 36% UK & Ireland exams 15% Publishing 1%
Professional development & other
This financial summary applies to the financial year ended 31 January 2010. These graphs indicate the approximate proportions of ABRSM’s income and expenditure arising from and applied to its different activities. They have not been taken
Expenditure 2009-2010: £35.4m
from the full annual accounts and have not been audited, independently examined or subject to a reporting accountant’s report. The most recent full annual accounts, trustees’ report and external auditor’s report are available from both the Companies House and Charity Commission websites.
23 45% Exams 19% Staff 18% Scholarships & donations 11% Administration & development 7%
Publishing
NEW DIPLOMA HOLDERS
24 DIPLOMA OF THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
Francisca Si Min Lin Fei Jerry Feng Fares Kardous Hirosei Kuruma
Australia
Shu Yin Crystal Lai
Adam Chan
Li Hok Chung
Kevin Chow
Minna Liu Shi Yang
Bella Chu
Sun Pei
Edward Robert Scheffer Cliff
Tang Mian
Jane Farnan Vanessa Yuen-Ting Ho Sabina Im Stephanie Jones Sherlynn Khoo Yi Ting Lam Jaslyn Lee Seul Lee Lee Queenie Ting Yan Melissa Lim Wai Chun Liu Xiao Hui Ma Alexander Chi Yuen Mau Kerryn Schofield Gregory Hamilton Smith Kiarash Taghavi Hsern Ern Tan Hui Sien Teo
Emily Weng Yip Sum Wu Yang Ying Yan Jing Yun Yu Zhang Yan Zhong Yu Jia Qi Zhou Zou Zhizhao Cyprus Polys Christofi Louiza Christou Pamela Michaelides Egypt Sherif Aly Dahroug Wafik Adly Gayed Nabil Kamel Agaiby Gebraeil
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France Ruth Maybank
Barbados
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Leandro Layne Germany Canada
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Ulrike Götz
Sylvia Yong
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Uy Lily Chua
Lisa Volk Stephan Ziegler
China Bin Zhaoqi
Ghana
Chen Yu
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Ke Ni Fang
Ogebule Oluwafemi Abayomi
Oparamanuike Joseph Chinedu Aderayo Abiodun Oyegbade Grenada
Fung Hoi Tin Miu Kwan Fung Fung Yi Ni Bethan Joan Greaves Ha Yi Man
Ethorn Francis
Ho Chi Wing
Hong Kong
Chun Hang Huang
Au Wing Yee Au Yu Man Bat Ka Man Carmen Chan Amy June Chan Ching Man Emme Chan Hei Lam Cecilia Chan Hok Pang Aaron Chan Kai Lung Chan Lai Yee Chan Mun Tak Ada Pui Yu Irene Chan Chan Siu Tung Wai Kuen Vicky Chan Chan Ying Ying Chau Kei Lok Yan Ying Chen Yan Ho Cheng Sze King Cecilia Cheng Cheung Ka Man Cheung Tsz Him Yat Wai Maggie Cheung Cheung Wai Kwan Wai Lam Vivian Cheung Ka Wai Chi Chiu Tak Yee Amy Chiu Yuk Ying Chong Kai Hin Chow Hoi Ying Chow Yin Ching Ping Ting Brenda Chow Tak Chuen Chow Chu Wai Lok Siu Han Chung Ding Pak Lun Kevin Zhao Jing Ding Hong Chung Fu
Yik Yin Ho Hui Ming Kit On Yu Hui Hwang Wai Ki Christine Man Sze Kan Kwan Long Kwong Hoi Shan Lai Chi Hin Lam Pak Lun Tin Oi Lam Lam Tsun Yat Kenny Wong Fai Lam Yu Suen Lam Sze Yin Lau Wai Pik Lau Ying Tung Lau Puiyan Law Law Wai Lam Juanita Law Yu Hin Lee Chi Hung Fiona Kizzie Lee Flora Chi Yan Lee Lee Tin Yan Wai Yin Vivien Lee Ka Wing Leung Man Hin Leung Tsz Wai Leung Li Kin Keung Li Kit Sum Li So Yee Po Fung Andrew Liu Liu Tsz Ying Ellen Lo Wing Man Ping Lo Sze Man Lok Lou Ching Ki Xinxin Lu
Our diplomas are designed to encourage a diversity of approaches to performing, directing and teaching music and to stimulate achievement through acquiring skills, knowledge and understanding. These highly respected and letter-bearing qualifications carry worldwide recognition.
ABRSM diplomas are available at three levels – Diploma, Licentiate and Fellowship – and in three subjects: Music Performance, Music Direction and Instrumental/Vocal Teaching. We offer our congratulations to the following musicians who successfully gained their diplomas in 2009.
25 Cheryl Cecilia Lui
Wong Yuen Yee
Mercyani Lunardi
Jordan
Sze Wan Candy Luk
Wong Yuk Ting
Dian Novita Matondang
Rasha Abu-Ajwah
Bok Yin Gabriel Lynn
Wong Wai Ling Helen
Franciska Monalisa
Linda Assbeihat
Ma Man Kee Teresa
Woo Ming Xi
Andre Nathaniel
Ng Hon Sun
Wu Guanqing
Frida Nathania Obadja
Mounir William Ennenbach
Ng Pok Yee Pauline
Yeung Kin Hung
Pek Natalia
Ng Tsz Nok
Yeung Yan Lok Felix
Vinsenso Julius Pratama
Ng Wing Kei Tracy
Yiu Yun Kwan
Aurelia Nitya Primantari
Ng Yui Ching Eugenie
Eugene Oscar Yuen
Fenny Rosita
Cheung Lui Amina Pan
Yuen Yit Won Angela
Evelyn Yuliani Teguh
Ching Hin Pau
Yee Kei Zheng
Grace Visca
Pun Tsz Kin Chung Hing Sham
Iceland
Shum Wan Kei
Hrafnhildur Árnadóttir
Yeuk Lam Shum
Hrund Ósk Árnadóttir
So Pak To Plato
Aron Axel Cortes (Performing)
Tai Kwok Ching Lee Chi Tiffany Tam Tam Wai Ying Tam Ka Man Carmen Bing Kay Gary Tang Tang Shun Chi Tong Lik Yin Tsang Ming Yee Shermain Tse Wing Yuk Yee Man Tso Wing Yue Tsui Lai Sze Tsui Cheuk Yin Jarita Wan Ho Ting Benedict Wan Wan Kin Ying Wat Chun Pong Wong Cheuk Fung Wong Ling Ling Lisa Pui Wei Wong Lok Ching Wong Man Yan Carmen Wong Nga Chung Angela Wong Wong Oi Wai Irene
Elaine Rachelle Wangsawidjaja
Hanna Franjieh Rani Kaylani Kenya Jacinta Mulaku Korea Lang Jo
Fauzie Wiriadisastra
Yeahkyung Elizabeth Ryu
Ireland
Macau
Richard Coady
Cheung An Yu
Dearbhla Doherty
Ho Weng Sam
Samuel Esses
Ieong Man Chi
Colin Jermyn
Iong Hoi Cheng
Rosina Joyce
Ip Ka I
Jennifer Lee
Lao Chak Cheong
Francis Long
Lei I Lei
Halla Marinósdóttir (Teaching)
Claire O’Brien
Lou Cheok Lam
Liz O’Brien (Performing)
Si Hoi Ian
Fjóla Kristín Nikulásdóttir
Liz O’Brien (Teaching)
Vong Man Teng
Stephen O’Doherty
Wong Su Iong
Aron Axel Cortes (Teaching) Ivar Helgason Julian Isaacs Oddur Arnþór Jónsson Halla Marinósdóttir (Performing)
India
Michael Dominic Thomas
Gopal Chakravartty
Michael Young
Justin Yi-En Hockey
Malawi Wina Tamani Sangala
Amintha Jayant
Italy
Ennuri Jo
Emanuel Geromin
Malaysia
Lothunglo Mozhui
Riccardo Liberatore
Chang Chow Chien
Giulia Pierucci
Cheong Chor Kim
Alessandro Talia
Eleasha Chew Sue Yuen
Indonesia Michael Adi Tjandra Valerie Christabel Gunawan Maria Yolanda Haliman
Wong Sze Ting Melissa
Andreas Librawan Harsono
Wong Wai-Man
Anthony Hartono
Wong Yat Lam
Jap Rina Setyani
Wong Yee Man
Meitalia Khie
Yi Hang Cherie Wong
Kevin Indra Lasmono
Kelvin Yung Hung Chong Jamaica
Nur Izwani Ismail
Helen Rosemary Bromley
Ryner Lai Wei Chuen
Regnarene Brown
Eileen Lau Lee Shan Li @ Sally Lee
Japan
Shyh Hong Lee
Mayu Funaba
Lim Khai Shing
Tomoko Okano
Jessica Lim Yi-Wen
Hiromi Shimada
Aldrich Tanying Pinso
NEW DIPLOMA HOLDERS
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Megan Khai Khee Tan
Portugal
Lee Yu Zhou
Wong Yan Lei Grace
Tanaporn Ratitamkul
Jeremy Jia Cai Yeo
Isabel Fonseca
Leong Xiao Han
Wong Yushan
Hyeamin Suh
Yeow Liiyung
Carlos Soares Da Silva
Lew De Yi Norvin
Woo Tze May Annette
Joanna Verkade
Li Chu Ren
Kimberlyn Wu Peishi
Heewon Woo
Malta
St Vincent
Lim Hsi Mei
Ye Zuyi
Christine Marie Borg
Victor Methoro Job
Japher Lim
Yeap Si Jing
Trinidad & Tobago
Lim Jue Min Jeremy
Yee Jia Rong
Wang Chen
Ian Peter Bugeja Clara Galea
Serbia
Lim Wan Qi
Yeo Hua Sheng Raphael Gabriel
Josef Grech
Snezana Grujic
Lim Yan Ting
Yeo En Jie Isaac
Turkey
Sarah Micallef
Ana Nedeljkov
Lim Yi Jin Eileen
Zhang Bi Lan
Nevin Akcinar
Martha Mifsud
Ivana Novak
Lim Yin Liang
Zhu Xiao Tong Amanda
Suzan Akcinar
Lim Zhuo Min
Lara Scerri Singapore
Winnie Lim Hui Chean
South Africa
Uganda
Mauritius
Rudy Wijaya Alamsyah
Esther Lim Man Yu
Laura Boeke
Beatrice Nyatia Geria
Guy-Noel Sylvio Clarisse
Daniel Gordon Ang
Christina Lim Yui Hung
Devandre Boonzaaier
Marie Christinne Clarisse
Vincent Brian Arifin Tjeng
Loh Seet Ee
Kirsty Jane Brittain
United Kingdom
Chen Yitie
Vanessa Loh Jie Wen
Milica Conkic
Jasper Benedict Affonso
Mexico
Cheng Pei Yun
Pearlyn Loh Wan Jing
Annelize De Villiers
Rachel Alban
Jesus De Rafael Lopez Perez
Cheong Sue-Ann Faith
Rebecca Lok
Michael Duffett
Ashleigh Alderslade
Cheow Ying
Long Mei Ling
Welmien Faul
Thomas Aldren
The Netherlands
Adi Widjaja Chew
Loo Jia En Joanne
Jaydene Toni Forbes
Zoe Alexander
Sarah Feord
Chew Jia Ying
Low Hui Xin
Jorn Friedland
Lucy Armstrong
Valentina Punzhina
Genevieve Chia Rui Lin
Low Jinhong
Maresa Grobbelaar
David Arthur
Chong Berwyn Joel
Low Szu-Yen Karen
Clare Hendry
Florence Clare Astley
New Zealand
Chong Hui Yan Shermaine
Low Yeu Jia
Judith Hill
Minor Ozgun Atabek
Sophie Bang
Chong Yuan Yi Cheryl
Inge Jacobs
Nicola Auchnie
Mary Elizabeth Belcher
Clive Choo Jun
Muhammad Riesal Bin Mohd Idries
David Austin
Kimberley Chan
Choon Hong Yi
Ng Yi Wen Jeremy
Sarah-Jane Laten Emma Luyendijk
Sarah Ayoub
Paul Chiu Fan Chan
Chow Li Yue
Luke Newby
Helen Baines
Robert Drage
Chu Le Shan
Simiso Radebe
Rebecca Joy Kate Baker
Harrison Ellerm
Chua Si Min
Abel Selaocoe
Judith Ball
Amber Evemy
Chua Tsin Li
Justin Stone
Andrew Ballantyne
Charlotte Olivia Fetherston
Chua Yi Rui
Tshiama Tshibangu
Caroline Bannatyne
Salina Fisher
Chua Zhe Xuan
Cornelia Maria Van Oostrum
Peter Barrow
Yujing Gao
Gloria Ee Jun
Cathy Lynne Watson
David Charles Michael Barton
Maple Feng Goh
Clara Fong Ping Ping
Ann Yates
Lorenzo Bassano
Jesbery Jehar Hartono
Fu Weihao
Nancy (Yu-Wen) Huang
Fung Jia Hong
Chao (Mason) Ji
Giam Yue Ling
Jimin Kang
Goh Seng Sing Anna
Cheng Song Lam
Goh Yuheng Samuel
Amy Michelle Lewis
Goh Chun Wei Benjamin
Jingyi Liu
Guan Yichao
Marcus Norman
Guo Yu Ze
Gillian Pan
Nicholas Han Rui Zhou
Emily Peach
Hang Liting
Antony Gerard Ramsay
Heng Jiamin Gladys
Leo Jong Ha Shin
Ho Shu Min Shirlene
Francesca Louise Short
Ho Si Min Placida
Cho Ki Jacky Siu
Ho Yong Zheng Joel
Cho Yee Joey Siu
Ho Jia Qin
Veronica Struthers
Hong Shao Yu
Joyce Zi Yi Tang
Hsu Tsai Ping
Joan Lynette Sze Ern Tay
Huang Xi Hui Paul
Amelia Taylor
Hui Man Qin
Katie-Lee Taylor
Elvia Husein
Alex Wu
Jiang Yiwei
Jimmy Wu
Jocelyn, Singapore
Yiru Xue
Kang Mei Chen
Tony Tianheng Zhai
Khong Kah Fai Aldy Koh Geok Fang Annabella
Oman
Koh Poh Ling Eileen
Shadya Bint Salim Al Aghbari
Kor Chong Luck Ryan
Saif Bin Suleman Al Mayyahi
Kow Wei Ling Jasmine
Ziyanam Bint Salim Al Rajhi
Kwok Kwai Ming Natalie Lai Yan Lam
The Philippines
Lee Cheng Wei
Georgia Lim
Lee Leng Na
Franz Miguel Ramirez
Lee Yi Hui
Ng Chui Suan Ng Wang Nee (Huang Wanli) Ong Rui Qi Edwyna Evangeline Ong Yiling Phua Jia Le Qiu Yonghui Joan Quah Mei Yin Quek Ling Ling Seah Kiat Hong Seow Shen Min Claire Seow Kheng Boon Anthony Sim Jia Hui Vanessa Sim Lian Kiat Eddie Sit Kwan Yee Queenie Soh Kuan Wei Soon Shu Xian Janice Soon Li Lian Evelyn Melody Tam Wing Yiu Tan Hwee Min Michelle Tan Ik Shan Tan Jia En Rebecca Tan Jun Hao Nicholas
David Sidney Beck Spain
Rebecca Bell
Aida Calo Perez
Susan Bennett
Santiago Dura Mascarell
Suzanne Berger
José Amadeo Guillot Montaner
Benjamin John Angelo Bernard
Carlos Martínez Costa
Inez Beveridge
Giuseppe Pegorari
Camilla Biggs
Emma Randle
Felix Zoot Billson
Juan Carlos Roldan Gracia
Holly Marie Bingham
José Vicente Sanchis Mas
Georgina Binns
Susana Torregrosa Cao
Sarah Jane Birch
Javier Vilaplana Muñoz
Andrew Bisgrove Amy Bladon
Sri Lanka
Simon Blake
Dhanushya Amaratunga
Imogen Blamires
Sasini Chandrasinghe
Joy Boole
Cara Tan Hwei Xin
Thanuja Prasanthi Mariatta Perera
Laura Borrows
Jacob Tan Jie Te
Renushi Perera
Tan Lay Soon Emilyn Tan Li Min Ann Tan Si Heng Timothy
Darren Tan Ngiap Hao Rowena Tan Wan Pei
Switzerland
Meri Tan Wei Yan
Timothee Coppey
Amelia Angela Tanumihardja
Keith Dale
Teh Tzyy Yun Teo Chia Kai
Taiwan
Teo Rongsheng Steven
An Yi Chao
Teoh Ying Da
Chen Ho-Jung
Ting King Mee
Chiu Yu-Shan
Toh Li Wen
Lin Ya Ping
Tong Ying Er Tsang Weng Yip Shirlyn
Thailand
Tse Kay Krystle
Ravin Pantumasen Chindahporn
Tseng Yi Ying Elysia Widjaja
Pornvarin Kansirisin
Alexandra Bowen Fiona Brannon Adrian James Breen Philippa Claire Briggs Antonia Claire Brindle Emma Brown Edward Buchanan James Buchanan Natalie Burch Emma Burgess Rosemary Burgess Ruth Burke Hayley Alexandra Burton Anne Bury Rebecca Buswell Matthew Butler
Alex Butters
Margaret Errington
Cherry Ho
Ross Learmonth
Yoh Murakami
Joanna Byers
Mary Erskine
Yin Shan Ho
Jenny Leary
Felicity Murphy
Orlando Byron
Carys Alexandra Evans
Emma Holdich
Rachel Leggett
Hannah-Jade Murphy
Juliette Ahyoung Byun
Jason Evans
Grace Hollingworth
Daniel Sek Meng Leung
Lewis Murphy
Harriet Caddick
Oliver Farrant
Alison Hopper
Derek Cheuk Cheung Leung
Keith Murray
Kieran Cameron
Nicole Marie Elizabeth Farrell
Harriet Hougham-Slade
Nicola Lewis
Laurence Newnes
Alasdair Campbell
Emma Field
George Howard
Claudia Li
Olivia Newton
Amy Campbell
Daniel Fields
Gessica Howarth
Jonathan Lilley
Jennifer Newton-Smith
Harriet Campbell
Lucy Fisher
Matthew Howells
Amanda Lim
Anna Louise Nielsen-Scott
Sarah Campbell
Henrietta Ford
Alice Hudson
Kiyam Lin
Adam Michael Nyberg
Lucy Campion
Miranda Ford
Anthony Robert Hughes
Yang Liu
Obianuju Ogbonna
Andrew Cankett
Anthony Fowler
Jason Hui
Bethan Lloyd
Joanne Ollier
Laurence Carnall
Vanessa Fuidge
James William Hulme
Hannah Lockwood
Nelli Orlova
Rory Cartmell
Ryo Fukaura
Sophie Hunt
Edward Longstaff
Charlotte Ormson
Tom Cartmell
Shelley Gabriel
Alex Hunter
Heidi Lough
Kumiko Otsuka
Catherine Jane Cavan
Jade Alicia Gall
Mari Hunter
Alex Loveday
John Oxlade
Benjamin Chan
Sarah Kate Gardner
Seungyeon Hur
James Lumsden
Emily Padfield
Henry Chandler
Megan Garrity
Victoria Hutter
Alexander MacDougall
Martin Palmer
Rosemary Channin
Ed Gaudencio
George Hyde
Clare MacEwen
Miku Pancoast
Zain Chaudhry
Maria Gavriliouk
Timothy Hynd
Alastair MacFarlane
Laurence Panter (Piano)
Andrew Chettleburgh
Lucy Jane Geddes
Charlotte Ibbetson
Tamiko Mackison
Laurence Panter (Singing)
Jo-Yee Cheung
Iain Gibbs
Katrina Ievins
Anna Maddox
Julia Parfett
Yew Hone Cheung
Mark Gibbs
Jacqueline Igoe
Alexandra Madgwick
Tristan John Parsons
Alastair Chilvers
Valerie Gibson
Saskia Ilsen Nunn
Matthew Maguire
Jane Patrick
Ken-Ee Choong
Georgia Gibson-Smith
Thalia Ilsen Nunn
Katarina Majcen
Lizzie Peacock
Marie Christie
Henry Gleave
Sarah Itam
Jason Kei Chak Mak
Michael John Peacock
Joanna Cichonska
Christine Ann Godfrey
Zofia Jakubiel-Smith
Betty Makharinsky
Gordon Penman
Robert Clark
Victoria Godley
Mark James
Gwendoline Elizabeth Manley
Susannah Peterson
Janet Clark
Jonathan Ronald Goodwin
Phoebe James
Michelle Karen Mannveille
Harry Lewis Petty
Henry Clarke
Zelida Gordon
Sian Jamison
Charity Mapletoft
Kate Frances Petty
Edward Coe
Daniel Graham
Isobel Jenkins
Catherine Margaret Marchesi
Thomas Pollock
Rebeccah Considine
David Graham-Young
Bethany Jerem
Christina Marroni
Christopher Potts
Oliver Cook
Alexandria Grant
Camellia Genevieve Johnson
George Edward Martin
Amy Preece
Alex Tristan Coombes
Darius Gray
Katharine Johnston
Laura Martin
Sarah Price
Jaymee Coonjobeeharry
Kristina Greally
Annabel Jones
Antony Matthews
Veronica Price
Declan Corr
Peter Grey
Freya Jones
Hane Htut Maung
Nicholas Pritchard
Bethany Louise Cox
Alicia Griffiths
Georgina Jones
Jane May
Alison Elizabeth Purvis
Michael Craddock
Georgiy Grigorev
Graham Jones
Jacqueline Anne Mayer
Fiona Raggatt
Laura Cross
Victoria Guise
Laura Jones (Manchester)
Mary Mazur-Park
Joseph Christopher Rainer
Gillian Cunnison
Georgina Anne Haddon
Laura Jones (Newcastle)
Laura McAvoy
Mark Ramsey
Elidir Dafydd
Lorna Louise Haddon
Ruth Amy Jones
Anna McClure
Maya Ravindran
Edmund Daley
Tristan Hall
Remy Jugue
Emma Jane McFadyen
James Rawlinson
Eleanor Davidson
Helen Hambling
Daniel Keeling
Sean McMenamin
Mary Reid
Adam Davies
Alexander Hamilton
Timothy Kellett
Charlotte Meakin
Lucy Revis
Ellen Davies
Alistair Hamilton
Thomas Kelsey
Andy Mei
Hannah Rice
Samuel Pascal Davis
Chloe Hancox
Phoebe Joy Kemp
Henry Melbourne
Jennifer Louise Riley
Anthony Davison
Tess Hardwick
Linda Kiakides
Vieda Mercer
Catherine Ring
Michael Dawson
Richard Barnes Harker
Yoko Kikuchi
Ru Merritt
James Risdon
Dominic Philip De Souza
Katherine Harries
William Kilvington-Shaw
Kirsten Miller
Martin John Robbins
Therese Catherine De Souza
David Harrington
Kate Sarah King
Lucy Miller-White
Claire Victoria Roberts
Hamish Dean
Susan Harrington
Sarah King
Alexia Millett
Dee Dee Roberts
Tom Deasy
Camilla Harris
Charlotte Kitson
Patrick Cosimo Milne
Katherine Roberts
Anne Denholm
Rosemary Harvey
Beata Kluz
Simon Robert Minshall
Leo Roberts
Elliott James Devivo
Frances Hastie
Rachel Mary Knight
Peter David Mitchell
Rebecca Amy Robertson
Diana Dickerson
Jessica Anne Hateley
Nadia Kottegoda
Samuel Moffitt
Rebecca Robinson
Hannah Ruth Dobra
Edward Hawkins
Asuka Kumon
Samuel Moodey
Rory Robinson
Rebecca Louise Dowling
Janette Audrey Hawkins
Joy Kwong
Helena Moore
Peter Rogers
Sharon Doyle
Sarah Haynes
Roshan Laidlay
Peter Moore
Tom Rogers
Ryan Joshua Drucker
Samantha Hayward
Shing Yuen Lam
Katherine Moore
William Round
Natasha Dunne-Burns
Michael Hearman
Jacqui Larkin
Cerith Dafydd Morgan
Luke Russell
Benjamin Durrant
Mark Heath
Felix Lashmar
Lowri Mair Teresa Morgan
Sebastian Sadr-Salek
Lynn Edwards
Clare Heneghan
Cara-Rose Laskaris
Frederick David Moroni
Yukiko Saito
Elen Angharad Heather Edwards
Sophie Hewitt
Abigail Lau
Nia Eleri Morris
David Salihi
John Elliot
John Anthony Hewitt-Jones
Hannah Lau
Nicholas Morris
Lucas Salmins
Joanne Highley
Jing Yu Jane Lau
Daniel Mort
Yudit Samad
Louise Hill
Dominic Lawson
Jennifer Morton
William Savage
Rosalind Hill
Louisa Mary Renwick Lawson
Jennifer Moyes
Andrew Savill
Robert Samuel Hillen
Elizabeth Joanne Lawton
Gary James Mullins
Victoria Sawyer
Rosemary Anne Hinton
Emily Tat Yin Lay
Hannah Munro
Sophie Sayer
Julie Elliott Tess Ellison Anthony Elward Jane Eminson
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NEW DIPLOMA HOLDERS
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Matthew Sayers
Fainche Whelan
Sarah Nahhyun Yu
Woo Wing Ching Caleb
Singapore
Victoria Schmidt
Natalie Wild
Wesley Yu
Woo Yik Sze
Ang Kai Jie Davin
Gretel Scott
Harriet Elisabeth Wilkes
Steve Zhou
Wun Wai Ki
Chen Pui Yee Betty
Matthew Scott
Jessica Wilkes
Yong Ching Ha
Chen Meihua Nerissa
Emma Nicola Segrave
Lynne Williams
Rosanna Sells
Mark Williams
Bethan Mair Semmens
Henry Williams-Bird
Mary-Rose Shand
Katherine Willis
Jacob Shaw
Charlotte Wilson
Anna Sideris
Joanna Wilson
Alexandra Sill
Michael Wilson
Eleanor Simmance
Hannah Wisdish
Nicola Sims
Kate Imogen Wolton
Kathryn Anne Smale
Joe Wood
Jessica May Smart
Alice Woods
Alastair Smith
Ruth Woolley
Lucy Smith
Alastair Wright
Robert Smith (Birmingham)
Jonathan Wright
Robert Smith (Nottingham)
Timothy Yap
Stephan Solomonidis
Dominic Yeo
Jocelyn Somerville
Benjamin Yip
David Wong Chuen Soong
Cassandra Hui Ping Yong
Bulgaria
George Spence-Jones
Irena Zablocka
Mario Tomov Yotsov
Diana Frances Mary Statham
Henry Zeffman
Lucy Stephenson
Anastasia Zemtsova
Canada
Delia Stevens
James Ying-Hua Zhao
Stephanie Ka Ching Chan
Jessica Stevens
Calum Zuckert
Ching Wai Rebecca Choi
LICENTIATE OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC Australia Fiona Jean Campbell Luke Gilmour Yollanda Ng Hong Chun Felix Pang Austria Caroline Duffner Barbados Michael Andrew Allman Hascal Leeanda Stevenson Johnson
Jennifer Ho
Benjamin Peter Stevenson
Chong Yao Feng Victor Iceland
Mark Brian Dun Wei Foo
Hulda Björg Viðisdóttir
He Zongyi Ho Sze Wei
India
Huang Xuhua
Marianne Generosa Aiman D’Cruz
Kwek Mu Yi Theophilus
Dielle Julienne Braganza Indonesia Ingrid Maryane Cahya Novinia Liady Edwin Eduard Philips Ireland Annina Ahola Davina Mary Baker Robert Mortell Aoife Sadlier Robert William Yeo Italy Valerio Vezzani Jamaica
Lam Yin Lim Siok Khun Lin Li Liu Xinle @ Liu Xinyue Olivia Matius Ng Hwee Cheng Mary-Anne Pan Shixuan Pauline, Singapore Soh Wai Keong Paul Tan Jia Hui Tan Li Hsing Tan Mei Hui South Africa Jaco Meyer Catherina Maria Mulder Spain
Joanne Steward
United States of America
Michael Jun Yuan Huang
Isabel Stoppani-Lawless
Seo Hyoun Eileen Bang
Preston Jordan Lim
Andrew Tait
Caresse Boyers
Lisa Suet Ying Ng
Jessica Katherine Yap
Jonathan Tan
Jana Lynn Brown
Chun Yin Douglas Tang
Joshua Chao
Czech Republic
Japan
José Francisco Sánchez Sánchez
Andrew Bruce Taylor
Ford Chen
Kristýna Kucerová
Kayano Nagai
Francisco José Serrano Luque
Gordon Taylor
Wesley Chen
James Taylor (Cardiff)
William Chen
Germany
Macau
Switzerland
James Taylor (York)
Terence Chuntsung Choy
Ulrike Götz
Júlio Miguel Dos Anjos
Rosemary Clare Sprackling
Cheryl Taylor
Jessilyn Chwa
Emma Tenison
Kattie Coffman
Ghana
Malaysia
Taiwan
Deni Teo
Jusak Djatmiko
Ibiyefiebo Harry
Lim Pei Bernadette
Ng Jiaxin Vania
Peter Teverson
Igor Do Amaral
Oluwaseun Daniel Oluwabusuyi
Chin Hui Yi
Fred Leo Thomas
Stephanie Doo
Chung Sing Lee
Thailand
Ashleigh Juliet Tilley
Marisa Edwards
Hong Kong
Wong Jia Hui Michelle
Jonas Dept
Bridget Tizzard
Andre Garrett
Michael Chan
Tan Ye Teik
Shunsuke Takemura
Kristoffer Ching Him To
Robert Gemmell
Chan Miu Chu
Fiona Penelope Tompkins
Anna Horne
Yi Mei Chan
Malta
Trinidad & Tobago
Samuel Tong
Alex Ip
Chan Yuen Miu
Gary Magri Gatt
Jerome Dinchong
Mai Charissa Tran Ringrose
Ritchie Iu
Chau Chuck Jee
Thomas Trennery
Jason Jin
Cheung Joyce Pui Chih
Mexico
United Kingdom
Man Hon Tse
John Kabiling
Choi Ka Yan
Emilio Ahedo Maldonado
David Alcock
Nicholas Tudor
Serena Eve Kamps
Fang Fang
Damiana Orue De Avendaño
Catherine Anderson
Fin Twomey
Elvin Lee
Kam Man Yin
Maria Jessica Vega Cervantes
Sebastian Armstrong
Mary Tyler
Constance Lin Kaita
Lau Hiu Tung
Yumi Uchiyama
Jessica Liu
Wilson Chi Kuen Lau
Rachael Ueckermann
Michelle Liu
Law Hong Yee
Inbar Vernia
Truman Liu
Leung Hok Kiu Johnson
Emma Wade
Osker Lu
Li King Yue
Stephanie Waite
Penny Luan
Chit Ling Jeanie Lui
Mathew Walker
Michelle Ma
Jing Yi Anthea Ma
William Kevin Walsh
Haley Rebecca Muhlestein
Ma Wei Kei
Sarah Warren
Emily Pham
Mak Chun Yue
Mamiko Watanabe
Elizabeth Polatin
Pang Kit Yung
Jane Elizabeth Waters
Eugenie Yu Quan
Dennis Ho Man Tam
Rachel Watson
Amy Shafer
Tan Ying Ming Benjamin
Matthew Watts
Dylan Sun
Po Yi Tang
Carol Waugh
Joyce Tang
Wan Christopher Kai Hin
Georgia Way
Paul Von Autenried
Wan Yat Long
Nicholas Webb
Anna Raines Wicker
Wong Hei Wan Rhythmie
Rebecca Webb-Mitchell
David Wolfe
Wong Pui Hing Edith
Lynora Welland
Peter Xing
Pui San Bessie Wong
Philip Andrews
Gabriel Alcaide Roldan José Marco Campos Angel Luis Carrillo Gimeno
Danielle Audley-Wiltshier New Zealand
David Austin
Edward Giffney
Sarah Jane Bennett
John Mercer
Matthew Blunt
Kate Oswin
William Bosworth
Amie Sweetapple
Lynette Bowring Rachel Bristow
Oman
Tom Cartmell
Nadir Mubarak Shambeh Al Balushi
Alberto Castillo
Younis Nasser Humaid Al Siyabi The Philippines Alejandro Consolacion II St Lucia Joseph Grantly Charles
Pei-Fen Chen Katharine Choonara Gregory Coughlin David Cowen Lucia D’Avanzo Justine Davidson Josephine Davies Charlotte Elizabeth Dowding Gabrielle Fisher
N E W C E R T I F I C AT E O F T E A C H I N G (CT ABRSM) HOLDERS
Elizabeth Anne Fitzpatrick Rosemary Fox
United States of America
Jade Alicia Gall
Caresse Boyers
William Gardner
Abigail Crouch
Russell David Gilmour
Kwame Lewis
Estelle Gouws
Julie Mueller
Steven Green
Amy Shafer (Performance)
Simon Hancock
Amy Shafer (Teaching)
Charlotte Hawkins
Allison Tsai
Tom Hay James Henderson Thomas Hutchinson Christopher I’Anson Bethan Caryl Jones Eun Hee Kim Adrian Kingston Hoy Wein Natalie Kong Julian Latham Dominic Lawson Eleanor Lighton Nicola Amanda Lycett Michelle Emily Mary Mackle Andrew Marris James Marshall McCabe Ruth McGibben Richard Mepstead Dan Miller Farhad Moayedi
FELLOWSHIP OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC
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Our flagship Certificate of Teaching (CT ABRSM) course gives participants the opportunity to spend an extended period of time developing knowledge and skills, and refreshing their personal approach to teaching. The course takes place either over one year or, for the fast-track course, six months. We offer our congratulations to the following teachers who successfully completed the Certificate of Teaching (CT ABRSM) course in 2009. Hong Kong
Sophie Louise Holden
Ebonard Lysander
Ang Wai Ling
Elizabeth Holland
Corinne Miley-Smith
Cheng Oi Yin
Thomas Hosking
Katherine Moore
Cheng Yung Ting
Laura Hughes
B James Moriarty
Cheung Yat Wai
Ann Miller
Alison Morris
Kumwon Chung
Robin Padgham
John Leigh Nixon
Fung Pui Man
Christopher Rickman
Heather Oram
Hong Kong
Lai Yuen Yan
Amy Stew
Hazel Rowley
Hui Wing Chun
Lam Ching Man
Gail Stone
Eshadhi Seneviratne
Lai Bui Sie Michelle
Lam Lut Hei
Robert Thomas
Nadia Sinnett
Long I Ian
Lee Siu Po
Helen Thompson
Helen Tudor
Poon Ka Mei Camille
Mak Wai Yiu
Martin Wake
Andrea Williamson
Ng Kwok Ying
Nichola Williamson
Mauritius
Ng Pei Xuan
Irene Wong
Yvon Luco Kenneth Veerasawmy Babajee
Tang Ming Chak
Bulgaria Ilia Zdravkov Mihaylov France Denise Dowling
Laura Newman David Onac
Oman
Timothy Richard Pannell
Khalid Bin Khalfan Al Jabri
Abigail Parker
Manchester Michael Bateson
Tsang Chung Ming
Bristol
Deborah Cooper
Wendy Venn
Heidi Choat
Ruth de la Mare
Wong Wing Yee
Judith Dauncey
Gavin Lee
Yu Lai Shan
John Hobbs
Stella Leigh
Adelle Kirby
Beverley Magee
Shelley Payne
Singapore
Helen Pugh
Ang Yong He Thomas
Indonesia
Emma McQuillen-Wright
Philippa McCartney
Mark Dylan Purvey
Tseng Xin Ying
Kelvin Mosara Ang
Rachel Misson
Victoria Morris
Maris Stella Ang
Kate Morgan
Lynne Saunders
Maria Putman Elin Rebecca Rees
United Kingdom
Linda Chandra
Penny Morgan
Richard Thomas
Danielle Rogan
Virginia Jane De Ledesma
Fifi Embut
Carole Rees
Christopher Waddington
Louise Saunders
Sarah Denbee
Juuke Hartana
Colin Rees
Ann-Marie Wood
Lydia Jane Scadding
Giséle Grima
Miriam C Kuswanto
Ruth Thomas
Juan Wright
Phillippa Slack
Peter Liang
Listya Mulyadi
Alison Whitfield
Anthony Richard Smith
Mairi MacLeod
Yola Mathilde Nur
Katherine Steele
Luke Martin Jonathan Martindale
Linda Prabaraharja
Edinburgh
Alice Stobart Cheryl Taylor
Stephanie Oade
Tjindrawati Soesanto
Ekaterina Belik
Aileen Thomson
Kit Perona-Wright
Elise A Sulaiman
Andrew Brown
Andrew Turner
Hugh Robson
Sany Tjiuwi
Janette Hall
Hadwin Umar
Harvey Lockwood
Yuyun Yuniastuti
Paula McKeeve
Charlotte Abigail Unwin Robert Peter Webb
United States of America
Isobel Wick
Katherine Elaine Loughrey
Tom Wilkes
Priyeshni Peiris-Perera
James Williams
Derric Gene-Hau Tay
Lesley Mines United Kingdom
Janet Noakes
Bournville (fast-track course)
Alastair Paxton
Helen Arney
Lesley Ross
Christopher Barnes
Agnes Wards
Katherine Blebta
Susanne Watson
Gary Wyatt
Sharon Burnham
Thelma Worthington
Debbie Yu
James Christopher
Mark Zarb-Adami
Cathy Custance
London
Emma Davies
Aylin Amiral
Anne Deans
Christine Brightman
Debra Dixon
Rebecca Dowding
Jackie Frost
Barry Fowkes
Lisa Greenslade
Caroline Harris
Claire Grocock
Nicole Hobday
Christine Hague
Theresia Hubar
Lee Halford
Debbie King
Jennifer Hall
Claire Elizabeth Lavery
Sally Hands
Chen-Yen Liu
Jonathan Chak Wang Wong 0DU\$QQ6KHLOD:RRWWRQ Catharine Wright
AWA RDS
PRIZE WINNERS
30 Scholarships We award scholarships each year to junior, undergraduate and postgraduate students at four of the Royal Schools of Music. The following students were awarded scholarships for courses of study beginning in 2009.
Macklin Bursaries The following outstanding ABRSM scholars were awarded bursaries to assist with further studies or the launch of their professional careers.
Royal Academy of Music Junior Jessica Price (UK), double bass
Royal College of Music Charis Jenson (UK), violin
Undergraduate Hugh Sisley (UK), horn Zoya Vyazovskya (Russia), flute Postgraduate Christopher Avison (UK), trumpet Runette Botha (South Africa), soprano Royal College of Music Junior Anthony Tat (UK), piano Undergraduate Ben Baker (UK), violin Postgraduate Colin Alexander (UK), composition Sergey Basukinsky (Russia), piano Paul McEachran (UK), saxophone Royal Northern College of Music Junior Nathan Dale (UK), trumpet Undergraduate Ignatius Kim (South Korea), violin Maria Nolan (UK), double bass Postgraduate Jennifer France (UK), soprano Bo Wang (China), tenor Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Junior Luke Maher (UK), horn Undergraduate Gongbo Jiang (China), violin John Lowrie (UK), jazz drums Postgraduate Stephen Chambers (New Zealand), tenor Philip Hague (UK), percussion Elin Pritchard (UK), soprano
Royal Academy of Music Lisa Ueda Lee (UK), violin
Royal Northern College of Music Yoshika Masuda (Japan), cello Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Willem Mathlener (South Africa), viola Gold and Silver Awards We give these awards to candidates in the UK and Ireland who gain exceptional results in a Practical exam at Grade 6, 7 or 8. Gold Awards Michael Ash, Grade 6 Singing Benedict Kearns, Grade 8 Singing Joshua Cox, Grade 6 Piano Caitlin Mayall, Grade 8 Singing Isobel Howard-Cordone, Grade 7 Violin Barney Couch, Grade 8 Oboe Ewan James Zuckert, Grade 8 Clarinet Imogen Sebba, Grade 7 Singing Anna Judy Stibbles Burns, Grade 8 Singing Silver Awards Athena Hawksley-Walker, Grade 7 Violin Danny Lewis, Grade 8 Violin Grace Howson, Grade 8 Oboe William Alexander Shaw, Grade 8 Piano Joe Iles, Grade 7 Piano Simon McKenzie, Grade 8 Viola Lydia Lallemant, Grade 8 Piano Joe Norris, Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Euan Ferguson, Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Christopher Block, Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Michael Wall, Grade 8 Piano George Speck, Grade 7 Alto Saxophone Calla Randall, Grade 8 Flute Josephine Bentley, Grade 8 Flute Jocelyn Coates, Grade 8 Singing Matthew Chambers, Grade 8 Violin
Hedy King Robinson prizes These prizes reward high achievement in Theory of Music exams. They are awarded to candidates worldwide who score 90 marks or above at Grades 6 to 8, and, additionally, to those in the USA who achieve full marks (100) at Grades 1 to 5. We offer our congratulations to the following candidates who were awarded prizes for exams taken in 2009. Bulgaria Grade 6 Evelina Stoyanova Parapanova Grade 7 Kalina Kourdova China Grade 6 Shu Ming Hu Yang Zeng Cyprus Grade 8 Janno Õnneleid Czech Republic Grade 8 Angus Grundy Indonesia Grade 6 Sylvira Setyana Shelly, Medan Wilson, Medan Grade 7 Eunike Nathania Winoto Grade 8 Andry Effendy Ireland Grade 7 Petronilli Emiliano Japan Grade 6 Akiko Kosi Malaysia Grade 6 Cheah Wen Yee Chong Jia Ying Choo Shuet Yee Adeline Hoe Yan Ling Kok Je Sen Kong Wai Sing Johanan Kong Xian En Lai Ghin Yee Lee Chia Yin Lee Khai Wey Lee Siew Xuen Lim Gia Huey Jonathan Lim Jun-Yong Lim Ker Ikr Loo Yan Ying Neo Li Ying Ng Kim Suai Ng Yan Wen Ong Seow En Ooi Jun Wei Dennis Ow Ji Tsong Phang Chiang Ken Tam Hong Le Tan Shir Leen Tan Yao Mei Tan Yi Ying Grace Tee Hui En Marion Wan Sze-Ni
Wong Li Yee Wong Voon Kean Ivanna Yap En Tse Grade 7 Eunice Chen Yian Lu Der Yi Shan Ho Shuyan Kuo Yu Shin Iris Lee Hong Ye Rachel Jie Rui Louis Janet Lee Samuel Lim Qi En Lim Xi Xing Ng Zhou Ling Ong Sze Ming Rohit Menon Danial Iskandar Bin Shahrum Ali Sim Jin Yee Adelyn Teoh May Yen Wong Yee Ling Yeoh Mei Ling Grade 8 Chan Wenfang Brian Cheong Mun Yew Cheong Yi Chen Chow May Suen Ho Yen Nee Kimberley Gerard Lee Sy Yeong Mark Lee Yi Qi Lim Ee Jane Lim Peggy Lim Seng Mei Lim Wen Li Looi Qi Wei Lui Wan Yen Ng Jui Yee Siow Lian Cheng Tham Horng Kent Marion Wan Sze-Ni Yeoh Ai Lim Malta Grade 6 Mark Anthony Sammut Mexico Grade 8 Isaac Beristain Arriaga Juan Carlos Lara Lara Guillermo Martinez Ruiz New Zealand Grade 6 Mary Elizabeth Belcher David Chen Sherry Lee Alice Morgan Alexander Van Laar Veth Christopher Brett Whiteley Grade 7 Hannah-Elizabeth Teoh Grade 8 Gordon Lu Nigeria Grade 7 Adebola Mobolaji Ola
Singapore Grade 6 Chuah Xiao Fen Goh Wen Yaw Samuel Lam Yi Hui Angeline Lee Yue Zhi Li Jincheng Low Rui Yun Amanda Jean Loy Xuewei Parn En Hui Gloria Tan Jia En Rebecca Tan Tze En Tan Yan Yu Tan Xin En Rachel Teo Raymynn Wong Koi Lin Wong Shi Qi Audrey Yaputra Juliany Yeo Ting Ya Caresse Zhang Tianjiao Grade 7 Chua You Zhi Theodore Lim Tian Wei Mok Xiao Rong Joscelin Neo Sheng Xiong Ng Sai Meng Ng Sining Adelia Ong Si Hui Sitoh Ying Yue Nadya Tan Yi Rachel Tay Yee Shin Claire Tay Wei Yi Russell Wong Mann Grade 8 Ee Adeline Gay En Hui Moses Goh Khoon Mei Rachel Kamil Victor Indrawan Lee Yue Zhi Low Jia Min Elissa Low Qiao Ting Charmaine Ng Siang Lin Quek Wei Sheng Nicholas Sachdev Nikhel Tan Hwee Min Michelle Tay Yee Shin Claire Tong Ying Er Yiau Chia Han Daniel South Africa Grade 6 Friederike Scholtz Spain Grade 7 Manuel Escanciano Escanciano Marta Torres Pallès Grade 8 Javier Montañana Fernando Pedros Tomas
31 Sri Lanka Grade 7 MM Roshanie Perera Thailand Grade 6 Supakorn Aekaputra United Kingdom Grade 6 Lucy Biddle Louis Brown Elizabeth Camp Richard Coleman Thomas Crane Julie Forsdick Francis Goodburn Kevin Harvey Shreya Ingley Carmel Rosemary Keogh Jonathan Minter Marian Needham Simon Nicholls Edward Nichols Kirsty Norman Sandra Reffold Katherine Rodd Marianne Schofield Matthew Stubbs Delia Stevens Celine Tang Rebecca Thomson Laura Turner Richard Waring Zena Wigram Peter Woffenden Sheila Wright Grade 7 David Austin Nicholas De Oliveira Susan Dyson Jonathan Fitzpatrick Sophia Mina Funatsuki Oliver Hazell Daniel Hurst Matthew Huxley Charlotte Kennedy Owain Park Toby Scadding Jorisjan Tang Jonas Simeon Tattersall Charles Troup Jamie Van Der Sanden Grade 8 Joshua Asquith Antony Camillo Emmanuel Charalabopoulos Nicholas De Oliveira Laura Embrey Theodore Hill Craig Hudson Benjamin Jameson Steven Jones Christopher Swift Ian Toone Peter Townsend
United States of America Grade 1 Emily Bauman Vicki Beazley Thomas William Brown Natalie Lok Man Chow Jacqueline Lok Ming Chow You Chan Kim Tanya Lam Andre Le Adrienne Lee Punita Peketi David Rodriguez Jacob Rogers Matthew Sie Justin Vo
UK and Ireland prizes These prizes recognise high achievement in Practical and Theory exams in the UK and Ireland. They are made possible by generous donations from a range of organisations and individuals. We offer our congratulations to the following candidates who were awarded prizes for exams taken in 2009.
Grade 2 Otto Chen Varun Danda Betsy Everitt Michelle Liu Erica Sadler Isabella Simon Melanie Sklar
Aberystwyth Philip F Walsh Memorial Prize Grade 7 Clarinet Megan Haf
Grade 3 Upasana Chandra Kevin Courchesne Masha Feygelson Wendy Luo Amanda Ricasa Grade 5 Yujing Fan Chelsea Pan Claudia See Grade 6 Angela Ow
Aberdeen Gina Dallas Harper Award Grade 8 Piano Bethany Crockett
Belfast Philip F Walsh Memorial Prize Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Joanna Blake Birmingham Beryl Chempin Prize Grade 7 Piano Ji-Hyun Park Grade 8 Piano Ellie Parkes David Riley Memorial Prize Grade 3 Guitar Benedict Mann
Bristol Sylvia J Frost Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Alice Kabala Grade 7 Piano Stephen Sheard Cambridge Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 8 Cello Victoria Nicoll
Durham Margaret Harle Memorial Prize Grade 8 Oboe Sinead McKenna
Vivienne Scott Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Andrew Tait
Edinburgh Elizabeth J Ehrlich Prize Grade 8 Singing Catriona Hewitson
Cardiff Dorothy Grace Atkinson Prize Grade 6 Piano Angharad Thomas Samuel Vine Grade 7 Piano Bianca Luu Geraint Owen William Percy Grade 8 Piano Geraint Herbert Rachel Starritt
Philip F Walsh Memorial Prize Grade 8 Clarinet Ewan James Zuckert
Henry, Edith and Constance Haddon Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Geraint Owen
Ivan Cousins Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Arpan Sharma
Mr Jeffreys and Mrs Christina Jeffreys Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Geraint Owen
Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Arpan Sharma
Carmarthen ISM South Wales Centre Prize Grade 8 Singing Claire Victoria Roberts
Marie Earle Prize Grade 6 Piano Millicent Forrest Bournemouth Edie Marr Prize Grade 6 Singing Georgia Way Bradford Irene Martin Prize Grade 8 Piano Alan MacDonald Brighton Amina Lucchesi Memorial Prize Grade 8 Violin Kieran Burling Mimi Scharrer Memorial Prize Grade 7 Singing Beckie Burtenshaw
Dundee Nora C Leggatt Prize Grade 6 Piano Alice Chalkley Grade 7 Piano Gregory Myles
Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Nicola Ede
Edith Oulton De Pauley Prize Grade 7 Singing Tamsin Elsey
Blackburn Frances E Walker Memorial Prize Grade 7 Flute Sophie Tomlinson
Dublin Philip F Walsh Memorial Prize Grade 7 Violin Isobel Howard-Cordone
Chepstow/Forest Of Dean Gwent Foundation Award Grade 8 Violin Gemma Ratcliffe Crewe William Henry Wilcox Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Joanna Lam Denbigh Mr Jeffreys and Mrs Christina Jeffreys Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano William Alexander Shaw Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano William Alexander Shaw
Glasgow Lindsay Lamb Memorial Bursary Grade 8 Piano Ruth Penny Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 6 Cello Hebba Benyaghla Nivena MacDuff Prize Grade 2 Piano Sarema Shorr Gloucester Iris Dyer Prize Grade 8 Piano Esther Harding Rachel Hobby Great Yarmouth Evelyn Rose Phillips Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Richard Ward Frances M L Willden and Margaret D Willden Prize Grade 8 Violin Jamie Sapsford Grimsby Alma Machin Prize Grade 4 Piano Leonie Brummitt Patrick Guthrie
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Harrogate Audrey Pass Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Benjamin Dunn Grade 5 Singing Francis Goodburn Lloyd Hartley Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Joseph Miles Grade 7 Piano Ho Tsz Hin Grade 8 Piano Peter Hateley Charlie Manchester Hastings Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 6 Cello Shona Wedner-Ross Hemel Hempstead Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 7 Cello Ellie Winter Huddersfield David Cawthra Memorial Prize Grade 4 Piano Lorscyon Frampton-Clarke Elsie Roberts Prize Grade 7 Piano Rosemary Elizabeth Sillitoe Huddersfield District Prize Grade 5 Piano Alice Molly Cousins Peter Gavin Ipswich Ann Barbanell Prize Grade 8 Piano Maralyn Hicks Kendal Peter & Elizabeth McEwan Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Sally Catherine Mills William Simpson Rickaby Memorial Prize Grade 7 Cello Matthew Bell Kidderminster Sheila C Freeman Prize Grade 8 Cello Benjamin Jones Kirkcaldy Alice Calder Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Kathryn Hartley Lancaster Vinnie Willis Memorial Prize Grade 5 Violin Iona Branford
Leeds Lloyd Hartley Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Jasmine Simons Grade 7 Piano Laura Katie Marks Grade 8 Piano Chen-Wei Ng
London: Sutton Carshalton Music Prize Grade 7 Violin Susanna Xu
Plymouth Hamilton Akaster Prize Grade 5 Violin Jenny Symes-Podic
Thanet Leslie Wheeler Prize Grade 6 Piano Mark Prentice-Whitney
Manchester Besso Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Fides Lu
Lincoln Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Lydia Lallemant
Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Joshua Cox Grade 7 Piano Alex Wilson
Portsmouth Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Gemma Liu
Trowbridge Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Joe Iles
Preston Florence Purdy Memorial Prize Grade 6 Violin Gemma Broomhead
Tunbridge Wells Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 2 Cello Olivia Fitton-Brown Grade 8 Cello Eliza Hardwick
Liverpool Margaret Wethered Prize Grade 4 Cello Eliza Carew Grade 6 Singing Laura Cunliffe May Frizzel Memorial Prize Grade 5 Jazz Alto Sax Broady Blackwell London: Blackheath Philippa Nankivell-Aylett Memorial Prize Grade 4 Piano Sarah Limb London: Croydon Marjorie Baldwin Bequest Grade 5 Piano Narumi Ito Grade 6 Piano Camilla Clark Grade 7 Piano Edward Howell Grade 8 Piano Henry Melbourne London: Ealing Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Andrew Keck London: Finchley Dorothy Fryer Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Michael Cheng Daniel Shlomo Grade 7 Piano Molly Berghout Grade 8 Piano Lillian Chan Oliver Till London: Muswell Hill Dorothy Fryer Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Georgina Lloyd-Owen Grade 8 Piano Adam Cigman Mark Samuel Peterson Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 6 Piano Jonathan Lack
Middlesbrough Derek Henderson Memorial Prize Grade 8 Flute Alice Hannah Trent Monmouth Gwent Foundation Award Grade 7 Organ Harry Jacques Newcastle upon Tyne Sir William Bigge Memorial Prize Grade 6 Treble Recorder Jessica Weisser Norwich Evelyn Rose Phillips Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Gabriel Kai Yin Chiu Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 8 Cello Thomas Isaac Saxton Noble Memorial Prize Grade 6 Cello Reuben Ard Grade 7 Clarinet Jessica Collinson Nottingham Nellie Greenhill Memorial Prize Grade 5 Piano Josie McCullen Grade 6 Piano Matthew Stuart Wilmot Grade 7 Piano Matthew Glendening Grade 8 Piano Daniel Lin Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 8 Cello Sheku Kanneh-Mason Oxford Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Michael Sing Yean Ng Peterborough Maxima Mercer Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Rachel Abena Owusu-Agyei Serena Shah Petersfield Laura Marco Prize Grade 8 Flute Josephine Bentley
Horatio Waywell Memorial Prize Grade 8 Alto Saxophone Daniel Wright St Andrews Alice Calder Memorial Prize Grade 7 Piano Alison Miller Grade 8 Piano Ruairidh Tarvet Sevenoaks Marguerite Swan Memorial Prize Grade 2 Cello Ben Shepherd-Barron Grade 5 Cello Matilda Lloyd Sheffield Winifred Liversidge Prize Grade 8 Piano Laura Brown Jo-Yee Cheung Anna Cordwell Andrew Groom Henrietta Eleanor Hill Thomas Jarvis Daniel Wallington Michael Andrew Withers Stockton-on-Tees Frank Tiesing Memorial Prize Grade 5 Cello Katie Peeling Sunderland Amy Mills Robertson Prize Grade 6 Piano Michael Moore Arthur Dickeson Memorial Prize Grade 5 Singing Elizabeth Ruth Fetherston Swansea Don Preece Memorial Prize Grade 8 Violin Lowri Thomas Taunton Vicars Close Prize Grade 7 Violin Ben Le Neve-Foster Grade 8 Piano Emily Owen
Wells Vicars Close Prize Grade 6 Piano Rhung Wei Low Alex Shaw Grade 7 Piano Ralf Ayling-Miller Harry Whitehead Grade 8 Piano Bethan Morgan-Williams Chern Ji Saw Wolverhampton Ralph Bassett Prize Grade 5 Violin Yuna Lee Grade 7 Violin Laura Brownsell Grade 7 Cello Deyashini Mukherjee Wrexham Sheila Mossman Memorial Prize Grade 8 Piano Michael Wall Yeovil Vicars Close Prize Grade 6 Piano Joshua Huntington-Rainey
EX AMINERS
Over 660 examiners assessed Practical and Theory exams for us in 2009. Our team of examiners consists of respected musicians from every part of the profession. It includes orchestral players, soloists, chamber music players, heads of school music departments and professors from the Royal Schools of Music.
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Juliet Allen Bryan Anderson Elizabeth Angel Mark Armstrong Paul Arnell Helen Arnold Timothy Arnold Philip Aslangul Janice Assersohn Lynton Atkinson Joy Austen Marjorie Ayling
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Michael Bailey Robert Bailey Dan Baker Michael Baker Michael Ball Patricia Ball Graham Barber Penelope Barclay Bernard Barker Andrew Barlow Charles Barnes Vincent Barr Timothy Barratt Neil Barry Kenneth Bartels Jonathan Beatty Kerry Beaumont Alison Beeson Colin Beeson Sally Bell Quintus Benziger Marion Best Michael Beynon Martin Biggs Robin Bigwood Heather Birks Virginia Black Lowri Blake Douglas Blew Timothy Blinko Nicholas Blunn Anne Boardman Andrew Bolton Teresa Bond Olivier Bonnici Jane Booth Joanna Borrett Elisabeth Boulton Alan Bourne Mark Bousie Michael Bowden Timothy Bowers Simon Bowler Kevin Bowyer Eric Boyd Sarah Boyer Rory Boyle Chris Brannick Christopher Brayne Elizabeth Brazier Charles Brereton David Brindle Deborah Brittain Peter Broadbent
Rosemary Broadbent Gerard Brooks Roger Brooks Christopher Brown Helena Brown Lesley-Ann Brown Susan Brown Stephen Browne William Bruce David Bruce-Payne Andrew Bryden Alan Bullard Patrick Burnham Russell Burton John Byrne
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Anthony-Benedict Cain Susan Calvert Robert Carey Stephen Carleston Samantha Carrasco Jeremy Carter Neil Carter Nicholas Carter Mark Cartwright Sally Cathcart Helen Cawthorne Myra Chahin Dale Chambers Pearl Chatfield Alan Childs John Chillingworth Pamela Chilvers Fiona Chryssides Judith Clare Barry Clark Susan Clark Andrew Clarke Ian Clarke Simon Clarkson Peter Clements Caroline Clemmow Lynda Cochrane Stephen Collisson Margaret W Cooke Iain Cooper Jean Cooper-Smith Julie Costley-White Martin Cotton Mervyn Cousins Margaret Cowling Rowan Cozens Guy Cremnitz Roger Crocker Anthony Crossland Jane Crouch Annette Cull Penny Cullington Gillian Cummins Ian Curror Alexander Curtis
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Peter Dains Muriel Daniels Glyn Davenport John Davenport Harvey Davies Hugh Davies Adrian Davis Dorothy Davis
Elizabeth Davis Michael Davis Rodney Dawkins Helen Deakin Andrew Dean Ian Denley Andrew Dibb Richard Dickins Dorothy Dickinson Caroline Diffley Joan Dixon Stephen Doughty Peter Downey Elizabeth Drew Tessa Drummond Helen Duffy Kevin Duggan David Dunnett Lesley Dunstan Richard Dunster-Sigtermans Michael Dussek Mark Duthie Brenda Dykes
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Frances Eagar Alison Eales Harold East Graham Eccles David Eccott Margaret Ede Michael Edwards Joanne Edworthy Paul Ellis Richard Ellis Stephen Ellis Donald Ellman Jonathan Enright Peter Esswood Euros Rhys Evans Howard Evans Robert Evans
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Rosslyn Farren-Price Robert Ferguson Christopher Field Eileen Field Judith Fleet Peter Flinn Malcolm Floyd Tamandra Ford Theresa Ford Christopher Foster Joan Foster John Foster David Francis David Frankel Kaye Fraser Anthony Froggatt Anthea Fry
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Benjamin Gant Michael Garbutt David Garforth Franklyn Gellnick Michael George Ruth Gerald Fiona Gillett Jonathan Gleeson Malcolm Goldring Lauren Goldthorpe Carol Goodall Andrew Goodwin David Gorton Peter Gould Rosemary Gould Sharon Gould
Timothy Goulter Geoffrey Govier Christopher Gower Robert Gower Jean Graham-Jones Christopher Grant Ian Gray Gareth Green John Green Christopher Green-Armytage Howard Gregory Jonathan Gregory Jane Gregson Stephen Gregson Keith Griffiths Graham Griggs Christopher Gumbley Kathryn Gunn
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Gaynor Hall Irene Hall Richard Hall Rob Hall Keith Hamilton Michael Hancock Christine Hankin Andrew Hansford Malcolm Harding Ian Hare Glenville Hargreaves Geoffrey Harniess Catherine Harper Norman Harper Clive Harries Kathryn Harries Michael Harris Paul Harris Derek Harrison Simon Harvey Richard Haslam Emma Hattersley Patrick Hawes Elizabeth Hayes Elizabeth Hayley Michael Haynes Deirdre Hayward Moira Hayward Julian Hellaby Tony Henwood Corinne Hepburn Russell Hepplewhite Ita Herbert John Heritage Douglas Hewitt Peter Hewitt Timothy Hewitt-Jones Richard Hickman Malcolm Hicks Charlotte Hill Lyndon Hilling Claire Hobbs Richard Hobson Andy Hodge Eleanor Hodgkinson Rosalind Hoffler Celia Holland Sandy Holland Leslie Hollingworth John Holmes Alec Hone Ian Hooker Manya Horn Colin Howard Ailsa Howarth George Howarth Gareth Hudson Graeme Humphrey John Humphreys Karen Humphreys Amanda Hurton Nigel Hutchinson Marcus Huxley
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Leslie Inness Peter Inness John Iveson
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Julian Jacobson Heather James Richard James Paul Janes Rachel Jeffers Michael Johnson Nicholas Johnson David Jones David Leiher Jones Grahame Jones Ian Jones Ieuan Jones Ilid Jones Robert Jones
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Skaila Kanga Naomi Kayayan Nicola-Jane Kemp Stewart Kempster Richard Kennedy Christopher J Kent Jeremy Kimber Bernard King James Kirby Brigid Kirkland-Wilson Helen Knight Richard Knight Elena Konstantinou
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Vivien Laird Richard Lakin John Lambert Deborah Lammin Barry Lancaster Robert Langston Louise Lansdown Julian Larkin Vanessa Latarche Dorina Latawska Peter Lawson Antony Le Fleming Peter Lea-Cox Paul Leddington Wright David Leeke Alexander L’Estrange Kelvin Leslie Michael Lewin Richard Lewis Christopher Liddle Felicity Lipman Nancy Litten Ian Little Josephine Lively Angela Livingstone Frank Lloyd Richard Lloyd Marion Long Bang Hean Loo Ian Lowes James Lowry Adrian Lucas Peter Lynch
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Christopher Mabley Alexandra Mackenzie Patricia MacMahon Peter Madan John Madden Margaret Madeley Harry Malpass Neil Mantle Richard Markham Corinne Marsh Anne Marshall Mark Marshall Jonathan Marten Catherine Martin Philip Martin Ann Martin-Davis Catherine Marwood Hilary Mason Louise Matthew Gary Matthewman Phyllida Maude-Roxby Neil McFarlane Colin McGuire Margaret Murray McLeod Julian McNamara Anthony McNaught Russell Medley Delia Meehan Simon Mercer Rachel Meredith Angus Meryon Mary Methuen Morag Michael Beverley Miller Sarah Miller Andrew Millington Alison Moncrieff-Kelly Jane Money Moyra Montagu Mark Monument Christopher Moore J Stephen Moore Andrew Morris Alan Morrison Kathryn Mosley Daniel Moult Philip Mundey Hilary Murphy David Murray Roger Muttitt
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Robert Neden Robin Nelson David Nettle Bernard Newman Janet Newman James Nicolson Peter Noke Timothy Noon Antonietta Notariello
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Carole Oakes Rosemary O’Connell Peter O’Hagan Dianne O’Hara Jessica O’Leary David Oliver Nicholas Oliver Michael Omer Bernard O’Neill Stephen Ostler William O’Sullivan Anthony Ovenell Jean Owen Jeannette Owens
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Andrew Padmore Neil Page Robin Page Rosalind Page Christine Palmer Simon Parkin Christopher Pascoe Fali Pavri Janet Payne Alison Pearce Heidi Pegler Robert Pell Mary Pells Nigel Penfold Valerie Perrett Muriel Phillips Alan Pickard Stephen Pinnock Joe Polglase David Ponsford Mary Porter Geoffrey Pratley David Price Gareth Price Sarah Price Scott Price Malcolm Pritchard Robin Proctor Rebecca Prosser Linda Pyatt
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Elizabeth Randell Peter Read Jonathan Rennert John Reynolds Martin Richards Sharon Richards Tim Richards Michael Ridley Tim Ridley Max Ritchie Emyr Wyn Roberts Stephen Robertson Philip Robinson Roy Robinson Robert Rogers Brenda Ross Pete Rosser Neil Roxburgh Keith Rusling
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Graham Salvage Martin Sanders-Hewett Victor Sangiorgio Robert Saudek Ingrid Sawers Philip Sawyers Roger Sayer Nigel Scaife Vanessa Scott Nicholas Scott-Burt Christopher Seed Peter Selwyn Margaret Semple Howard Seymour Polly Sharpe Luan Shaw Robert Shaw Anthea Shepherdson Susan Sheppard Aaron Shorr Lesley Shrigley Jones Clive Simmonds William Sivier Philip Skelton John York Skinner Ruth Slater Rodney Slatford Iain Sloan Jonathan Small
Catherine Smart Michael Smedley Eleanor Smith Mark Smith Sarah Smith Susan Smith Vanessa Smith Brian Snary John Snook Jonathan Snowden Ashley Solomon Christopher Sparkhall Nigel Speak Alan Spedding David Spencer Grant Spencer Nigel Spooner Peter Stearn Ralph Stenner Christine Stevenson Frederick Stocken Richard Storry Kevin Street Karis Stretton Lynette Stulting Jennifer Sturgeon Paul Sturman Hilary Sturt Susan Suart Philip Sunderland Adrian Sutcliffe Alison Sutton Christopher Swann
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Robin Tait Mark Tanner Stephen Tanner Carol Taylor Clara Taylor Jonathan Taylor Karen Taylor Matthew Taylor Philip Taylor Andrew Teague Raphael Terroni Gillian Thoday Christina Thomas Meurig Thomas William Thomson Christina Thomson Jasper Thorogood Annabel Thwaite Helen Tierney Christopher Tilbury Colin Tipple John Farquhar Todd Barbara Tomlinson Philippa Topham John Treherne Paul Trepte Graham Trew Margaret Turner
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Alison Uren
Matthew Vine Clement Virgo
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Christopher Walker Colin Walker Geoffrey Walker Martin Walker Ian Wallace Alison Waller Ann Ward
Chris Ward Jane Ward John Wardle John Ware Edward Warren David Warwick Ian Warwick Shuna Watkinson Jane Watts Malcolm Weale Geoffrey Weaver Daniel Webb Hilary Webster John Wells Robin Wells Timothy Wells Barbara White Martin White Philip White John Scott Whiteley Anthony Whittaker Frank Wibaut Joanne Wicks Mark Wildman Steven Wilkie Nigel Wilkinson Jonathan Willcocks Anthony Williams David Williams Gillian Williams John Williams Andrew Wilson Ross Winters Christopher Wood Cynthia Wood Joyce Woodhead John Worthington Steven Wray Ian Wright John Wright Simon Wyatt Julia Wynn
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Stephen Yeo Michael Young
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Robin Zebaida
Theory of Music only Eve Barsham Derry Bertenshaw Hugh Bowman Brian Bussell Alan Cuckston Amy Dann James Eastham Terence Greaves Graeme Hall Philip Hamond Moore Jane Huntington Graham Ireland Michael Jacques Debra Jones John Jordan Nicholas King Rayford Kitchen Rebecca Learmont Richard Lyne Helen McAndrews John Morehen Angela Mundey Gordon Munro Alison Murfin Michael Nicholas David Patrick David Pettit David Pritchard Stuart Rees David Robinson Michael Smith Derek Stevens Alan Tait Alan Taylor Alexandra Teal Teo Li-Lin Rosemary Walker Meurig Watts Percy Welton William Whittle Wallace Woodley Elizabeth Worthington Thank you The following examiners retired or resigned in 2009, and we thank them for their dedicated service. Rory Boyle Jane Crouch Rodney Dawkins David Eccott David Garforth Christopher Kent Stephen Ostler Peter Read Obituary Terence Greaves (1933-2009) Terry was a consummate musician, an inspirational and delightful colleague, and a devoted husband, father and grandfather. He became a Practical examiner in 1968 since when, right up until his final short illness in December 2009, he gave invaluable service not only in that sphere of activity but also in the Theory sector where, until recently, he was Chief Theory Moderator. Many candidates will know his attractive compositions that have frequently appeared on syllabuses, and many more will have performed (or at least attempted) the considerable body of test material that he wrote for grade and diploma exams.
CT ABRSM MENTORS
R E P R E S E N TAT I V E S
Every member of our 130-strong mentor panel is trained to help teachers fulfil their ambitions through continuing professional development courses. The following members of the panel served as Certificate of Teaching course leaders and mentors for the 2008–09 one-year courses and the 2009 fast-track course.
During 2009, over 500 representatives were involved with the work of ABRSM around the world. They have an immensely important role to play: assisting with the local administration of exams; liaising with teachers, pupils and parents; and organising a range of activities including High Scorers’ Concerts and seminars.
Hong Kong Peter Noke Emyr Roberts Penny Stirling* Indonesia Akiko Iijima Emyr Roberts Penny Stirling* United Kingdom Bournville (fast-track course) Lydia Dalby Jan Dobbins Lauren Goldthorpe Ruth Harte Nigel Mainard* Penelope Price Jones Lee Stanley Bristol Helen Arnold Carole Jenner-Timms Brian Ley* Marie Roberts Edinburgh Peter Noke John Treherne* Leo Turner London Joy Austen David Barnard* Mary Pells Patricia Sabin Janet Way Manchester Peter Argondizza Walter Blair* Naomi Kayayan Tim Rogers * Course leader
INTERNATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES, CONTACTS AND HONORARY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
Faroe Islands Martin Mouritsen (Contact)
Andorra Roser Palomero Vendrell
Germany Edition Hinrichsen GmbH (Thomas Stein)
Anguilla Joycelynne Ashby Antigua Jean Esther Michael Aruba Revd Sydney Michael Jacob (Contact) Australia Anastasia Nga Fong Chan Ian Coss John Masson Elizabeth Pulsford Gregory Smith Judy Thönell Austria Joanne Klein Bahamas Elizabeth Thornton Bahrain Capt Rod Taylor Bangladesh Shantha P Gunasekera (Contact) Barbados Milton Inniss Belgium Vera Bishop Belize Alice Williams Bermuda Antoinette Davis Brunei Darussalam Awg Hj Muhd Masa Masdi Bin Muhd Sa’Idun Bulgaria Steve Todorov Canada Patricia Rolston Cayman Islands Fred Speirs China Guandong Zinghai Concert Hall (Lin Pai Shi) David & Shirley Gwilt (Consultants) Cyprus The British Council (Emilia Fiakkou Hadjicharou) Czech Republic David Talacko Denmark Kaj Nyvang (Contact) Dominica Catherine Daniel Egypt Dr Mohamed El Tobgy Karim Frege (Contact) Falkland Islands Shirley Adams-Leach (Contact)
France Dr Atarah Ben-Tovim mbe Steven Calvert Joanne Walker
Ghana West African Examinations Council (E N K Adenku, Theory only) E B Takyi-Micah (Practical only) Gibraltar Aurelio Gonzalez Greece Eftichia Adilini Bobis Inga Forward Pediadiiti (Contact) Grenada Jerome McBarnette mbe Guyana Daphne Rogers (Contact) Hong Kong Hong Kong Examinations & Assessment Authority (George Pang) Petina Law (Administrative Associate) Dorcas Wong (Administrative Associate) Hungary Eszter Nemeth Iceland Garðar E Cortes (Contact) India Regional Co-ordinators Anthony Braganza Gita Chacko Stephen D’Cruz Homai Desai Carlos Álvares Ferreira Ritesh Khokhar HLRs Sofy Abraham Thomas Norbert Aneish Anto Ravi Cyril Arthur Philomena D’Cruz Benita Fernandes Lissamma John James Kullathungal Benjamin Marthand Narendran Nair António Peregrino Da Costa Sudhin Prabhakar A & Aparna Ram Umarani Sankaranarayanan Lisa Stewart Jehangir Tabak Thomas Varghese Susan Verghis Indonesia Denis Umar Italy Calogero Amodio Maria Dolores Amodio Martin Biggs Danilo Manto Michele Massaro Jamaica Marie Clarke
Japan Takuya Shigeishi
Norway Lirica Yamase
Jordan Kifah Fakhouri
Oman Phillip Stallwood
Kenya Kenya National Examinations Council Kenya Conservatoire of Music (Atigala Luvai)
The Philippines Aileen Ruzano
Korea (South) Seungsil Chang Kuwait The British Council (Rathna Kishore, Contact) Luxembourg Jacqueline Fleming Macau Jimson Hoi Kin Wa Malawi The British Council (Doreen Kanjuchi) Malaysia Abdul Jalil Bin Abdul Hamid Abdul Salim Bin Abdul Karim Azian Muhamad Ariff Sukhaimi Bin Basar Abu Latifei Bin Mohd Thani Johnny Bong Che Wan Mohd Amil Chen Lan En Daud Bin Kassim Juharani Bin Dollah Alias Bin Mohamad Mohd Sabri Bin Salleh Nawal Binti Salleh Sabudin Bin Mustafa Sanapi Bin Mat Aris Zaiton Bin Mohd Sari Ramlan Zulfikri The Maldives Abdul Hannan Waheed (Contact) Malta Maria Conrad Mauritius Mauritius Examinations Syndicate (Lucien Finette) Namibia Dina Potgieter The Netherlands Karin Hollreiser New Zealand Heather Gummer (National Co-ordinator) HLRs Gladys Armstrong Judy Barrett Wendy Bloomfield Marjorie Booth Rachel Brownrigg Vin Carey Lois Dalton Dianne Dellow Joan Gaines Helen Govan Erin Hall Karen Hall Evelyn Hatfield Judy Knox Jenny McDonald Janice McIntyre Marilyn Murray Jan-Maree Parker Beverley Peach Laurie Rogers Marios Sophocleous Julie Sperring Olga Stancliff Joan Stichbury Bev Underwood Isabel Worboys Nigeria MUSON Centre (Marion Akpata)
Poland Mateusz Slojewski Portugal Prof Fátima Vieira Qatar Margaret MacKenzie St Helena Derek Henry (Contact) St Kitts & Nevis Dr Louisa Lawrence St Lucia John Bailey St Vincent Festus A Toney Saudi Arabia Egon Liepa (Contact) Neil Hugo (Contact) Neil Reynolds (Contact) Serbia Dr Dorian Leljak Seychelles David Chetty Sierra Leone Dr Kitty Fadlu-Deen (Contact) Singapore Singapore Symphonia Company (Su-San Hay) South Africa Regional Co-ordinators Jill Eichler Meg Twyford Ilse Van Der Walt HLRs M D Conradie Runa Edeling Mariela Engelbrecht Leon Fouché Elmien Mare Rina Mare Lisa Markovic Patricia Ann Metcalf Beverly Claire Moll George Norman Bernice Oberholzer Pauline Roberts Moira June Schäfer Spain Alison Jackson María J Martínez Ismael Perera Kevin Robb Juan Vázquez Sri Lanka Mano Chanmugam Sweden Hildur Elsie Eriksson (Contact) Vivianne Vikersjo Gun-Marie Engström Switzerland David Smith Taiwan Shao I-Shih Tanzania National Examinations Council of Tanzania Aloys Ng’asi (Special Scheme Co-ordinator) Keiron White (Contact) Thailand Chorlada Bunnag Trinidad & Tobago Jessel Murray
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Turkey Maria Rita Epik
Barnsley Rita Currie
Uganda Simon Yiga
Barnstaple Rowland Chapman
United Arab Emirates Capt Richard Higgins obe rn Ju Hua Zhu Li Gabriele Leichtle-Malzahn Suzanne Marie McKay
Bath Pauline Sparrow
United States of America C F Peters Corporation (International Administrative Agents) Sally & Jeff Chen Rose Marie Dunsford Winnie S C Ip Gelene Johnson Dora Lee Dr Lin Chiu-Ling Margaret Liu Ruth Mack Nancy Maclachlan Susan Mattson Stephen Ng Wesley Knox Ramsay III & Carol McClure Helga Swatzak Dr Benita Tse Belinda Wee Vietnam Elizabeth Druitt Emma Morris
Beaconsfield Michael & Sheila Newland Bearsden & Paisley Douglas McBay Bedford Rupert & Jenny Brown Belfast Carmel Gibson Berwick-upon-Tweed Denise Wilman Beverley Geoffrey & June Stephenson Birmingham Linda Martin Bishop Auckland Joan Johnson Bishop’s Stortford Steve Maddams Blackburn Paul Greenhalgh Blackpool Marilyn Stewart
Virgin Islands (British) Dr Charles Wheatley obe
Blaenau Ffestiniog Eirwen Langdown
Zambia Moses Kalomo
Blandford Forum Brian Levy
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe School Examinations Council
Bognor Regis Helen Phillips
IRELAND HONORARY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES
Boston Owen Moorin
Cork Fedelmia O’Herlihy Dublin Miriam Halpin Galway Joanne Cater Limerick John Davis Waterford Julie Quinlan UNITED KINGDOM HONORARY LOCAL REPRESENTATIVES Aberdeen Judith Baker Alnwick Jennifer Young Amersham Pamela Hearn Andover Roslyn Penny Ashburton Sheila Harman Ashford Prue Forbes Ayr Norma Kelly Banbury June Headland Bangor Geraint & Meinir Lloyd Jones Bangor (Co Down) Sharon Forte
Bolton Chris White
Bournemouth Janet Allen Bradford Malcolm Dyson Brecon Hazel Gedge
Cardiff Peter Fry Yvonne Laurent
East Grinstead Pauline Maynard Simon Morris
Cardigan Sarah-Jane Absolom Miriel Griffiths
Eastbourne Sally Munns
Carlisle Elizabeth Reed
Edinburgh Valerie Akhtar Sheila Boyes
Carmarthen Gilmour & Elaine Davies
Elgin Pamela Gillan
Carrickfergus Brian Lynas
Epsom Sheila Colchester
Chandler’s Ford & Winchester Marion Silvester
Exeter Vivien Goodwin Pamela West
Chard Shirley Long
Finstock Celia Garrick
Chelmsford Debra Cox
Folkestone Christopher McNeilly
Cheltenham David Webber
Frimley David & Margaret Sandfield
Chepstow/Forest of Dean Rosemary Griffiths
Glasgow Jonathan Buchan
Chester Colette Sarson
Gloucester Janet Baldwin
Chesterfield Christine Bishop
Gosport & Portsmouth Neil & Karen Bennett
Chichester Margaret Lloyd
Grantham Carolyn Midgley
Chippenham Sylvia Stables
Gravesend Geoffrey & Valerie Dyke
Clacton-on-Sea Brenda Ellis
Great Yarmouth Margaret King
Clevedon Robin Matthews
Greenock Amy McMillan
Clitheroe Catherine Carr
Grimsby Anne Holmes
Cockermouth Richard Bennett
Guernsey Jane Langlois
Colwyn Bay Dafydd Lloyd & Catherine Jones
Guildford Margaret Hennessey-Brown
Congleton Roy & Patricia Page
Brentwood/Billericay Jean Bader
Coventry Paul & Sheila Leddington Wright
Bridgend Susan Mascall
Craigavon Darren Canmore
Bridgwater Kate Hewson
Crewe Gwen Manley
Brighton Jackie Chase Valerie Robinson
Darlington Mavis Robson
Bristol Rodney Drew Nigel Guzek Bromsgrove Meryl Davies Burton-upon-Trent Angela Moffat Bury St Edmunds Dee-Dee Dobell Buxton Gillian Morton Caithness Ann Warner Calne Mary Pilcher-Clayton Cambridge Christine Jones Jennifer Thornton Cannock Andrew & Judith Bywater Canterbury Meryl Haskins
Denbigh Morwen Murray Derby Margaret Clarke Karen Eley Dereham Val Medlar Dingwall & Inverness Christina Cameron Doncaster Jean Stewart Dorchester Heather Reed Dover Elizabeth Weaver Dumfries Fiona Watson Dundee Avril Ogilvie Durham Christine Woods
Halifax David & Margaret Whiteley Harlow Jane Steer Harpenden Caroline Marriott Harrogate Christine Brown Hartlepool Stephen Sild Hastings Mark Napier Haverfordwest Emma Halls Haverhill Allan Charlwood
Huntingdon Elaine Williamson Ipswich Sue Lambert Alan Munson Isle of Man Alan & Avril Pickard Isle of Wight Peter Marchant Jersey Malcolm Whittell Kendal Mary Powney Kettering Derek Miller Keswick Elaine Moor Kidderminster Jane Johns William Wear King’s Lynn Sarah Felmingham Kirkcaldy Roger Weatherhogg Lancaster Dorothy Dickinson Leamington Spa David & Adrienne Lloyd Leatherhead Clare Harris Leeds Nicola Bagnall Leicester & Loughborough Burne Huttchins Leighton Buzzard Barbara Springthorpe Lichfield Karen Caddy Lincoln Sybil Greed Liskeard & Plymouth Victoria van der Vliet Liverpool Rosalind Werner Llanelli Hugh & Eirlys Roberts London: Barnet Myrna Edwards London: Blackheath Mary Moore London: Croydon Freda Lodge London: Ealing Shirley Phimister London: Enfield Gordon Giles
Haywards Heath Gwyneth Paine
London: Finchley & Palmers Green Janice Twiselton
Helensburgh Anne Binnie
London: Hampstead Maureen Keetch
Hereford Rhian Morris
London: Harrow Anita MacDonald
Hertford Richard & Kathleen Lord
London: Ilford Shea Lolin
Hexham Mary Finlinson
London: Romford Jane Harder
Hitchin Lisa Railton Jones
London: Sidcup Janet D’Cruz
Horsham Geoffrey Lunn
London: Streatham Robert Webb
Huddersfield Patricia Kenworthy
London: Surbiton David & Pamela Speed-Andrews
Hull Rosemary Stones
CREDITS
London: Sutton Geoffrey Barham Marjorie Utting London: Wimbledon Ann Durrant Londonderry Heather Buick Louth Barbara & Tony Peebles Lowestoft Marilyn Zipfel Maidstone Karen Martin Malvern Eileen Wilson Manchester John Reade Matlock Peter Vale Melton Mowbray Elizabeth Sampson Merthyr Tydfil Maureen Prothero Middlesbrough Barbara White Jean White Milton Keynes Mike James Joy Shirley Minehead Vivien Irwin Monmouth Hilary Petrie Morpeth Liane Todd Newark Diana Robertson Newcastle upon Tyne Margaret Huntington New Milton Margaret Jarvis Newport (Gwent) Carole & Colin Rees Newport (Salop) Penny Westgate Newry Nuala Curran Newton Stewart William Lindsay Northampton Peter Dunkley Northwich June Wright Norwich Carmela Furniss Anthony Joule Nottingham Barbara Burton Sheila Middleton Nuneaton Jacqueline Stretton Oldham Brenda Gillespie Orkney Gemma McGregor Oxford Ruth Holleley Paignton Jo Dolman Penzance Gillian Poznansky Perth Sarah Safian Peterborough Jacqueline Over
Peterhead Alistair MacDonald
Stirling Pat Hutton
Poole Judith Dutch
Stockport Christopher Ellis
Porthcawl Liz Dewhurst
Stoke-on-Trent Geoffrey & Brenda Rainbow
Preston Susan Phillips
Stourbridge Gerald Johnson
Pwllheli Griffith Wynn Williams
Stranraer Charlotte Smith
Reading Monica Roberts
Stratford-upon-Avon Laurence & Rosemary Robson
Redhill Pamella Semm-Skrzypecka
Stroud Suzanne Barnes
Richmond (N Yorks) Tim Jackson
Sunbury-on-Thames Moira Edwards
Ringwood Pauline Boyer
Sunderland Anne Ward
Ripon Jean Willimott
Sutton Coldfield Barbara Howell
Rochdale Michael Lucas
Swansea Helen Hopkins & Alex Lewis
Rochester Norman Blow
Swindon Dawn Ball
Rotherham Joy Crick
Tain Christopher Williams
Rugby Judy Price
Taunton Hilary Daniel
St Albans Vera Tufnell
Tenby Janis Hartzell
St Andrews Helen Russell
Thanet Stuart Horsburgh
St Austell Ann Fleet
Torquay Keith Thompson
Salisbury Elizabeth Weager
Tredegar Stella Martin
Scarborough Maureen Calvert
Truro Michael Sadka
Scunthorpe Jeffrey Blewett
Tunbridge Wells Verna Keary
Selly Oak Marjorie Palmer
Wakefield Margaret Goss
Sevenoaks Helen Isom
Warrington Catherine Poole
Sheffield Edward Woodhead
Watford Sally Nicols Richard Norwood
Sheringham & Cromer Norman Moor Shetland Anne Halcrow Shrewsbury Grace Harvey Sidmouth Pamela Dunkley Sittingbourne Cynthia Swade Skegness Cherrie Dutton Skipton Christopher & Irene Truman Ann Ware
Wells Karen Foster Welwyn Garden City Daphne Barker Weston-super-Mare Philip & Margaret Hopes Weymouth Marilyn Mackenzie Whitby Barbara Anderson Wigan Graham Hart Windermere Janet McCallum
Solihull Stephen Clarke
Wisbech Dorothy Morris
Southampton Alain Brumby Fiona Willsher
Woking Sheila Mansfield
Southend-on-Sea Douglas Powell Southport Susan Sale Spalding Colin Faulkner Stafford Kevin Bennett
Wolverhampton Richard Anderson Worcester Josephine Hunt Worksop Richard Leach Yeovil Kathryn England York Maurice Ridge
Thank you The following representatives stepped down during 2009, and we thank them for all of their work on behalf of ABRSM.
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International Representatives Jocelynne Ashby, Anguilla Paula Collins, USA Annette Jungjohann, Germany Michele Massaro, Rome Vivianne Vikersjo, Sweden
Chris Christodoulou (pages 4, 8, 9, 14, 20, 21)
UK & Ireland Honorary Local Representatives Isabel Anderson, Ayr Molly Austin, Wakefield Elizabeth Bell, Taunton Vivienne Bott, Brighton Eric Boyd, Ballymena & Antrim and Ballymoney Alexander Christie, Falkirk Glen Clayton, Preston Angela Dyball, Bury St Edmunds Janet Gray, Stockton-on-Tees Hilary Holloway, Harrow Audrey Jones, Streatham Elaine Mills, Craigavon Mary Organ, Canterbury Elizabeth Pass, Bury Julie Paisley, Kirkcaldy Marilyn Richardson, Durham Janice Sugg, Yeovil Maureen Toyer, Luton Anthony Veal, Solihull Joan Williams, Wrexham Helena Wright, Salisbury Obituaries Elizabeth Holliday Elizabeth was HLR for Hemel Hempstead, UK from 2002 until her death in April 2009. She remained dedicated to ensuring the smooth running of exams despite illness in her last few months. Examiners will remember her for the very warm welcome she always gave at the centre. Brian Olver HLR for Burnley, UK for eight years, Brian died in December 2009. A loyal and efficient HLR, Brian was also a well known music teacher and organist for his local church, which was used as a venue for ABRSM exams. Fred Speirs Fred was our Representative in the Cayman Islands from July 2007, and passed away in late 2009 after a short illness. Fred was a highly motivated individual who endeavoured to help others realise their potential by ensuring that they had the chance to further their education and learning. Festus Toney As our Representative in St Vincent, Festus was an integral part of ABRSM operations in the West Indies for many years. He was dedicated to the service of others, and his commitment to music education ensured that exams have been provided every year since 1957.
Photography Alan Pappe (pages 6-7)
Krakozawr (pages 22-23) Medioimages/Photodisc (pages 2-3) Mizanur Rahman (pages 18-19) Music for Youth (page 16) Philip Taylor Photography (pages 5, 17) Royal College of Music (page 16) Shutterstock (Front and back cover) Stockbyte (pages 24-25) Tim Hawley (pages 8-9)
POSTLUDE
‘Secure in its beliefs, values and practices, ABRSM can continue to aspire to set international leading standards in all that it does and be bold in its developments in the coming years’ Stewart Sutherland Chairman, ABRSM
‘We will continue to look for ways in which we can improve. Things may change and progress, but they will continue to be rooted in the strongest traditions of ABRSM’ Guy Perricone Chief Executive, ABRSM
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