June Emerson Wind Music 2011 Launchpad Prize
We are absolutely thrilled and extremely proud to announce the winners of the 2011
June Emerson Wind Music Launchpad Prize. They are:
Trinity College of Music
Vesuvio Wind Quintet
Royal Northern College of Music
Les Trois Canards
Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama
Bells Up!
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Hafren Quintet
Royal College of Music
Kudo Saxophone Quartet
Guildhall School of Music & Drama
HMS Quintet
Royal Academy of Music
- not awarded this year
About the prize
The Launchpad Prize was an idea that began as a desire to help young musicians in
some significant way. With our limited financial resources it was difficult to come
up with something that would make enough of a difference to make it worthwhile.
The idea of sponsoring a prize at one of the UK music colleges was something we
just couldn’t afford, and we also felt that we’d like to be able to offer something
to more than just one college and be a little more ‘hands on’. We eventually decided
that we would assist one young (predominantly) final year wind ensemble from each
of the major UK music colleges to launch themselves onto the professional circuit.
The Launchpad Prize consists of practical help including: a substantial JEWM music
voucher; dedicated space on the JEWM website; publicity at any time through our
online media channels (JEWM blog, Twitter, Facebook etc); editorial coverage wherever
possible; unlimited free advertising flyers in JEWM music orders in order to publicise
themselves; exclusive access to the JEWM shop with use of all music and facilities;
complimentary copies of any existing and future Emerson Edition titles which fit
their instrumental line-up; anything else we can think of.
We’d like to wish the 2010 winners all the very best for a successful future. Please
support them by going to hear their performances - they’re all incredibly talented
ensembles and you won’t be disappointed! They are: Gelachter Trio, Meridian Brass,
Carter Quintet, Ellipsis Wind Quintet, Dolce Cinque and Pure Brass.