03 May, 2024

BSKL students' success in NAE Young Musician of the Year competition

Musicians from across Nord Anglia Education compete annually in a Young Musician of the Year competition. This year, many BSKL students took up the challenge.

Musicians from across Nord Anglia Education compete annually in a Young Musician of the Year competition. Each student must submit a video of themselves performing a solo on their instrument. These videos are then judged by NAE Music staff around the world, and the top three from each category are recognised. This year, many BSKL students took up the challenge, with Mr Merino submitting their videos online back in February.

Hundreds of students entered the 17 categories, and I'm pleased to announce that this year we won prizes in 13, with 5 of those places being winners slots. We are so pleased with all our students and the exceptionally high standards that they constantly perform at.

The winning performances are currently featured on Global Campus, and we are also celebrating our students in school with many performances happening in classes and assemblies.

Please join us in congratulating our talented students on their wonderful achievement.

Placement	Classical/Popular	Category	Age Group	Name of Student/Students	Title of Piece
1st	Classical	Voice	Group 3 / Years 7-9 / Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-14	Tina L	La Pastorella delle Alpi - Gioachino Rossini
1st	Popular	Percussion	Group 3 / Years 7-9 / Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-14	Jern Huang L	Time Machine - Everything Yes
1st	Popular	Voice	Group 4 / Years 10+ / Grades 9+ / Ages 14+	Manuella O	I Look to You - Whitney Houston
1st	Popular	Bands/Groups	Group 3 / Years 7-9 / Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-14	Abeer K, Qi X, Jern Huang L, Scott C, Paxton N, Gisselle C	Santa Claus is Coming to Town
1st	Popular	Bands/Groups	Group 1 / Year 2 and Below / Grade 1 and Below / Ages 7 and Under	Year 1C	You Are My Sunshine
2nd	Classical	Ensemble	Group 4 / Years 10+ / Grades 9+ / Ages 14+	Clarinet Ensemble: Jayden T, Rhu Sen C, Kay Enne P, Isabel M, and Qi X	Spirited Away Medley
2nd	Classical	Voice	Group 2 / Years 3-6 / Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-11	Jenna L	Panis Angelicus
2nd	Classical	Voice	Group 4 / Years 10+ / Grades 9+ / Ages 14+	Shyen Yii L	Il Mio Bel Foco by Benedetto Marcello
2nd	Popular	Percussion	Group 2 / Years 3-6 / Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-11	Sammy B	Heart's All Gone
2nd	Popular	Strings	Group 2 / Years 3-6 / Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-11	Senna N	Just The Two Of Us
3rd	Classical	Piano / Keyboard	Group 4 / Years 10+ / Grades 9+ / Ages 14+	Jingyan C	The Cat And The Mouse
3rd	Classical	Woodwind	Group 3 / Years 7-9 / Grades 6-8 / Ages 11-14	Tina L	Chanson Boheme - Georges Bizet
3rd	Popular	Voice - Musical Theatre	Group 2 / Years 3-6 / Grades 2-5 / Ages 7-11	Dalia P	Naughty from Matilda