Three members of the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra have been given the opportunity to further their music education thanks to a SHSO bursary program.
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Brother and sister violinists Matthew and Rachel Heywood and hornist Gay Scanlon were named as recipients of the bursaries and will pursue their studies with private tutors.
Ms Scanlon, who has been involved with the SHSO since its inaugural concert in 2014, is slated to study with retired Sydney Symphony Orchestra Principal French Horn player Robert Johnson.
The orchestra held the first gala event in June 2016 to raise funds for the orchestra and to provide bursaries to assist musicians with their lessons.
The success of this year’s event, "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna", gave the SHSO the capacity to award three separate bursaries.
The SHSO has become a significant part of musical life in the Southern Highlands, providing educational and cultural benefits to the community.
The orchestra is a not-for-profit organisation formed by Southern Highland locals who share a passion for fine orchestral music with the aim to provide concerts of fine music at a high standard on a regular basis.
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The orchestra currently includes more than sixty players from students to retirees who perform four concert series a year, attracting soloists from the region, nationally and from overseas.
Bursary recipients commit to performing in the four concert series in the year the bursary is awarded as a way to to implement the Southern Highlands Symphony Orchestra goal of providing an experiential music education program for participating musicians.
- SHSO will be holding its final concert series for the year on December 1 and 2 at Bowral Memorial Hall.
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