Quadruple Harp Awards

25 March 2008

Prior Park Catholic College’s Rosie Pinches has achieved well deserved success with her harp this month.  She first entered the Annual Oswestry Youth Music Festival and came away with the Jill Bowler Cup for Under 19s and the John Cassin Memorial Trophy for Under 25s. 

Rosie played Dussek Sonata, First Movement and Fire Dance by David Watkins.  The Under 25 win, ensured her entry into the Oswestry Youth Music Finals.  Five other finalists entered, playing drums, saxophone, piano, singing and trumpet.  As overall winner, Rosie was triumphant, thereby also bringing back to Bath the Oswestry Town Council Cup.

Then it was onto the Mid-Somerset Festival, where Rosie succeeded in winning the Westonbirt Trophy Advanced Harp class.  It was her first time in entering the festival and she is already looking forward to next year and the chance to enter The Strings Concerto competition.

Rosie was inspired by the instrument when listening to recordings, dancing around the kitchen in her grandparents farmhouse. Rosie said, “I originally started entering competitions with my harp at the age of 12.  I love playing the harp as well as singing in the Chapel Choir and The Schola Cantorum at the College”.

Melanie Heath