Maria Fay sixth year, was one of only six young musicians and the only one from Kildare to reach the finals of the 2019 Top Security Frank Maher Classical Music Awards. With a €5,000 top prize, it is Ireland’s largest such competition for secondary schools. Maria plays the French Horn and performed two pieces on the night; ‘Movement 3, Horn Sonata’ by composer Paul Hindemith and ‘Here’s that rainy day’ by Jimmy Van Heusen, ARR and Richard Bissell.
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Celebrated musician and songwriter Phil Coulter acted as master of ceremonies for the evening as Maria and the other finalists competed in front of a live audience at the Royal College of Physicians in Dublin to win the top prize of €5,000 to develop their musical career, which was won by cellist Michael Murphy (18) from Presentation Brothers College in Cork.
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As a finalist, Maria was presented with a €300 bursary. Well done Maria