Southern Sinfonia remains in close contact with many of its Newbury Young Musician of the Year finalists from years gone by. One such young person is Sophie Simpson (18).
Sophie
is a first-year violin undergraduate at the University of York. She
would love to pursue a career as a professional violinist, but is
finding it difficult to bridge the all-important student-professional
gap.
However, she has been
offered an exciting opportunity to help her make this transition, with
an invitation to take part in the Cambridge International String Academy
(CISA), which runs from 24th July to 12th August
2012. This course aims to help students aged 15-32 years expand their
solo repertoire, participate in high-level ensemble performances,
receive guidance on orchestral audition technique and take part in
master classes, all of which are an essential part of Sophie’s
development as a professional violinist.
Scholarships
and bursaries are increasingly difficult to come by, especially during
these challenging financial times, and as a full-time student Sophie is
unable to meet the cost of the course herself. She is therefore looking
for sponsorship so she is able to attend.
The
course costs £1950 in total and would provide an invaluable opportunity
to benefit from the expertise of specialist teachers, individual
tuition and performance alongside professional musicians; all of which
will improve her performing ability both technically and musically for
the future.
Sophie would be
very grateful for any financial support you might be able to offer her,
however small, so that she can attend. To talk to Sophie about
supporting her, please email her directly on sophie@simpsonfreelance.com or contact the Southern Sinfonia office on 01635 580035.
For a few words from Sophie herself please click here and for more information about the CISA course please follow this link www.stringscambridge.com.
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