For the Future of Early Music...
The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall annually invite applications for Student Bursaries to assist with costs of travel, research, conference attendance and professional preparation in connection with early music and early music instrument technology.
The range of research and activity is fascinating, covering specialist early lute repertoire; evolution of bel canto style; baroque ensemble performance practice; and the development of the flute in Scotland with particular reference to iconography. Such awards are made each year from a dedicated Bursary Fund which is sustained partly by generous donations and partly by fund-raising activities like small domestic concerts for Friends and guests; the sale of CDs, postcards and refreshments; and our Edinburgh Festival Fringe concert series.
The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall annually invite applications for Student Bursaries to assist with costs of travel, research, conference attendance and professional preparation in connection with early music and early music instrument technology.
The range of research and activity is fascinating, covering specialist early lute repertoire; evolution of bel canto style; baroque ensemble performance practice; and the development of the flute in Scotland with particular reference to iconography. Such awards are made each year from a dedicated Bursary Fund which is sustained partly by generous donations and partly by fund-raising activities like small domestic concerts for Friends and guests; the sale of CDs, postcards and refreshments; and our Edinburgh Festival Fringe concert series.
For enquiries, please email: chairman@stceciliasfriends.org.uk
Sample of previous Bursary Awards
- £650 to Elizabeth Ford for the acquisition of a modern copy of a Renaissance flute to enhance her understanding of the development of the early flute and its music in Scotland. Her post-doctoral studies will give major focus to the iconography of the ceilings at Crathes Castle.
- £700 to Tom Wilkinson to help set up the pre-professional baroque group, the Kellie Consort.
- £650 to Brianna Robertson- Kirkland for attendance at a bel canto summer school in Dublin, run by Emma Kirkby.
- £700 to Eric Thomas, lute player, to allow him to attend the Urbino Early Music summer school for intensive lute instruction.
If you would like to set up a standing order to give regularly to this Fund, just ask the Treasurer to send you an appropriate form. It is useful if you tell us whether you are a UK tax-payer and are happy to assign Gift Aid on your donation, to allow us to reclaim tax you have paid.
Bursary holders report on how they have used their awards in our newsletter, Soundboard and Friends website. They keep in close touch with the Friends long after the year of their award. You will be able to track their progress and see the effect of your gift in their development.
With many thanks in advance for your support,
Elly Smith
Chairman, The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum.
* To donate to the Bursary Fund, contact:
Andrew Mackie
The Treasurer,
The Friends of St Cecilia’s Hall and Museum,
c/o Dr Jenny Nex, Centre for Research Collections,
6th Floor, Main University Library,
George Square,
Edinburgh, EH8 9LG.
Bursary applications
Use below buttons for bursary application information and also pre-application advice can be obtained by e-mailing : - chairman@stceciliasfriends.org.uk
Use below buttons for bursary application information and also pre-application advice can be obtained by e-mailing : - chairman@stceciliasfriends.org.uk