Bursary

Are you a young musician with aspirations to make a career in music?

If the answer is yes, Hereford Police Male Choir want to hear from you, as you are on their Wanted List as a candidate for the choir's prestigious Young Musician's Bursary, worth £1000.

Young Musician's Bursary 2024

Closing date for applications: March 22nd 2024

The second and third musicians also receive a financial prize. The photograph above shows 2022 finalists including the bursary winner; Joshua Graesser.

The bursary established to mark the Police Choir's 50th anniversary in 2007 is sponsored by the Becket Bulmer Fund and Sylvia Richards. The winner will also be invited to perform at the choirs Annual Concert on 29th June.

To be a candidate you must be aged 14 to 22, living in Herefordshire or Worcestershire. Your application, or a request for information, should be sent to Alison Houlbrooke, Musical Director of the choir: aehoulbrooke@gmail.com.

Include the following details: name, age, address, e-mail, telephone no, musical experience, qualifications and the name and email address of your music tutor.

Also indicate how you would use the bursary to help achieve your musical or singing ambitions. A shortlist will be selected by an independent panel and invited to take part in adjudications. , adjudications, including individual performances and interviews at Holy Trinity Church, Whitecross, Hereford on April 6th.