Young Derry musician wins Devlin Bursary

A talented Derry musician has been awarded a bursary to study in England through the Thomas Devlin Fund.
The 2017 Thomas Devlin Fund Award Winners with actress Karen Hassan who presented the awards - Left to right Rebecca Doherty, Karen Hassan, Ian John Brown, Jason Mc Auley, Conall Mc Hugh and Frasier Hickland.The 2017 Thomas Devlin Fund Award Winners with actress Karen Hassan who presented the awards - Left to right Rebecca Doherty, Karen Hassan, Ian John Brown, Jason Mc Auley, Conall Mc Hugh and Frasier Hickland.
The 2017 Thomas Devlin Fund Award Winners with actress Karen Hassan who presented the awards - Left to right Rebecca Doherty, Karen Hassan, Ian John Brown, Jason Mc Auley, Conall Mc Hugh and Frasier Hickland.

Rebecca Doherty is one of seven young people have been granted awards this year to enable them to participate in master classes and academic studies in the field of music.

Rebecca received her music award alongside the other six during a celebration event at the MAC in Belfast recently.

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She now plans to use her bursary to attend the Woodhouse Advanced Recorder Course in Uley, Gloucestershire. The course provides specialist training in Early Music and in Recorder techniques.

Rebecca was described as “an extremely talented musician and teacher in her fields of expertise; Recorder, Piano, Violin, Flute and Singing”.

She was was runner-up in NI Young Musician, and is lead soprano in the Ulster Youth Chamber Choir and soprano in Ulster Youth Choir.

Each year the Thomas Devlin Awards, managed by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, celebrate and support young local talent in the arts and music.

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Thomas’ parents Penny Holloway and Jim Devlin said: “Music and the arts form an important part of the lives of many young people and are often used by them as a means of expression. We, together with all those who have assisted the Thomas Devlin Fund, are proud to be able to support the development of talented young people.”

Andrew McCracken Chief Executive of the Community Foundation said: “It is fantastic to see so many young people benefiting from these awards and we wish each of them every success with their studies in music.”

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