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Perfect first for Perfect Fifth

The Perfect Fifth Quintet has won the Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Competition held at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff.

 

The 'Perfect Fifth' quintet, which features first year students of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff have won the prestigious Philip Jones Brass Ensemble Competition.

First year students

The panel of judges for the competition that took place at the College in Cardiff included the former head of brass Christopher Mowat and Ursula Jones, wife of the late Philip Jones.

Members

The members of the quintet are all first year students at the college and include Zoe Hancock and Vicki Kennedy on cornet, Lowena Taylor on horn, James MacCloud on euphonium and Jake Pritchard on tuba.

We are delighted at winning such an important competition. The overall standard was amazing, so this gives us a real boost as performersPerfect Fifth quintet

First outing

It was the quintet's first competitive outing and they told 4BR: "We are delighted at winning such an important competition. The overall standard was amazing, so this gives us a real boost as performers."

The quintet performed an original composition written by first year composer at RWCMD, David Harrington, called 'A Welsh Blessing', which drew inspiration from the beautiful surroundings of the college in Cardiff.

The students added: "We really enjoyed playing David's work and we hope to do more with him in the near future."

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