James Hastings (clarinet)
James began playing the clarinet at the age of seven when he became a member of the Chipping Norton Area Music School. He was making excellent progress, although was in desperate need of a better quality instrument which would help him to fulfil his potential. Future Talent was able to support James and he is [...]
Samantha Wright (clarinet)
Samantha is from Oldham and plays the clarinet, alto saxophone, flute and a variety of early music instruments such as crumhorn, renaissance flute and many recorders. She has been a member of Oldham Music Centre since 2005 and has been involved with 12 of their groups – the elementary wind band, training wind band, clarinet [...]
Georgina (flute)
Georgina is from Oxfordshire and had been playing the flute for seven years when she approached Future Talent for support. Future Talent awarded Georgina a bursary to enable her to continue her flute lessons for a further year as well as covering the cost of membership to the Oxfordshire Central Music School.
Daniel Prompa (flute and saxophone)
Daniel wanted to play the saxophone when he was seven; however as his fingers were too short, his music teacher suggested he started learning the fife. By the end of that year he had also started to play the flute and he took up lessons with Oxfordshire Music Service. Daniel clearly demonstrated a real talent [...]
Alex Saxon (saxophone)
Alex has been learning instruments through Rochdale Music Service since the age of eight. He has never owned his own instruments and has always borrowed them from the Music Service, where he also works as an assistant teacher. Securing funding from Future Talent has meant that Alex has been able to purchase a professional standard [...]
Adele Grogan (jazz saxophone)
Adele started to play the alto saxophone eight years ago and after only three months she won the Anthony Thornton Hodge award, a coveted prize given by Oldham Music Service. She then won the award again on flute in 2009, becoming the only person to have won on two different instruments. Adele was a member [...]
Elhana Forsberg (flute)
Elhana had been playing the flute for six years when she received funding from Future Talent enabling her to continue her flute lessons. Since receiving her bursary, Elhana has passed her Grade 8 flute exam and is now working towards her Performance Certificate. Elhana plays flute and piccolo with the Oxfordshire County Flute Ensemble, and [...]
Joshua Batty (flute)
Joshua studied at Chetham’s School of Music under Gitte Marcusson, Richard Davis and Katherine Baker where he was appointed principal flute with the Chetham’s Symphony Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (2009-2010) and later with the University of London Symphony Orchestra (2010- ). Joshua is the 2010 Future Talent Champions Gold award winner [...]
Senay (saxophone)
Senay is from London and had been playing the saxophone for five years before approaching Future Talent for support. Senay had gained a place at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; however the saxophone that he was borrowing from his local music service had to be retuned before he started his studies there. Thanks to a [...]
Ashby Mayes (bassoon)
Ashby lives with his mum in Hackney, East London. Ashby’s love of music began at Hackney’s Centre for Young Musicians where he first heard and was inspired by the bassoon. He began playing when he was eight and less than two years later he had passed his Grade 5. When his mother approached Future Talent [...]
Ellie Mildred-Smith (flute)
Ellie began to learn the flute at the age of eight where she was using an old borrowed instrument. Ellie was very keen to learn the flute and progressed quickly with a lot of practice and enthusiasm. As her skills developed Ellie soon outgrew her borrowed flute and needed a new instrument to enable her [...]
Nubya Garcia (jazz saxophone)
Nubya started playing the alto saxophone at the age of ten with the Camden Saturday Music Centre. After passing her Grade 8, she moved to study privately with Mark Hanslip, something that was made possible by funding from Future Talent. Nubya also attended the Royal Academy of Music Junior Jazz Department and whilst there, she [...]
