Classical Music Award 🎻

Congratulations to cellist Oscar Casey, a sixth year student at Douglas Community School, who was a finalist at the 2024 Top Security Frank Maher Classical Music Awards.  It is Ireland’s most prestigious competition for secondary schools and this year’s competition took place in Dublin on the 25th of October. The Awards’ aim is to showcase exceptional young musical talent in Irish schools and are open to sixth year post-primary students of strings, woodwind, brass and piano.

Lyric FM presenter Marty Whelan was master of ceremonies for an evening of outstanding teen musical talent at which Oscar performed two pieces, ‘Méditation Hébraïque’ by Ernest Bloch and’ Papillon (Butterfly), Op.77’ by Gabriel Fauré and was rewarded with a €300 bursary. We wish Oscar the best of luck in his future musical journey. 🎻