James Langley Memorial Trust


Supporting members of the CBSO Youth Orchestra

The first award under the terms of the James Langley Memorial Trust (JLMT) was presented at the Midland Youth Orchestra's 40th Anniversary Gala Concert in Symphony Hall, Birmingham, in 1996.

Since then, there have been over 75 awards covering a diverse range of assistance from instrument purchases to tuition fees and support for attending music college.
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It’s a great privilege to be part of the CBSO Youth Orchestra, and to receive an award from the JLMT for lessons as I apply to residential music colleges for the sixth form. It will be incredibly helpful, and I’m very grateful to the JLMT for furthering my musical ambitions.
Edie Bott, 2024 recipient

“I am so grateful to the JLMT for helping with the cost of my travel and auditions for music college. I start at the Royal Academy of Music in September and am really excited about this next stage of my journey towards becoming a professional musician.” Alfie Weinberg - 2023 recipient

“I am thankful to the JLMT for assisting me in buying a high-quality full-size violin to enhance my playing; I’m looking forward to using it for solo and orchestral performances, and it will greatly further my musical development.” Priyamvada Agarwal - 2024 recipient

“I’m extremely grateful to JLMT for their award which will help me buy a new A Clarinet. This new instrument will enable me to flourish in my development as a musician, with clear precision and tone. I am excited and feel that this funding is a significant step in my career. Thank you!” Gemma Winfield - 2023 recipient

“Thank you JLMT for helping me go to the Chetham's music course this year! It will give me new opportunities to play music in different settings, meet young musicians and learn important orchestral skills to help me in the future.” Lydia Greenwood - 2023 recipient

“I am thankful to JLMT for helping me to buy two new Grover tambourines. Having these will provide extra detail to highlight further understanding of the music, and aid me in my technical exams at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.” Kai Cooper - 2023 recipient

“Thanks to the JLMT, I now have a new viola bow, improving my technique, my tone, and also my confidence about future recitals and auditions; their support allows me to continue with my viola journey.” Leeloo Creed - 2022 recipient

“I am excited and grateful that this upgrade of my violin will improve my musical interpretation, the quality of my playing, and also my contribution to ensembles.” Sharon Li - 2022 recipient

“I’m now able buy a new cello bow as well as get some much-needed set-up work done to my cello. I feel more confident in my studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with the necessary equipment to perform to the best of my ability. Thank you JLMT!” Eryna Kisumba - 2020 recipient

“I am very grateful for this assistance from the JLMT; the purchase of a professional horn will be invaluable to me when I go on to study music at university later this year.” Jack Bloomer - 2020 recipient

“The award from the JLMT will enable me to have a series of masterclasses with an international clarinettist… to see the music solely through the lens of a performer. I am very excited and believe this will give me new insights to take into my playing for the future.” Katy Baker - 2020 recipient

“This award has enabled me to invest in a good quality viola bow. I can now expand my technique to become a more confident and stronger player and follow my passion for music wherever it takes me. Thank you.” Lucie Carey - 2020 recipient

“Thanks to the JLMT award I have been able to purchase a set of clash cymbals and suspended cymbal to enable me to further my professional development greatly, allowing me to access more external opportunities and gigs. I was limited before without the cymbals; I look forward to using these instruments whilst embarking on my playing career.” Tom Bennett - 2020 recipient

“The JLMT award enabled me to purchase a full-size violin. I am looking forward to taking part in orchestra at university, and exploring more exciting and challenging repertoire.” Godfrey Leung - 2019 recipient

“The JLMT award has been very beneficial as it has helped me buy my own Cor Anglais. Owning my own instrument means that I can develop so much more quickly. This is a vital step in my pursuit of a professional career as a performer, and I am very thankful.” Catrin Round - 2019 recipient

“I now have a flute of my own to last for many years to come, through music college and beyond!” Alanagh Bohan - 2018 recipient

“I’m so thankful to the Trust for all their support which has enabled me to take up a postgraduate course at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.” Georgiana Hughes - 2017 recipient

“The James Langley grant has given me a much brighter future for musical education, not only helping towards the purchase of an instrument but also providing confidence for further fund-raising.” Sarah Clear - 2009 recipient

“The award has been invaluable to me and went towards purchasing a new bow before entering Birmingham Conservatoire.” Alexandra Williams - 2007 recipient

“The award is absolutely vital for young musicians, especially those concerned with saving for university… I do not exaggerate when crediting the James Langley Memorial Trust with changing the entire course of my orchestral vocation.” Angela Moran - 2004 recipient
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Alfie Weinberg, 2023 recipient

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Gemma Winfield - 2023 recipient

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Lydia Greenwood - 2023 recipient


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Kai Cooper - 2023 recipient



Awards List

Awards that have been made to date under the terms of the Trust Fund since its foundation in 1995 are:

AWARD WINNER(S)
PURPOSE OF AWARD
2024
Priyamvada Agarwal (Violin)
Edit Bott (Cello)
Leeloo Creed (Viola)
To purchase a new instrument
To pay for a series of consultation lessons
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
2023
Kai Cooper (Percussion)
Lydia Greenwood (Clarinet)
Alfie Weinberg (Violin)
Gemma Winfield (Clarinet)
To purchase a new instrument
To attend a residential summer music course
To pay for a series of consultation lessons
To purchase a new instrument
2022
Kai Cooper (Percussion)
Leeloo Creed (Viola)
Eva Laverty (Percussion)
Sharon Li (Violin)
Maia Roberts (Flute)
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new bow
To purchase a new instrument and case
To purchase a new instrument
To overhaul an existing instrument
2021
Nathan Garvey (Tuba)
Alfie Weinberg (Violin)
To purchase a new instrument
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
2020
Katy Baker (Clarinet)
Tom Bennett (Percussion)
Jack Bloomer (Horn)
Lucie Carey (Viola)
Nathan Garvey (Tuba)
Eryna Kisumba (Cello)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To purchase new instruments
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new bow
To purchase musical instrument accessories
To purchase a new bow and setup instrument
2019
Sara Banks (Double Bass)
Godfrey Leung (Violin)
Natsumi Richardson (Violin)
Catrin Round (Oboe)
To purchase a new bow
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new bow
To purchase a new instrument
2018
Alanagh Bohan (Flute)
Joshua Mountford (Cello)
Eden Saunders (Viola)
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new bow
2017
Georgiana Hughes (Flute)
Mark Lee (Violin)
Beth Zheng (Violin)
To assist with cost of attending Music College auditions
To purchase a new bow
To assist with cost of restoring instrument & funding tuition
2016
Jacob Barns (Cello)
Dylan Edge (Violin)
Charlotte Howdle (Violin)
Ellen Porter (Cello)
To purchase a new bow
To purchase a new bow
To assist with cost of lessons at Royal College of Music
To purchase musical instrument accessories
2015
Madeleine Dawson (Violin)
Charlotte Howdle (Violin)
Bethan Irving (Clarinet)
Ellen Porter (Cello)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To assist with cost of attending Royal College of Music
To purchase a new instrument
To assist with cost of attending Royal Academy of Music
2014
John Hird (Viola)
Lauren Nicholls (Oboe)
Ellen Porter (Cello)
Dayna Townsend (Violin)
Owen Wallage (Tuba)
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new instrument
To assist with cost of attending Royal Academy of Music
To assist with cost of attending National Youth Orchestra
To purchase a new mute
2013
Glenda Allaway (Harp)
Helena Logah (Violin)
Patrick Phillip (Double Bass)
Eileen Smith (Viola)
To purchase a professional instrument
To purchase a new bow
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To purchase a new instrument
2012
Holly Blomfield (Flute/Piccolo)
Laura Brownsell (Violin)
William Chadwick (Violin)
Siân Davies (Violin)
Leah Edwards (Violin)
Holly Gallan (Violin)
Elizabeth Goble (Violin)
Kirstie Hopper (Double Bass)
Shang-Yang Sun (Viola)
Yu-Mien Sun (Violin)
Ya Chun Wang (Viola)
William White (Clarinet)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To purchase a new instrument and bow
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To purchase a new instrument
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To purchase a new bow
To purchase a new bow
To assist with costs of attending tertiary education
To purchase instrument accessories & fund travel costs
To pay for instrument renovation and tuition fees
To pay for repair of instrument
2011
Lucy Arch (Cello)
Joseph Lockwood (Violin)
Rachel Starmer (Percussion)
To purchase sheet music
To purchase a new instrument
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
2010
Sarah Taylor (Harp)
Joshua Tolley (Violin)
To hire a lever harp to teach beginners
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
2009
Sarah Clear (Bassoon)
To purchase a new instrument
2008
Emma Cotton (French Horn)
Edward Hilton (Bass Trombone)
To purchase a new instrument
To purchase a new instrument
2007
Alexandra Williams (Violin)
Alessandro Ruisi (Violin)
To purchase a new bow
To assist with travelling costs of attending NYO courses
2006
Ayse Osman (Double Bass)
Ben Westlake (Clarinet)
To purchase a new bow
To assist with cost of attending RAM Junior School
2005
Hayley License (Flute)
To assist with cost of attending RCM Junior Department
2004
Angela Moran (Viola)
Carol Renfrew (Oboe)
To purchase a new bow
To pay for a series of performance coaching lessons
2003
Hannah Mosley (Clarinet)
To purchase a new instrument for second study (saxophone)
2002
Elizabeth Larner (Oboe)
Joy Pierson (Clarinet)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
2001
Janet Lindsay (Cello)
To establish a private teaching practice for beginners
2000
Anna Downes (Violin)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
1999
Georgina Williamson (Violin)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
1998
Alison Brown (Double Bass)
To purchase a new instrument
1997
Chris Jordan (Trumpet)
To pay for a series of lessons with an expert teacher
1996
Rachel Hyde (Cello)
To purchase a new bow