Verity-Belle in RIBI National Final

Sat, May 16th 2015 at 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Verity-Belle Atkinson took part in the British and Irish final of the Rotary Young Musician competition


Year 13 Cowbridge School student Verity-Belle Atkinson competed as a vocalist in the UK and Ireland final of the Rotary young musician competition. The event was held on Saturday 16th May in Blackburn, Lancashire and Verity-Belle competed against competitors from across the British Isles. To get to this stage she has competed and won at Rotary club, area, district and regional levels. The regional final, which was held in the imposing 140 year-old great hall of Bristol Grammar School, had a total of 8 competitors, 4 instrumentalist and 4 vocalists. Verity-Belle’s programme consisted of 3 contrasting pieces Widmung by Robert Schumann, O Mio Babbino Caro by Giacomo Puccini and finally The Girl in 14g by Jeanine Tesori. The last of these pieces requires a variety of singing styles and great dramatic flare requiring narrative, operatic and jazz singing, as the singer tells the story of moving in to her new apartment in New York and the sounds emanating from surrounding flats. Unfortunately, Verity-Belle did not win the first prize in the grand final, but was delighted to have had the opportunity to compete at such a high level.

Verity-Belle is currently studying for A-levels in music, drama and music technology and hopes to progress to the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in Cardiff to take a BMus in opera and vocal studies. This is a 4 year course that will include the opportunity to study abroad. She has been sponsored throughout the competition by Llantwit Major Rotary club. Club president Mary Noyes, herself a graduate of the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama said that she was thrilled that Verity-Belle had progressed through the competition with such success and was sure that she had a bright future in the world of music.

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