Ex-Greenwood Academy pupil and Senior Concert Band member Adam Lee has been awarded the Governors’ Recital Prize for Woodwind.

Using his time at home in lockdown to perfect his woodwind recital, the local clarinettist scooped the top prize in the Royal Scottish Conservatoire’s coveted woodwind music performance competition.

Due to Covid-19, the Conservatoire moved the music competition online and students were invited to record and submit recital performances from the safety of their homes.

Adam said: “I’m delighted to be this year’s recipient of the Governors’ Prize.

“It’s fantastic that we were able to find a way of moving the competition online, so my thanks go to the Artistic Planning Team, the department and our adjudicator, Emmanuel Laville.

“This presented an interesting challenge, as we had to deliver a programme, originally intended for live performance, online.

“Thanks to the inimitable pianist Scott Mitchell, we were still able to perform with piano accompaniment – so thank you so much to Scott.

“As much as I would’ve loved to perform live, this has been an incredibly useful experience and most importantly, it gave us a platform to share our music which is so important in these challenging times.”

Although he couldn’t physically take home a trophy on the day, Adam was highly praised by the final round adjudicator Emmanuel Laville, Principal Oboe of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Councillor John Bell, Cabinet Member for Education and Youth Employment, said: “Congratulations go to Adam for this fantastic achievement. We are so pleased that Adam’s exceptional musical talent has been recognised in this way. It is much deserved.

“From his early days at Greenwood Academy, Adam has been a source of inspiration to his fellow young musicians. I am constantly amazed by the enormous musical talent of our children and young people and am grateful for the nurturing leadership of our music services team who ensure that young musician’s aspirations are both realised and celebrated.”

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