Bournemouth account manager wins BSO national music competition
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 14 Oct, 12:33 · Archive
Brandon Roku Ali won the 25-39 age category at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Music-Making Competition with his piano composition Walking on Water.
Brandon Roku Ali, an account manager from Bournemouth, has won the 25-39 age category at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra's Music-Making Competition with his original piano composition Walking on Water. The piece was praised by judges as 'compelling' and 'seamless'.
Mr Ali said the work unites two experiences: the intimate sensation of floating in water and the collective, mythological experience of crossing through water towards freedom, inspired by the biblical story of Moses parting the Red Sea. The Dorset View reports that during his time as a postgraduate student at Cardiff University, Mr Ali would spend twilight hours practising piano in a hospital chapel, where he found peace and solace, helping him connect to a vision of being under water.
The competition received more than 100 entries from across the UK for non-professional instrumentalists. Three category winners each received £1,000 from a £3,000 prize fund. Dougie Scarfe, chief executive of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, said the competition 'exists to inspire, encourage, and initiate music-making'. The Dorset View reports that Mr Ali plans to use his winnings to host a concert in 2027 inspired by Beethoven.
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- Bournemouth winner in BSO’s Music-Making CompetitionBournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s national competition saw Brandon Roku Ali win the 25-39 category, performing his own piano composition, Walking on Water. The post Bournemouth winner in BSO’s Music-Making Competition appeared first on Dorset View .Dorset View · 14 Oct, 11:44
- Account manager from Bournemouth wins orchestra's national music competitionBrandon Roku Ali took home the 25-39 age category at the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music-Making CompetitionBournemouth Echo · 14 Oct, 05:00
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